At what age did your TB turn into 'Kevin'? (if at all!)

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I have a 7yr old TB mare, who is lovely and quiet, a real lady.

However just recently she has been behaving like a real Kevin, and I think this may be the start of her horrid teenage years! Her behaviour isn't violent or meaningful and she is a joy to ride, when she actually makes contact with a bite or kick she is mortified.

It occurs all in the field, air biting and running off before i've got chance to tell her off, or coming past me and throwing in a glancing air kick knowing damn well I cant catch her because she springing along like a gazelle! its more haha you ain't quick enough to catch me, she thinks its a game, but its not its bloody naughty behaviour which i'm not going to tolerate.

How did you deal with your TB's and their teenage years?
 
I would not give a TB stable room, however I do have a 2 year who is turning into a Kevin. I just ignore him, but being huge and half Shire he is a lot slower than your TB would be, so I can just get out of his way. He usually trips himself up and goes splat when he is practising his break dancing antics anyway. Any rudeness whilst on the halter or being handled is corrected immediately with a poke or a back up.

Could your feeding regime be affecting your mare, or the flushing autumn grass ?
 
AdorableAlice said:
I would not give a TB stable room
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Sorry but it annoys me when people just slag TB's off, apologies if you have experience with a bad one and Im not causing a row but please don't judge a book by its cover.

My 6yr old TB gelding is a dream to handle and ride but he likes to play games in the field sometimes, he doesn't bite or kick, just likes to play tag! I put it down to him feeling well, and with the sunshine we have had recently id say they are getting some autumn grass so your mare is enjoying it out there!
 
Not sure the breed really matters but each to their own!

I have a 7 yr old TB and he is a bit different at the moment to be honest! There is a lot more hooning round his field and asking for a play which is not my thing as its no fun playing cat and mouse with a 16.3 TB going hooly round a field!

He has started coming to call at quiet a pace recently so I started jokingly running to the gate to meet him .. Well blimey it blew his mind bless him so knocked that on the head straight away, hahaa :o

I think maybe your girl is feeling good, my boy certainly is but you need to keep a check on it and not put yourself in any danger! rules are rules and boundaries must not be crossed without consequences :)
 
I don't need to jump out of her way because she isn't actually 'going' for me, although if she was being deliberately nasty jumping out of the way would be the last thing i would do. When she does that I stand there and front her....I might come worse off but she for sure feels bad for bringing it on!

She isn't an evil TB, far from it, she is a dream to handle, lunge, ride etc etc being an ex racer her stable manners are impeccable.

This behaviour only occurs in the field, it is a bit like tag but I cant work out if she is being playful or being grumpy and this her way of having a pop without actually hurting me. I know when she really wants to hurt and thankfully its very rare and isn't in her nature to do so
 
Antw23uk said:
Not sure the breed really matters but each to their own!

I have a 7 yr old TB and he is a bit different at the moment to be honest! There is a lot more hooning round his field and asking for a play which is not my thing as its no fun playing cat and mouse with a 16.3 TB going hooly round a field!

He has started coming to call at quiet a pace recently so I started jokingly running to the gate to meet him .. Well blimey it blew his mind bless him so knocked that on the head straight away, hahaa :o

I think maybe your girl is feeling good, my boy certainly is but you need to keep a check on it and not put yourself in any danger! rules are rules and boundaries must not be crossed without consequences :)
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Its how you describe it...hooning around (for her like a prat!) and expecting me to be the mouse

None of my horses (others have been sec D part breds) have been like this, this is also one reason why I specifically said TB because I have found her temprement (although lovely) is totally different, even a bit weired to that of any other horse ive owned.
 
Urrrrr mine is now 22 almost 23 and his manners are getting worse and worse!!!!
He used to be an angel but as he is so special I let him get away with murder!
 
yaffsimone1 said:
Its how you describe it...hooning around (for her like a prat!) and expecting me to be the mouse

None of my horses (others have been sec D part breds) have been like this, this is also one reason why I specifically said TB because I have found her temprement (although lovely) is totally different, even a bit weired to that of any other horse ive owned.
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Personally I dont think I would have any other breed. My boy is such a good one but I've also loaned a VERY bad one! Hooning around Monday was scary and full on .. they all were but thankfully seperate turnout because it was bad enough watching him skid and buck to a halt half a foot from a fence wihtout another horse going into him! :eek:
I then thought better than to ride him in this mood but actually we did 30 minutes in the school and it was lovely, he worked like a dream, lol :p
 
My TB had the best manners going, but I don't do bad manners. You just have to be firm but not ott otherwise they get stressed. However my boy was a complete idiot, how he made it to 15 I don't know. Once it took me 20mins trying to get him out the field because there was a new gate.
 
LaurenDobson said:
Sorry but it annoys me when people just slag TB's off, apologies if you have experience with a bad one and Im not causing a row but please don't judge a book by its cover.

My 6yr old TB gelding is a dream to handle and ride but he likes to play games in the field sometimes, he doesn't bite or kick, just likes to play tag! I put it down to him feeling well, and with the sunshine we have had recently id say they are getting some autumn grass so your mare is enjoying it out there!
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Apologies, didn't word that very well. I have had thoroughbreds in the very distant past and just used one on a mare. What I should have said is I would not give one stable room now. I am far too old, fat and windy to be keeping blood horse's now a days. The best horse I have ever had is a French TB, retired now but he was rarely beaten in his prime.
 
Mine is 9 and still has mad days!!!! Sometimes he's impeccably behaved, other times... Not so much. However I wouldn't say it was 'teenage' behaviour, more AdorableAlice said - he has a LOT of blood, an whilst there is no malice he can be tricky to handle and ride when he's having a wired day. He's a lot of horse, particularly as he is huge - war admiral and northern dancer lines, he's 17 hands and people always mistake him for a warm blood...
 
My 4 year old irish cob has got a bit cheeky lately in the field to! As you say is like he wants to play but he is a clumsy git at the best of times and i am not always convinced he will stop in time when he comes barreling towards me at a great rate of knots!

Last night whilst i was poo picking he was doing little rears then spinning round bucking and squealing all aimed towards me but not near enough to harm me. Then bouncing along in front of me. I finished what i was doing then went and got his controller headcollar put it on and did soem ground work in the field just to convince him he still isnt the boss lol;)

Once i let him off again he went the opposite all soppy and following me round with his nose touching me.
Thinks its the time of year sending them all a tad cheeky lol x
 
I think TB's are the easiest horses to handle, especially those that have been in training as they know how to behave. They are light, elegant and repectful. Unlike bargy old cobs. Pah, some of them would walk all over you.
 
justabob said:
I think TB's are the easiest horses to handle, especially those that have been in training as they know how to behave. They are light, elegant and repectful. Unlike bargy old cobs. Pah, some of them would walk all over you.
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Err my big hefty cob most certainly would NOT walk all over me! he wouldnt dare, he has manners and knows better, my disabled partner handles him!

However my sisters tb is a nightmare, she will think nothing of trampling you and is bloomin dangerous at times so yes maybe not all tbs are difficult but some are, same as with cobs some are good some arent !
 
how long has your horse been out of training? if not long maybe its her way of adjusting to new routine as this is the time of year that NH horses would be coming back into work.

i have 2 ex racers and both have impecable manners, both come over to me when called (have been knocked over by my eldest but he slipped in mud and couldnt stop even though he was trying!)

we have one turned out with my 2 that likes to play, he is just a checky 8yr old TB and he will run over and stop and rear (never close enough to get you) then run off bucking, he then comes back over as if to say "look at me arent i clever!" and will walk right to you so you can put his headcollar on. we just let him get on with it as its his personality and he always seems to know when to stop. however if he becomes stupid or dangerous then we would deal with it. however since he has done this for the last 4 years hes been at the yard we doubt he will change much. after his little "funny 5" he is an absoloute jem to do anything with
 
Mine never went through a Kevin stage but has always been fairly easy.

However at the moment quite a few horses seem to be quite lively in the field so I would say it is probably down to time of year.
 
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