My 3yr.old horse keeps turning his butt to me.....how do i make him stop???

Question

My 3yr.old horse doesn't respect me and when I try to feed him grass or pet him he'll turn his butt to me out of no respect and sometimes I'll be filling up his water bucket and he'll for no reason get mad and start stomping and bucking and sometimes you can walk past him and he'll like come after you.... how do I make him stop and respect me????? HELP!!!

Answer 1

you need to lunge that horse. ride and ride and ride. work him. he thinks hes the alpha and your just another member of the herd. you need to show him whos boss. follow him around the psture for at least an hour. sit in his stall with him. you fed him. don't let your parents feed the hay and grain or w.e. you feed. you take on the chorse by your self, that horse needs to learn your the boss. that stomping i believe is because he is impatient. take him out on a lead rope and halve someone fill up the bucket with water, if he start bucking/stomping move him so hes walking in circles. back him up, and keep turning him. and when he starts coming after you you just go right back to him, get after him and show him whos boss. lunge the horse do plenty of riding and ground work, don't let him get away with ANYTHING

Answer 2

Try joining up with him.

YOU are the 'herd leader', and frankly, if he doesn't respect you there needs to be consequences!

Good luck!

Answer 3

Get a Parelli tape on it and do the groundwork...this behavior will only get worse.  There are excellent exercises that teach respect, and the tapes will instruct you step by step.

OK....eqquus is right...first stop the aggression in it's tracks...kind of like, shoot first and ask questions later......Never tolerate this behavior.  And before I get a Parelli bashing, it can be any trainer that has a tape out!!!!!!!!!

Answer 4

you need to work him alot, like lunge him ride him and make him love you but also show him whos boss. lead him around alot too.  

Answer 5

Every time he turns that butt to you, move him off by using a lead rope. First get the butt turned away from you. If he just runs off, walk after him and get him working, like a horse in a herd would. If he ducks right, throw out the end of the lead rope to head him off and get him going left. If he runs, make him run more. If he stops and turns into you, step back, open your shoulder to invite him, and let him come to you and then rub and pat. If he doesn't come after 5 seconds, set him off again. Get his feet moving and keep them moving until he gets the "ah-ha" look and you have his attention that you are to be respected and only good behavior earns him the reward of comfort. This is an extremely condensed version of the basic principle of communicating effectively with your horse and demanding his respect and attention. Nip it in the bud, stay calm, patient, and persistent.

For the coming after you, that's aggression and needs to be reprimanded quickly and with firmness. Smack and "NO!" is one way. In the field, he'd get kicked for that. Another thing I'd do, if a youngster ever came after me, I'd put on quite the show yelling, waving my hands in the air, stomping my feet, totally freaking him out so he'd get the message. He'd *think* he was going to die.  

Answer 6

wat u do is u grab a crop whip and u whip its butt untill it learns if it dosent work e mail me i hav 7 horses

Answer 7

Spend time just near him! Talk to him, sing even, if you feel comfortable. Horses adore attention, even though some may seem ambivalent to you. Get him used to your presence. Once you've established a good relationship in which the horse trusts you, it will be MUCH easier to get through to him.

Also, if he's just rude, get physical!

If he pushes you, push back! Many horses tend to be dull sided- to humans at least. Since we don't want to hurt or upset the horse, we can be too gentle when we need to get a point across. Keep in mind how much bigger the horse is, they're not exactly fragile. Don't be afraid, you ARE boss,. Keep that in mind, and he'll figure it out.

Good luck. :)

Answer 8

Now I agree with gallop you need to start doing your ground work BUT and heres the BUT you are not going to like it.........No matter what stage of training I was in If any horse of mine showed me that kind of disrespect there would be some major trouble. If I were you, I would not go into the pasture without a dressage whip, just for your safety. If your horse  tries to hurt you by showing his butt and hops up  I would smack him so hard! That is so unacceptable!!! Im sure I will get thumbs down but thats down right dangerous, you need to tell him thats not going to be tolerated anymore. Now you need to take some responsibility for what is happening. Im sure this horse has shown you dominance before at lesser intensity and you have done nothing about it. You need to invest in a good video or more experienced horse person to help you.  Good luck and stay safe

Answer 9

Your horse is still a youngin, so its the perfect time to practice behavioral modification. If this were my horse, I would grab a crop and give him a few hard swats, just so he knows who's in charge.

Then, if the behavior continues, I would hit the wall with the crop, the noise is bound to scare him more than an actual beating.

Keep in mind, hes young, so dont abuse him, just keep reminding him whose boss

Answer 10

Give him a slap and make yourself the leader or he will get worse. You just need to put him in his place the same way another horse would do it.

Answer 11

Pucker up baby, pucker up!!  Maybe there is something back there that he wants you to see.  Does he have a hemorrhoid?