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[RC] Bully and jealousy? - Budler,Cindy - AfroxWhile everyone is discussing horse training issues I have a question. My four and a half year old gelding is a bully. When I bought him 6 months ago he was a spoilt pet and a stallion to boot. I have gelded him, broke him to saddle and spent lots of time on groundwork. He is really good under saddle and respects me on the ground in hand- still some issues to handle- but he is a terrible bully with other horses. I know some of it is over exuberance and a "teenager" attitude and he use to try it on me too, but I need some way to get him to handle other horses a lot less exuberantly. He is a hyper-active horse(ArabX Saddler) and needs constant changes in training and stimulus otherwise he gets bored very quickly. He bullies all the others- rushing at them, biting and generally teasing them- the only one he respects is the alpha mare as she just ignores him, but the youngsters and the oldies get teased and chased unmercifully can't separate him from the herd as he then gets frantic and he "needs" the companionship and stimulus too as he spent 3 years alone. I have tried the "chasing" bit when he rounded on the one mare when I was close to her- he does it to the dogs too if they come anywhere near me when he is in the vicinity.I think everyone thought I had lost my marbles when I chased him out of the herd until he approached quietly and calmly again- I tried to "show " him I wouldn't tolerate him bullying the others when I was around and it works most of the time - with some reminders occasionally, but it seems almost to be a "jealousy" issue. Regards, Cindy Budler Afrox I P Marketing Germiston Gauteng Ph : 011 876 1179 Cell : 082 464 1809 Fax : 011 873 5902 E Mail : cindy.budler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx This e-mail message and all attachments contain the CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY information of The Afrox Group and may contain LEGALLY PRIVILEGED information. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, distribution, or use of this e-mail, its attachments or any information contained therein is unauthorised and prohibited. If you have received this in error, please contact the sender immediately and delete this e-mail and any attachments. _____________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for viruses by the WorldCom Internet Managed Scanning Service - powered by MessageLabs. For further information visit http://www.worldcom.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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