Posted in Bad Habits, Behavior, Biting, Books, Bucking, Buddy Bound, Herd Bound, Kicking, Mutual Grooming, Nipping, Pecking Order, Pulling, Pushiness, Rushing, Spooking, Stall Kicking, Striking, Vices, Wood Chewing, tagged bad habit, cherry hill, equine, ground training, health care, horse, horse books, horse care, horsekeeping, management, pacing, vices on May 9, 2016|
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Pacing
Dear Cherry,
We just purchased a two-year-old filly and brought her home. She is in a 24-foot by 12-foot outside stall. She paces back and forth. We tried putting her in a 50-foot round pen and she paced there. Do you have any suggestions? We love the filly and are getting her broke. Help!
Heidi
Hi Heidi,
Here are a series of questions that might help you pinpoint the cause and head toward a cure. Possible causes: Have you checked her ration to be sure you are not feeding her too much high energy feed, such as grain, concentrates, or alfalfa hay? Is she getting plenty of exercise with her training? Does she have time to socialize with other horses?
Possible cures: Can you turn this filly out with another horse, at least occasionally? Do you have any pastures or large paddocks that the horse can be turned out in for at least an hour or so a day? Is she the type of horse that won’t get too fat if she eats a little bit all day? If so, can you feed her some grass hay about four or five times a day?
Cherry Hill
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Posted in Bad Habits, Behavior, Biting, Desensitization, Ground Training, Nipping, Personal Space, Respect, Training, What Every Horse Should Know, tagged attitude, biting, confidence, equine, ground training, horse, horse behavior, spooking, training on January 28, 2012|
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Dear Cherry,
I have an 8 year old mare standard bred. She is very nippy and can be aggressive. She bit my forehead a couple weeks ago. I had a bruise.
She spooks easily and I need help. She is western. The worst part is when I saddle her. She is sensitive and is cranky. Please help.
Thanks. Denver
Hi Denver,
It sounds like your mare needs to develop respect and confidence. Respect for you and confidence in herself and her surroundings. Biting and spooking are just symptoms of a horse with a lack of respect and confidence.
Have you visited my Horse Information Roundup? There you will find MANY articles related to your questions. Here are just a few
Biting and there are six more article related to Biting under Behavior
In addition, it sounds like you and your horse would benefit from you reading
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