QuitKick---any one used one?

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Samba has always been a door banger.

I solved it on previous yard but she's doing it again on new yard. It's just a lot busier and she thinks everyone is up to feed her/ turn her out. Currently everyone knows to ignore her, not to feed as found out someone was dropping her hay.

On old yard only 4 of us so everyone just took her out did the groundwork (back up and a leg yield in hand) and put her back in, she got the message, but can't easily do this now.

My dentist suggested quit kick. I have tried squirting her with water which stops her but she's back at it next day. I think if everyone gives her a squirt she will soon stop again but obviously some will think it's cruelty and also it's all about the timing.


So quit kick, any experiences don't mind spending the money if it works and potentionally can resell/ hire out.
 
A good idea but too expensive for me!

For my serial door kicker I have rubber mats on his door, so the noise is less irritating and protects his feet.

I try and make sure he has plenty of forage to keep him occupied, and have a water pistol on hand if he is having a bad day! Doesn't stop him long term, but good fun for me!
 
Yes I bought one a few years ago for a lami pony who was kicking the door on boxrest with his worst affected hoof, preventing it from getting better. Worked after one day. the suppliers are really helpful so I would recommend. I have left it on the door ever since and I only have to bend towards it and he backs up away from the door, v effective!
 
We just take the door out of the equation. When we are up we open the door and put the stall chain on, problem solved no door to kick and cant come out and then the last thing we do before leaving the yard is just to close over her door.
 
Black Beastie said:
We just take the door out of the equation. When we are up we open the door and put the stall chain on, problem solved no door to kick and cant come out and then the last thing we do before leaving the yard is just to close over her door.
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Ha- mine who is a door kicker would just shimmy under a stall chain he's a devious sod I'm sure he thinks he's doing the limbo - have tried the water pistol it worked for a while - never seen him move so fast :D I have been meaning to put some old carpet on the inside of the stable so it's not so loud x
 
Our persistent door banger was cured with a square of electric rope on the inside of his door, with gate handles for access, the rope ran through a short length of hose pipe over the door to prevent shorting on the anti chew door top, fixed up behind the top door and ran to the portable electric unit on the nearby grass. Not only did it prevent him from kicking the door but taught him not to be bolshy about coming out, he could still politely see over the door but couldn't get within 6" of it with his neck. The square was knee height at the bottom and just above rug neck height at the top. I also had a portable frame made to the same principleto hang over a door so that we could use it at away shows like PUK, essential if we wanted the horse to not demolish the box!
 
There brill expensive but they do work my old horse was on box rest he was just relentless kicking the door he drove everyone mad it took about 2 kicks and squirts in the face he didn't kick the door again
 
pansy said:
Ha- mine who is a door kicker would just shimmy under a stall chain he's a devious sod I'm sure he thinks he's doing the limbo - have tried the water pistol it worked for a while - never seen him move so fast :D I have been meaning to put some old carpet on the inside of the stable so it's not so loud x
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Yep she did shimmy under the first one so its now two I was going to get a netting strap for her but the two chains does the trick :)
 
reserrecting this old thread., sorry.............................How many horses turn to another annoying activity once they cant kick the door? If the chain is up Sid kicks sidways at the door frame or chews the wood, or drags his teeth over the metal panel! He always has enough hay so its certainly not hunger - just rudeness! But my YO is loosing her patience/ I dont want to pay a lot to stop one bad activity only for another to pop up!
 
A large livery yard I know rotates one between several kickers as some go back to doing it after a few months. It without a doubt works while the horses know it is there, eliminates the kicking completely!
 
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