How do I change my horses temperament?

[BlackOak2]

Personally I've never seen a horse that is born bombproof changing their temperament even on high sugar feed. Is it possible to change their temperament though? I tried feeding them high sugar feed and it didn't seem to work.

Not all of them will. It seems that most often, those with stuck bombproof temperaments are those horses from bloodlines that have been born bombproof for generations.
However, those that come from bloodlines that throw other types of temperaments regularly, will have children born with bombproof temperaments that are changeable.

I did have some in the past, but apparently, I don't have any proof for you today.

Keep in mind, bombproof temperaments may take years to actually change, even on a straight sugar diet. But belief is actually experiencing it and I fully understand that. Not all bombproofs will change, but some can. I'll leave it at that.

[thegodolphin]

Personally I've never seen a horse that is born bombproof changing their temperament even on high sugar feed. Is it possible to change their temperament though? I tried feeding them high sugar feed and it didn't seem to work.

Not all of them will. It seems that most often, those with stuck bombproof temperaments are those horses from bloodlines that have been born bombproof for generations.
However, those that come from bloodlines that throw other types of temperaments regularly, will have children born with bombproof temperaments that are changeable.

I did have some in the past, but apparently, I don't have any proof for you today.

Keep in mind, bombproof temperaments may take years to actually change, even on a straight sugar diet. But belief is actually experiencing it and I fully understand that. Not all bombproofs will change, but some can. I'll leave it at that.

Thank you for sharing!

[330 Basin]

This is correct.
To move the temperament toward bombproof, high fiber is the key (pasture), to move the temperament toward high strung, high sugar is the key (corn has the highest sugar).

It may take awhile. I had a horse that took a year and a half to move one temperament level. Great for keeping it stable, sucked for moving it. Some will move very willing, sometimes as quickly as a turn or two.

The only one that I've personally seen thus far to be stuck, is some bombproofs. That being said, not all bombproofs are stuck.

Personally I've never seen a horse that is born bombproof changing their temperament even on high sugar feed. Is it possible to change their temperament though? I tried feeding them high sugar feed and it didn't seem to work.

I don't think that high sugar can change them away from bombproof but i'm not 100% sure as i'm trying to make my horses bombproof