The ‘Kevin’s’ at 6?

Yep, my 6 year old has certainly managed to throw some spectacular tantrums over the last year, in between being lovely and calm. I am fully expecting him to start consistently acting like a grown up this year when he turns 7, because 7 year olds are all grown up and sensible aren't they? :D
 
Work wise mine is still touch wood on the up, he decided today under no uncertain circumstances was I going to clip him though... approx 8 weeks from his first clip of the year when he didn't raise an eyebrow... horses...
 
R2D2 said:
Yep, my 6 year old has certainly managed to throw some spectacular tantrums over the last year, in between being lovely and calm. I am fully expecting him to start consistently acting like a grown up this year when he turns 7, because 7 year olds are all grown up and sensible aren't they? :D
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I’m assuming your laughing smiley is a typo and hoping this statement is 100% accurate!
 
rara007 said:
Work wise mine is still touch wood on the up, he decided today under no uncertain circumstances was I going to clip him though... approx 8 weeks from his first clip of the year when he didn't raise an eyebrow... horses...
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Hopefully he doesn’t know something we don’t about the weather ahead 😳
 
monte1 said:
strangely enough I have an irish "Clover Hill " horse, he is rising 8 this year and love him to bits but he can be a bit reactive at times- he had a real "Kevin" stage last spring/summertime-
I bought him as very green 5 year old and someone told me that Clover Hill horses can be very slow to mature- am hoping we are over the worst now :-)
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My clover hill boy didn’t mature until he was 9, almost 10. Sorry :o
 
rara007 said:
Work wise mine is still touch wood on the up, he decided today under no uncertain circumstances was I going to clip him though... approx 8 weeks from his first clip of the year when he didn't raise an eyebrow... horses...
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Oh don't worry. Our 28 year old did that re. clipping recently! They don't get much better as they get older, just better at outsmarting their humans. :o
 
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rara007 said:
Work wise mine is still touch wood on the up, he decided today under no uncertain circumstances was I going to clip him though... approx 8 weeks from his first clip of the year when he didn't raise an eyebrow... horses...
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My 5 yr old did this on Friday. Had a bib clip earlier in the year and was a bit eyes on stalks but fine. This time, clippers come out the box and she throws herself against the stable wall and shoots backwards!!

She also previously stood still at the block for you to get on then walked off once you were on, now she’s swinging her bum out but will stand like a rock once you manage to get on!
 
AdorableAlice said:
A glimpse into Ted growing up.

4 year old - I try, oh, what fun, I tired now.
5 year old - I still try, think its fun, shall we try this ? no, ok, I go faster, this what you want ? no, why ? I tired now.
6 year old - I might try, that will be tomorrow not today, you want me to do what ?, why ? er no, I said NO, what part of no is confusing you ? ok, make me, I will make you Ted, betcha don't win, I hate you, I tired now.

I sulk and go to bed.

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Oh, hahaha. Brilliant! :)
 
monte1 said:
strangely enough I have an irish "Clover Hill " horse, he is rising 8 this year and love him to bits but he can be a bit reactive at times- he had a real "Kevin" stage last spring/summertime-
I bought him as very green 5 year old and someone told me that Clover Hill horses can be very slow to mature- am hoping we are over the worst now :-)
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What part of him is Clover Hill? The stallion's been dead over 10 years you know....
 
I think mine is definitely going through a "Kevin" stage at the moment. Being generally stubborn and pig headed.
Any ideas on how deal with it?
 
Sandstone1 said:
He's not really backward in his work. It's more on the ground. I wouldn't take him hunting as I don't agree with it.
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Rude on the ground is absolutely not acceptable, assume you bought him in with no manners and not a home reared horse. The rude mare I bought in age 5 responded very well and very quickly to a dually, blue pipe and non wavering goal posts in terms of acceptable behaviour. Firm, fair and consistent handling should fix your problem.
 
I've had him since weaning and he's been very good up until now. No problems to speak of with breaking etc. Always good to handle. He just seems to have got to a stage of saying " No, why should I" in last couple of weeks. I'm putting it down to a teenage phase at the moment but certainly don't want it to become a habit.
 
Sandstone1 said:
I've had him since weaning and he's been very good up until now. No problems to speak of with breaking etc. Always good to handle. He just seems to have got to a stage of saying " No, why should I" in last couple of weeks. I'm putting it down to a teenage phase at the moment but certainly don't want it to become a habit.
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If he is showing any tendency to fight with you on the ground I would (I know many with disagree) be very prepared to put him in his place very quickly and very firmly. Hope all goes ok with him.
 
Cortez said:
What part of him is Clover Hill? The stallion's been dead over 10 years you know....
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Hi Cortez, yes :-)
he is by Sheyenne Clover who is out of Clover Hill
by a TB mare (Blue Denim) who is supposed to be by Smooth Stepper ???
so i guess the Clover Hill part is a bit more diluted :-)
 
Remember the one that chucked the traffic cone at me a while back? Well he's upped his game. Caught him at it today, deliberately plaiting his poor field mate's mane with his teeth so that he'll be stolen. Now I have a horribly complicated wind knot to pick out. Thanks a lot for that, horse.
 
I think it depends on breeds what age the Kevins start and finish. My old Sec D started the Kevins at 5 and they'd finished by the time he reached 17. :D
 
I'm so pleased to read this thread! My mare (6 years old, nearly 7, Irish cob) went through a terrible 'Kevin' stage just before Christmas. She has been better recently but still has her stroppy days! Today was a stroppy day because I dared to removed a bit of dried on mud from her leg (gently, with my fingers), she was in a mood with me for the rest of the day.
 
AdorableAlice said:
A glimpse into Ted growing up.

4 year old - I try, oh, what fun, I tired now.
5 year old - I still try, think its fun, shall we try this ? no, ok, I go faster, this what you want ? no, why ? I tired now.
6 year old - I might try, that will be tomorrow not today, you want me to do what ?, why ? er no, I said NO, what part of no is confusing you ? ok, make me, I will make you Ted, betcha don't win, I hate you, I tired now.

I sulk and go to bed.

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So funny..........but I may not be laughing for long as I have just got a 6yr old wee cob...........should seen this post first !! Mine may turn into a 'Kevinette'......but she so lovely (at the moment)

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There is a very good reason that all the horses I have bought over the last 15 years have been aged 8 to 10 ...

IMHO, 5 to 6 is the trickiest age for the 'Kevins'. Hooves are under the table, they do think they know best and question as fast as you can come up with answers. Sometimes, more quickly.

One minute you're sitting on a sweet, willing, trusting 4/5 year old; stupidly congratulating yourself on a job well done then BAM! it's the Kevins.
 
Beast is a perpertual Kevin - decided to be a right prat yesterday spitting his dummy out because the hedge had been cut down at the end of the school and there were haylage bales stacked in new places. Such a brat that I couldn't even ride through it, top of the school he was fine, bottom of the school he just coiled and bronched.
 
NZJenny said:
Totally identifying with all of this, but who on earth is Kevin and what's he got to do with anything?
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"Kevin" was one of Harry Enfield's characters; a stereotypical teenaged boy. If you look on youtube, watch a couple of the videos, you'll understand.

I think the female equivalent would be a "Sharon" or a "Tracy"; for me, those names peaked in popularity at about the same time as Kevin did.
 
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