Whats the best way 2 get a horse to stop Kicking?

Question

Ok I have a Horse that Kicks at times..

And I was wondering If yall have any tip's to get her to stop?

Answer 1

Is this at you or other horses?

When you add more info I will finish my answer.

Answer 2

like cowkicking, or bucking, what kind, umm, my sisters horse bucks a lot, but she has gotten better, like when my sister rides her if she bucks she stops and backs her up right after she stops the horse, that has seemed to work, she uses a harsh hand when backing too, to get the point across, i love ur name by the way, i do a rodeo, and i do 5 horse events, including barrels and poles, and i do chute doggin

Answer 3

I had a horse that would kick sometimes.  One day when I was just letting him run around the arena, I went in armed with some of those metal coffee cans.  When he ran around, and tried to kick in my direction, I threw the cans at his butt.  They aren't big or heavy enough to hurt him, but the sound of the metal cans scared him, and he didn't associate it with me, he just thought that the scariness came from him kicking out.  Now he never kicks.  Ever.  He won't even c**k a leg around a human.  It worked amazingly well.

Answer 4

You have to know why your horse kicks before you can resolve the problem.  Is it fear? disrespect? touching her? picking up her feet?  When horses are playing, they often kick up their heels and it has nothing to do with bad behavior.  You have to identify what provokes her kicking.  Horses do not just kick intermittently without a reason.  They usually kick in response to pain or fear or trying to protect themselves.  Once you determine the cause of her behavior, you can help her to get over it.

Answer 5

any particular time when she kicks? ie when being ridden and being asked to transition to a particular gait/lead, feeding time, etc.  or is she doing it just in running around the pasture and starts bucking kicking and carrying on while running free?  that part you may not be able to do anything about - getting steam/energy off etc.

feeding time - i have a 2 1/2 y/o filly who was a rescue horse less than a year ago (we got her from a horse rescue) when she was brought to the rescue she would (try to) bite, kick, you name it she was aggressive.  after deworming and putting weight back on her she was a different horse - mellow, calm, sweet, etc.  we've had her a week - a couple days ago i took the can of grain in and the feed dish to her (pasture) and she slammed her butt end into me then proceeded to kick the can out of my hands (fortunately she wasn't aiming for me or she would have done a lot more damage than just a bruise on my hip when she connected indirectly).  so instead of getting to eat she got an "attitude adjustment" first.  with her that basically consists of walking around the pasture at MY direction and pace (fast, slow, etc) and any time she tries to put her head down it gets yanked back up. we also had a face-to-face conversation.  the last part of it consisted of us walking back and forth around her smaller paddock without being allowed to go to her grain.  she got the message pretty quick and you could just see her mellow, at which point i unhooked the lead line and let her go eat.  she hasn't tried it since.

if its when she's being ridden, make sure you've had her vet checked for issues, pain could be a factor.  after that's ruled out it needs to be trained out of her.  don't hit/beat/use physical reminders etc.  lunging first before riding to get off excess energy would prly help, if she does it at the canter then every time she goes to kick etc bring her back to a trot then set her to canter again.  i also like the coffee can idea up there - might have to try that myself if she keeps her stuff up.

check with your instructor/trainer too - they will have some ideas for you.