[Ag-eq] Question about Feet

Mon Jul 29 03:47:30 UTC 2013

Hi Nella

Excellent points! Thank you! That's probably most of the battle won right
there.

Michelle

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Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Question about Feet

Michelle:

Remember to stay relaxed and try not to get frustrated.  I know this is hard
when they just won't do what we want!

When I get frustrated with both my dogs and horses it just makes things
worse, but sometimes it's really, really hard to stay calm.  It's also
important to work on these things when you have time and are not in a hurry.

Good luck.

Nella

Quoting Michelle Creedy  <michelle.creedy at gmail.com>:

> Thank you Nella. I'll try that. I think I'll try it in the round pen 
> where I know there are no obstacles. Even better, in their pen where 
> there are even fewer. Thanks for all the great suggestions. Part of it 
> is also that I need to get over myself too. Sometimes I get all 
> weirded out when other people can get her to do this and I can't. It's
silly and she senses it. LOL.
>
> Great list! Thanks everyone for staying positive.
>
> Michelle
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ag-eq [mailto:ag-eq-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
> nfoster at extremezone.com
> Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2013 12:17 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Question about Feet
>
>
>
> Making her move would be my suggestion too.
>
> You might try circling her a few times or making her back.  Also as 
> soon as she holds her foot still praise and realease the foot.  This 
> teaches her that stillness is what you want.
>
> My 1000 pound goof ball likes to lean against me when I pick up his feet!
>
> 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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