agression

Question
hello my name is salome and i am 13 years old. i have horse who is very aggressive and is he dominate male . when i go out into the coral to catch in he will either charge, kick, or bite. once we catch him he is perfectly fine and nice. it takes me about 30 to 45 minutes to catch him. i would like to be able to just be able to walk up to him with no fighting please give me tips on how to catch him.
          sincerely, salome

Answer
Hi Salome -

Sorry to hear that you're having to deal with this kind of horrible behavior.  I'm wondering how old this horse is and if he has been gelded.  My first inclination is to advise you to have a veterinarian rule out any medical reason why this horse would behave this way toward a human being.  This is a very important first step before I could really recommend any solutions to dealing with strictly a behavioral issue.  Please feel free to provide me with more information regarding these questions if you can ... this will help me to be of more assistance to you.  This is a very dangerous situation for anyone so please take care!

Thank you!