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Billyruby16

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I brought a cob filly 2 weeks ago for my daughter... the lady i brought her from said she never kicks or bite's quite quiet for a youngster. She's been fine until 2day when u tried to do her leg straps up on her rug she tried to kick me. Any ideas how I can stop her from kicking out as i dont want ger kicking my daughrerI'm guessing she's still quite nervous and perhaps a little scared how to I teach her kicking is not acceptable? Thanks
 
Most cob filly's would never have needed a rug, are you sure she has been handled well and is used to the things you are asking her to face now ?
 
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Has she ever worn leg straps before?

It could be that they are new to her and that she found that it was ticklish when you put them on, so she waved her back legs about. My own filly did this when she first had leg straps on, but after a week she was used to them being put on and off, so stood nicely.

So calm training to teach her that having the inside of her back legs handled is OK, is probably what is required.
 
We've had quite a bit of rain so she's had a lightweight rug on just to keep her a little bit dry .. she came with rugs and lady I got her from says she's fine she's not new to them I've put a rug on and off her since I've had her just today she decided to kick out. Just wondered if anyone had any ideas to stop her in her tracks don't want her to make a habit of it due to wanting my children to be around her once she's settled.
Thanks for your advise I'll try to get her used to having her legs touched.
 
Billyruby16 said:
We've had quite a bit of rain so she's had a lightweight rug on just to keep her a little bit dry .. she came with rugs and lady I got her from says she's fine she's not new to them I've put a rug on and off her since I've had her just today she decided to kick out. Just wondered if anyone had any ideas to stop her in her tracks don't want her to make a habit of it due to wanting my children to be around her once she's settled.
Thanks for your advise I'll try to get her used to having her legs touched.
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I take a hay twine and "floss" up and down their legs, then do a heavier rope- long enough i'm out of the way if they get ticklish and kick out. kicking out because it's unfamiliar and kicking with intent to harm you are two different things though- I'd pop her with a riding bat (with a big flapper, so it's more noise/shock than pain), on the bum on the leg she kicked out with IMMEDIATELY (once two seconds has passed they don't make the connection) because that's still unacceptable behavior. I don't often advocate corporal punishment, but kicking is something that if you nip it hard in the bud, you save yourself a LOT of trouble throughout their lives.
 
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