Threatened by a strange horse, should I go again?
Good morning
I sometimes look after a friend's mare because I'm very busy with work.
The mare is in a huge pasture with two geldings. Until now, I've been able to approach the mare normally, pet her, and groom her. Once, when I wanted to lead her away, a gelding followed very closely and was very annoying. But that was it.
Last time I was there, I couldn't even pet the mare. When I approached her, the gelding quickly pushed himself between us. When I tried to get closer, he laid back his ears and held his rear end out toward me, which I thought was totally aggressive.
My mistake was giving the mare carrots often. Sure, food jealousy.
But I don't understand why the gelding is suddenly reacting like this? For the first few weeks, nothing happened at all; he practically ignored me. Then he chased me once, and then nothing happened again for a few days. And then this incident. The second gelding never pays any attention to me/us.
Of course I got out of the pasture before he could kick or bite.
Now my question:
Should I go back and see if it has escalated again or if everything is okay again?
Of course I won't feed anything anymore, but how would the horses know that?
To be honest, I'm a little worried that the gelding might really lose control today. The pasture is really big, and if the mare stands very far from the entrance, I won't be able to get away fast enough.
What do you think? Should I go again or skip it?
I'm already curious
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should I go again and see if it is “escalated” again or if everything is okay again?
Look for someone who can go and get through. All right. Then does not escalate it from the outset. You alone shouldn't do that. Probably you miss the right second where you can still react well to the gelding.
It is important to know the horse and its reaction well. I already had the case that a very dominant mare knew quite exactly that her hind-hufe were stronger than a “smiling” barley. Then it can go enormously to the eye
You got really good answers at Horse.de and still think about it?!
Don’t go alone anymore. No more feeding in the herd.
I would have sent the Wallach away immediately vigorously when trying to track me. You simply lack competence at the point, so it is so escalated. Therefore, not without an experienced person.
Please never brush a horse (in the midst of the herd) on the coupling – if, then lead to the connecting place and neatly “tie”…
You were probably a “intruder” in the herd of this Wallach – that you also feed there, did a rest to make the situation escalate.
Some horses tend to “stick” the herd in – and on – :
In no case should you be left alone with this issue – basically, I find it quite irresponsible from your friend…
He should make sure that this does not happen again – can end evil (especially for your health) !
I wish you all the best – as well as consistent and knowledgeable help to not lose joy…
The horses can’t do it!
Oh, I’d have a date with someone, and don’t go alone on the pasture. Talk to the stable operator, the owner of the Wallach and other people there. Ask how this is handled by other people. Depending on the character of the horse, other ways of action are useful.
I would like to go with the owner of the horse but he has no time today
Then I wouldn’t have time
You help him by taking care of his horse, and if he can’t support you in such troubles, the horse remains flat on the coupling. It doesn’t hurt him either.
My own skin would be more important to me than the beloved hobby. Possibly, the Wallach could be pointed into the barriers with simple means – but it is also possible that it becomes truly aggressive and dangerous. If he seriously hurts you, no one would thank you, but you would still be insulted for your “sense”.
So don’t go back until that’s settled.
Very correct
the one wallach is higher. That’s why he’s fed with what’s logical. at least from the point of view.
I would never give an egg to a child from a threesome group and nothing to the other two.
so – all or no one and since one does not feed foreign horses, nobody gets anything on the grazing. in principle one does not feed horses out of hand when other horses are there.
the horse, which is even fed from the hand, must learn how to take food from the hand. the hand with the food comes to the horse when the horse has sat down quite calmly and shows a positive body and face expression. in NO case, the horse head may move in the direction of food.
how to teach a horse that is in “to learn horses” by viviane theby. at all this is a good book on your question topic, if not the best at all. is why horses tick as they tick and how to make themselves understandable. I still cost under 15 euro.
also your body language signals that you accept the higher rank of the wallach. this wallach has sorted you as a low-ranking in his little horse world and finds that you are not right to take “his” just stubborn.
it will escalate every time you don’t stop it as soon as possible.
even though you’re not sure that you want to take the stubborn one with you. that expresses your body language.
go get the horse together with someone who knows how to do it and let it teach you.
where the stubborn has never learned anything fundamental and it will be time to teach her this.
straight horses that are housed on a wide areal must come at least on call to enter (the bone doesn’t come to the dog and the man doesn’t come to the horse…), at best if it hears your car or if you look up in the direction weidetor or on a whiff. even if twelve people at the same time eject the same pfiff, a horse can easily distinguish which is the relevant one.
I have this whiteness of an Australian friend who has about 200 square kilometers large areal. 8 months in the year once a week looks a neighbor after his 4 horses, the remaining 4 months he spends himself there. it has a bach on the ground that leads reliably water and a water point at the house, so he should wait until the horses are thirsty if he wants to ride. which is, of course, stupid, because if the horses don’t want to go to the water, they’ll go to the bach drink.
in the course of a horse life saves the pettyness of the independent coming of the horse to the one who deals with it, countless ran kilometers and a baptismal time.
You have to get your body language in your hands before you can get the stubborn out of a group of horses. that you will do in accompaniment of someone who can – and in the first time you will take precautionally also “tante gerti” with or you will take to the horse instead of the normal helper knit a four meter long work rope with ends from leather.
Please don’t feed any more when the other horses are standing next.
Talk to the owner, go to the coupling. I want him to support you. No one’s helped if you landed in the hospital after the Wallach kicked out after you and caught you.