| Title: | Equine Notes Conference |
| Notice: | Topics List=4, Horses 4Sale/Wanted=150, Equip 4Sale/Wanted=151 |
| Moderator: | MTADMS::COBURN IO |
| Created: | Tue Feb 11 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Thu Jun 05 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 2080 |
| Total number of notes: | 22383 |
I live in Colorado. I have 3 quarter horeses who, right now, are
being boarded in stalls next to one another. From right to left,
I have a 20 yr. quarter horse gelding, a 7 year old quarter horse
mare, and a 26 month old quarter horse gelding. I have NO experience
with young horses, I have the 26 month old lunging, stopping on voice
command, lifting his feet, tieing and getting groomed. He has never
attempted to kick.... until tonight. I was getting ready to enter his
run to take his food to inside his stall, he was a little more
agressive than usual so I ordered him back and with that he flipped
his butt around and kicked the post near my head. The weather here
has gone from sunny and in the 80's yesterday to windy,snowy and in
the 30's today. Will the weather affect horses that severe? What
steps at this time should I have taken? I fed the other horses first
and made him wait . I hate to feed him outside during the bad weather
but I hate getting my head kicked in worse. How do you break one of
this habit? All three horses run and fight when they know I am feeding.
I usually feed the 26 month old first, then the mare and the older
gelding last. Does the order matter?
Too close for comfort tonight.
KS
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| 1801.1 | DELNI::KEIRAN | Tue Sep 14 1993 07:40 | 11 | ||
I had the same problem you have, except that my filly was only
2 or 3 months old. When I went to put her grain out, she would
wheel around and kick me in the leg. I won't put up with a horse
that kicks, especially one I raised myself! The next time I went
out, I brought a whip with me. When she went to kick me again, I
let her have it a few times. Problem solved, she has never again
offered to kick and is now 4 years old. Good luck, and as you said
I am sure the drastic weather change had something to do with his
behavior also.
Linda
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| 1801.2 | Show em whos boss | WOTVAX::REESL | Look Before you Leap!!!!!! | Tue Sep 14 1993 08:41 | 11 |
I agree with note 1 as I have found you have to let them know who's
boss, and in return they will respect you for it. And you respect them
back.
When I first got Cloud, she was very bad tempered (as she was fed up of
being on the riding school for 3 years). She wouldn't actually kick
you to hurt you, but enough to tell you to leave her alone (this was
while she was still on the school). However when I took her over she
span on me to kick me......but I was ready for her and kicked her
first. She looked very surprised and has never threatened me or anyone
else since. Infact she has now turned into a little teddy bear.
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| 1801.3 | Thanks for the support | COMET::SANDVIK | Wed Sep 15 1993 00:15 | 13 | |
Thanks for the support, I was feeling very discouraged, I have spent
a lot of time on Apache. He was very small and ill , which is why I
bought him, he is now apox 15 hands a very handsome. The thoughts of
losing him after spending this much time on him is very rough. I was
afraid it was something I had failed to work on. It sounds to me like
this is just another stage that him and I are going to have to fight
out to set things straight. I have kinda grown attached to him , I
had no desire to sell him.
Thanks for your help.
Karen
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