[Ag-eq] Question about Feet

[nfoster at extremezone.com]

Jody, fortunately I was home on that day and went out several times and hosed
down their run.  I also added ice cubes to their water.  They do have plenty of
shade, which helps.

Nella
Quoting Jody W Ianuzzi <jody at thewhitehats.com>:

> Hi Mella
>
> Wow that is hot. I would think it would cook the chickens!
>
> JODY
> "The price of freedom is eternal vigilance!" Thomas Jefferson
>
> On Jul 28, 2013, at 3:38 PM, nfoster at extremezone.com wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi Jody:
> >
> > How are your horses doing?
> >
> > What all have you trained them to do?
> >
> > How are your chickens and garden?
> >
> > I haven't ridden poor Cruiser in almost 2 months, it's just been so hot!
> He may
> > forget everything by the time I ride again!  I need to at least exercise
> him in
> > the round pen; he's starting to get a little chubby.
> >
> > I think my young pullets should start laying in a month or so; they are now
> in
> > with the big girls and eating the laying pellets.  The goats are doing
> well,
> > just laying around in the shade.  The milk goat is still giving almost a
> half
> > gallon a day even though I've been milking her for almost 17 months.
> >
> >  We've actually gotten some rain here, so the garden looks a little better.
> > The temps have also been a little lower, under 105.  During June we had
> several
> > days that were over 115.  It reached 119 one day.  I've been day dreaming
> about
> > snowy, cold places!
> >
> > Nella
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Quoting Jody W Ianuzzi <jody at thewhitehats.com>:
> >
> >> Clinton Anderson would make her move her feet until she got tired and
> decided
> >> it was better to stand still and have her hooves trimmed.
> >>
> >> JODY
> >> "The price of freedom is eternal vigilance!" Thomas Jefferson
> >>
> >> On Jul 28, 2013, at 10:35 AM, "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi Michelle.
> >>> I don't know about horses, but I grind my dog's nails every Sunday.  He
> >> gets a kibble for lying down to have it done, and another for each foot as
> >> soon as I'm done with it.  He learned this very quickly, and is very good
> >> about it.
> >>> I suppose if you know clicker, you could click and treat, but I just
> treat.
> >>> I gather that some clicker users click for very small parts of the task,
> >> like click and treat for letting you pick up the foot, then again for
> >> whatever the next step is.
> >>> HTH.
> >>> Tracy
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michelle Creedy "
> >> <michelle.creedy at gmail.com>
> >>> To: "'Agricultural and Equestrean Division List'" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
> >>> Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2013 11:51 PM
> >>> Subject: [Ag-eq] Question about Feet
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Hello All
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> I have a question for you. What is your plan of action if you're
> cleaning
> >>>> out the horse's back hooves and they either try to kick out all the time
> >> or
> >>>> they move in such a way that they have to put the foot down? I've tried
> >>>> holding on to the foot, I've tried actually picking the foot up and
> >>>> releasing it before the horse tries anything and I've also tried holding
> >> the
> >>>> foot at different angles in case what I'm doing is bothering her. She is
> a
> >>>> mini and puts up a huge fight! Tonight I simply got help but really this
> >> is
> >>>> a task I can do just fine if she behaves. Heck, I've even tried a little
> >>>> bribery! She's fine with the front now. Any thoughts? I tie her to the
> >>>> hitching post while doing this but she's so tiny she can still get
> around.
> >>>> It's very important for me to clean out the feet because they've been
> >> having
> >>>> some issues with thrush due to our wet spring.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Also, do any of you know where I can access some books about training
> like
> >>>> in the round pen? Not bookshare because we don't have that here although
> >>>> I've been hearing rumblings about that. Even just titles would be good
> >>>> because I can get them scanned.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Michelle Creedy
> >>>>
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