Horse has started biting when picking out her feet

[Field04]

My horse bit me today for the first time!!! I was picking out her feet and she bit my leg, it was only a nip but I told her no and carried on. However, after our ride I was picking her feet out again and went to pick up the first hoof and she bit me again!!! I could not see anything wrong with her hoof, as my first thought was pain but couldn't see anything. Any other thoughts on this?

 

[YasandCrystal]

Was it the same foot each time? This could indicate that she was unhappy weight bearing on the opposite foot - not an uncommon reaction. Is she old? Could she have arthritic changes? You could ask your vet if you could do a bute trial and see if she reacts differently with bute. Are you good at spotting lameness/uneven gait and if not I would suggest asking an experienced person to watch your horse being trotted up on the hard and get a vet out if the horse is lame.