Youngster Keeps Chewing

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sam72431

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My two year old (3 in April) keeps chewing or biting everything its not like cribbing becuase he doesnt do it to his door but for example if he is tied up he chews the rope or he chews the rope when i lead him out, he grabs hold of my clothes, I try not to feed him and titbits he gets a mint when i turn them out to stop him charging off but thats it. He also grabs my other horses rug and pulls it about. He gets turned out with my other horse for around 8 hours a day at the moment they have got good grass for the time of year and he has hay on the floor in his stable which I weigh and give according to his weight. Is it something he will grwo out of, I dont know if he is teething or something its been going on since around October. THanks
 
He'll probably grow out if.

Mine is nearly 4 and he still chews - me, my clothes, his bucket, the rope, the fence, other horses .......

I'm still waiting for him to grow up
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My baby horse will be five in July and loves chewing and ripping. He will chew the tail of other horses if they tolerate it, he'll rip the tail flaps of rugs, chews lead ropes when tied up... Can't hang up rugs on his stable wall, he drag them in and rips them.

Still have hope he'll grow out of it.
 
It's a baby (boy) thing! Mine gets a telling off if he chews me or the rope or anything else he shouldn't while I'm there but there isn't much I can do about the rest of it...
 
ha, I'm waiting for my little sh*t to stop chewing, I don't think he will though. It seems to be something he needs to do, even tho he knows I will shriek at him and tell him off and pull what ever out of his mouth! He has a cheeky look in his eye and does it anyway! Little sod!
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Oh thanks gives me a bit of hope, he doesnt seem to be able to help himself, whats the best way of telling him off because I dont want to keep shouting at him Ive just been pushing him back and if he bites me I just give him a tap on the shoulder and a firm No or push his nose away, I dont want him getting head shy or anything but then he needs to realise not to bite people, its ok at the moment when I've got lots of layers on but I'm not looking forward to the summer as much as I should!
 
If he goes for you (as mine is currently doing) then get ready for him with an elbow. If he goes to bite me, I have my elbow ready for a quick jab in the mouth. He doesn't see it coming and thinks it's actually his doing, not mine. That way, you're not tapping him on the nose or whatever, with your hand and consequently making him headshy. My farrier taught me than one. The little guy never tries to bite the farrier more than once!!
 
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