Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Ooohhh... the farrier...
I forgot to mention the farrier in my earlier post. I have a wonderful farrier that has come out twice now, and she puts up with so much from my horse. I thought she would be pleasantly surprised, because he has been doing so much better for me with his hooves. I've been picking them up, cleaning them, tapping on them, pulling them forward, etc all at liberty. But... apparently that didn't translate to the farrier. He was still a pain for her, he tried to kick, rear, walk away, lay on her... :( I'm not sure if he just doesnt like her or what. Like I said, I can do it at Liberty with him, but I am in no way confident enough to trim him myself. This woman doesnt do Parelli, she does Clinton Anderson instead, but I honestly have not seen her do anything I wouldnt do. For sure, if she pulled some real CA stuff, I would stop it immediately, but... everything she's been doing has been right in line with what I think she should do. Pistol just seems to think that his hooves never need to be trimmed. Sorry pal, but they were looking bad. Plus we discovered thrush in TWO hooves! :( So now I have yet another medication to put on him. Ugh... that poor horse. This has been a bad week for him veterinary-wise.
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Pat Parelli has a saying that goes like this: "If your horse is afraid of blackbirds, get him used to eagles!"
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Let me know what you think 'eagles' would be in this situation!
~Kerrin Koetsier
Parelli Central
Haha, I know! I was thinking about that the whole time I was working with him. Quite honestly, I thought what I was doing WAS "eagles". I am able to pick his hooves up, hold onto them, tap on them, clean them, pull them forward and hold them... Even at Liberty. But he was still not good for the farrier. I really wonder if part of it is the way it happened. I was at the Jesse Peters clinic(he was donating some of his auditor fees to BTRC, the center I work at) until 1:30, so unfortunately I did not have enough time to prepare him that day. I got home, got him out and did just a little bit of games like standing on the pedestal, and then the farrier got there. Usually when I work with his hooves, I do it after an exuberant play session, since he loves to move his feet. So... I need to work on that, and make sure next time I have time to prepare him before the appointment. Its hard to balance work and horses!
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