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RE: [RC] Yearling mouthiness - Jim HollandWhen he comes over and starts "noodling" on you, grab his head, "baby talk" him softly and rub his head, especially his nose, all over fairly roughly till he backs off on his own. If he comes back, repeat. He'll get the message pretty soon! :) If he actually bites, the old John Lyons procedure has ALWAYS fixed that for me on the first try. Instantly hit him for 3 seconds as hard as you can with whatever you have in your hand...and be MAD! You're gonna rip his hide off and feed him to the crows! After 3 seconds, go back to whatever you were doing as though nothing had happened. Two rules: Don't hit him above the withers and don't hit him with anything sharp. (Feed buckets work really well) Jim, Sun of Dimanche, and Mahada Magic (The ultimate mouthy little guy who got that message on his first day here) -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jonni Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 4:11 PM To: Ridecamp Subject: [RC] Yearling mouthiness and what else can I do to get him to keep his mouth to himself? <<< Whack him. <gasp!> If he were to bite another horse, they would "bite back". Let him know this is NOT acceptable behavior. He'll get bored with the bit soon enough, and go back to placing his mouth elsewhere...probably on you. Jonni -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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