How to help a horse that bites when you go into the stable with it

[@dakotahstr]

Not owning a horse but loves being around them since I was a little girl,never sell yourself short. You are the best at horse behavior and I wish I could come down and just watch you work. Horses are spirits. Love your videos Warwick!

[@CrazyHorseFarm643]

Awesome video!!! I’m starting my horse 🐎 teaching him to respect my space and look up to me as a leader! You’re training videos make sense! Thank You for taking the time to put these out for us folks that want to have a true respectful relationship with our horses! Number one reason is I want to stay safe both on the ground and under saddle!

[@leealexander3507]

You chose an excellent trainer to learn from.

[@louisecassidy5991]

2 yo filly here I'm handling, she's always had an exploratory nibble. She's quiet, too quiet, no meanness, but grabs sleeves and shirts, when chastised she stops and almost apologises, but always does it again next meeting. No decent yard of any sort to work in, and no arena, and all considered she already knows a lot, and thanks to Warwick as I'd never studied this stuff, utilising a lot of what I'm seeing after a lifetime (I'm 71) of doing things the old bush way, with great success. I feel I can go no further with her as we are in the wrong environment, but I'm just a caretaker-tenant working under adverse conditions.

[@lorenzowilliams1184]

I pressed "like" just to make 300. I like Warwick, he's terrific.

[@vandemanferretstasmania.ni9576]

I’m a trainer too, I’m not a “professional” but more of a common sense trainer. Every issue can be linked back to basics

[@JCElzinga]

I want to see Warwick's dating tips. 'You need to focus on groundwork before you get in the saddle' hahahahaha

[@houstonbrown3450]

He refuses to longe he's a dominant gelding, stubborn,

[@user-is6yl9wi7e]

Just would like to add that it's not always a training issue. But it can be pain as to why a horse bites, especially when it's kept in a stall for hours without anything to do, including eating. A horse is a grazer. Feeding it 2x a day (the norm with stalled horses) causes ulcers. It's well known that most if not all stalled horses have a certain level of ulcers. And they will bite out of frustration and pain. Being cooped up for hours in a stall with nothing to do can cause horses to be sour. More turn out time. Slow feeders, maybe alfalfa (good for ulcers), can help a horse cope with being confined for too many hours. Or better yet, pasture. Pasture is the best.

[@suzyamerica4679]

Pasture and some contact with us humans :)

[@charlieoconnor40]

All these people thinking they are riding a damn motorcycle. horses are living things. Im impressed with this guys intellect.

[@leealexander3507]

My horse is someone, not something and he knows it. So do I.

[@charlieoconnor40]

we can agree we are talking about a noun. can you elaborate on the word 'someone'?

[@leealexander3507]

@@charlieoconnor40 He is someone, a living thinking feeling creature with a distinct personality of his own. A self aware individual the same as you or me.

[@leealexander3507]

@@charlieoconnor40 In terms of a proper noun he is Mokhtars Midnite Star.

[@charlieoconnor40]

'Mohktars Midnite Star' was not used as a pronoun in that sentence. Charlie OConnor would be the pronoun. if you would have said Mohktars Midnite Star is a horse breed, that would be using Mohktars Midnite Star as a pronoun.

[@traceylee8547]

Great video, good message,,,take your time, start at the beginning, lay a solid foundation and then build upon it

[@oliviaawaken2657]

This guy is excellent with horses

[@LovelyWeirdo17]

I love that these videos get people to look at the principal behind the problem (which truly IS the problem) instead of just what they see as a result. Also Grover is freaking adorable.

[@terryhappy3337]

All of these videos are amazing. I have to watch them several times to really grasp it and I don't know how I will ever actually do it! It is amazing how "well" Warwixk is able to do it.

[@LuLu-yc8qe]

Yup help's a lot for me thanks. I have lots of problems with my horse. And she was like this when I got her

[@nevaminguez7175]

Excellent video as always! Although, I must admit, I had a hard time following you at the beginning because I couldn't stop focusing on that gorgeous dog! Hopefully he won't jump on any horses!

[@WarwickSchiller]

He's pretty cute isn't he ?

[@terryhappy3337]

LOL! Me too!

[@medicnmute]

It's 04:00am, I never had a horse but a shitload to do. Thanks KZbin.

[@m.n.shumate448]

GREAT VIDEO & BASIC COMMON SENSE ADVICE!!! THANKS MUCH!!

[@stevesoutdoorworld4340]

Very smart i sure like the way you roll.Thanks for sharing.

[@leealexander3507]

I don't have to tie my horse to get him to stand still. I let him know I want him to wait there. He let's me know he's angry about being put into the stable instead of outside where he belongs but only with body language. There's no place I can't touch him. I can clip his bridle path loose in the paddock. Stands nicely for the vet or farrier. I can turn him loose and just ask him to stick around and graze nearby. No matter what goes on around him he will even if there are mares in season being led past. I saddled him for the first time without catching and haltering him. He loves to go to work and performs very energetically. I think I've trained him pretty well or at least he's learned he can trust me and we have great communication.

[@Hawk_Leigh]

Fantastic, helpful video! I appreciate your approach to horses. (and what an adorable puppy!)

[@sseeback6754]

Love the dog's name!! So awesome!

[@prairierobinson9624]

Aww the puppy 😍 beautiful horse. Excellent.

[@karlabrewster8605]

Basic balanced obedience training will solve 95% of all behavioral problems

[@DutchIsraeli]

Makes a lot of sense, thank you!

[@mmarnp1]

Great work. Ill tune in to your other work.

[@This1LifeWeLive]

Hmm, this was a good video for today. Might be a good exercise for tomorrow. Also like the trailering tip too!

[@emmaeklund9067]

I have an even more specific question. My mare is hurt (wound) and mentally instable. She attacks me entering her box. Ears pinned, teeth showing, steps forward, then turns her bum towards me. How to correct without scaring her. After a lot of wound-care, bandageing, pain etc she HATES me. As soon as she sees me - ears pinned. Vet has given up on her due to aggressive behaviour. She will defend herself to death. Owned her for app 4 months before injury and we were working on issues of trust, respect and came a long way, then she got injured and now I can't do anything with her. Last time she threatened me, I had to defend myself with a broom. Did nothing but touch her on the bum to make her move it away from me, held it up high so she wouldn't launch against me and bite. Now I can't catch her in the stall. So need a balance to correct her, defend myself (stay safe) and the same time regain her trust.

[@farmland-life]

Don't know if this will help since the post is 1 year ago but you can put her free in some small pasture and apply approach retreat method to get to her and to be able to touch her and then take care of her wounds. It worked great with my mare when I got her and she got wounded the same day and was aggressive when cared of.

[@charlottebakker3160]

I really love all your video's. I have a little problem too with my horse. I do groundwork with my horse (Sue) (almost) every day and I feel like we do all right, she moves when I asks, reacts good on a little bit of pressure and isn't afraid for me nor my tools. But lately she has been pulling faces to everyone except for me. And now it's getting worse. When the people of the barn bring the horses back to the stables, she doesn't want to be catched and they said she attacks them. When I just got Sue I sometimes had the same problem, but I fixed that a long time ago just by training with her. So when I go catch her she walkes/runs upto me and I have no problem at all with catching her. Can I do something about this, since it seems that it has to do with other people and not me, or am I thinking wrong?

[@leealexander3507]

I have the same problem but some of my friends are helping me teach him that most people are trustworthy. I haven't gotten to the point that I can go out of his sight and still have someone else handle him yet but I can stand a lot further away and he no longer tries to fight them or anything dangerous. My friends are also horse professionals or experienced horsemen or I wouldn't enlist their help.

[@DougHinVA]

like a skilled dog handler : he does NOT blame or make excuses. A horse is an animal to be conditioned, rather like a dog is. A dog or horse do not choose to be 'stubborn' because they are unable to even choose. They are conditioned.

[@StableHorseTraining]

Good call

[@Livviemonire]

i have a 16yr old gelding with terrible stable manners even as soon as you go to the door he pins his ears and can bite hes quiet good to lunge but yard owner dosent trust him at all. he can be a bit nervous sometimes and when he does bite he normally flinches or bolts away in the stable i haver him just over a month hes 16.2 also quiet good to catch in the field mostly

[@comesahorseman]

Establish leadership first.

[@teresacoffman5529]

Drover! Hank the cowdog, head of ranch security has been looking for you!

[@krismatthews4166]

Hi there, I have a question about biting....I have a Gypsy Vanner who is 17 months old. Just a baby really….An absolute gem so far with his training..but who does worry, yet tries so hard to do what you ask. But he did something today that surprised me, (kind-of - and I say kind of because he did it to a friend, not me, his owner) She had taken some fruit treats to the mini horse and he was there with her and she was also giving him some. I wasn't there at the time. Basically, while she was trying to give them both equal shares, he suddenly pinned his ears, slammed his head into her and bit her hard enough to break the skin. Now regarding food treats...I never give him treats, or even his own feed in his feeder bin, without asking him to back away from me. If I give him a hand treat, I ask him to back up and I will GO TO HIM with the treat. With his own feeder, as I take the bucket to his feeder, I have a small crop that I keep handy, and he is not allowed his feed until I've finished filling the feeder, I turn around - have him take a step back, and then I leave so he can eat. I am guessing, because my friend didn't have him respect her space bubble, and he was competing for treats with a mini horse (he normally has to compete with another gypsy mare ) that he took advantage and tried to bully her. (p.s. he was gelded at 13 months old 3 weeks before I got him if that means anything?) My mini was also a late gelded. But…Interestingly, later when thinking about it, I recall his very first inhand show a few weeks ago, as I was trotting him out in hand for a class, he took a dive to bite my hand also, but it was the hand I had my show cane in and I saw him the split second he did it, so he didn't connect as I swung my hand up with the crop so he just 'touched' my hand. Perhaps it was because the class before I had won a "big red " horse snacks prize and I knew he wanted one lol... but perhaps the other reason might be because he was not gelded until after he was expressing interest in mares could be a bit of stallion behaviour? I'm really not sure. . .. I would appreciate your thoughts? He's never bitten before...I was very surprised and shocked that he bit her so hard to break the skin...but would I be right in thinking he took advantage of her as she didn't ask him to step away as I have been? oh, and sometimes I will have treats for both the gypsy mare and him, and it's quite neat, I stand there with them, and I have a horse either side of me. Heads towards me and bums away. I also have a whip. with me they KNOW to wait. I barely move the whip and say back to one and he/she will back up, so then I step forward and give him/her the treat...then the next horse gets the same. They know with me, that is how it is done..but yeah...am I thinking correctly here?

[@stephaniewinter5123]

Great advice.. I have a horse that paws when he is impatient for whatever, not when tied up or floated. It’s as if he wants to attract my attention ..how can I stop it please..

[@dougscustomcargarage3434]

Nice looking pup dog Looks like you mite need to start a you channel for you 🐕 You do great work with horse's

[@stovepipe9er]

How would you work with a horse that doesn’t like his ears touched? 2 year old gelding

[@gingercox6468]

It all begins with join up and the round pen.

[@epona9166]

FYI, WS may not mind, but I do! "Join up" is what Monty Roberts calls his technique in the round pen. It is not what WS does, which he calls hooking on, and yes it does start there. MR puts on shows and it's way more about him than about the horse. By contrast, WS teaches the best of what is out there on horse (and rider) training, whether it was his idea or not. And he puts it all together better than anyone.

[@jillymet]

Thankyou. For this. I need to do this with a dominant gelding however I have no facilities and my land is waterlogged atm. Anything I can do similar for time being to address this problem? Ie disengagement or backing up?

[@loganhogan953]

I'm a big fat lady that never take my horse's for walks or even rides and I just leave them out in the paddock to do what they want and then when I eventually have a few beers and want to show off to my mate's my horse doesn't listen to me what's wrong with my horse? I wonder how many times does instructor have to bite his tongue and not say you shouldn't be having a horse!!

[@Grumbledookvid]

I bite my horse daily to keep him in his place

[@JDJuniper]

Hi i have a gelding who I have just started leasing but h has had a biting problem for years its only while you are grooming him and anytime you are in the cross ties. Occasionally he will pin his ears back and act like he is going to charge at me but with a quick tug on the cross tie he stop and just has his ears pinned back. I have been working with this horse but I was wondering if there are any exercises that you recommend or anything that I could do to help fix him.

[@user-is6yl9wi7e]

You should to look into ulcers. It's a common issue with horses that are kept in stalls/paddocks/dry lots and are only fed 2x a day which means the horse which is a natural grazer, is forced to endure an empty stomach for too many hours. Look into slow feeders.

[@missequestrian3448]

I have an arab mare who bites herself when I'm girthing up. Taking the girth off, I can tighten it and she doesnt even notice. She is very good about ground work, but I'm wondering if there's something I'm missing. She sometimes does it under saddle as well, when she gets very annoyed or angry, and doesn't want to go forward. Do you think this ground work, or basics would help find something else, and fix the biting herself?

[@Lehmann108]

Miss Equestrian Ground work, ground work, ground work.

[@leealexander3507]

While you may need more complete ground work, I'd have her checked for ulcers. I've had quite a few race horse whose lifestyle often leads to ulcers. I got a few who behaved exactly as you describe and both had ulcers. Once they were cleared up their behavior improved dramatically.

[@leealexander3507]

Self injury such as biting themselves is usually a sign of pain or a high degree of stress. Whether your horse has ulcers or not I'd want to consider making some changes in her lifestyle. Maybe more turnout time, opportunities to socialize and a full hay net or slow feeder in the stall. Give some thought to what might be causing undue stress whether the vet finds ulcers or not. Ulcers tend to return or develop unless the cause, usually including stress, is eliminated or lessened.

[@marciamcgrail5889]

What breed of dog is that?

[@rachel7113]

Hi I need help 😕 I was just hanging out with my horse in the paddock and I pet her, all of a sudden she bites me so I give her a quick smack, then she bites me extremely aggressively. I’m worried she thinks she’s the boss and ‘’herd leader’’. How do I become the boss and be the ‘’dominant’’ one?

[@sidilicious11]

Rachel I would always carry a rope with me or a dressage whip when I was with her so you can move her feet and back he up if she tries to become aggressive with me. That’s what we do with our very mouthy gelding. He’s so much better than he used to be, better all the time.

[@lazygardens]

Do regular "groundwork" on a longe line or in a pen. The whole exercise routine, changing directions, coming to you, paying attention to you. See the videos on the "warmblood stallion" and see the change in behavior that regular working made. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5bdlWBoqtZnha8 kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5rRlHiQpMlpo7M And do it until she's perfect and paying attention. And moving when you tell her to move.

[@Maine931]

...And people don't really know what "groundwork" is. I knew someone that she was doing groundwork by chasing her horse in circles in the stall....seriously.

[@garysatterlee7430]

Every time a horse tries to bit me his jaw hits my elbow And if he tried to kick me forward his legs hits the bottom of my boots . Horses never bit of that love you. I get close to a horses and pretend I’m not paying attention, so he always makes the first move. The horses can make the first move and humans can move ten times faster just never hit the horses the horses hit you

[@yvonneost12]

Sorry Warwick but thats one strange looking dog / cat ? LOL regards from down under.

[@DMETAROTINDONESIA]

My horse bite when I tap leg on him while I ride him

[@WarwickSchiller]

Why do you tap him on the leg when you ride him?

[@surfgal77]

☺️👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@keiramyers570]

I have a horse and she bites when you try to get on her

[@autumnrain7489]

One thing...don’t ever lunge a horse in an arena with a saddle could get caught on something

[@SB-ll1tt]

What’s with the Spurs?

[@TKEnduroo]

How to stop it from biting would be turn it out and let it be a horse. Stop stalling these poor horses!

[@loupgris86]

quand on ne comprend pas l'anglais on se fait vitre chier !! Et bla bla bla bla bla et à la fin ça fait 200 dollars !!

[@houstonbrown3450]

My tennessee Walker bites ,he's 4 as far as ground work he refuses to longe no matter what,I may get a lap or to ,no euthaism,no respect ,he knows how to longe,I use the flag no response ,

[@myronschabe]

I would get someone out to help you or go to a clinic or something...( I hope he is not exposed to big lick - if so he should bite )

[@houstonbrown3450]

@@myronschabe first problem he's line bred ,jazz man is grandfather is where he gets his biting from,no big lick just a trail horse ,hard to find a good trainer,

[@houstonbrown3450]

I have sent several e mails to clint anderson trainers ,no response from the web site ,I'm in north alabama ,and trainers near me

[@myronschabe]

@@houstonbrown3450 Yeah, I hear you about genetics does play a big part in what there tendencies can be though please keep the faith there is a way thru it...there are more out there than C.A. method so would keep looking for a good natural horsemanship type trainer to help out, but in meantime I would suggest keep learning all you can on Ytube etc. like you seem to be doing. First question though, does he get out in pasture?...if he is in a stall all the time you are just asking for a miserable, unbalanced horse, that can have all kinds of problems. I would make sure he gets plenty of turnout especially with other horses he gets along with. Plus there are some comments below about ulcers in horses stalled and as correctly put a lot of horses will bite because they have some physical problem, so would be good to rule that out with a vet. Here is hoping you both get what you need in an easeful and happy way.

[@houstonbrown3450]

@@myronschabe he's in a 3.4 to a 4 acre pasture fed 2 times a day ect , regular vet checks,he rides ok road riding,but prefers the woods better ,he will do some obstacles,ect getting great with farrier ,easy to catch ect ,Just bites dominant gelding,knows how to move in the round pen ,just refuses to do,I'm searching for a trainer,close by ,I'm in north alabama