Thanks for your response. You have some wonderful insight and suggestions and I do not think you are a terrible person for stating your opinion. I was not clear enough in my initial post -- I would never blame him for this behavior. I know that this aggression is as a result of errors on my part. In posting on this group I was looking for suggestions in how to positively handle this situation and nip it in the bud. The situation with my daughter had never happened before and was 'out of the blue' and, in fact, it took place between a fence.
Thanks again and I welcome any other suggestions.
Happy Horse
--- In haflingerfriends@yahoogroups.com, "kiolak" <kiolak@...> wrote:
>
> Hello "Happy Horse" (I would prefer to address you by your real name, as this seems odd to me...),
>
> Seems to me that you have a problem with respect. If your horse, that you have owned for 3 years now does not obey you on the end of the leadline, how do you ever expect to have respect under saddle?
>
> I have resisted answering you, because I am trying to be more helpful and positive lately in my suggestions - but really and truly, there is no sugar coating your situation.
>
> I am sorry... but this is probably not what you want to hear. This is not your horses problem, but rather your own. You have not established who it is that is calling the shots. There is NO WAY that your horse should be able to, or should be allowed to charge at another horse while you are the one under control - be that under saddle or on the ground. To be honest, it angers me a bit that you would put your daughter in harms way...
>
> Please get some professional help. Stop blaming the horse. They only do as they are allowed to do.
> Sorry again, but if you think that "peaceful trail rides" just automatically happen, you would be wrong. If you are not able to train your horse to be respectful of you (number one, as that is where the problem starts) then you NEED to find someone who can help you.
>
> Now maybe, just maybe I have misread your post. Maybe I am adding details that are not there. Maybe you are not giving the whole picture. If there is more, then the only way you are going to get an honest and helpful answer is by divuldging the whole story, detail by detail. Please, if there is more to what you are asking and more to the story, fill us all in.
>
> Really, all of us here wish to see every Haflinger and their owner do well together. There is online help through this group. Others will disagree with what I have said, and that is fine too. You need to find the answer with the solution that makes the most sense to you. Mine may not be your answer, or what you want to hear. So often people would prefer to hear it is the horses fault. Then they can wash their hands of it. I personally think this is the easy way out.
>
> I sincerely hope that you will look towards your own abilities before writing your horse off as being an aggressive horse. Some horses simply need stronger leaders than others. Find "real life" help - ASAP - before you or your daughter are hurt. I know you most likely feel I am a terrible person for saying that... but sometimes the truth hurts - although not nearly as much as what will hurt should your horse be "allowed" to continue to do as he pleases.
>
> Your Haffiefriend,
> ~Kiola~
> Brier, WA
>
>
> --- In haflingerfriends@yahoogroups.com, "hppyhorse" <happyhorseranch@> wrote:
> >
> > I am just giving this a little 'bump'. I REALLY need some ideas!
> >
> > Our seven year old haffie gelding, Cappie, has started charging our fell pony gelding, Laddie. He has always been top man with our other horses but, recently, he seems to have focused most of his aggression toward Laddie. For example, Cappie will bolt from his lead to charge at poor Laddie. We do not know when he was gelded but we bought him as a 4 yo gelding.
> > We would like to do trails together but with this huge issue, that idea is out of the question.
> > Please share suggestions or similar experiences.
> > Thank you,
> > Happy Horse
> >
>
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