#cleaning hoofs

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Does Your Horse Love Water? Only On His Own Terms... How to Hose Off Your Horse

Maybe your horse loves to stomp into deep puddles on a trail, but he jumps over a small puddle on a trail. He loves to take a mud bath, but he’s afraid of the hose. He would put his nose into the bucket, but ot his foot. He loves water, but only on his own terms. Biggest Mistake Horse Owners Make Most horse owners were told that their horse ‘will get used to it.’ They are told just start…

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Husbandry skills: hoof care

Husbandry skills: hoof care

The term ‘husbandry skills’ refers to all the behaviours you want to teach an animal in order to take care of them safely. Daily  husbandry skills are haltering, leading, grooming, cleaning hooves, cleaning nostrils, eyes and ears and so on. Medical procedures like drawing blood (important in zoo animals) or administering medication (injections, oral medication, ointments) are also a part of…

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Preparing your Horse to the Farrier with Clicker Training

Preparing your Horse to the Farrier with Clicker Training

Being a farrier  is a high risk profession. It is not only a physically demanding job, but also the clients can be very opinionated. Or worse become defensive and kick, bite or rear. With clients I mean horses, of course. How can you help your farrier be safe working with your horse?  How can you prepare your horse for a farrier treatment? My answer is of course: with positive reinforcement.

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