Re: RC: Re: Re: Re: uh-oh, Insulted Farrier

[Teddy Lancaster <Teddy@runningbear.com>]

Michelle Fink wrote:

> I am not against smacking the horse with a hand when it helps.  How about
> with a rasp?  In either case, if it makes the horse progressively more
> resistant to the farrier, doesn't that mean it's best to find a better way
> before there is a REAL problem horse?
>
> I rasped my horses feet last winter when my previous farrier no-showed for a
> couple of months (dang, that is such hard work).  I found out for myself my
> horse does best with copious rewarding.  He relaxes and it gets a lot
> easier.
>
> :-)  I can just imagine my current farrier coming back and me asking him to
> try not smacking the horse so much and please be a bit more rewarding.  He
> already is upset at me for asking about lost shoes.  I can just imagine how
> *that* conversation would go. :-)  Hee hee.
>
> Off to ride...  Later, gators -
>
> m (aka Michelle Rowe), CO
>
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I find that most horses lose patience and so do many farriers.  Perhaps BOTH
need to learn to cooperate.  I'd like to see my horse hit my farrier when he
(the farrier) lost his patience!!!!


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