Do grumpy horses mellow with age?

[itsmyparty]

My lovely boy has anger management issues, esp when hungry. Last night he threw a strop as I gave the other lad hay before him. Struck the partition wall between their stables then turned round and booted it. He then deliberately knocked over his water bucket flooding the stable. He's ten. Is it likely he will grow out of this or be Victor Meldrew for life??!

 

[nicolaread]

ha ha ha, ive always found they get more demanding with age!! lol

 

[chickeninabun]

Mine is 28. My answer is no!!

 

[LankyDoodle]

No. George got worse. He's 19. He's a native. We have years ahead of us.

 

[gails]

err, no, they just pick their moments more carefully

Good luck, you will need it

 

[Lolo]

No! If you feed my horse, you don't go near the back end!! He's a Victor Meldrew character- nothing I do will ever be good enough, he nips and grumbles and complains bitterly about everything I do- even when I'm on board he's grumpy! I say 3 strides, he does 2, I say left and he dives right!! However, wouldn't have him any other way, he's such a character and I think he's the perfect Grumpy Old Man.

 

[humblepie]

No - mine is 25 now. You just love them all the more despite their grumpiness!

 

[Keltic]

No im sorry to tell you!! Mine is 29 and can be a witch when the mood takes her lol....

 

[kibob]

Hehehe, it's unanimous,,, they get worse

(sorry).