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I purchased a six yr.old stallion that was in terrible shape, he almost looked like a milk cow his hips and backbone where so prominate. shortly after I got him, about two weeks, I had him gelded. He is a VERY aggresive eater and paws his feed trough, banging his upper leg into it.
when I first brought him home he wasn't so bad but know he's all fat and sassy and ready to rumbile.

I would very much like to have a shot at makimg him a huggie-Thank you for your time and any help/advice would be appreciated. bug, in-you- pocket horse. He puts his ears back and shows a mean expression. right now he is alone in the barn, no other horses around.

I feed approximately three cups of pellets in the morning and at night, Safe Choice by Nutrena. And around ten lbs, more or less. of fairly godd fescue hay, ( fertilized, not many weeds) twice a day. I don't have a pasture so to speak, more like dry lots, so that what I give them/him is all he gets.

I have been told to treat him like he's still a stallion, not to hand feed him treats or to pet him, he has a job to do, he's not a pet!
Is it possible to re-habilitate him? He was gelded back in June, 2010

Any information would be appreciated, thank you for your time.
Paula Wilde aka Wildestreak on ES

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Paula, it's definetely possible to rehabilitate him.  Read this story about a yellow mare.

http://apps.facebook.com/facebook_forums/the_yellow_mare-3085.html

Paula, he's not a stud and don't treat him like one.  He's a gelding now, that has decided you're below him in the pecking order and that your a threat to his groceries.  Considering where he come from that is understable, but it doesn't give him rights to be nasty to you.  Kinda think of it like something my momma told me one time, "to respect my elders but that age was also no excuse for poor manners".  Your not the one that abused him, and being abused doesn't give him any right to be nasty with you.  I do agree with not feeding him treats but I'm that way with everything.  We've all got the best treat in the world on the end of our arm.  Learn to pet him and stroke him gently when he does well but don't be afraid to discipline him. I never allow a horse to come to me with a bad temper or a foul attitude.  I will shoo him off and ask him to be somewhere else until he can return with his ears forward and a smile on his face. If your concerned about him being to aggressive, you'll be surprised what a Wal Mart plastic bag will do for you on the end of a whip.  You need to be consistent with him and take the time it takes for him to get the idea.  Horses like living in a specific world and knowing what they can depend on. I wish you we're closer, he sounds like the kind of horse I like dealing with. Maybe you can bring him with you to the clinic in Arkansas.