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Fwd: RC: nippy babies problem

In a message dated 11/7/00 2:34:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
XTCBoarding@aol.com writes:

<< We have a 6mo. baby mule . we have the problem of nipping  and rearing 
also. 
 We had him cut about a month ago,the rearing has stopped ,but not the 
 nipping.               we have also tried popping on the nose and th word 
 QUIT to no avail. We don't want to get to aggressive with him but this is 
 dangerous behavior  and must stop !!!  HELP!    Thanks JUDI
  >>
Try John Lyons' method.  Hug, love, and generally bug the crap out of their 
head and face area almost to the point of irritating them. Be nice about it. 
BUT- once they open their mouths in any way as a form of nip or bite, you 
must "kill" them for three seconds. The rules: you cannot use anything that 
will cut or maim them (anything else including your hands will do though- 
John spares no expense doing this part - he says to really lose your temper 
for three seconds and make them think you are killing them (it's about the 
only time John says he will treat a horse this way). Also, no horse is too 
young for this- it WORKS! I have a two year old range raised stud colt; very 
mouthy as you can imagine when I got him. With Johns' method, he doesn't bite 
anymore, and is real pleasant to be around. And the best thing? He's not head 
shy, I never have to poke, jab, jerk his head or knock him around. I've only 
had to "kill" him three times, but I fool with his head every day. It's 
amazing, and so against what you'd expect, but it works, and it's easy.
Good luck. He also has a audio cassette about biting out that costs about 
$5.00. Check it out on his website Johnlyons.com

Becky

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 We have a 6mo. baby mule . we have the problem of nipping  and rearing also. 
We had him cut about a month ago,the rearing has stopped ,but not the 
nipping.               we have also tried popping on the nose and th word 
QUIT to no avail. We don't want to get to aggressive with him but this is 
dangerous behavior  and must stop !!!  HELP!    Thanks JUDI


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