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Post by thekays on Aug 23, 2010 22:15:25 GMT
My home bred two year old has developed a lovely "cow kicking! habit when you try to fasten up leg straps, she,s quite highly strung but good natured so don,t know where this has come from. Anyone got any ideas of how to deal with this new habit? We,ve had a few other "quirks" but she grew out of those, she,s far too big to be throwing her weight around
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Post by sageandonion on Aug 24, 2010 7:52:33 GMT
Do you have to use leg straps? I hate them anyway. Sounds like she is just working her way through the naughty tricks diary. If you don't do the straps, no point in the cow kicking.
Do check her bits underneath though.
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Post by lillicob on Aug 24, 2010 11:12:48 GMT
My now 7 year old was a nightmare during her 2nd year, i turned her leg straps into just a fillet on her rugs as she kicked me in the jaw one day, she had another habit of chasing anyone that wasnt me out of the stable and trying to both barrel people, and escaping from the field that was another trick. She grew out of it all and is now fine.
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Post by sweetpea on Aug 24, 2010 11:50:22 GMT
my yearling the same.i stick to it and she gets better
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Post by thekays on Aug 24, 2010 19:19:25 GMT
thanks everyone, have checked her bits in a sane moment, she,s fine, think it is just the naughty tricks diary, and thanks lillicob, thinks thats maybe what i needed to hear, she was an angel as a foal and yearling and a nightmare as a two year old, but she,s well over 16 hh now so arging with her isn,t fun
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Post by lillicob on Aug 25, 2010 20:21:41 GMT
Terrible twos!! Our big horse who we have had since he was 4 months has had his cheeky moments, he is now 3 and 17 hands plus (darent measure him- ill pass out) there are serveral holes in his stable walls, his favourite trick was running off on the way to the field..he didnt drag me he just did a big leap and was gone. Its part of the joys of having youngsters.
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Post by armada on Aug 25, 2010 22:35:08 GMT
Part and parcel of the unruly youngster rule book, I tuck well into them when fastening the straps and if they start, they get a short index finger knuckle poke behind the flank, its usually enough to stop them doing it.
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Post by horseymadamz on Aug 27, 2010 23:39:07 GMT
touch wood i have been lucky with my colt he only 14.2hh but at any size they can be a handful but he not been coltish at all except for showing off when the mares are out in the next field which is just amusing as they ignore him, was worried about him been pushy or bargy or kicking biting etc but he has been an angel so far just done silly things like running through the electric fence and scaring himself to bits or rearing up and landing on top the fencing whilst showing off but never does it around people just when he playing with the other horses has showed my folks up who said it was a mistake buyin a young colt that he would be too dangerous and stuff he nothing of the sought, but alas the porr fella went to get gelded couple months back found out he was a rig, so has to go for the full big op in couple weeks poor fella just hope he ok
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Post by LucyHebditch on Aug 29, 2010 21:28:38 GMT
hmm maybe just get rid of the leg straps? If thats the only thing that causes her to do this, what's the point in making an issue of it! They're only leg straps and are totally pointless IMO.
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