Pony threatening to bite and kick daughter

Does the pony have company? Because sometimes horses get nervous and stressed when they're on their own. Maybe you could get another pony if you have the money and the space. If you don't have the time to ride another horse as well you could get maybe a Shetland?
 
Booboos said:
Have you ever had any stable management lessons? The fact that the pony is small is irrelevant to the level of care it needs and horses are specialised animals that take a lot of looking after. To be honest from what you say on this thread it sounds like you are in over your head.
Have you taught a 'leave it' command? It is really essential if you want to reward with treats and you have to always return to the 'leave it' command and strengthen it if the animal shows any unwanted behaviour, e.g. nudging you for food, pushing you for food, nipping you for food.
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This.

Pippity said:
Please, let this be a troll.
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More than likely this.
 
tessybear said:
My horse stood on my toe and trust me i smacked her chest to back her up ... With something that size stood crushing your toes it's the quickest way. But again that may suggest boundarie issues we worked with Tess on these , they are easily done but you need help from someone with knowledge OP :)
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Noooooo ! You beat Tessy-with-child ! Send that poor expectant mother to me forthwith.
I will give her treats and let her stand on my toes everyday.
 
What's wrong with my name? Dottie is short for Dorothy.

I came on here for advice about my daughters pony, not to be bullied about my name
 
DottEE said:
I'm just trying to get advice, not sure why that makes me a troll or clueless.

Won't be coming on here for advice again.
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Well your either one of the two....I think you are one of the under the bridge kind.
Nobody's stupid enough to excessively treat a pony and then wonder why it's nipping. I'm sure she fully understands what your empty hands mean....
 
No we give her carrots.

I don't understand why this is relevant. I just want my daughter to be happy around her pony again.
 
Toast said:
Nobody's stupid enough to excessively treat a pony and then wonder why it's nipping.
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Oh I don't know Toast - I've seen a few failures of logical thinking when I was on a livery yard.

EG - my horse was hard to catch today, so I will hit it now I've finally caught it because that will make it easier to catch tomorrow.

Or - my horse has been stabled for days and it was naughty and on it's toes when i rode it, so I won't turn it out to teach it a lesson.
 
Oh course I know what laminitis is, that's why we helped her lose weight when we got her.

I don't think I'll be posting here again if these are the responses I get
 
DottEE said:
Oh course I know what laminitis is, that's why we helped her lose weight when we got her.

I don't think I'll be posting here again if these are the responses I get
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What are you still doing feeding carrots then? That should be eliminated totally from a laminitics diet as they are so full of sugar.
But alas, you are a troll and this pony probably doesn't exist.
 
DottEE said:
Oh course I know what laminitis is, that's why we helped her lose weight when we got her.

I don't think I'll be posting here again if these are the responses I get
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Well done on getting her weight down.

You need to accept that there is a strong link between feeding ponies treats and nipping/biting. As your pony is threatening to bite, it really would be wise to stop hand feeding treats. this won't ruin your daughters enjoyment of her pony. In fact, if it helps to stop the pony biting, then it will be nicer for your daughter.

Carrots are full of sugar and you really should ration how many your pony gets. If you really want to give her one as a special treat, put it in her feed bucket.
 
No she is fed a low calorie feed balancer

I'm not sure why you are trying to test me on how much I know. I came on here for advice, not made to feel like a bad horse owner.
 
DottEE said:
No she is fed a low calorie feed balancer

I'm not sure why you are trying to test me on how much I know. I came on here for advice, not made to feel like a bad horse owner.
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And you are counteracting the low calorie balancer with the high sugar carrots. Will probably be sending her loopy and causing the nipping and kicking.
If you aren't a troll, accept you had no idea that carrots had such a high sugar content, admit that it is your fault the pony is behaving this way, change your handling approach and seek help with this pony.

If you are a troll, 3/10 for effort.
 
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