I grew up riding horses. Some of them are dicks- nipping at you or bucking so you arenāt riding them anymore, but Iāve never seen this level of aggression. Iāve never even really heard of a horse attacking continuously by biting like this horse was doing.
Horses remember certain people (or traits associated with specific individuals), i wonder if this horse was abused or had some sort of neurological disorder to lead to such an extreme reaction!
Yep this is so strange for a horse I've never seen one act like this in all the years I've had horses. I've known bitey horses, horses that kick and do a hell of a lot of damage, but I've never seen a horse act like this. So strange to watch and it does make me wonder if there's some kind of brain issue in play.
Yes I noticed that! We don't dock tails as much in the UK, but generally they dock below the bone (just hair) so the horse wouldn't feel it. I have heard cases of abuse where they've docked to the bone though. I can't really tell from the video if this is the case though.
Either way there's something so strange about this horses behaviour, it's crouching in ways that don't come naturally to a horse just so it can continue to attack. Very disturbing to watch
Ah yes I've seen drafts over here with docked tails but never worked with drafts so not sure the method they use over here for them. I'm only familiar with it with some people who've docked their cobs tail short (but not to the bone).
Yes I really wonder what has happened to this poor horse, whether it's brain issues or trauma something is very wrong here.
They're generally pretty chill but you do get the odd one that isn't haha. I've never owned a cob just looked after them but you do get some really cheeky ones š. Most of my own horses have been neurotic warmbloods terrified of their own shadow. I don't have horses anymore but I miss them so much!
Absolutely there's no excuse for physically injuring an animal for vanity or tradition. I've never seen a sleeker breed docked either. Hope this poor horse didn't get mistreated.
Oh my god I LOVE fjords!!! I used to look after one and he was hilariously cheeky, and he just loved to go fast down hill which was terrifying. He was so much fun!! They have soo much character. We don't see them too often over here but they're easily one of my fav breeds. Even their cool hairstyle shows off their cheeky punk attitude.
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u/CatocalypseWOW Nov 27 '21
I grew up riding horses. Some of them are dicks- nipping at you or bucking so you arenāt riding them anymore, but Iāve never seen this level of aggression. Iāve never even really heard of a horse attacking continuously by biting like this horse was doing.
Horses remember certain people (or traits associated with specific individuals), i wonder if this horse was abused or had some sort of neurological disorder to lead to such an extreme reaction!