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[Lyne <lyne612@yahoo.com>]

I would sure appreciate some suggestions on teaching my mare not to kick at 
horses behind her. What's ironic is that she would like to run HER nose right 
up on the horse in front, but thinks she needs about 10 feet of clearance 
behind her.
 
I don't know if it makes a difference, but she had 2 foals before I got her, 
she is lower middle class in the herd, doesn't squeal when sniffing noses, 
likes to be in the front of the trail group, and won a few races on the track 
as a youngster. When she is first in line on the trail, horses are OK to come 
up closer behind. When she's towards the back, she is more uncomfortable and 
less tolerant of tailgaters.


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Lyne Peterson
Northern California
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I would sure appreciate some suggestions on teaching my mare not to kick at 
horses behind her. What's ironic is that she would like to run HER nose right 
up on the horse in front, but thinks she needs about 10 feet of clearance 
behind her.
 
I don't know if it makes a difference, but she had 2 foals before I got her, 
she is lower middle class in the herd, doesn't squeal when sniffing noses, 
likes to be in the front of the trail group, and won a few races on the track 
as a youngster. When she is first in line on the trail, horses are OK to come 
up closer behind. When she's towards the back, she is more uncomfortable and 
less tolerant of tailgaters.



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Lyne Peterson
Northern California
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Mares are not alone in kicking at irritants behind them,
so for starters forget about the fact your mare is a mare,
has been bred, acts differently in front of vs toward the
back of a pack, etc.

The bottom line is the behavior is not acceptable and it
is your job to communicate this to her.  Can you feel her
thinking about kicking?  That is the time to correct her.

Polo, especially arena polo, is often played in a tight
pack so the no kicking rule is basic training.  A helpful
training exercise is to trot, canter, or gallop together
with another, experienced horse behind her, right on her
tail.  The following horse has to be willing to crowd but
do so without any attitude:  no aggression, no fear, "just
doing my job Ma'am".  The faster pace denies most horses
the opportunity to kick, but does entail some risk for the
following horse and rider:  stepping on your mare's heels
can cause the following horse to fall.

For more detailed, specific advice, search the archive of
the newsgroup rec.equestrian, ask for training tips on the
US Polo Association's web message board, or read an older
book on training polo ponies (ask for help if your public
librarian won't find some for you via interlibrary loan).

Hope this helps,

        Una Smith
        New Mexico