Door banging

[Auslander]

Whispers...not a single bang this morning!

 

[ycbm]

Shhhhhh, you'll jinx it ......

 

[Auslander]

Shhhhhh, you'll jinx it ......

THat's why Im whispering!

 

[Toby_Zaphod]

If anyone finds a positive remedy for kicking the door or wall don't say what it is on this forum! Manufacture the remedy & market it, there is little doubt that the first one to come up with a remedy will make a fortune!

 

[MagicMelon]

Suggest to the owner to turn the horse out? I dont really understand why the automatic response is usually to try and quieten the issue rather than look at the reason for it in the first place. Horse to me, sounds bored. Chuck it out in a field. Wont bang anymore!

 

[TGM]

Suggest to the owner to turn the horse out? I dont really understand why the automatic response is usually to try and quieten the issue rather than look at the reason for it in the first place. Horse to me, sounds bored. Chuck it out in a field. Wont bang anymore!

Auslander said it happens at feed times, so sounds like the issue is impatience to be fed rather than boredom.

 

[Auslander]

Suggest to the owner to turn the horse out? I dont really understand why the automatic response is usually to try and quieten the issue rather than look at the reason for it in the first place. Horse to me, sounds bored. Chuck it out in a field. Wont bang anymore!

She will - she bangs on the fence instead!
I know exactly why she's doing it - because she wants her breakfast. She doesn't bang any other time - as soon as she's been fed, she's quiet. She actually likes being in, and got miserable when she was turned out 24/7 (like the majority of my horses are, btw) She is turned out from 7am til 4pm, so doesn't miss out.
Thanks for your reply though - hope your day gets better

 

[HashRouge]

The water buckets in front of the door is a genius idea! I wish I'd thought of this when I worked as a groom - we had one that would start banging at 5am and the groom's house was right next to the yard. It was a nightmare!

I do agree with whoever it was who said that it is really hard to stop them once they start banging the door because if they do it out of boredom/ frustration it is sort of it's own reward. You do need some sort of negative consequence that is clearly the direct result of the kicking and the water buckets is perfect. Hope it continues to be effective Auslander!

 

[HeyMich]

Unfortunately, I have a chronic door-banger. She's turned out 24/7 for that exact reason. It's not ideal, and isn't a cure by any means, but we all agree that it's an acceptable compromise.

However, she does need to be stabled sometimes - farrier/vet visit, grooming for a ride etc. She is quite happy to come into the stable, and is a dream to catch. I always make sure she has hay in the stable, salt lick and can see friends etc, but the banging starts basically as soon as the stable door is closed. It drives me nuts!

I've tried the water buckets by the door trick - she just emptied them all over her bed, kicked the buckets out of the way and started the ritual banging. Ugh! It's a total nightmare.

I'm loathed to try anything more drastic, such as a quitkick or water pistol, as she can be quite stressy and has had ulcers in the past. I wouldn't want to do anything that may spark the ulcers off again.

If anyone wants to patent a magic cure, please let me know... I'll be your first customer. Until then, it's earplugs I think!

 

[BBP]

We ‘solved’ it by taking the door off. Pony just had a bar across the gap. Much more peaceful.

 

[twiggy2]

We ‘solved’ it by taking the door off. Pony just had a bar across the gap. Much more peaceful.

I worked on a yard where there were no stable doors once, every stable just had a bar at a height for the occupant, only one stable had 2 bars for an occupant that limbo'd out.
The horses were all very settled, stables were very clean, airy and dry etc. We had a leaf blower instead of a broom too (slightly of subject I know) I lived that yard ?
I have used buckets in front of the door before now and put them in tyres too to stop them being knocked over.

 

[Gloi]

An old pony of mine drove the yard owner spare by banging on the metal bath used as a water trough in the field from dawn until hay was put out. He was shod too in those days.

 

[Auslander]

We ‘solved’ it by taking the door off. Pony just had a bar across the gap. Much more peaceful.

She's smarter than that. If I open the door and put her chain up she kicks the iron door frame instead!

 

[BBP]

She's smarter than that. If I open the door and put her chain up she kicks the iron door frame instead!

Ah see mine tried that but it was little welsh b legs against a telephone pole door frame, didn’t make much noise and wasn’t too comfy for her. I guess cob vs metal is just a challenge to make more noise.

 

[Auslander]

Ah see mine tried that but it was little welsh b legs against a telephone pole door frame, didn’t make much noise and wasn’t too comfy for her. I guess cob vs metal is just a challenge to make more noise.

The doorframe banging is worse than the door banging! They don't half ring when a shod cob foot hammers on them!

 

[Mule]

I haven't read the whole thread but so I don't know if this has been mentioned, but if she does kick the water buckets over, pop them into an old tyre and she won't be able to. Plus she can also kick the tyre if she fancies it

 

[Auslander]

I haven't read the whole thread but so I don't know if this has been mentioned, but if she does kick the water buckets over, pop them into an old tyre and she won't be able to. Plus she can also kick the tyre if she fancies it

I have a couple of tyres on standby, but so far, she hasn't knocked them over. She absolutely hates getting her feet wet, so the moment she touches them, and they slop water over the edge - she's gone!

 

[Mule]

I have a couple of tyres on standby, but so far, she hasn't knocked them over. She absolutely hates getting her feet wet, so the moment she touches them, and they slop water over the edge - she's gone!

Hehe you've outsmarted her ? ?