I would, but they aren't my horses. I'm reluctant to do anything more than drive them away with a lead rope. If I get agressive back, he usually backs down.
I understand how you feel but unless you are 6'6" and weigh 350lbs, those horses need to stay back or you could get hurt seriously, just from them moving out of another's way.
Duchess is right, I'd take a buggy whip out there and beat the crap out of anything that acted agressive towards me. A few times of that and they'll be avoiding you like the plague. If the horses owners don't like it, too damn bad. Your well-being is alot more important than their stoopid, agressive horses. If Tuffy acted like he was going to hurt someone who was trying to get through a gate, they would have my permission to lay marks on his hide.
I used to feel that way. Kind of like hitting someone elses kid. Maybe I'm over cautious though caz like I said, I don't give them the opportuntiy to get close. I don't know if it's friendly or not but I let Sarah Lee get kicked once and since then if they start heading my way I start circling the lead rope. The geldings follow at a respectful distance and I'll even pet them after I have Okie out. Those women can be very sturborn sometimes though.I still don't let them get closer than probably 20 feet. I'll turn Sarah Lee around and go after them.