What to do with my brat of a horse?

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Up until today Casper was in a field with very little grazing (he's a very good doer) so he obviously wasn't too happy about it and was keen to come in at any opportunity!

Y/O was bringing her boy in on Friday and Casper decided to half jump/half barge the rope that is used as the gate (we have a second gate after than but use the rope to keep them away from main gate).

In doing so he almost landed right on top of Y/O giving her a bit of a fright.

Today I arrived to find he'd been brought in as when one of the liveries was bringing her boy in he reared up and once again jumped/barged the gate.

I don't know what to do about it - he would never do that with me and will patiently wait while I bring other horses in before him!

He has moved to a field with more grazing but I don't want this to become a habit especially when we get to winter but how do I stop it when I never actually see him do it??? The same thing seems to happen with the farrier - when I'm there he's an angel but when I'm not there I hear all these tales of him rearing and kicking??
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I have given everyone my permission to give him a smack when he does this but I know they don't like punishing someone elses horse!!!

So how do I fix this??
 
I'd advise people to take a crop with them and give Casper a sharp smack on the shoulder if he tried to get pushy. The trouble is, from the YO's point of view, advising people to do that is the same as admitting that she knows it's a problem. And if an accident happened, she could find herself in a difficult position. He sounds either unhappy or unruly. Not sure which. Couldn't he come in any way, even if it's only for a bucket of Hi Fi Lite?
 
I personally wouldn't give ANYBODY permission to smack my horse as I think you are only adding to the problem. My suggestion would be to make sure your horse has enough to eat in the form of hay or bulk substitute ( if you are trying to keep an eye on his weight )AND do some work in hand with him. Some people scoff at the 'Parelli' style of horsemanship but I take from it what it want and I have a very polite and well mannered mare who knows her place without any sort of rough handling at all. seek advise from a good trainer and train him! Good luck
 
The horse I have on loan as a companion used to try to do this. Basically he is on a field with very little grazing because he is such a porker. There is another small paddock with lots of good grass between this field and the stables and he WANTS TO BE IN THAT ONE. He would queue up behind anything being taken through the gate and try to push/gallop/barge through behind them.

Luckily he is a total and utter coward so I took a spare leadrope with me for a few days and if he got in line to be a git I just flicked the rope towards him until he backed off. Then went to open the gate and he would rush forward again. Close the gate, do it again, this time smacking him with the end of it. Until finally he backed off. Took a few days, but he now moves back with voice alone. God knows why i have him, remind me somebody??
 
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