Nudging / Bolshyness + feed q.

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I_A_P

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I know its winter and D is not out 24/7 and is not ridden as much and they all get a bit silly but is there any way i can try and stop him nudging me and being generally a bit bolshy?

When i am doing his rugs up as soon as i come to do the front up he keeps trying to push me or sometimes nip (which he never used to be like) and always has his head cranked round to the field (god knows why there is nothing out there to eat - hes better off indoors!!)

I have tried ignoring him and just carrying on which didn't work and have tried telling him off but nothing helps.

Will i have to just put up with him until he is a bit calmer?


Also is there any alternatives to Baileys top line cubes i could try as i know some people say it fizzes them up a bit!
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If your horses tries to nip you when you do up his rug just use your elbow to give him a quick dig backwards. This is quite effective for horses as they do not tie this in with anything you are doing to them but get quite a shock and it tends to prevent them from doing it again, although some mind need two or three digs before they realise. Don't say anything whilst you do this either. If this doesn't work just tie your horse up shorter so he can't do this to you.
 
Goddy is the same, he wont eat breakfast in the stable either, he just eats it in the field.
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has he got ad lib hay/hayledge when he is in? Sometimes the nippiness can be due to stomach discomfort if he has been in a long time, remember horses have evolved to digest on the move, so standing around inside can make them generally a bit gripey as their tummies may not be working as well
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My boy is quite bolshy and I find being very firm with him helps.

Make sure you tell him off for everytime he misbehaves. He will soon get the message.

Use the time he is stable bound to practice his manners. Spend as much time with him as you can. For example when you are grooming him asking him to move over etc.

This is probably a silly question but you are tying him up aren't you? If so, tie him up at a different point in his stable.

Good luck
 
I am tying him up outside now as its worse inside...tie him quite short but with his head cranked round to the field can not do it too short as i would just get trapped in!

He has haylage pretty much ad lib and has rarely eaten every last drop before morning and then always had some just before he goes out + breakfast....so its not like he is starving!

I have been very firm with him but he is just being so stubborn at the moment and he doesn't seem to learn.

I just dread to think what he would be like if he was in 24/7 he would be a nightmare!

He has actually not been so nippy just recently and is something he had never done before!
 
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