Sunday, August 7, 2011
Could any experienced horse owner be able to come to my farm and help me with my year old filly?
my boy went through a phase like that, no one could get near his legs or hooves for 2 weeks without him trying to kick you (quite fun when the farrier had already been booked). I managed to get him over this by slowly stroking him and getting a little further down a leg with each stroke, giving him a treat when he let me get to a certain point. I kept doing this until he'd let me touch all his leg, then started to slowly pick his hoof up a little bit then setting it down and giving him a treat. I did this for about a week and after that he has been absolutely fine around his legs & hooves. If he panicked I would stop and go back a few steps to where he was comfortable and start the whole thing again. It might work with your filly. The main thing is to be patient and don't panic.
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