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Horse Behavior Issues

A Hobby Farms Forum visitor has a new gelding that displays dominant horse behavior and other behavior issues. Our forum offers lessons to be learned.

Find horse behavior lessons a-plenty in this exchange started by a Hobby Farms Forum visitor who recently purchased a horse.

She asks:

"My new gelding seems very anxious without the company of other horses" and seems "barn sour," but also display dominant behavior. Any advice is appreciated!

Read on to see what Sue Weaver, Hobby Farms contributing editor; Sarah Coleman, Hobby Farms managing editor; and others have to say!

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It seems that most of the time when you look for information on how to fix a problem they say get a trainer. Well, if I could afford a trainer I wouldn't be trying to find out how to do it online.

Galadriel, Lothlorien, ME
Posted: 9/30/2010 11:42:05 PM

Not the best article.

K, ?, NJ
Posted: 9/18/2009 4:19:09 AM

very disappointing

Mary, Leoti, KS
Posted: 8/4/2009 7:27:39 AM

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