I love the fact that you say at the end not to do the same thing at the same time every day when it comes to feed, I have friends who have to be home at 6pm to feed there horses because the horses MUST be fed and boxed at 6pm or they think the sky is going to fall, I have always thought that is crazy because life just doesn't work that way for any creature and by starting that habit, you are creating another problem that needs to be dealt with. Thanks for this video.
I feel validated by you sir. I have been helping horses with their human problems since I was very young...45+ years. I have not been very popular, due to my patience level and "listening" to the horse vs the human. You have given me hope, that one day many more horse people will understand a partner is so much more rewarding than having a horse that has been conquered. Thank you.
Kate, by going to her and saying stop you give her the attention she wants. When she bangs the gate, immediately turn and walk away. Then when she stops banging come back. After a while she will figure that banging the gate make you go away.
Hay have ? For you my hores is not Bad behavior he push me in and he want his food every time and he like shove me in his stall I need some tips on how to do that with my horse not do that and I am so yeah ?
Ha. Some "horse people" would admonish me for having no feeding schedule. Many horse care books even insisted horses digest their grain better and are less stressed when kept on a strict schedule. I never bought into that and I never had impatient or rude eaters. Thanks for making this vid. One might also record the sounds of getting grain ready and just play it at odd times as another tool in the training box.
I have a mare that when she first came, she would literally tremble in fear when feeding process started. Upon some research from former owner, I learned that she was "disciplined" if she made any noise during feeding. So her behavioral issue was not because she wanted her grain it was that feeding time meant "discipline", whatever that meant. I changed her stall to closest to feed bins. When feed time happened, I allow a 30 min buffer, I simply made up her grain bucket, quietly gave it to her, then continued with the rest of the horses. This took months. She obviously had ulcers as well. After several months, I was able to get everybody's grain made then go down the line to feed. I kept her stall near the grain bin so she would be first, not so she gets fed first but really to stop her mental terror of possible discipline. I think they probably smacked her with a dressage whip or banged on the stall bars. Anyway, she is pretty calm now. People who have no mastery of the basics of horsemanship, who own horses, really tic me off.
Oh I like that idea, the one where you leave with the potential reward when they misbehave. I started volunteering with feeding horses and I think a lot of volunteers have taught them bad habits. One horse in particular almost shoved me over when I was taking too long to take her out to pasture. I'm glad I knew enough then to get her out of my space and moving, but this is an interesting alternative.
i did something similar with my young mare, putting the food out of her reach and walking around the paddock ignoring her pining for the food until she would run up to me- ears forward for a scratch as a reward instead of food.
I have a warmblood mare who does exactly that and more. If I ignore her and make her wait she has on one or two occasions stood on her hinds. I won't go in but dump the feed outside the stall until I say she can have it, not the other way round. The noise does my head in but she is slowly getting the message,
Thank you for this video. I feed my gelding everyday to keep his weight up. I've noticed that he gets pretty excited and gets to pawing and now he's been pinny with his ears. It's not that he's going to strike out at me it's "come on I want my food and you are being so slow!!". Thanks for giving me some tips on how to correct it! :)
I had the problem of being crowded by my horse at feeding time, he is now 9yo and 16.1hh and built like a brick outhouse, and also an ex-racer. He is paddocked 24/7 and I ended up teaching him to walk away and stand still. When he did that, I would put the bucket down, say "tea time" and walk away. He's now come to the realisation that he will get his food faster if he goes away and stands still. He is now at the point where I can go away and leave the bucket there, but if I don't say....
I have a friend with a 2 yr old filly that does something like that mare, except more drastically. I've never met the filly but apparently she has almost trampled them or offered to bite and kick as they put her grain in. I'm sure there is some more underlying issues such as insufficient groundwork or something, but this also is something to consider. They come in with the grain, as soon as she starts to pin her ears, leave with the grain. Another friend of mine would back her horse up as it pinned it's ears, and then she herself would get tired of it and walk back to the grain as the horse followed just as cranky as before. That gelding also could use some of your knowledge.
Your friends are creating their own problems. The first horse is being inadvertently teased with the grain while the second horse isn't being made to correct his attitude before being fed because the owner doesn't want to spend the time it takes. I'd guess the owner of the filly is intimidated by his or her horse.
I have a problem with a horse that bangs the gate because she wants attention. Do I just ignore her to make her stop? Saying stop makes her stop until I walk away, then she starts banging again. Thanks for the video it really made me question what I was doing to make her bang her hooves on the fence.
Thank you Warwick for making this video! I love how you problem solve and see the world. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. My mare is very food aggressive, but I board her at a barn right now. If the staff aren't willing to do new methods etc. Is there a way I can work on the food aggression (at other times) and help it go away even though I don't feed her every single meal? Or do you really need that full-time consistency?
hahaha about the mare pinning her ears and you took you and your grain with you- that was funny! (I'm going to try that w/ my mare) grat info- thanks- Oh- i think this works w/ human kids too!!
I recently got a horse that when I have my mom go to get the grain ready (after we are done for the day) she will push over me, run into me, or even rip the halter and lead rope out of my hands. Also the last time I fed her she whinnied, swung her hindquarters around, started pawing at the ground and then I had the halter half off and she rip it the rest of the way off and took off. I was just wanting to know what you suggest I do to get her under control and her to stop this behavior? Thank you
I just totally messed up. My horse has not been very respectful and the last few months we have worked hard at ground work and manners and he has come a long way. He kicked me once 2 wks after I got him because I was trying to take him away from alfalfa. Today I went into his stall at feeding time and was simply petting him. He pinned his ears, turned his butt toward me and I RAN OUT. I went back in thinking I might be able to do a better job of showing leadership, just to be run out again. UGH... I dont know what to do now, I realize I have now just re-enforced his bad behavior
hi Warwick..can this work with a horse that when the float is stationary ..at traffic light or traffic jams paws the floor.....I have tried leaving him in the float when we arrive home and doing other things for a while but he just gets louder and then bangs with his hind legs as well....I m concerned he may damage his legs or the float would really appreciate your help......thank you so much for the videos and the time you give to us they really are priceless cheers Jacqui
Jacqui ledgerwood I have an idea! I know your comment was long ago but I had the same problem with my horse! Here's how I fixed it; she is banging on the trailer all the time, so she wants to move her feet. At home, I would lunge her and do a C pattern around the trailer and rest her inside. As soon as she would bang on the trailer or paw, out she goes to do more work. As soon as she's in the trailer standing quietly, I let her out.
Sybil is the worst. She bangs the door although she gets nothing until she stops. She also crowds and pushes. My stallion, Sweetheart, is the best. He looks at me pointedly until I bring his grain then trots between me and his feeder then stands back until I've dumped it in. Sybil will push and shove until her hay is in the feeder so I have to send her back repeatedly until she can behave. Sweetheart follows politely although he will snatch a bite off a flake as we walk over. Since he has a little to chew on as we go he contains himself and waits patiently while I open out the flakes in order to check for dust, mold, or other contaminants. Both horses are otherwise quite well behaved although Sweetheart does get up to far more mischief.
My friend had a problem with her pony’s posting at the gate so bad they would pill off their front shoes and bent all her gates until she put a hot wire along the front of the g@tes which was a thing I had seen another friend do on her fathers poll Hereford stud he did it because the stud bulls he was breeding would rub on the gates bending them so he made them hot bu I will suggest your idea to my friend with the ponies
Hello Warwick. I am a new horse owner and have a 2 year old gelding (Arabian/QH) who loves to bite and pull on my clothes. He doesn't actually bite me, or anyone else, he just loves to pull on clothes. I believe his previous owner would always hide treats in their pockets. I've had him 9 months. He actually loved to bite on everything, even the bobcat/skidsteer when I'm driving it (he walks right up to it and I have to stop so he doesn't get hurt). He's extremely curious, and doesn't seem to scare easily. I've been working with him slowly over all these months, but moreso now that summer is here. Again, I'm new to all this, and want to know how to properly correct him when he grabs at my clothes!? He's extremely smart; picks things up easily. I want to make break him of this bad habit, and not do more damage. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!
Haniyya Dobsky... Firstly, he needs to respect your space. Correct him every time he gets lippy with your clothes, he needs to learn not to get into your space and be disrespectful. The sooner, the better. My Arab/QH boy ripped My earrings out once, why...I used to give him the occasional sugar cube & let him be in my face, I walked up to him and he saw these White squares dangling. Sugar cube, yummy ripped them right out! Not his fault at all, totally my fault as he was only doing what I had allowed him to do. Come up, get lippy, be disrespectful and have a small treat. I soon changed that behaviour in the both of us. Go back to ground work with him and start the correction process.
Hi Warwick my pony Finlay is a 6 yr old Connemara he is a very good boy in most ways, however he bites whenever he gets the chance. The main problem is that he is VERY bargy if the door is open he will barge right past me, the yard owner or anyone that is in his way. He can also be quite bargy when bringing him in from the field. He has also only been at our yard for 10 days. Do you (or anyone) have any ways to stop his biting & barging and ideas to help him settle in to his new home. Thank you
The biting and the barging are the same thing, he's had the horse behaviour trained out of him and now doesnt understand the rules. Horses don't constantly barge, or bit, each other in a herd situation. The first thing I'd do is stop being so predictable, it takes care of a lot if issues. Watch this video th-cam.com/video/f1kl2iIpWqg/w-d-xo.html
I love the fact that you say at the end not to do the same thing at the same time every day when it comes to feed, I have friends who have to be home at 6pm to feed there horses because the horses MUST be fed and boxed at 6pm or they think the sky is going to fall, I have always thought that is crazy because life just doesn't work that way for any creature and by starting that habit, you are creating another problem that needs to be dealt with. Thanks for this video.
I feel validated by you sir. I have been helping horses with their human problems since I was very young...45+ years. I have not been very popular, due to my patience level and "listening" to the horse vs the human. You have given me hope, that one day many more horse people will understand a partner is so much more rewarding than having a horse that has been conquered.
Thank you.
love how the dog checks out everything like he may be missing out on something good. never know. haha
Kate, by going to her and saying stop you give her the attention she wants. When she bangs the gate, immediately turn and walk away. Then when she stops banging come back. After a while she will figure that banging the gate make you go away.
Hay have ? For you my hores is not Bad behavior he push me in and he want his food every time and he like shove me in his stall I need some tips on how to do that with my horse not do that and I am so yeah ?
I am glad that u said about the ear pinning because we have an older mare that does the same exact thing. I found this very helpful thank you
Beautiful stable and stalls.
Ha. Some "horse people" would admonish me for having no feeding schedule. Many horse care books even insisted horses digest their grain better and are less stressed when kept on a strict schedule. I never bought into that and I never had impatient or rude eaters. Thanks for making this vid. One might also record the sounds of getting grain ready and just play it at odd times as another tool in the training box.
I can hear some "bangin' and clangin" out there! You are Excellent, Mr. Warwick! Good on You!
Couldn't help but get a little distracted by the corgi scurrying in fast forward 🤣
I have a mare that when she first came, she would literally tremble in fear when feeding process started. Upon some research from former owner, I learned that she was "disciplined" if she made any noise during feeding. So her behavioral issue was not because she wanted her grain it was that feeding time meant "discipline", whatever that meant. I changed her stall to closest to feed bins. When feed time happened, I allow a 30 min buffer, I simply made up her grain bucket, quietly gave it to her, then continued with the rest of the horses. This took months. She obviously had ulcers as well. After several months, I was able to get everybody's grain made then go down the line to feed. I kept her stall near the grain bin so she would be first, not so she gets fed first but really to stop her mental terror of possible discipline. I think they probably smacked her with a dressage whip or banged on the stall bars. Anyway, she is pretty calm now. People who have no mastery of the basics of horsemanship, who own horses, really tic me off.
Oh I like that idea, the one where you leave with the potential reward when they misbehave. I started volunteering with feeding horses and I think a lot of volunteers have taught them bad habits. One horse in particular almost shoved me over when I was taking too long to take her out to pasture. I'm glad I knew enough then to get her out of my space and moving, but this is an interesting alternative.
i did something similar with my young mare, putting the food out of her reach and walking around the paddock ignoring her pining for the food until she would run up to me- ears forward for a scratch as a reward instead of food.
I learn something from every one of your videos. Thank you.
I had this problem at my barn your method totally works! Thanks!
I have a warmblood mare who does exactly that and more. If I ignore her and make her wait she has on one or two occasions stood on her hinds. I won't go in but dump the feed outside the stall until I say she can have it, not the other way round. The noise does my head in but she is slowly getting the message,
Thank you for this video. I feed my gelding everyday to keep his weight up. I've noticed that he gets pretty excited and gets to pawing and now he's been pinny with his ears. It's not that he's going to strike out at me it's "come on I want my food and you are being so slow!!". Thanks for giving me some tips on how to correct it! :)
I had the problem of being crowded by my horse at feeding time, he is now 9yo and 16.1hh and built like a brick outhouse, and also an ex-racer.
He is paddocked 24/7 and I ended up teaching him to walk away and stand still. When he did that, I would put the bucket down, say "tea time" and walk away. He's now come to the realisation that he will get his food faster if he goes away and stands still. He is now at the point where I can go away and leave the bucket there, but if I don't say....
i realy like this.gets the imagination going.very helpful .thank you
Thanks for the help! I knew I was doing something wrong! :)
Such cool ideas!
I have a friend with a 2 yr old filly that does something like that mare, except more drastically. I've never met the filly but apparently she has almost trampled them or offered to bite and kick as they put her grain in. I'm sure there is some more underlying issues such as insufficient groundwork or something, but this also is something to consider. They come in with the grain, as soon as she starts to pin her ears, leave with the grain.
Another friend of mine would back her horse up as it pinned it's ears, and then she herself would get tired of it and walk back to the grain as the horse followed just as cranky as before. That gelding also could use some of your knowledge.
Your friends are creating their own problems. The first horse is being inadvertently teased with the grain while the second horse isn't being made to correct his attitude before being fed because the owner doesn't want to spend the time it takes. I'd guess the owner of the filly is intimidated by his or her horse.
Pavlov's dogs - Warwick's Feeding Method = Success/Brilliance
I have a problem with a horse that bangs the gate because she wants attention. Do I just ignore her to make her stop? Saying stop makes her stop until I walk away, then she starts banging again. Thanks for the video it really made me question what I was doing to make her bang her hooves on the fence.
How long do they need to stop pawing before giving it feed
Thank you Warwick for making this video! I love how you problem solve and see the world. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. My mare is very food aggressive, but I board her at a barn right now. If the staff aren't willing to do new methods etc. Is there a way I can work on the food aggression (at other times) and help it go away even though I don't feed her every single meal? Or do you really need that full-time consistency?
hahaha about the mare pinning her ears and you took you and your grain with you- that was funny! (I'm going to try that w/ my mare) grat info- thanks- Oh- i think this works w/ human kids too!!
Thank you so much this really helped :D
I recently got a horse that when I have my mom go to get the grain ready (after we are done for the day) she will push over me, run into me, or even rip the halter and lead rope out of my hands. Also the last time I fed her she whinnied, swung her hindquarters around, started pawing at the ground and then I had the halter half off and she rip it the rest of the way off and took off. I was just wanting to know what you suggest I do to get her under control and her to stop this behavior? Thank you
warrick walks like a real horseman
I just totally messed up. My horse has not been very respectful and the last few months we have worked hard at ground work and manners and he has come a long way.
He kicked me once 2 wks after I got him because I was trying to take him away from alfalfa.
Today I went into his stall at feeding time and was simply petting him. He pinned his ears, turned his butt toward me and I RAN OUT. I went back in thinking I might be able to do a better job of showing leadership, just to be run out again. UGH... I dont know what to do now, I realize I have now just re-enforced his bad behavior
hi Warwick..can this work with a horse that when the float is stationary ..at traffic light or traffic jams paws the floor.....I have tried leaving him in the float when we arrive home and doing other things for a while but he just gets louder and then bangs with his hind legs as well....I m concerned he may damage his legs or the float would really appreciate your help......thank you so much for the videos and the time you give to us they really are priceless cheers Jacqui
+Jacqui ledgerwood What is he liketied up , not in the float, for long oeriods ?
Thank you so much for your reply Warwick he is OK not a problem.... only in the float when its not moving.
Jacqui ledgerwood I have an idea! I know your comment was long ago but I had the same problem with my horse! Here's how I fixed it; she is banging on the trailer all the time, so she wants to move her feet. At home, I would lunge her and do a C pattern around the trailer and rest her inside. As soon as she would bang on the trailer or paw, out she goes to do more work. As soon as she's in the trailer standing quietly, I let her out.
Sybil is the worst. She bangs the door although she gets nothing until she stops. She also crowds and pushes. My stallion, Sweetheart, is the best. He looks at me pointedly until I bring his grain then trots between me and his feeder then stands back until I've dumped it in. Sybil will push and shove until her hay is in the feeder so I have to send her back repeatedly until she can behave. Sweetheart follows politely although he will snatch a bite off a flake as we walk over. Since he has a little to chew on as we go he contains himself and waits patiently while I open out the flakes in order to check for dust, mold, or other contaminants. Both horses are otherwise quite well behaved although Sweetheart does get up to far more mischief.
My friend had a problem with her pony’s posting at the gate so bad they would pill off their front shoes and bent all her gates until she put a hot wire along the front of the g@tes which was a thing I had seen another friend do on her fathers poll Hereford stud he did it because the stud bulls he was breeding would rub on the gates bending them so he made them hot bu I will suggest your idea to my friend with the ponies
why is it i don't see comment a bought the sound? i dont have time for lip reading thumb doun
Hello Warwick. I am a new horse owner and have a 2 year old gelding (Arabian/QH) who loves to bite and pull on my clothes. He doesn't actually bite me, or anyone else, he just loves to pull on clothes. I believe his previous owner would always hide treats in their pockets. I've had him 9 months. He actually loved to bite on everything, even the bobcat/skidsteer when I'm driving it (he walks right up to it and I have to stop so he doesn't get hurt). He's extremely curious, and doesn't seem to scare easily.
I've been working with him slowly over all these months, but moreso now that summer is here. Again, I'm new to all this, and want to know how to properly correct him when he grabs at my clothes!? He's extremely smart; picks things up easily. I want to make break him of this bad habit, and not do more damage.
Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!
Haniyya Dobsky... Firstly, he needs to respect your space. Correct him every time he gets lippy with your clothes, he needs to learn not to get into your space and be disrespectful. The sooner, the better. My Arab/QH boy ripped My earrings out once, why...I used to give him the occasional sugar cube & let him be in my face, I walked up to him and he saw these White squares dangling. Sugar cube, yummy ripped them right out!
Not his fault at all, totally my fault as he was only doing what I had allowed him to do. Come up, get lippy, be disrespectful and have a small treat. I soon changed that behaviour in the both of us.
Go back to ground work with him and start the correction process.
Hi Warwick my pony Finlay is a 6 yr old Connemara he is a very good boy in most ways, however he bites whenever he gets the chance. The main problem is that he is VERY bargy if the door is open he will barge right past me, the yard owner or anyone that is in his way. He can also be quite bargy when bringing him in from the field. He has also only been at our yard for 10 days. Do you (or anyone) have any ways to stop his biting & barging and ideas to help him settle in to his new home. Thank you
The biting and the barging are the same thing, he's had the horse behaviour trained out of him and now doesnt understand the rules. Horses don't constantly barge, or bit, each other in a herd situation.
The first thing I'd do is stop being so predictable, it takes care of a lot if issues. Watch this video
th-cam.com/video/f1kl2iIpWqg/w-d-xo.html
It's just the same with teaching kids -you don't reinforce bad behaviour.You want food? Show some respect.And that goes both ways.
If I don't say "tea time" he won't go over to his bucket.