My sweet gelding just bit me this am. He lounged at me and bit my shoulder.I...

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...ve had him a week. ? The previous owner is shocked. he has been such a sweet heart. and is used to being with other horses. Is this why?? Please help I'm scared now. He also had his ears pinned back, like he was wanting to bite again when me and My husband went back into the pasture.
 
Yes he is testing you to see if he can get away with it. If you do let him get away with it and you become fearful he will carry on dominating you. He will sense it too and carry on doing it.

First you must be brave and positive and approach him in a confident forward matter of thinking. Walk up to him in the pasture, but for your safety's sake ALWAYS carry a whip near him and do not hesitate to use it if he becomes aggressive again.
If he does lunge at you, you stand tall and with your eyes wide, shouting a loud NO, crack the whip loudly (but do not hit him with it) and make him be the one to move away first.
In horse language, the one who drives the other is in control and you must adopt this matter of thinking aswell, otherwise you will not have the respect from him that you deserve. Good Luck.

You could try researching on horse language to help you.
 
Some horses are so intelligent that they pick up nerves and act on them immediately. My TB is kind as can be with me but when someone else comes around him and if he thinks he can get over on them he will immediately react in a negative way. This horse has your number and if you ain't brave enough to take charge and tell him you are the boss, the behavior will worsen and somebody will get hurt. If a horse trys to bite me, I react back. How you choose to react back to him is your choice but if you cannot ignore it and you must address it immediately as it occurred or give him to a more alpha individual.
 
This is very aggressive behavior and not common at all in horses that have been raised around humans and handled at all. This is dangerous and you should be scared. I take it he is not with other horses now? He will sense your fear, so you need expert help to evaluate the nature and degree of his aggression. I would also have a long and pointed conversation with the prior owner....it isn't likely that this just came out of the blue.
 
My guess is that the previous owner is not that shocked...was he shocked enough to offer to let you return the horse? This horse is mean and spoiled and probably has been for a long time. Even a disrespectful horse won't come at you with his ears pinned and mouth open and attack you. Being alone after being with other horses won't make him mean - whiny and anxious maybe, but not vicious like this. Get rid of him, preferably sending him back to the "shocked" former owner.
 
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