Ladydragon
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This sounds like a positive step forward... Now he's happier with his turnout, how is he on a 1:1 basis with yourself when your daughter's not around?
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This sounds like a positive step forward... Now he's happier with his turnout, how is he on a 1:1 basis with yourself when your daughter's not around?
hollyandivy123
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i was had a biter................the problem was solved when he last bit me i grabbed his nose and bit him back hard on the fleshy bit of his nostril..................the look of shock on his face............the human had bit back!!
...........never connected with me again.........by the way horse nose not nice tasting
YasandCrystal
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The problem is as someone pointed out that without seeing the horse and how he reacts it is nigh on impossible to give 100% correct advice to the OP.
Usually people will go on their gut feeling as to whether the horse is testing the boundaries or there is a genuine problem. But if the horse is new to you you have no basis on which is make any assumptions actually.
My WB which as I posted previously passed a 5 stage vetting only to turn aggressive within 12 hours of arriving at my yard. He received confident consistent handling, but he became progressively more aggressive, instead of settling in as I thought he would. Of course the seller was a complete liar, so I had noone to turn to.
One evening he struck at me with his foreleg as I was rugging him (he always tried to bite and kick) and I smacked his shoulder telling him firmly 'no' and he lunged at me and picked me up by my shoulder with his teeth.No joke by a 17hh horse. So you cannot judge accurately without being there. My horse it transpires has been whipped and belted and punched in the face by a trainer for being aggressive. Hence when I reprimanded him he said '**** off this isn't happening to me again' and who can blame the poor horse. I now know this as fact. Why was he aggressive? He was in chronic constant pain - he has been diagnosed with chronic sacro illiac dysfunction which he has likely had since he was 2 years old Sue Dyson stated and was backed and ridden like this poor sod.
I have no qualms in smacking a horse for unacceptable behaviour towards me and do to my cheeky pony who will nip from time to time, but you have to be sure of your horse.
Usually people will go on their gut feeling as to whether the horse is testing the boundaries or there is a genuine problem. But if the horse is new to you you have no basis on which is make any assumptions actually.
My WB which as I posted previously passed a 5 stage vetting only to turn aggressive within 12 hours of arriving at my yard. He received confident consistent handling, but he became progressively more aggressive, instead of settling in as I thought he would. Of course the seller was a complete liar, so I had noone to turn to.
One evening he struck at me with his foreleg as I was rugging him (he always tried to bite and kick) and I smacked his shoulder telling him firmly 'no' and he lunged at me and picked me up by my shoulder with his teeth.No joke by a 17hh horse. So you cannot judge accurately without being there. My horse it transpires has been whipped and belted and punched in the face by a trainer for being aggressive. Hence when I reprimanded him he said '**** off this isn't happening to me again' and who can blame the poor horse. I now know this as fact. Why was he aggressive? He was in chronic constant pain - he has been diagnosed with chronic sacro illiac dysfunction which he has likely had since he was 2 years old Sue Dyson stated and was backed and ridden like this poor sod.
I have no qualms in smacking a horse for unacceptable behaviour towards me and do to my cheeky pony who will nip from time to time, but you have to be sure of your horse.
ribbons
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Crikey, 5 stage vetting was a waste of money with this fella then.
YasandCrystal
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well it was and it wasn't, the good thing was I now have LOU for this horse and poor insurance company spent literally £000s on his investigation and rehab. And the horse has a loving home with me for life now and if he can take light ridden work fab, but if he just needs to be retired that's fine too. I love him to bits and he owes me nothing. To be fair to the vet I am 99% certain he was doped and the lameness was darned hard to pick up - it was the behaviour that gave it away. It took Sue Dyson 3 days to get him to show lame enough to nerve block.
Had I been uninsured I may have sued vet and the seller, however you get attached don't you - I am a sucker for a sad tale and his is as bad as they come
Doormouse
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I had a fantastic french mare who was vicious in her stable and in the field. She would lunge at your face. She was just the same with other horses, had to live on her own and was a nightmare in collecting rings. I have no idea what had happened to her in her past but it was obviously something very bad, presumably someone giving her a beating off the floor. She was not in any pain, she was just totally protective and possesive of her space. She was a lamb to ride and one of the best horses I have ever ridden. I learnt to manage her behaviour but she wasn't a horse you could enjoy being around!
I also had a TB out of training who had once bitten the end of a girls finger off! He had very sore muscle where he had been girthed up too tight and he only ever bit when he was being girthed up or being brushed. I used to put a stable rubber through his headcollar and he would 'kill' that instead of me! Again, I learnt to manage him.
It may have already been said somewhere in this post but have you had the vet check if he is a 'rig'? It would fit in with his aggression and need to protect his friends and it is spring time which would exacerbate the problem.
Hope yoy get it sorted.
I also had a TB out of training who had once bitten the end of a girls finger off! He had very sore muscle where he had been girthed up too tight and he only ever bit when he was being girthed up or being brushed. I used to put a stable rubber through his headcollar and he would 'kill' that instead of me! Again, I learnt to manage him.
It may have already been said somewhere in this post but have you had the vet check if he is a 'rig'? It would fit in with his aggression and need to protect his friends and it is spring time which would exacerbate the problem.
Hope yoy get it sorted.
Ibblebibble
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huge step in the right direction
very pleased for you and your daughter, and i don't blame you for not trusting him yet,that's a lot of horse to have pratting about on the end of a lead rope!!