bites !

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im always getting bitten by this particular horse. seriously, he's not a very friendly horse. the instructor there tells me that he is simply just plain difficult. i really dont want to be always dreading to ride him. he's, in reality, a really beautiful horse. even though i know that its his nature, i would like to know how i can stop him frm being nasty ?

[obsessions]

though i am not some expert but i hope this will help. different horses have different temperaments so u cannot really expect the same behavior from every horse. maybe your horse is afraid you would hurt him so try not to do too sudden movements that would make him frighten. basically, show your horse you care and mean no harm :) i hope this little information would help :)

[ajhainey]

When does he bite? And how 'committed' is he to doing so? Some of those at my school will occasionally take a half hearted nip when you are (or they think you might be) messing with their tack, undoubtably due to the occasional incompetent hurting them. Holding your crop out towards them seems to dissuade them from actually biting you...Could be something to try?

aj xx

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hey obsessions ! (: thanks fer your advice ! :D really appreciate it !

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hey aj ! thanks for your advice ! he seems, to me along with many others, pretty commited to biting ? he doesnt get along well with other horses at all too. my instructor's always reminding me to keep more than two horses length away from the other horses when riding on him ? yeah. but, ohwells, thanks again ! (:

[Grace O'Malley]

Does he work his way up to actually biting--moving his head into your space repeatedly, pinning his ears as you groom and tack him? Several of the lesson horses I know will "test the water" like this, and if you do nothing to head it off, eventually they'll bite. There are a number of things you can do to discourage this. For example, keep an elbow up, so if he turns his head toward you he'll bump his nose, or just firmly push his head back as many times as necessary then go on about what you're trying to do. Praise and scratch him when he stands quietly and doesn't try anything.

OTOH, if his biting seems to come out of nowhere, that's very serious and the trainers should work with him before he really does damage to someone. You shouldn't have to put up with being repeatedly bitten--and the more he gets away with it, the more he'll be convinced that it's okay.

Hope this helps :)

Grace

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GRACE O' MALLEY

For example, keep an elbow up, so if he turns his head toward you he'll bump his nose, or just firmly push his head back as many times as necessary then go on about what you're trying to do. Praise and scratch him when he stands quietly and doesn't try anything.

hey grace ! thanks fer your advice yeah ? :D will try you're suggested method out soon ! (: