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Post by whitehawk01 on Jul 27, 2014 21:12:51 GMT 1
I am the proud owner of a beautiful 5 yr old Appaloosa mare. She has always been a bit on the grumpy side i.e likes her personal space especially her stable but about 6 weeks ago she got a new neighbour. Said new neighbour ties there horse up long enough so it can get its head into my mares stable so naturally she (the horse) asks the other horse to leave. This results in my mare getting shouted at and smacked! My issue now is she has become veryhead shy and defensive even when being touched, ears flat back, nostrils wrinkled and will threaten to bite- she is not as bad when tied up. I am moving stables to get away from said other person but i really need some advice on what to do to get her through this. There is a lovely sweet mare desperate to get out that i regularly get glimpses of, i genuinely believe she is being more defensive than aggressive  x |
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Post by marychick on Jul 28, 2014 15:45:16 GMT 1
Wow I'm not sure what I would have done if someone had done that to my horse but well done for being diplomatic and just moving stables rather than getting in a fight with the other owner! As you say it sounds like your mare has become quite worried and is being defensive (understandably, given the circumstance!). You should be able to get her trust in people back and teach her that she doesn't need to be defensive but might be worth getting an RA out to give you a hand to start off with? She needs to be able to learn that she's not going to be hit but equally you don't want to push it so far that she gets really worried and feels the need to defend herself. Good luck, I'm sure she'll be back to her old self in no time!  |
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Post by alonerawnut on Jul 28, 2014 21:22:49 GMT 1
I agree with Mary, but I also think it would be counter-productive to train your mare to not be worried of people if she might be in a position again where she's going to get smacked!
I would do some practical things like make sure there aren't tying rings near your new stable (or if there are, hang some things on them so they can't be used) and maybe put a sign up on her stable door that lets people know she's nervous of people / other horses and may bite, so people don't put her in a position where she might feel threatened. Have you spoken to your yard owner - would they be happy for you to do these things?
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Post by holi on Jul 29, 2014 9:29:23 GMT 1
had this with a dog and retrained it by giving praise when they didn't react and ignored a reaction. Something similar might help with horses??
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Post by clipclop on Jul 29, 2014 9:47:03 GMT 1
Ditto the discussion with your yard owner - they are obviously on your side to allow you to move stables.
I have a horse who really doesn't like people being round by her stable. Over the years, no matter how much I have warned people that she will bite, they think I'm exaggerating so stand to close and upset her.
I have my own private yard now but even so, the odd visitor, upon being told 'don't stand there, she doesn't like it', will respond with 'aww, she'll be ok, she's not that bad'. They fail to see the point that it's not whether she bites you or not, it's the fact that it's her space and I'd rather you didn't upset her by intruding on it!
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Post by portiabuzz on Jul 29, 2014 11:38:31 GMT 1
ive met people like this who think its acceptable to smack and shout at other peoples horses  |
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Post by holi on Jul 29, 2014 17:33:37 GMT 1
mind you pb a friend asked me to help with her horse and I was just standing there doing nothing when he bit me and hard! He was cut late and is a biter - difficult not to react but I managed it but had huge bruise.
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Post by portiabuzz on Jul 29, 2014 21:28:12 GMT 1
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