At 23:40:01 on 27.11.11, JessAndGrenville123 wrote:
Right so grenville loves and respects me, he likes my grandad and mum but he HATES everyone else. He is grouchy and will scowl at people and that was fine they just ignored him and when i am there too he is fine but when someone goes to see him without me he bites in a very aggressive way! He did it twice today but as soon as i walk over he runs to the back of the stable, lowers his head and licks and chews the air and approaches in a very submissive manner? He is confusing the hell out of me! He is never like this with children or other animals be it a horse or a dog etc just teenagers upwards, especially men. This more extreme behaviour has only started recently and i honestly don't know how to cope with this or fic the problem. I have always been proud of the fact he is very respectful of me and my space, i don't have to touch him or even say anything to get him to move my body language is enough yet my sister can heave on him all she likes and he will just scowl but now i think he would bite her! He even comes out hes stable door and lunges with his neck when someone walks past! Its really really bad now, i don't want a horse that bites and kicks, even if he is great with me. Any suggestions? :(

At 17:01:11 on 29.11.11, JessAndGrenville123 wrote:
Also was told today he is fine when i am not there he just seems to do it to others when i am around... Do horses get protective? Sounds silly lol i know dogs do but could this be what is wrong?

At 18:07:19 on 29.11.11, JaymeeLS wrote:
Well they do. Come on Jess you know a lot more horse behaviour than most! All I'm seeing from what you've said is that maybe as well as him seeing you as the dominant, you're also 'his' mare.... no one elses haha. Maybe?

At 23:59:51 on 29.11.11, JessAndGrenville123 wrote:
I do and it is baffling me haha he acts submissive to me but anyone else he is all teeth and scowly lol, it is annoying me because i don't want everyone to think he is evil haha, i need some ideas on how to stop this because i can't think of anything i else to try, i have joined up with him, let him know its not acceptable and got other to feed him carrots when he shows a glimmer of friendly behaviour lol nothing is working :\

At 03:21:17 on 30.11.11, JaymeeLS wrote:
That's all I can even hazard a guess at! That he's acting like a Stally towards you and your 'his' lol. If he's fine with others when you're not there? How many others will he let ride him? Is he fine while being ridden by other people and it's just his ground manners?

At 10:54:18 on 30.11.11, JessAndGrenville123 wrote:
He hates been ridden by other people, he is aweful to ride for anyone but me, he won't stop, continuously scowls, bucks, is very lazy to get going to start with and takes off with them over jumps often ditching them after lol, i was trying to put him on part loan and he had been an angel for months but when she got on him he just bucked and bucked and bucked... He is like this with most people, although when i lead him with them riding him he is fine because he surrenders to me? He also goes for people whilst i am on board, i once got on and just as i landed in the saddle he ran at joe on his horse, mouth wide going for joes face/neck area, luckily i swerved him away, he also kicks at other people when i am on him but another horse can get right up his bum and he won't flinch. He also won't catch for anyone else, my friend went to get him in with a carrot the other day and he ran away, saw the carrot, stole the carrot and ran away again, he does this with everyone but me and my grandad! I knew he was a one horse type when i bought him but he is getting possesive and he is doing my head in lol i love him but it is sooo irritating! I am scared incase he gets too aggressive and seriously hurts someone :\