>> 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 .....
 
Don't forget to just go out and spend some time with her.. don't have to 
work, don't have to do anything except spend some quiet time together.. maybe 
some scratching.. it works wonders with mares. :)
 
  
>> 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
> otherwise.
 
Sounds like a nice horse regardless.
 
>> 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).
 
Well wait till it settles down to just the one little pop.. then work on 
that. 
 
>> *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.
 
Yep, depends on how much she wants to please you.. Sounds like she does.. so 
I think you'll be fine in the long run. You may have some re-occurances of it 
on occasion, but all you have to do is step back and remind her firmly but 
gently.
   
 
 
>> 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 done.
 
Yep, not unsual...  and remember that there's no perfect horse and one bad 
habit is actually a big plus! ;) 
 
 
> Thanks for the advice ....... I'll keep you posted.
 
 
Anytime Jean..
 
 
                                  BK 
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