I own five horses one that i hve had especiallly for 14 years and every other horse that i have he will bite?

Question

and kick them and they dont get to eat any help????? He is very old and very loyal and only lets me ride him and he has never been the only horse.

Answer 1

Your horse is just the alpha. It's good that you are letting him experience a herd life as this is normal for horses. Since he is the oldest he will be considered the wisest of your herd. Especially since you have owned him the longest he will see you as a member of his herd just as if he were in the wild he would consider you his "Mare". Most male horses, even the gelded ones, see females as their territory and will keep the rest of the herd away from you. He may feel that the herd is in fact challenging him for your companionship or trying to hurt you.
If you are worried about your other horses diets and how much feed they consume you may need to remove the territorial one while the others eat. Otherwise you'll notice your other horses weight begin to drop and the older ones weight to go up- which is dangerous for all of them.

I have this problem with my favorite boy- Geronimo. He's only 19 months old, barely stands 13.2 hh and will run off any horse that comes near me- no matter the size or age. He is also very food greedy when it comes to being in the herd and if I didn't separate him- he'd be a blimp and my other horses in his herd would be bones and skin.

Answer 2

He is lead horse, it is natural and unless you think he is really going to hurt another horse (most of the behavior is for show usually) then leave it be. I would spread the hay around if they eat in the same area, I put out 5 piles for 3 horses, yes my lead horse eats some and then moves a horse off from the next pile, but they all get to eat

Answer 3

Horses have pecking orders, and apparently this old boy is the top dog. Try tying him during feeding if you cannot pen hiim separately. I have a mare who is aggresive like this, and I just clip a lead rope to her halter that is tied to a post while everyone eats their own feed. She finishes first (greedy, fast eater and needs less than the others). She doesn't like standing there while the rest finish, but oh well, she gets over it.

Answer 4

you may want to have this horse Guilded. I like doing this when there young due to less pain and blood lost. other than that seperating them would be a good idea due to injuries the male can do to others and I dont think you want to have to call a vet to fix a broken rip from a hard kick. or a broken leg.......

Answer 5

he is the alpha. Is he a gelding or does he still have his testes? perhaps removing them will remove the testosterone that can allow dominance and aggression. works on humans and dogs, so if he hasnt been desexed.

if he is a gelding, then old habits die hard, and he will be best separated into his own section of field. some personalities just prefer to be loners and dont want to socialize. forcing it wont help. true of all mammals.

Answer 6

I have four hourses.There also will be the one thats the main boss.I have a barn so I dont have the problem wth them eating.Horses are herd animals & theres nothing you can change.

Answer 7

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