stable vice sypmtoms.. help!!

[woodlandswow]

my horse never wind sucks or crib bites normally, or does anything else, but he really loves it when i scratch his withers/back and the bottom of his neck
when i do this, he really gets into it, and if i stop follows me round for more, once or twice getting quite rude and nearly pushing me over trying to encourage me to do it again
the other day i was doing it and he walked foward and grapped the stable door with his teeth and twisted his neck slightly .. until i pulled him away
can anyone tell me if this is windsucking or something else and how can it be stopped .. as far as i know he doesnt do it normally..

 

[AmyMay]

Panic not - if another horse had been there, he'd have been doing that on them.

 

[soulfull]

As AM says don't worry

To prevent him trying to continue the grooming I would end the session with a command word like 'Enough' said very clearly. then each time he tries to carry on push him away saying 'enough' he will soon learn if you are consistent

 

[Bug2007]

Answered in your other thread.

 

[woodlandswow]

thanks