learning bad behavior from another horse?

carinlynchin · 05-12-2008, 07:25 PM

I've noticed today in the other field i have them in, she is giving my geling bad behaviors...its like they are equal on the status rank thing...but she's like his momma now....you'd swear he was her colt...he runs behind her when I come to him and under her neck....and all I was trying to do was worm them and then later love on them...he NEVER runs from me...he is the easiest to catch...but since I've gotten her.....UGH!!!! it just ****** me off so bad...sorry...its not that she's a bad horse...she's just teaching my angel bad behaviors...like not wanting to get caught and being spooky....they've only been in that field for like a few days ....unless they came across a coyote or cougar and they have gotten spooked...or maybe he's mad at me...I dont' know...anywho...just trying to catch them was a pain...they'd gallop away.......I normally don't have that much of a problem in my field...something just changed since I moved them over there. Or is it her...because I just don't know what has gotten into him...its either her, or being mad at me for moving him to another field farther away from home or him just becoming more of a herd with her instead of me (like it used to be)

TrailBlazer · 05-12-2008, 08:01 PM

I would guess you are right and it is her.

TrailBlazer · 05-12-2008, 08:05 PM

Some times you may have to catch the trouble maker first.

carinlynchin · 05-12-2008, 09:24 PM

why is he doing this...is he considering her higher up than me? but their relationship is very strange. He is the only gelding that we've had her near that she can eat out of the same grain pile with no pinning of the ears etc...and other geldings she sniffs then makes a squeal sound and strikes with her front hoof...but not to my little gelding. They kind of treat each other the same ...but today when they were taking off, I saw him bite her on her neck sort of in a way to MAKE her go...even though most of the time she'd go first and he'd follow...its like hard to distinguish who's in charge between them...but when they were both in my field, and I'd come out he'd still run up to me at the fence...and was sweet and all that..but since I moved them to my neighbors field (more grass) all this happened. Well actually I just noticed it today. I just want to know what the reason is....I originally thought it was her fault...and it might be...but how come the problem didn't arise in my field

could it be this: when we got her, she went to his territory (we had him longer)....then when I moved them, I took her first and then him....so could it be that since she was there first...even though only for 20 minutes, that its her territory and he's following her?? I have no idea what to think. I am selling her anyway and I am worried that this has become a bad habit and he'll do it when they get back here or if she gets sold before then, when its just hiim and the other soon-to-be gelding here.

05-12-2008, 07:25 PM	#1
carinlynchin Full Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 181 Images: 61	learning bad behavior from another horse? I've noticed today in the other field i have them in, she is giving my geling bad behaviors...its like they are equal on the status rank thing...but she's like his momma now....you'd swear he was her colt...he runs behind her when I come to him and under her neck....and all I was trying to do was worm them and then later love on them...he NEVER runs from me...he is the easiest to catch...but since I've gotten her.....UGH!!!! it just ****** me off so bad...sorry...its not that she's a bad horse...she's just teaching my angel bad behaviors...like not wanting to get caught and being spooky....they've only been in that field for like a few days ....unless they came across a coyote or cougar and they have gotten spooked...or maybe he's mad at me...I dont' know...anywho...just trying to catch them was a pain...they'd gallop away.......I normally don't have that much of a problem in my field...something just changed since I moved them over there. Or is it her...because I just don't know what has gotten into him...its either her, or being mad at me for moving him to another field farther away from home or him just becoming more of a herd with her instead of me (like it used to be)

05-12-2008, 08:01 PM	#2
TrailBlazer Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Manitoba, Canada Posts: 430	I would guess you are right and it is her. __________________ "Always expect the worst in life. That way you'll never be disappointed"

05-12-2008, 08:05 PM	#3
TrailBlazer Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Manitoba, Canada Posts: 430	Some times you may have to catch the trouble maker first. __________________ "Always expect the worst in life. That way you'll never be disappointed"

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05-12-2008, 09:24 PM	#4
carinlynchin Full Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 181 Images: 61	why is he doing this...is he considering her higher up than me? but their relationship is very strange. He is the only gelding that we've had her near that she can eat out of the same grain pile with no pinning of the ears etc...and other geldings she sniffs then makes a squeal sound and strikes with her front hoof...but not to my little gelding. They kind of treat each other the same ...but today when they were taking off, I saw him bite her on her neck sort of in a way to MAKE her go...even though most of the time she'd go first and he'd follow...its like hard to distinguish who's in charge between them...but when they were both in my field, and I'd come out he'd still run up to me at the fence...and was sweet and all that..but since I moved them to my neighbors field (more grass) all this happened. Well actually I just noticed it today. I just want to know what the reason is....I originally thought it was her fault...and it might be...but how come the problem didn't arise in my field could it be this: when we got her, she went to his territory (we had him longer)....then when I moved them, I took her first and then him....so could it be that since she was there first...even though only for 20 minutes, that its her territory and he's following her?? I have no idea what to think. I am selling her anyway and I am worried that this has become a bad habit and he'll do it when they get back here or if she gets sold before then, when its just hiim and the other soon-to-be gelding here.