Help needed on nose shy horse

[Laafet]

So I may have bought a horse. Due to budget she's unbroken, total project. This is not a problem - I used to break horses in for a living etc yada yada.
However the well meaning vendor, shaved off Rosie's whiskers, he's a showing person but
Anyway I think he used a nose twitch to do it and I've had problems going near her mouth. She's great to handle all over but the mouth/nose is a no go. She doesn't take treats off my hand either so this is proving tricky to overcome.
Any tips - I'm getting her teeth done before I start breaking her in so want her confident for that and bitting.
When we wormed her we just had to get it done so we did that against her wishes. Which was not ideal. But necessary.
Hoping you have some top tips. I can't add a photo of the lovely lady but here's her YouTube vid........

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

You could put some feed in a shallow bucket and hold it for her and try and feed some to her with your hand while she is eating just to get her to trust that your hand is ok then hopefully you can progress onto something like a long carrot so she doesn't have to directly eat it from your hand.

Some young horses don't understand treats Arabi wouldn't eat most thing, so I used to put a few polo's and carrot apple in his feeds and eventually he started eating them then would take them from my hand.

 

[ycbm]

A tip for the future and for others, many horses are happy to eat their wormer in a tasty feed.

I'm guessing that only time and very small increments of progress will resolve the muzzle issue. I would be approaching it from above, moving my hand downwards over time.
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[Laafet]

A tip for the future and for others, many horses are happy to eat their wormer in a tasty feed.

I'm guessing that only time and very small increments of progress will resolve the muzzle issue. I would be approaching it from above, moving my hand downwards over time.
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That is a good shout, she fine to handle her ears etc and scratch her cheeks etc. I've dealt with loads of issues before but never one so bothered about the mouth being touched.

 

[Tiddlypom]

She could have dental issues. Are you able to get a vet dentist out who can sedate her before checking her mouth? Or a vet to sedate her before a good EDT looks at her?

 

[asmp]

A tip for the future and for others, many horses are happy to eat their wormer in a tasty feed.


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Interesting to know that but as much as I’d like to try it, it would be an expensive waste if my horse refused to eat it! (Which knowing him, he would.)

 

[Laafet]

She could have dental issues. Are you able to get a vet dentist out who can sedate her before checking her mouth? Or a vet to sedate her before a good EDT looks at her?

I do have those options it's coordinating them. She's also needle shy so I need to be there to handle her. She's only seen a vet since I had her and that was for her flu/tet starter which proved traumatic.
Am thinking I might have to suck up a vet dentist to get her going. I just have lost faith in all vet dentists after ambulatory vets from a big vet practice near me missing big problems with Nickel and Stormy.

 

[Flowerofthefen]

Micheal peace has a video on his fb helping a 2 year old filly that won't let anyone near the side of her head or mouth.