Mike007
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Alternatively your horse needs to learn some manners
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Thanks. He hasn't put a foot wrong lol so far apart from farrier so I just think she was the wrong farrier for him
I though a total dislike of people and the desire to mess with their heads was a pre-requisite to work in HR?Lévrier;13576193 said:Well **** I work in HR and I don't like people - should I move to another profession, despite being very very good in my current one?
If she gets enough work that she can pick and choose I would imagine she does a good job of shoeing and therefore yes she chose the right profession. Spend any time on farriers pages and you will see that the best do pick and choose and have little time for any that are tricky or more likely to injury them and they are good enough that that is their perogative. Farriery shouldn't be a job of strength to hold a foot up, the horse should be doing that so was he leaning/pulling away?
It would be polite to say to the next farrier that the horse is new to you, that you are working on it and are happy to work with them to improve the horse if required but that you may need a longer appointment time etc (and pay appropriately for that time)
Sounds like your horse needs a bit of training- a horse shouldnt lean on the farrier forcing him/her to take his weight. He should be trained that when his leg is picked up he takes the weight on the other 3 legs. My other half is a farrier and he cant stand horses who put all their weight on him- he calls them ill-mannered so and so's who havent been trained to lift their legs properly.
I have two well behaved horses, my old farrier retired and the new farrier said he knew they wouldn't be a problem as old farrier wouldn't work with difficult horses. However now they are older and joints a bit a stiffer than in their youth it's not so easy, particularly for one, to keep his knees bent for too long. As a matter of interest how do you train a horse not to lean on you?
I would add that if you have a horse that pulls its front foot away from you when you pick it up, then if you bend the leg further so that the toe of the hoof is at least flat or even pointing slightly upwards then they find it difficult to get any strength behind it. You can stand there and hold the foot up with your fingertips while they learn to be patient
Everyone is suggesting OP train the horse, which I totally agree with!
But maybe some suggestions on how OP could carry out said training would be of use? Having only had the horse 5 days, OP may be new to horses, and I'm just some suggestion and guidance would not go unappreciated
It's difficult without seeing what exactly the horse is doing, which is why I samuggested they discuss it with the new farrier as to what work they need to do with the horse to help them.
I give my draft with dodgy joints a double dose of danilon the day before to make life easier. The farrier also uses a hoof stand for him. When he was asked to stand on 3 legs he just used to lean (all 750kg!) and I'd find the farrier strapping on back supports, arm supports and a whole load of other supports before he'd start trimming! So we have the stand on the lowest setting for him and he balances himself pretty well now.
Thanks for replies ...well some of them !! I worked with him today and he picked up every foot I banged with pick and I yes I !! decided when he would put it down. As for the other stuff he backs up he respects my space he is not bargy and is generally very well mannered ....I just thinking my choice of new farrier was s**** or maybe she was
Thanks for replies ...well some of them !! I worked with him today and he picked up every foot I banged with pick and I yes I !! decided when he would put it down. As for the other stuff he backs up he respects my space he is not bargy and is generally very well mannered ....I just thinking my choice of new farrier was s**** or maybe she was
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