This message is from: Gail Russell <g...@zeliga.com>
It is a shame that you had problems with biting. They are pretty easy to fix. Did you try working with him in a "protected contact" situation to teach him not to mug? If you have the right lessons and follow through, you should have no problem. Of my seven horses, one of my Fjords is THE WORST mugger. However, if I am consistent and work on it, I have no problem keeping him off me. In fact, he appears very "respectful" ...including bowing his head and deliberately backing away from me a step at a time. I use the word "respect" cautiously, because I have no idea if he does respect me, since I can neither read his mind nor really explain what respect is other than describing his behavior. I just know that click treat training him not to mug has meant he has stopped mugging. Here is a link to a method for stopping the mugging. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqG4Zg_HdoY By the way, I have found that lousy timing is not as big an issue in click treat as it is using NH. Gail Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l
