Unfortunately horses, like homo sapiens, can pick up some habits here and there. Here is the second part of 8 equine vices you've got to nip in the bid whenever you catch them.
Kicking: it's usual for horses to kick their heels up at each other when they are turned out to romp and play. Horses are also known to kick their stall walls' occasionally when they haven't been turned out. They also do this because of the presence of a mare in heat. These are relatively harmless; the danger comes in when a horse kicks at folks and other horses when being ridden. A horse exhibiting this type of behavior should be given over to a professional horseman for handling.
Weaving: Horses weave by rocking forward and back and from one side to the other. They frequently do this at the heads of their stalls. Unfortunately, this bad habit is contagious occasionally which means one weaving horse may set off other horses into weaving. When weaving becomes protracted, a pony can actually lame itself. Weaving is symptomatic of a horse with a twitchy disposition and the habit is not easy to get rid of. Regularly though, a pony stops weaving when its outside his stall, and therefore, the ideal solution is to keep the weaving horse outdoors as much as possible.
Rearing: This is a bad habit that can be very dangerous physically for riders or for folks who just happen to be close to rearing horses. Often horses rear so far back that they tumble over backwards and on any person unfortunate enough to be too near. When buying a pony, definitely avoid going in for rearing horses.
Barn Sour: Barn sour horses are particularly hesitant to leave their barns. If you compel such a pony to leave his barn, he may give you a heap of trouble. He may abruptly turn around while being ridden and try and bolt back to his barn. If you resist, he will perhaps resort to rearing and swapping ends and try and buck you off. Such horses can be highly threatening for newbs, who would be unable to control a rearing and bucking pony. Nonetheless this is a vice that can be removed with some effort.
Kicking: it's usual for horses to kick their heels up at each other when they are turned out to romp and play. Horses are also known to kick their stall walls' occasionally when they haven't been turned out. They also do this because of the presence of a mare in heat. These are relatively harmless; the danger comes in when a horse kicks at folks and other horses when being ridden. A horse exhibiting this type of behavior should be given over to a professional horseman for handling.
Weaving: Horses weave by rocking forward and back and from one side to the other. They frequently do this at the heads of their stalls. Unfortunately, this bad habit is contagious occasionally which means one weaving horse may set off other horses into weaving. When weaving becomes protracted, a pony can actually lame itself. Weaving is symptomatic of a horse with a twitchy disposition and the habit is not easy to get rid of. Regularly though, a pony stops weaving when its outside his stall, and therefore, the ideal solution is to keep the weaving horse outdoors as much as possible.
Rearing: This is a bad habit that can be very dangerous physically for riders or for folks who just happen to be close to rearing horses. Often horses rear so far back that they tumble over backwards and on any person unfortunate enough to be too near. When buying a pony, definitely avoid going in for rearing horses.
Barn Sour: Barn sour horses are particularly hesitant to leave their barns. If you compel such a pony to leave his barn, he may give you a heap of trouble. He may abruptly turn around while being ridden and try and bolt back to his barn. If you resist, he will perhaps resort to rearing and swapping ends and try and buck you off. Such horses can be highly threatening for newbs, who would be unable to control a rearing and bucking pony. Nonetheless this is a vice that can be removed with some effort.
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