>>>> STILL snap, snap, snaps though ..... I think it's a habit now and I'm
 >> If you can think of a reason -- OR what I can do to stop it I would
 >> certainly appreciate it!!
 > This is a real hard one to get them to stop.. and part of
 > working on it is how much the horse likes to please you and
 > or likes to get along with you.
    That'll probably take time -- we ARE bonding but it's only been 2 months 
now .....
 > The horse is obviously cinchy.. someone pushed her to hard
 > to fast by cinching her up to tight to fast.. and not
 > working up to an acceptable level slowly.
    That's what I thought ...... too bad as she's just a nice horse 
herwise.
 > This one takes some time and might not really work except
 > to get her to cut down on the actions.
 > If she does this.. slap her on the shoulder with an open
 > hand and yell no and/or quitit/whatever. Dont' slap hard..
 > but just enough to make noise and get the point across that
 > you are displeased with her actions. This ought to get her
 > to stop turned her head and feinting trying to bite (which
 > she's doing).
    Yes, I'm doing that now ..... the open hand makes a loud noise but 
shouldn't hurt ..... she KNOWS it's wrong to snap, snap as after I yell at 
her she will keep her head perfectly straight forward but then 'pop' her lips 
togehter one more time (like a defiant kid).
 > *IF* she stops and behaves.. make sure she knows beyond a
 > shadow of a dount that she's a good girl. take a bunch of
 > time for this to make the point.
    Okey Dokey ...... I'll enforce the "good".  She likes to be told she's a 
"good girl" ..... I suppose it's just going to take a long time to MAYBE 
correct this behavior.
 > But more then that.. anytime she snaps her teeth.. let her
 > know it's unaceptable. Tush picked up grinded her teeth a
 > bit from watching another horse.... and she gets corrected
 > EVERY time she does, very consistently.
    Okey dokey ...
 > The amount or frequincy that she grinds her teeth is
 > dimishing.
    That's good -- hope she stops it after a bit.
 > Takes time Jean.. may never work 100%.. but it's worth the
 > effort for a very bad habit.
    I know it's a bad habit ...... and I'm just hoping it can be corrected 
..... like I said before -- she's an extremely NICE horse with only this 1 
bad habit ...... and now it IS a habit as I never cinch up tight ..... she 
doesn't give me a moments worth of problems after the cinching up is all 
ne.
    Thanks for the advice ....... I'll keep you posted.
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