At 18:45:36 on 08.09.10, CoyoteQueen wrote:
My two year stud colt likes to bite. If I have treats and I'm giving them out to the other horses, there are six total including him, he'll stand over me and bite any of the other horses who try to get a treat. If I don't give him a treat he'll bite me. I feel rather awful swatting him on the nose for it and I was wondering if there was any other way to get him to stop biting me and let him know I mean business. Bandit is my very first horse, I know super idea to get an untrained two year old, but I'm getting him for free and have zero boarding fees and as a plus he lives right behind me. He's getting cut next week so perhaps he'll be a bit more docile then. Until next week though I'm planning on working with him as often as I can. Also, I need any tips I can on training him as I'll be doing most of it myself. He's mildly halter broken but he's not very good at leading. We haven't got a round pen currently because the horses savaged it and pulled a few of the posts out of the ground. So I have to do it beside the barn. In all honesty he follows me around like a duck until I put a lead rope on him and then he's a fruit loop. He follows me and even though I use a 12 ft lead he still practically runs me over. He's extremely jealous as well. He refuses to let any of the other horses near me other than his young sister Apache. Any tips, tricks, or advice would be so so helpful and much appreciated.

At 20:44:55 on 08.09.10, ToriSilverson wrote:
ok sounds to me like you need to be firmer with him,i dont mean beat him or anything, just if he doesnt do something in an accepteble way, take him back and make him do it again untill its acceptable. i generally have the rule with my horse and the horses in the field with him that there is to be no fighting while i am there, those that do fight will be sent away from "the group" (basically chased) usually it just takes a look now to stop any biting. you could try leading him behind another horse, maybe apache? if he starts messing around make him stop and do it again, he should eventually realise that pulling wont get him anywhere. i think you just need to assert yourself make him respect your space....

At 01:08:27 on 09.09.10, CoyoteQueen wrote:
Apache is so small that he would drag her. I could probably do it with his sire Jack. Jack is a big boy and there wouldn't be any dragging him about. He bit me today and I gave him a good smack on the nose and he tried to turn his butt to me like he was going to kick me but I tugged him back with his halter so he couldn't turn. I'm just afraid I'm going to get hurt because he's had little to no training.

At 13:07:24 on 09.09.10, LadyJennivieve wrote:
Colt = little stallion, and at two, he is probably feeling his oats. Just watch that he isn't behaving as though you are one of his mares. That would explain his "jealousy". Be as firm as you need to stay safe, which is firmer than with a mare or gelding. And he will still have colt-ish tendencies for around six months after he is castrated.

At 12:13:10 on 17.09.10, CoyoteQueen wrote:
Bandit was Gelded yesterday and here in a little bit I'll be going and checking on the poor boy. hopefully he'll be a little more docile now. His sire, who is gelded now, is a totally different horse now. He's still super friendly but he's so much more reliable. My six month old nephew can sit on his back while someone holds him and us not worry for a second about him having a fit. Before we would have never had the baby near that horse.

At 12:15:04 on 17.09.10, CoyoteQueen wrote:
Also I really started getting on him for running me over and now he stays safely three or so feet away from me on the lead. He actually lead fairly well now having been working with him. Occasionally he'll stop and I'll turn and give him a look and he'll come right along.

At 23:29:40 on 19.09.10, ToriSilverson wrote:
thats great to hear :)

At 20:05:00 on 23.09.10, CoyoteQueen wrote:
Again, any tips are greatly welcomed. He's doing well since he was gelded, I still work with him consistently. He's coming along fairly well. I've been getting back into riding shape by riding his sire Jack and really putting the lazy horse through his paces. I'm sore from it but Ill be riding again this afternoon too.

At 16:38:22 on 29.09.10, SShowjumper wrote:
i didnt read all the post, and was about to reply but then read more and i'm glad you got him gelded as it sounded to me like unless you really cracked down on him you was gonna have alot of trouble on your hands. you have to be careful with colts you cant let them walk over you. i'm glad hes doing well now :)

At 06:54:51 on 09.10.10, bazz94 wrote:
with the biting situation what I do with my horse, or any horse when he starts to get a bit nippy or even trying to walk on my heels I back him up. This is simply me saying 'Hey I have a personal bubble and I say when you can come in, please keep your distance' But it seems like he's going good now =) Just with the training thing with him getting ready to be ridden I would touch his back and lean on him regularly so he gets used to the weight while he's young also if you want do some 'desensitizing' training such as plastic bags and bikes and other 'scary' objects