Azbo
Well-Known Member
I share a 7 year old Gelding, he was breed by his owner. He has various behavioral problems which have been, I think a lot down to pain (he's just had kissing spine op) and inconsistency with his early handling. These are now mostly sorted out. He leads beautifully, stops when you stop, doesn't barge out the stable,no longer kicks the stable door constantly, moves out the way when you bring his food etc.
However he has always been very coltish, he will chew his lead rope, and try and rip your clothes etc. In fact he spent a year in his own paddock as he was caught more than once ripping other horses rugs off. When I first meet him he went for me over the stable door teeth bared. Its been commented by our vet as to whether he was cut late. I know this is not the case and he was gelded as soon as he could be as I've asked this question of his owner. The biting has not improved, tonight he out of nowhere and without warning he grabbed my arm and bit down. I have perfect teeth marks on the top and bottom of my arm.
Our yard floods and some of the paddocks are still under water and as such all the horses have been moved around to accommodate this. He's in on his own at the moment as he's still in recover from the op and will play fight all day if he's out with the other boys. Unfortunately they have put a mare in next to him and he has become fairly obsessed. I have always wondered if he could be a rig although his owner is convinced that the gelding was as it should be. It is also possible he could be a false rig.
What i would like to know is how to deal with the biting. Its really no fun, he' can be really aggressive, especially when I'm fitting his lunge roller (he's been scoped for ulcers and he's completely clear). I have given him a clout before on the shoulder but all this has done is taught him to bite then get out the way. I try moving him out my space and making myself really big but I worry that one day he will just fight back.
Help, my limbs need you!
However he has always been very coltish, he will chew his lead rope, and try and rip your clothes etc. In fact he spent a year in his own paddock as he was caught more than once ripping other horses rugs off. When I first meet him he went for me over the stable door teeth bared. Its been commented by our vet as to whether he was cut late. I know this is not the case and he was gelded as soon as he could be as I've asked this question of his owner. The biting has not improved, tonight he out of nowhere and without warning he grabbed my arm and bit down. I have perfect teeth marks on the top and bottom of my arm.
Our yard floods and some of the paddocks are still under water and as such all the horses have been moved around to accommodate this. He's in on his own at the moment as he's still in recover from the op and will play fight all day if he's out with the other boys. Unfortunately they have put a mare in next to him and he has become fairly obsessed. I have always wondered if he could be a rig although his owner is convinced that the gelding was as it should be. It is also possible he could be a false rig.
What i would like to know is how to deal with the biting. Its really no fun, he' can be really aggressive, especially when I'm fitting his lunge roller (he's been scoped for ulcers and he's completely clear). I have given him a clout before on the shoulder but all this has done is taught him to bite then get out the way. I try moving him out my space and making myself really big but I worry that one day he will just fight back.
Help, my limbs need you!
