[Ag-eq] Question about Feet

Tue Jul 30 18:32:33 UTC 2013

Hi Nichelle
Every time self doubt enters my mind I think of how I would try any thing when I was ten. 

JODY
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance!" Thomas Jefferson

On Jul 28, 2013, at 5:25 PM, "Michelle Creedy " <michelle.creedy at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> 
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> 
> 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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