Naughty horses?

QR - if my horse needs a smack he'll get it, no messing. I would never set about him with a whip or beat him though. He knows the boundaries & very rarely crosses them - on the days he does try his luck he's very quickly reminded where he is & who he's with!
My horse is a hoof scraper - I've found that growling at him works the best & he'll stop & look at me as if butter wouldn't melt! We always ignore the door kickers.
I have sought proessional help for my horse (a big WB x incidentally!
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) - it's not that he's naughty just that he has alot of temper & energy in the school & that energy needs directing into his work. He's a big lad and I have wondered if I'm over-horsed but I could hack that horse down the M1 & he wouldn't bat an eyelid. He's not unmanageable I just need direction on how to get the best out of him in the school - we have our off days like anyone else!
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All depends on the horse - my first TB had been very badly treated before I got her - a look and growl was more than enough.

Chancer - I adore him but he has the potential to be a bolshy cob git. Far too clever for his own good and quite a big lad now.

Once he knows what is required (he is still young), I ask nicely once, firmly twice - raised voice and a poke and the third time Mr Sticky or a leg strap pays a visit. He has quickly learnt that to do it first time is best and 90% of the time does it first time.

He is spoilt and pampered as long as he is behaved. I will not tolerate bad behaviour. When ridden he will get a small tap on occasion - again only on something he knows what to do, ie he knows being a banana shape is not right and Mr Sticky will tap his backside if he doesn't straighten up when asked first time.

I have once given him what I call a hefty wack on the backside - when long reining he kept backing into me, nice taps were not getting through - it only took the one and he has never done it again.
 
Mine is well behaved generally, he gets a smack when he does silly things with his head, throwing it up and down.
A bite would get a smack etc.
Depends what they do really, and walking through me is likely to get leadrope/whip used as it is unacceptable, depends how severe really.
My rules tend to be:
A) follow where lead on slack rope
b)no biting/kicking

and that's about it..
 
PMSL at Mr Sticky, my schooling whip is called Mr Tickle.
Don't need a whip when schooling but when first got Beanie wouldn't walk with me when being led, used to drag behind so started carrying schooling whip aka Mr Tickle and when he didn't walk on Mr Tickle would tickle him behind front legs, literally tickling, no smacking or hitting. Have stopped carrying whip now, just have to put hand behind back and he walks on.
Also have problems riding from stable to school, so carry a whip then and put it down when get to shool. Again don't need to use whip just carry.
Usually a firm no works everytime, have to be careful as he has obviously been beaten in the past so tend to overreact if told off to harshly.

ETA wouldnt tolerate biting, usually react with a sharp tap on nose. Beanie doesn't bite but husbands mare did once and he bit her back, she never bit again.
 
A growl or a sharp no will stop Hattie or Gyp 99% of the time. If that doesn't work I will smack with a whip. Gyp hates being hit so one light smack is enough for him.
At the moment I am working with a very tempermental mare that will attack other horses and she rears and spins if she doesn't want to do something (which is most things). She gets a smack or two as it could get dangerous.
 
My horse is never naughty!!!
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Hes too intelligent to be naughty when he knows hell get told off, give him to parents or some other unsuspecting un-horsey person and he will walk all over them!!
Occasionally he plays dumb in the school but i think thats more to do with dumb rider, so he doesnt get told off!
He used to nap when he was younger, but a slap down the shoulder a couple of times and he never tried again.
He gets a shove if he gets bargey, and usually looks very sorry for being so rude! I dont think hes ever intentionally bit or kicked me.
 
I wouldn't label my horse as 'naughty' but he has what we call 'cob moments'. He's so sweet though as all you have to do is give him one smack and a growl and he steps out of your space/stops doing the naughty behaviour.

My main rule is that he respects my space.
 
I don't like Finn in my space, a good growl works well. He is a fidget but that doesn't bother me with him as long as he doesn't walk through me. He is very good when being led, he doesn't pull, or drag behind you and my least favourite lean on you. He sulks when he he is told off and has been known to pull faces behind my back when I walk away. He is real gimp.
 
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I'm with you Demolition Derby - I smack mine only when they're naughtiness requires it...and they have ignored other warnings.

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I would hope that before you smacked them you had tried bouncing a large rubber ball against their heads or waving a 'vegetable' stick around them????
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All of mine are pretty well behaved, they know the boundaries. Generally, words are enough to stop any misbehaving. If required though, I will smack with my hand.
 
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