Aggressive and threatening horse in a stall - Stall Vices - Rick Gore Horsemanship

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This shows a horse that threatens and uses his teeth to intimidate horses and people outside his stall. Just one of the many reasons why stalls are bad for horses. I discuss why horses act this way and get more aggressive in stalls since they don't get corrected or discipline in their stall. When a horse gets to be king in his stall then his stall becomes his castle and he not want to leave the security of that. This is a very sad and troubled horses that is just another victim of an owner who lacks the knowledge and understanding of horses. It is always easier to make excuses so you don't have to learn or try or do what is better for the horse. Very sad to see this and I see all too often.

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[DoubleDAppaloosas]

you know.. its not the OWNERS fault or the stall that is causing this! as you can see... he has a turn out.. which means he can mingle with horses next to him.. dont say you cant turn him out when the door is WIDE open for turn out.. some horses are anti social. my mare HATES geldings..(SHE IS NOT STALLED) you cant put her in a pasture with a gelding. he will get hurt or killed by her. stalls dont do this! idiots do this...

[horseawareness]

@DoubleDAppaloosas : you are an idiot that thinks she knows it all. What a surprise. Go troll elsewhere.

[WarhorseDestrier]

Just recently a horse picked me up by my shoulder with his mouth and throw me in his stall so I'm here with a broken radius + ulna in a cast. I approached this guy in his stall and he instantly pinned his ears and stepped into my space- I flicked my hands a few times and he shuffled away but still aggressive, so I decided to go around and leave but when I put my hand out to show where I was... so, if someone were to train him outside like u do what's stopping him from charging?

[horseawareness]

@WarhorseDestrier : Had you punched him and made it hurt and not just flicked your hand, he would have got the message and probably would not had bit you. If a horse pushes you push back harder. I am think you wished you corrected him harder and more aggressive for his dangerous behavior and then you would not have had to get bit. It think that is mean, then you will get bit again or be kicked. You have to sacrifice the relationship for safety, when you don't you teach the horse to hurt you.

[horseawareness]

@honeyhearts27 : As much as I would like to do that, the horse suffers is something goes wrong or then I get blamed for every thing horse does after I handle it, or the owner takes it out on the horse. I must say I would like for someone to steal (rescue) that horse and give it a life.

[twilightingX]

This is so sad. Why would anyone keep a horse if they can't spend the time with them. Shameful.

[twilightingX]

@DoubleDAppaloosas

Wow! I hope you don't own horses.

[kenwithaK]

what a wealth of useful info!!!  you da man!!!

[DeadlyChinchilla]

You make so much more sense than most other horse-sense people I know. I'm this way with dogs, I can just see what people are doing to cause every negative behavior. I never have to use whips or pain to turn a "bad" dog, its all about approach, presence, and understanding the reactions and interactions between the animal, other animals, and people.

Its very rare that I meet a truly mean natured dog, just the same as you rarely see a truly mean natured horse. Wish we could do more.

[princesslove920]

my horse is stalled at night and she got out...ate some grass and went back in for the next mornings feeding

[ponyangel1987]

I remember a horse like this... His name was Pinokkio and he was standing at a ridingschool... He'd always threaten and snap at people trying to get him out for his lessons, at some point I got so annoyed of having to get the owner and see him walk in without a problem I did as well and I, out of pure reaction, bitchslapped the horse on his face as it got to me. Never had any problem with him anymore, ever and he wasn't affraid of me either. Just reassured I'd defend my space.

[welikemusic32]

wtf is this ?!? i thought i clicked on aggressive whores not h......... oh wait

[JasperIsaLittleHorse]

@horseawareness With the nurotic stallion I talked about in another message. We were trying to make him see that he doesn't have to be afraid of us. So we don't hit him, we have hit him once because he bit Lisa, and it wasn't his fualt she had to look down b/c she tripped and he grabbed her. But other than that we try not to corner him, and if he does start looking iiritated we just stand our ground and ignore him. But i agree, that hrose should have got a good crack in the jaw.

[JasperIsaLittleHorse]

Yeah bull crap. Petro,$50000 Stallion Paso Fino. Beat in the head by his "trainer" as a foal with a baseball bat. Kept in a dark stall, much worse than this. He got his food thrown at him and people RAN past his stall because he would full out charge. Lisa got him for free, put him in a stall to expose him to people that didn't run from him and other horses. Just a year now, that very horse is out with geldings in a pasture and you can walk up and kiss him on the nose. They were gonna kill him.

[WhatFuckingUsernameI]

How would You deal with a horse that is (for want of a better term) freaking out in its stall, if you need it to stop imediately and you can't get in the stall with it because the situation is too dangerous and cramped?