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UPDATE! Yesterday he was an angel, stood perfectly in his stable - no barging and messing around and I was so pleased. However today he played hell with the instructor, tried crushing her against the stable, barging into me when he is being lead. I'm really disappointed in him! Guess this...

Thank you! And I would never ever dream of hurting my horse and I would never beat them with anything! I have actually got a groundwork instructor coming this afternoon!

I'm sorry if o sound stupid, but what is Mr Blue Pipe

Thank you I'm going to imply alk these methods today!

Thank you all so much for the great advice! I have a lot to try tomorrow! I will keep you posted! :-D

I have heard of clicker training before, so I'll look into it and test it :-D

Thank you very much! I will watch them tomorrow :-)

Thanks again for your reply! I will try this first thing tomorrow! I'll keep you posted on how it goes! :-)

Thank you for your reply I can see where you're coming from and I will try thinking like that!

Thank you for the advice. I have spoken to a riding instructor who is willing to help me. :-) Do you know of any exercises or practices to help with his manners?

Thank you for your reply. His birth certificate is for march 2007, so yes he is actually 7. I try working in a confined area ASAP. I have ordered a dually headcollar for back-up and I am unsure of whether I should gain his trust or respect first. Fingers crossed he will improve!

Hi, Two months ago, I bought a 7 year old 14.3hh, Morgan gelding and his manners are appalling. He is from a riding school, in which the way they handled him was questionable. They had mentioned that he nipped but would hand feed him packet of mints and when they tacked him they left him...