12/10/2022
I have lost count on the number of people over the years that refuse to do this so hoof trimming can be done in a cooperative manner without so much struggle. Too many people are under the mistaken belief that because you want your horse to do something, they should just do it without any reward and oftentimes dishing out punishment If the horse doesn't cooperate. They could save themselves alot of trouble and stop having an adversarial relationship with their horse buy doing what Animal behaviorist's call counter conditioning. A further refinement would be clicker training and a start button target but for simplicity i always suggest counter conditioning first. It requires no prior education on the part of the owner or horse and is generally effective unless the animal is extremely afraid and won't eat. In those cases, Veterinary sedation is needed for at least a trim or several, until the owner can put in the effective training time using counter conditioning
trimming feet can cause alot of anxiety for many horses and Donkeys. oftentimes simple counter conditioning with soaked hay pellets or other low NSC feed lik...
