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At 11:49 AM 10/8/2004, rides2far@xxxxxxxx wrote:
> What I'm trying now is just putting a big fat cotton lead around his leg 
> above the hock (me holding the 2 ends) and letting it drop down to the 
> fetlock, then pulling forward till he lifts it (while I stand well 
> forward). He doesn't act especially scared of this and it seems to be 
> getting him used to the idea of picking it up. I'm hoping he'll get over 
> that first slap/jerk before I have hold of it.

This is a good idea - what you need to add in is -gradually* moving your 
own position from safely back at the shoulder to the point next to the 
flank that you (or the farrier) will be in when actually picking up the 
foot.  Don't go from way forward to back there grabbing for the foot 
directly - do it gradually!

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