Colt Behavior

Question
My stud colt in almost 2 mos. old.  He had previously learned he had feet and could kick and kicked everything including his mom.  She settled him down right away.  I haven't had any trouble for almost 3 weeks; today when I enter the stall to feed and hay he turns his butt towards me flattens his ears and kicks.  I used to push him out of the way and tell him no and it quit.  He's getting big fast and I don't know what to do about this behavior.  My mare gets between me and the colt and pushed him out of the way.  She isn't mean and they both have their own stalls with a gate between so he can go back and forth.  My mare has saved me from getting kicked twice.  She is very gentle and I have broke 2 fillies and never had this kind of trouble.  They were a joy and I just can't seem to get this colt to stop kicking.    I don't want anyone getting hurt. They are turned out in the day and stalled at night.  I was working with him 15 minutes in the morning and 20 minutes after work.  I have been able to pick up his feet and pick them, brush him all over and rub him down with a gunny sack along with rubbing his ears.  Any suggestions would be great.

Answer
Hi Miriam,
Thanks for writing in with your question. I apologize for my late answer. I have been working with a 10 month old stud colt with the same problem. The way I corrected his behavior is as follows. I first haltered the young man with a rope training halter. The do make rope halters for very young horses, but you must be VERY careful you don't jerk on his head too much...too hard. It can cause some trauma to the young horse's neck.
I placed the young horse in a round pen..(this can be done in a large stall also#....
I gave a quick jerk on the lead rope and used a training stick (a 4ft pvc pipe will work also) to tap him on the rump to encourage him to yield his hind end and give me two eyes. The first tap was a light tap. If he didn't yield his rump, I tapped harder. If he still didn't yield, I tapped even harder until he moved his hind end away from me and gave me two eyes. As soon as he did, I rewarded him by rubbing him with the stick and praising him. This exercise took a total of 30 min to train the horse to yield and give two eyes. Remember to this as gentle as possible...but as firm as necessary. I do not hurt the horse, or beat on the horse. I am only irritating him. This will teach your young horse to always turn towards you and give you two eyes and never two heels.
Your young horse is showing you a great deal of disrespect. And it will only grow worse as he grows older and bigger.
I hope this has helped you. If you should have any other questions you can contact me at:
blpdoc82652@yahoo.com
You can also read more about me on my website:
www.yazooequinetraining.com
Good luck and please stay safe.