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Re: [RC] unable to shoe - Kristi SchaafKathy wrote: He?ll let me hammer on his hooves, place a shoe on it & hammer as much as I like, but as soon as the nail starts going in he very strongly resists......Has anyone ever had a horse like this. ______________________ Kathy - I have a horse that was like that. You could bang away all you wanted (hoof, shoe, etc) and he was fine, but as soon as a nail was put in and it, the shoe and his hoof connected, he FREAKED. It was like connecting the three gave him a huge shock or something, his reaction was so violent. We tried EVERYTHING to desensitive him to it and nothing worked. Finally, we decided to sedate him for hind shoes to keep everyone safe. After three years of sedation, the farrier one day decided to give it a try without. It was quite funny (and a huge relief); my horse assumed he was sedated and put himself into a little trance and was fine. He literally self-sedated himself after that when shod. BUT, if there was too much stimuli (ie too many people around) he wouldn't do it and would freak again. It was a little quirk that never really went away, and I was so fortunate to have a farrier who was patient about it. My horse has been barefoot now for five years and I wonder what would happen if we tried to shoe him again (I'm not planning on it, at any rate). Kristi Life's a journey, so enjoy the ride (and try not to fall off) ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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