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hey angie, I have had to trin one real spooky,bad experince mare, my home 
raised colt and my donkey now.
 here are two ways\ One John Lyons way. You start at where ever you can 
touchthem comfortably.You touch them there, rub their wither area and walk 
off a couple feet then you touch that area again, go maybe a couple inches , 
rub their neck and walk away, then you keep slowly adding inches towards the 
target foot and rub and retreat .Until you can get to the bottom. Then you 
just barely lift the toe,and put it down BEFORE they grab it away, slowly 
increasing the time you hold it.
 Make sure the horse is comfortable with every little increment.
 He also has a new way where he teaches the horse to actually shift it 's 
weight and pick up the foot for you, if you ask, I'll see what issue of 
Perfect Horse magazine it's in and maybe send it if you want  me too.

 Now two other ways that speeds this up. Is to give a tiny carrot piece 
with every step.Takes about 40 carrrot pieces and you can slowly extingush 
the carrot pieces ;0)
  I also just did this sort of thing with my colt as he was eating his 
beetpulp grain mix, and I always say "pickup" when I do it. He learned while 
eating.....
  I am working with the donkey now, he kicks outward when you lift back 
feet.....

> From: "rides2far@xxxxxxxx" <rides2far@xxxxxxxx>
> To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [RC]   *I* need advice on picking up feet
> Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2004 17:49:42 GMT
>
>
> I could use a little advice in the "picking up feet" area myself. All my 
> previous horses had either been handled, or I handled their feet when they 
> were babies. We recently bought a 5 yr. old recently gelded horse who had 
> barely been handled. He's doing wonderfully when we don't rush him. He's 
> Josie's and she's already riding him a little. I've been picking up his 
> front feet and trying to hold them just a second and put them down before 
> he yanks it away so he'll know it's my decision. We've done very little 
> hopping around with me hanging on, just a quick pickup. His hind feet 
> haven't been touched yet. He's not shy about me handling him but he's 
> nearly 15.1 with LONG legs and when I've tried to pick it up there's that 
> one big snap swing of just "let me loose". To complicate matters he has a 
> way of being constantly beat up. I've watched him and he aggrivates the 
> other horses until they hurt him. So..he's had a swollen rear fetlock with 
> a cut that we didn't doctor at all since we couldn't handle it.
>
> So...any advice on starting out...little tricks I haven't thought of? 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. I do not believe in making the farrier 
> train my horse. I've heard some people say they tranquelize them to handle 
> at first but I tried to doctor his fetlock and he could kick like a mule! 
> No problem holding his liquor.
>
> I was supposed to be leaving for Talladega this morning but didn't have my 
> grades in yet at school so got stuck here. The weather is cool enough for a 
> jacket so they got terribly lucky. I must be turning the page in my 
> endurance career. Could load Ben up and go get a few more miles but I'd 
> rather work on starting these new guys. It's a fun change. Can't wait to 
> get them out there piddling down the trail.
>
> Angie
>
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