How We Teach Our Horses To Kick, Bite And Be "Naughty"

[@mrunknown6550]

it sounds as if you are apologising for the video being long. please don't, your videos are always a pleasure to watch, informative, educational, and always relevant. this video is no exception. thanks for sharing. cheers!

[@patriciagriffiths398]

What a lovely message from Mr. Unkown

[@StableHorseTraining]

Thank you very much for such a nice compliment. I guess I was kind of apologizing as I don't want to bore people with material that just doesn't have a lot of visible action to it but I did think it had a lot of value. Once in a while I get people coming in complaining that I'm too slow or talk to much kind of thing, so I try to keep that in mind... Sorta 😉

[@mrunknown6550]

@@StableHorseTraining :) i understand *nods head*

[@KingsMom831]

I could not agree more! There are not enough people like him in the “equestrian” community....

[@KingsMom831]

@@StableHorseTraining I love everything about your videos! I wouldn’t change a thing! To me, it’s just the right amount of talking, just the right amount of silence, and just the right amount of horses! LOL😊

[@tracydeese1746]

I thought Gracie really did do her best to behave even though she’s a bit pushy. Great video, you’re always so informative.

[@StableHorseTraining]

I agree with you. She worked hard at being good for quite a while.. that said, when I went in there with something tastier she was a bit worse.. oh well, maybe carrots weren't quite enough at the time

[@lorrainemccoppin4126]

I'm never bored, I always learn something. I will never have a horse but I love them. Next best thing is being here.

[@StableHorseTraining]

thank you!

[@pennywebb867]

Oh Graeme. You silly boy. You don't think she knows she will get your attention by messing with the camera?!? It worked. Now, back to the video. Anticipation ❤

[@StableHorseTraining]

haha... good point, she's working hard at getting my attention there for sure!

[@KingsMom831]

Are you kidding me! I love the long videos! LOL

[@StableHorseTraining]

Excellent! I guess I should just make more and stop worrying

[@KingsMom831]

@@StableHorseTraining Yes, please do!!🙏🏼🤗

[@stephm281]

Gracie is come along nicely.what a treat to watch her progress. Zeus looks great. 👍

[@StableHorseTraining]

Thank you! Yes, she's doing well and is actually fun to be with! Zeus is doing well, is a bit up and down here and there but doing ok

[@valsptsd814]

She has come a long way. What an excellent girl. She’s very good. What a solid horse. Great foundation. Also, spectacular morning. ✌️😁

[@StableHorseTraining]

Thank you so much! Yes.. compared to rainy days at the moment, that was such a beautiful morning

[@leonafaryna7617]

Thank you for bringing us along on the journey; for us who know nothing at best! ( Gracie: Dad, I don't have a problem. You do. You are a tease! ) Thank you for the great insight today.

[@StableHorseTraining]

You're welcome! And yes, I definitely teased her a lot with that. Even though it was intentional I feel the action is the same for those without that intention

[@martineinfrance]

Thank you very much, so interesting.👍 It shows the whole process we aren't even aware of, to get horses bite sometimes and when it happens we don't know why !🥕 Gracie and Lena, so different, are both adorable. I'm not suprised when you say Roni wouldn't do it. He's so reserved. 🐴

[@StableHorseTraining]

I think I could teach him to bug me more... but I don't think it's really in him to chew on people at all. Luke might, the girls would I think. Which is interesting!

[@martineinfrance]

@@StableHorseTraining yes, very interesting all these differences ! It's probably not in Roni's temperament then. He does not do it so much on other horses either.

[@lauraalbertson7821]

I will keep watching other videos you have about this subject. Thank for the links yay 😇And I will share it with Gary . Yes as you suggested I am really nice with him . But Gary said I am like a young girl with Her first horsey . Hoping to just have sweet happy moments with my Horsey Friend . ( it was like that when I had my first Horse ). And I agree it’s never the horses fault. I usually watch Bear constantly when I’m close . My bite was so unexpected because I was just standing where I do every day . When Bear moves in too much, I don’t move . He hast to back off and always does . Love that you give examples! Bear Huggggs ❌⭕️❌

[@sandrasimard1808]

I just love all the information, long or short , good information, 🤗😊🌞❤🐎🐎🐎

[@margaretleboeuf6765]

Thanks for sharing this video. Your videos are always so informative, it doesn't matter if they're long or short. If someone prefers shorts, they can stop viewing whenever they choose. Animal behavior is fascinating... Human behavior, in comparison, can be quite difficult to understand, raise, care for, much less learn to live or work with 😆...

[@StableHorseTraining]

Hahaha... Yes, animals are definitely more interesting! And yes, there are some out there that want the short version in a one bite easy to chew on segment. I would know as once every couple of months one of those people let me know in no uncertain terms!

[@SaMaNtHa.2023]

Just love everything about it love the long videos.

[@StableHorseTraining]

Thanks Samantha!

[@jessicaschepers7496]

Really enjoyed this! Every little bit was apart of the journey:) Thank you! I definately have work to do!

[@starlenekalinski5633]

That is good information. My friend lives here partly and in Bonita Springs partly. I have her horses here. I have taught mine to back up and wait until I put the food in their feeders, then I say okay, eat. My nephew lives here and bought a quarter horse that's older and was very pushy. I have taught him to stop and wait. He's a lot better. My friends horses were very pushy. The younger one I have been able to teach her to back up and wait. She is very good now. The older ex-barrel racer is extremely pushy and dangerous when feeding. She bumps into me and tries to put her head in the bucket while I am walking to set it down. We are in the process of building 3 more stalls to where it's not so dangerous. I'm not getting very far with this horse. I try to block her with my elbow but she's a big horse and just pushes back. She is in her 20's like my nephew's horse. It took a while before I got him where he is. It will be better when we get the other stalls done because I do need a fence between her and me to be safe. I have never let my horses be pushy.

[@alicewalters7056]

Glad to see Zeus is doing good. Gracie is a good girl. And smart. Fun to watch horses.

[@StableHorseTraining]

Thanks Alice! I agree, I really enjoy watching horses too

[@joniatoms9798]

I think Gracie is mirroring your behavior or intention.... I happen to believe in energy fields and intention... she can sense the experiment and she is very drawn to you... love this... she is also experimenting with YOU lol :D

[@StableHorseTraining]

She's a lot of fun

[@marjoriebeaugad5620]

Very interesting one, thanks! It was also nice to see your ‘escalation’ process to get your space respected, voice, hand raise, thigh slap and foot stomp. I’m looking forward to see more videos of this type, I suspect there are quite a few early signs people may miss that then end up becoming issues. Would this type of bad behavior also affect the way horses ‘ask’ while under the saddle? I’m thinking that some horses, especially outdoors, can get excited. Some will ‘ask’ if it’s okay to go faster but some will be definitely more forceful. Is it linked somehow? Gotta love how uninterested Roo was during this whole thing as well. How is he doing with his new roommate? Finally, Lena is such a big soft marshmallow I really love her ahah

[@StableHorseTraining]

Yes, under saddle horses talk a lot... I don't consider it much different and in turn I feel better at predicting the step before the step that it took for a horse to try to buck perhaps. Roo and Gracie seem to be getting along well, quite quiet actually.

[@lauraalbertson7821]

Watching this video again , reminds me why I love your Heart as a Horse Handler . You are a Lover of Horses ♥️🐴♥️ i relate to so much of your way of thinking . I’m torn between letting Bear do certain cute gentle behaviors, and possibly asking for a problem to arise later up the road . I have been warned by people that He will get bigger 😱Bear is adorable when He licks my open hand . He still wants to nip a bit and chew on the lead rope when we walk him out to a pasture. But He always comes running to us when it’s time to go back to his corral . I back him up and make him wait before he gets his carrots . And He now does it at the sight of a carrot 🥕. I decided to go back to letting him help me put Alfalfa in his bucket . I was told he would get too pushy and that He is going to get BIGGER 😯 ( I hear it with every conversation with someone). Anyway, All I can say is keep up the great job in every way , that YOU are doing. These Horses Love you . That’s a true sign you are their best friend and treating them right . 👍🏼 Laura 💜 Bear 🐴💜

[@StableHorseTraining]

Thank you very much Laura :) Just keep working at things and catch them before they are big. I think the people around you talk too much maybe, but that's how it seems to be in the horse world where so many people want to stick their nose in another person's business. I do think a lot about how much easier it is to deal with babies than full grown ones, but I don't have any issue dealing with the bigger ones either... so all those "they're going to get bigger" comments are irrelevant to me.

[@lauraalbertson7821]

@@StableHorseTraining Graeme I will carry what you said in my heart ♥️ about NOT concerning myself about Him getting bigger.

[@StableHorseTraining]

@@lauraalbertson7821 well, it can be more worrying to solve problems when they are bigger. Something to keep in mind, but of course we all deal with the horses when they are bigger too, so it seems like an odd point that people keep making. Ever known a horse to not have a problems when it's full sized? That would be my question... geez. If you leave gaps, they're your gaps, fill them in when you feel it's a high enough priority :) I do it all the time (mostly not on purpose...)

[@lauraalbertson7821]

@@StableHorseTraining thank you for helping me see clearly what needs to NOT be a WORRY . I have never asked for their advice . They actually do not know what I have done or not done with Bear . I have been told do not let Bear choose ever ! You decide not Bear . It’s now become a demand from the Ranch owner . When she comes over to talk like this , Bear backs away from her . I know he is afraid of her . I have been looking into other Ranches . Nothing is as nice for Bear as this one . He is the priority. So I need to figure out how to ignore the comments. And not let it change the way I am handling my sweet Horse . I am handling Bear with patience and learning from your videos to always consider how He is handling each experience. Yes , fill in the gaps I love that 😍Thank you for helping with all of the things we go through with owning a Horse . It seems this issue of unwanted comments to control my relationship with Bear , is Bigger than Bear is ever going to get 😣 He isn’t going to become an elephant 🐘. P.s. and thank you for being KIND Laura 💜 Bear 💜🐴 p.s.s. I also need to love them and keep kind like you 😇

[@patriciagriffiths398]

Lovely video Grseme. Thank you for sharing.

[@StableHorseTraining]

Thanks Patricia! You're welcome

[@susancroft3734]

Great video! You are so patient and the horses love you so much : ) My Dreamer used to "nip" me once -in-a-while as I would stand by the fence. She would lean over the fence and nip me hard on my arm. Happened more than once and I trained her that was NOT acceptable by stomping, raising my arms and using a very deep and loud voice saying "NO!" My belief is that you must deal with the bite immediately. Not 2 minutes later. Horses tend to move on to other thoughts....What do you think?

[@StableHorseTraining]

I think that if you're "correcting" a bite, you're already late. Stop it way before it happens. That's what I was hoping to get across in this video but I'm not sure I succeeded...

[@debbiehorn8263]

I saw a video where the trainer,(Steve Young Horsemanship),who talked about hand feeding your horses.He said never do it because it will cause them to bite. He said to put on the ground or in their bucket. Does that make sense to you?

[@StableHorseTraining]

It makes sense that somebody would give that advice as a lot of people get bit and it's just safer to stop feeding by hand as again, a lot of people don't want to teach and plenty don't want to learn or change their ways. I imagine his advice was for those people. Otherwise, no.

[@debbiehorn8263]

@@StableHorseTraining Thank You for your reply. Your horses are very special and sweethearts.

[@naomipommerel8415]

Don't him too much he's very harsh

[@patriciagriffiths398]

I always think Lena is the Mom of the group.What is she like to ride

[@StableHorseTraining]

Like sitting on a couch that wants to go where it wants to go.

[@susancroft3734]

Forgot to say ...Dreamer doesn't bite or nip me anymore! After my surprising response to her.

[@StableHorseTraining]

That's excellent, proof that what you did stuck with her.

[@janw491]

Gracie is very intelligent and is well aware what she can and can’t do and when not to do it!!

[@MegaPerson012345]

I purposely taught my horse to bite on command. I dont recommend doing this, but for me it was an important tool that he needed to learn. He was also the right horse with the right owner to be taught this. I taught him to bite because he needed to discipline the goats. He was so laid back and would let the goats get away with doing very bad things. Now he knew biting was not a good thing. He was really nice about it. I taught him to bite them and he would just slowly bite down till the goats would finally move. I had taught him to pick up things so i started giving him the command to pick things up and told him to pick up the goat. Otherwise the goats would eat all his feed. He was a slow eater. Goats can just vacuum down food and chew it as cud later. So goats had to learn. The goats were not mine. They ran around all over.

[@kathryndejaeger1002]

Gracie just wanted you to pull the hair out of her butt. It's annoying her a lot. And you ignored her cues lol

[@StableHorseTraining]

Ah yes, that makes sense. Shoulda done that

[@janeahlstrom9916]

Gracie, u r so needy.