bracken99
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recently my pony has started barging into his stable. He also does it when he is tied up outside and i'm trying to put his bridle on. I think it's because he knows his tea is in there?
any tips to shop horse barging?
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skydancer
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Take his food out and let him stand for ten minutes in his stable and wait for it - sounds like he rushing for his tea - little bugger!
flirtygerty
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We had a bargy mare, broke my OH ribs barging out of her stable. I am assuming your horse knows the stand command, if he barges, take him back to where he started from and ask him to stand, make him stand until you ask him to walk on, repeat as often as necessary till he does it.
Once he gets the idea, take a feed bucket into the stable, even if it only has a handful of chaff in it, and ask him to back up, give him whatever command works for you, once my boy has backed off, its a firm NO if he comes forward. He doesn't go for his feed bucket till you tell him he can, start off with short periods and increase the time as he gets the idea, but you need to keep up to teaching manners, they soon forget.
Once he gets the idea, take a feed bucket into the stable, even if it only has a handful of chaff in it, and ask him to back up, give him whatever command works for you, once my boy has backed off, its a firm NO if he comes forward. He doesn't go for his feed bucket till you tell him he can, start off with short periods and increase the time as he gets the idea, but you need to keep up to teaching manners, they soon forget.
SophieLouBee
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Don't leave his tea in the stable whilst he's tied up from now on, imagine you being locked out of your room whilst a plate of hot diner was in there!
If he still barges, get your elbow in his chest, back him up and tell him to stand, repeat until he gets it. If he needs a little more than a shove, hold a little crop and give him a tap on the chest and tell him 'back' and when he's in the appropriate spot 'stand'.
I have a 16.2hh barger, he tramples me daily He's 14 and has gotten away with murder all his life, he just about does as he's told with me now.
If he still barges, get your elbow in his chest, back him up and tell him to stand, repeat until he gets it. If he needs a little more than a shove, hold a little crop and give him a tap on the chest and tell him 'back' and when he's in the appropriate spot 'stand'.
I have a 16.2hh barger, he tramples me daily
He's 14 and has gotten away with murder all his life, he just about does as he's told with me now.
sjmcc
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take it out dont let him see were the bucket is and when he starts banging open the stable door and let him go look for himself id not put his tea in there at eney point unless im ready to feed
Pearlsasinger
Up in the clouds
Why are you putting his bridle on when his tea is in his stable?
Do whatever you do with the bridle on, then put him in his stable, then put the bucket in. although I firmly believe in teaching horses manners and expecting them to behave well at all times, I do not believe in putting them in situations which are just encouraging them to have bad manners.
Do whatever you do with the bridle on, then put him in his stable, then put the bucket in. although I firmly believe in teaching horses manners and expecting them to behave well at all times, I do not believe in putting them in situations which are just encouraging them to have bad manners.
claireandnadia
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I think what op means is that the stable is all done and ready with tea in ready for when the riding is finished and her horse can go in the stable after.
be positive
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Close the door!! and dont leave feed in there put it in after he is in there.