Kicky gelding during feeding time?

I agree with Greg in that once given his feed he should be allowed to eat it in peace. If you are eating your diner you would get peed off if someone kept bothering you,

Generally horses that kick out at feed time are lower down the pecking order and are far more defensive because of this.

Having said this I will go into a horses stables whilst it is eating to skip out any poops at night and I expect the horse to move over when I ask him regardless of him eating or not. If he threatens me then he will get a quick what for and be chased around the stable until he shows submission.

As for the cat it is capable of looking after itself.

My dogs will go into the stables and eat food the horses drop - one big gelding I have dislikes this and will threaten the dogs so all bar the tiniest terrier keep away. The terrier rarely gets noticed and if he threatens her she barks and stands her ground and he allows her to eat what he drops.

It is all a matter of manners and the horse respecting you at all times.

Horses are not machines, & just like us, they have good days & bad days. My mare likes to eat alone, slightly away from the other horses - and she always has to get hers first, or there's a major kick fest with the others. I usually put her rug back on her while she's at her net, then do some neck massages. The other day, she kept moving me out of the way & gently but firmly let me know that my attention was not wanted that particular day. I took no offence - she'd been a bit grumpy & had a new scar on her neck. I put the rug on & just left her to get on with it. She was lovely the next day.

first of all, a horse should never turn on a person to kick. that can not be allowed. if you were to continue letting him get away with this then he is going to wind up hurting someone or even killing someone. now, im going to give you my honest advise and if you don't like it them do what you think is best. first i would put him with the other horses when you feed for about a week or so and see if his attitude changes. sometimes these things will work out within a group. cause another horse can usually put them in their place. if that doesn't work and he winds up hurting another horse or person will feeding. then i would take a lung whip with me and when i went to get him and he turns on me. pop him on the butt. not that wimpy crap or love tap that some people do. hit him on the butt. you are doing what another horse would do in your situation. usually this will work and sometimes it will only take that one time doing it. what you are doing now is just teaching him that he can push you around and you wont do anything about it.

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Not really. Even well tempered horses can get a bit aggressive when food is involved. Your best bet is just to leave him alone at feeding time.

well taking a horses hay away is a bad idea. horses need constant access to hay and or grain. he might of been kicking because he thought the cat was going to take his food and when you took his hay he was angry because as i said before horses need constant access to food