Gabi this is a dangerous situation you have got yourself into. Turning your horse in circles, especially if he is excited already, is certainly NOT recommended on asphalt as he can easily slip so easily particularly so if he has metal shoes on Has your horse been raced before? He seems to be identifying an asphalt road with a racing track. If you are riding in a group can you persuade the other riders to allow you to go first so that he isn't trying to catch up with the other horses? After a few rides like this you may then get one of your friends to pass him and ride in front for awhile and then take him back to the front and do these rotations always at walk. Trotting and cantering on asphalt is very dangerous for you and your horse as they can slip and cars may come quickly too. If other riders in the group are allowing their horses to trot and canter on asphalt then I would no longer ride with that group. Given this situation I would be hesitant to ride your horse on an asphalt road. Can it be avoided? If not then I would restrict the number of people you are riding out with to just one other who is a understanding person and keep both horses at walk. Failing all this maybe you can just take him out on the dually and get him used to walking on asphalt always in the sweet spot. Take care as this is a dangerous situation for you and your horse - a slip could be fatal for either of you. I cracked my skull falling an an asphalt rode once - no helmet those days so I am very aware of the risks you are taking. With metal shoes on horses can slip so easily especially so it the road is a little wet. Just avoid riding on asphalt roads if you possibly can.

I agree, avoiding paved roads is always best, especially because hard surfaces are painful for horse's feet. Can you walk alongside the road on a grassy patch?
If the situation gets scary or dangerous, dismount immediately and lead your horse.

There isn't much you can do in this situation, so just try to avoid blacktop.

I agree, avoiding paved roads is always best, especially because hard surfaces are painful for horse's feet. Can you walk alongside the road on a grassy patch?
If the situation gets scary or dangerous, dismount immediately and lead your horse.

There isn't much you can do in this situation, so just try to avoid blacktop.

Whoops, I don't know why that went twice.

thank you so much for the answers!

We have to walk on the road to get to the farm trail
its a 5 min ride, and the group that I ride with don't trot or canter on the asphalt
but my horse wants to go fast, pass everyone, what should I do? Iam afraid that if I am in front of the group he wants to run even more...

when we are on grass he wants to pass other horses too. then I should let him and do circles?

thanks again@!

It might be helpful to do some round pen work before going riding just to get some of the horses extra energy out. I don't know if this is possible but I've found it very helpful with some horses that are a bit hard to control in the beginning of a ride.
Good luck,

Hi again Gabi - try taking him in front and then try to relax as much as possible and allow him to have as free a rein as is safe - if you are on the grass circle him if necessary but try to keep yourself relaxed. He shouldn't take off if the others are just walking behind him. It does sound as if he has been raced in the past even if it was just informal. Do you know his background? If you can find out more about him that may help you retrain him. If you are on the grass then try to teach him that he cannot always be in the lead. Have other horses pass him and then rotate the leadership - you may even have friends ride their horse around him in a circle. If you have a fairly large area then perhaps you could all try doing some dressage type circle work together - one horse behind the other to start with and then have each horse pass the one in front keeping in the circle - leave at least two horse lengths between each horse to avoid kicks etc. Do this for a few rides at walk then try trot. Do it as often as you can until your fellow gets used to horses passing him and also having a horse in front. When he is really settled then you may try this exercise in canter but that will be a few months off. Good luck - I hope he settles down for you. Lunging him or round pen work prior to your ride is a good idea too to get rid of some of his excess energy.

I'll do this!@ great advice
Thangs Maggie and Kleinne!

thanks nadine too!
as far as I know he wasnt a race horse

This is a plus as he should be easier to train out of it. His behaviour does suggest that he has had a bit of rough riding and informal racing. It would be interesting to know more of his history.