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Ask
the Experts - Crabbet Kids
Hi it's Brighid I have a question for the Arabian News.
When I walk my horse Rio and try to trot him and he swings his head and it
scares me, what should I do?
Brighid Lamb
Dear Brighid,
Sometimes head tossing can be a sign of defiance or annoyance in a
horse. It is similar to kid doing the same thing to a parent and whining,
" I don't wanna' do _____ ( fill
in the blank). Horses too have these kinds of thoughts. If you watch horses in
the field they will do these kinds of behaviors too towards each other when
they are annoyed with one another.
In a herd of horses you will notice that
there is a "pecking order" of which horses are dominant over less
dominant horses. You must establish yourself as being dominant over your horse
as you must be in control of him. Even though he is larger than you physically,
he must think you are the one that is in charge such that he will give you
respect. If he feels your fear, which he will, he is the one that is in charge.
In a horse this will lead to unruly behaviors. It can even lead to dangerous
behaviors such as biting, kicking etc. Ground manners are especially important
as if a horse does not respect you while you are handling him on the ground, he
will not respect you when you are riding. This in turn again could lead to
dangerous situations to develop.
It is very important that you insist on
good behavior at all times. When you are leading him and if he does this kind
of behavior, make him stop immediately and back him up. When he backs up from
you he is submitting to you. In doing the act of submission he then in turn has
to give you his respect.
Another aspect of this is your body
language. If you convey fear , the horse will sense it. This also tells the
horse that you are submitting to him. It is important for you to show
confidence in your body language. Again this shows the horse that you are in
control of the situation. You need to do this by squaring your shoulders up,
standing tall and feel confident. This does not mean being cocky and ignoring
safety concerns. Watch the horses in
your field and how they respond to each other. Notice how the boss horse
conveys their dominance over the submissive horse. The submissive horse shows
fear to the dominant horse. They are afraid that the boss horse may do
"something" to them. The boss
horse may "pin their ears," threaten to bite, bite, kick or strike at
the other horse to get them to submit. In your case you are going to have the
horse submit by backing up. The boss horse is confident which is how you must
be if you are to have your horse respect you. In essence you become the boss
horse.
I hope this helps and feel free to give
me a call as I would be more than happy to come over and show you in person
what I mean.
Merrie Boone