jessejames
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Post by jessejames on Apr 30, 2006 19:56:24 GMT -5
ok whent out to feed the horses and when i started to put down the buckets my horse turned on my sisters horse and reard up and started thrashing its hoof no cunection thankfully. then after they were done eating i gave my horse a pat but when i pated my sisters horse my horse turned on it and niped at it. with ears flat back. is there anything i should do. and what do u think is the problem?  ?? |
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h2opony
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Post by h2opony on Apr 30, 2006 20:06:44 GMT -5
Seems to me that there is a bit of a possession issue. Maybe keep them locked up and fed seperately? Some horses just get possesive around feeding time.... has it ever happened before?
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jessejames
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Post by jessejames on Apr 30, 2006 20:08:23 GMT -5
nop first time. it all happend after i took my sisters horse out and left my horse in/
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Post by Heather T on Apr 30, 2006 20:33:52 GMT -5
Could be food aggression. Are they fed together?
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jessejames
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Post by jessejames on Apr 30, 2006 20:49:13 GMT -5
yes fed together
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Post by Golden Girl on May 1, 2006 8:48:13 GMT -5
JJ, I want you to BE CAR FULL!! Don't get caught in the middle of these two mares fighting over their feed buckets. The suggestion to separate them, then feed them is correct. I can tell you that loose aggressive horses & feed buckets is a dangerous situation for you to be in. When I was younger, I was kicked in the back side  when out in the pasture trying to catch one up with a bucket. A large gelding wheeled & kicked me! I "bit the dirt" literally. Please be careful, and before you even bring out the buckets, separate them. And remember,YOU are their boss, and make those two mare behave when you are handling them! If you can't separate them, then feed them through the fence. You stay on the outside. I have taught my horses to respect my space, and go & stand where I hang their buckets. But I am the 'Boss Mare', and I also carried a whip in with me when I was training them to do this, and would stand out there to insure that no one left their bucket to steal another's food. Good Luck! ;D |
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when out in the pasture trying to catch one up with a bucket. A large gelding wheeled & kicked me! I "bit the dirt" literally. Please be careful, and before you even bring out the buckets, separate them. And remember,YOU are their boss, and make those two mare behave when you are handling them!