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Originally Posted by AQHABreeder
Good post JenJen.
Yep, it does sound like some behavioral issues, but then again she may need time to adjust to her new home. Or she may not have been trained correctly.
There is a difference between just "whipping a horse" and using a whip, or carrot stick in the manner of a true horseman. Remember, the WHIP is not BAD- it's all in how a horseman/trainer uses the whip. It can be used as a training tool, or it can be misused and totally ruin your relationship with your horse. I'd definitely go back to the beginning and build a strong relationship with her starting from some simple groundwork.
I aggree, my trainer has a horse that can be very mean and stubborn on bad days. I'm ganna be riding her soon, instead of the old horse I'm working with now. But we do have to use a whip on her because she has respect issues. If your walking by her pen, she could lean over to bite you. She has definitely come a long way since my trainer bought her, but the whip is a must so far with that horse mostly for our safty.