This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have a horse who grew to 17 + hands. He was mouthy, nippy and what ever from a very early age. I followed my old farriers advice and took a sharp nail and held it in my hand or against my body when he went to nipping or mouthing as a colt. I did not shove it at him but let him "run into it." This is also good with horses who do not respect your space and roll you or crush you into walls etc. Let them hit the nail so they only know that there is pain associated with their move. For the space issue I would carry a small block of 2x4 with the nail protruding. Three or four times and I got my space. Jean
PS I have friends looking for a small horse as a partner for their single young Pinto mare. It can be a "throw away" or old. They are very good with their horses and have a lovely estate in Tacoma WA, just below Seattle. No sick or debilitated please. Jean Jean Walters Gayle Aberdeen, WA [Authoress of "The Colonel's Daughter" Occupied Germany 1946 TO 1949 ] http://www.techline.com/~jgayle Three Horses Press PO Box 104 Montesano, WA 98563
