I am not overly experienced with the young horses or colts for that matter. But I do own a 9 months old colt.
I am lucky, I have not had a problem with nipping at all so far ( ofcourse not saying that is neccessarily good management could just be a fluke hehe ).
From the start I never let him mouth anything when I was around. I dont give him tid bits, all treats are in a bucket. If he got a bit pushy with me when in halter, or even beside me in paddock, I would do what I call a "mare pinch". Basically, you just grab the side of the next and pinch really hard... just like a mare would bite to repromand her youngster. He very soon got the picture that I was dominant mare, and he had to behave.
He is also in a paddock with 4 other horses ( big paddock ) and they are dominant over him thankfully which has helped me no end. I also handle him in blocks. So might bring him out for walk and feed etc for a few days at a time, then tip him out for weeks without much fuss except to walk up to him and check him over in paddock .
Good luck, but whatever you do I wouldnt ignore it. Deal with it now, and get the snip ( the horse not you hehe ).
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