Banging gates is a very common issue with horses. Not only is it annoying, it can be dangerous, not to mention can destroy property. It is a behavior often characterized as 'bad' although all behavior is simply communication, and then we assign it a response depending on if we might want more or less of this behavior. For example, if you want to teach a horse tricks, and one is opening gates on command, banging the gate might be a great place to begin to train this behavior, and encourage more of it. Training is often a matter of perception, and ultimately, communication, between the horses and you. Horses banging gates are usually just asking for something, communicating the best way they can, without the ability to speak our language. Depending on how aggressively they bang the gate, may help us determine how best to respond. Regardless, yelling at them to quit it, wrapping chains on their fetlocks, or chasing them away aggressively, are all ways to stop the behavior, yes, but also communicates to your horse their opinion and communication is inconsequential, eroding their relationship with you. And since this channel is all about strengthening the human-animal bond, we want to figure out better, smarter, more effective ways to deal with this, and all other behavior 'problems you might have with your animals.

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Today I am grateful for the sunrise, electricity, healthy animals, furnaces, and the ability to make choices about my life, even when sometimes the choices are difficult.

​Let's face it, Animal Loving Angels, life is full of tough decisions, we are so lucky though, to have animals in our lives, because with the love of our animals by our side, together, we can endure anything with more ease. That is a lot to be grateful for. So just know you are in the right place, at the right time, that you are doing just great, and that everything is, as it should be, on this beautiful day. Wishing you the most beautiful day, the choice is yours! You got this!

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