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chowl
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Horse Charges Stall Gate
      01/25/07 07:36 AM
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Can anyone help with this problem? I have a horse ( Mare ) when it is in the stall will charge the stall gate when other horses are lead by. This is very upsetting to the person that is leading the other horse.

This horse is no problem when it is in the field with other horses. Could the charging horse be protecting its food or maybe it could be just protecting its space?

This charging horse has a goat as a stall mate. Could this mare be protecting the goat or stall mate like a mare with foal would?

I would thank any help or leads that would come my way

Thanks
chowl

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JazzDad
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Re: Horse Charges Stall Gate new [re: chowl]
      01/25/07 08:18 AM
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Sorry, I can't help myself from posting this 'answer': Take away her credit card! Oh, I'm killin' me. Stop.



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jdc40
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Re: Horse Charges Stall Gate new [re: chowl]
      01/25/07 08:20 PM
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Horses have a dominance hierarchy, it's like a order of command, and in a group you can have a dominant mare that once dominance is set the group will get along with each other from that point. This is if the group has been together for awhile, if your mare is fairly new to the group she may be trying to tell the others that she is the dominant and eventually the charging the stall will go away.

Another possiblility is something they call vice behavior. These are bad habits and are things like charging, kicking, biting, pawing, chewing and so forth. This type of behavior can be a result from boredom when in the stall or from mishandling or bad treatment at some point in its life when it was in the stall.

A horse book I have suggest using a "running W" to bring the horse to her knees or lay the horse down on the ground, which I have used that in training colts before. It helps calm the horse, in someways embrasses them and also shows them they can trust you. You have to make sure that it is not in the form of pain.

I went to a "horse whisper" seminar and had some information on how to handle problem horses but I couldn't find any of that for you. Hope some of this helped. jdc40

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LazyJ_Arabians
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Re: Horse Charges Stall Gate new [re: chowl]
      01/26/07 08:23 AM
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Charge back at her while rattling a pebble can, growling, or otherwise showing a little rage. Should work if she has any respect for you. If not, you have more serious problems than just this charging issue I think.

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