[katiescat]

I went out to feed Minx in my new raincoat. The horses as I expected freaked when they saw me but normally they settle down when I take the hood off and talk to them.

Jack and Curly settled down after a good sniff of the coat and my hand and they were reassured it was me.

Minx however was acting funny (weird funny). He sniffed at me let me pet him a little then moved of as if terrified. When he stopped he had his feet under him and was shivering badly. Every time I got close he spooked a little more.

I had to take his hay all the way out to him. That was fine with me but when I got close enough he did something really strange. He dropped his head almost to the ground and started side stepping toward me. I took a couple of steps back and dropped his hay then he started eating fine.

I went to talk to Jack and Curly for a minute and when I turned around to leave Minx put his head up, didn't spook, and wasn't shivering anymore.

What was that all about? Got any ideas?

KC

[MissBandit]

Sounds like he was trying to make himself look like a tough guy. A lowered head is usually a passive gesture. But it sounds like he was snaking his neck, that is an aggressive posture. A bite threat to be exact (don't panic, it was probably a mime threat) As for his side stepping, that's aggressive posturing too. When a horse turns his shoulder at his object of attention and pushes towards it, that is showing dominance or mild aggression. He REALLY doesn't like that coat. LOL!