So whenever I go to get on this gelding, he pins his ears, shakes his head, swishes his tail, picks up a leg, and often turns his head with his mouth open coming at me. At first I was popping him on the chin with the end of a lead rope every time he did it, but it wasn't working at all. So I tried a different approach, which was "kicking" like a dominant horse would. I lifted my foot to put it in the stirrup and as soon as he pinned those ears I made his feet move aggressively, and you could see "What the hell?!" in his eyes. I went to put my foot in the stirrup and he didn't even look at me. It may just been a temporary fix, but he sure wasn't thinking about biting me... Any advice on how to prevent it from happening again? I don't want to make it PHYSICALLY impossible for him to bite him, I want it to be MENTALLY impossible. If that makes sense.
Now, another thing. He drops out (male parts) a lot when I'm saddling him or working with him. And, it's stiff, like he's excited. He also drips. He is extremely laid back and pokey, and he doesn't act studly around mares or anything. Any clue why he might be doing this? Maybe he's just reallllly relaxed?
Now, another thing. He drops out (male parts) a lot when I'm saddling him or working with him. And, it's stiff, like he's excited. He also drips. He is extremely laid back and pokey, and he doesn't act studly around mares or anything. Any clue why he might be doing this? Maybe he's just reallllly relaxed?