Daniel Flores Webboard User Reg: 03-12-2006
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Ok, we got two new horses, both females (my parents bought them) and I think they plan on getting another Female Horses with its baby (a colt, right?). Well, my dog sure does bark alot at them but luckily she has not moved toward them (because I'm always holding her) but she does want to go see what they are and why they are here.
I know Ed has a video coming out but I don't think it's available yet (How to train your dog to get along with horses, I think).
Any good books that I can find that will teach me about this subject? I really need good hard facts and techniques so I'm not really looking for "internet" advice if you will but it is welcomed if you like to give your two cents but any other videos or books where I can find info on this is VERY much appreciated. Feel free to PM me also.
Thank you.
Temperament of the horse is to consider. I had one that got sick of the wandering neighbor's dog harrassing it... put the dog in a coma. After that, the horse did'nt care for any dogs and would chase them. Having alot of dogs that aren't horse agressive at all, we still had to sell the horse.
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I would start with a strong leash correction every time the dog started acting out around the horses gradually going to a longer and longer line (10-30') and finally graduating to an e-collar for off lead training.
I wish I could be of more assistance but the only dog I had that was around horses very much was my Keeshond and she preferred horses to most dogs. Her best friend and playmate was an Appaloosa named Bonanza. The friends that owned Bonanza also had a mare who would literally try to kill any dog that came into her vicinity. The only exception was Misty (my Keeshond), who she would allow in her corral even when she had a newborn foal (btw, foal is the general term for a baby horse. Colt is male and filly is female).
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A friend suggestd that you try contacting Dalmatian owners through the Dalmatian Club of America web site. They still do events with horses so it'd be a good place to start. Also, field trialers might be able to help as horses are used in trials.
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If you live with your parents then put a crate in the shade out near the horses (not in the pasture or corals but outside of it) so the dog can spend hours watching the horses. AThe gola is to get the dog to look at the horses as part of its pack.
Also take the dog on leash out, tie it as brush your parents horses.
If the dog is a real but head then learn to use a remote collar.
You do need to be careful with the horses.. One of our staffs family had a dog that was killed by a horse on Julky 4th. They only had the horse for two weeks and it had never shown aggression to the dog before.
Hope to have the DVD out in several weeks. The last touch of filming today and tomorrow - I have 1 1/2 hours of it finished.
Daniel Flores Webboard User Reg: 03-12-2006
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Daryl, one horse gets spooked more easily which sometimes cuases the other to get spooked alittle but both are manageable horses and very freindly. I love these horses alot, they sure do have a personality of thier own for sure.
Thank you to all of you and thanks Ed for your very helpful advice. I'm gonna go put her outside kennel ready for a couple of hours near the fence.
Daniel, It depends on the temperament of the horse and the dog. I have had horses that would not tolerate dogs and dogs that were never trust-worthy around horses. It can be hard to manage when one or the other refuses to cooperate!!! The dog can cause the horse to hurt himself and the horse can indeed kill a dog, even if it isn't intentional. Dog just happens to get in the way of hooves. Dogs with herding instincts sometimes have a hard time not herding them, needless to say some horses have a hard time with this, others can ignore it.
Have a lead rope and/or leash on both when they are together. Time and patience!
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