As some of you know I bought a yearling in May called Dolly. I know I have not posted much about her but I sort of lost it when I bought her and have been struggling since but we have turned a corner now.
Dolly was bought un-handled completely, so we worked on catching and leading first, and we are working on feet now. Her feet have never been trimmed and are getting desperate now.
We are using clicker training with the feet and I wish I had used it from the get go! She loves it and understands what I want when I use it.
We are now at the point where I can lift her feet and pick them out, bang them with the hoof pick etc, sometimes with a down in between but now it is consistent. We will soon be ready for the farrier:dance:
I feel so proud of the progress we have made, everything she will ever know is what I teach her, and clicker training has made it so simple, as long as your timing is spot on, it really works. I am also using it for Sam's mounting issue to great results.
Pointless thread really but I just wanted to advocate the method. I have been having a local RA out every week or so to guide me and teach me and I really wouldn't have done well without her.
Dolly was bought un-handled completely, so we worked on catching and leading first, and we are working on feet now. Her feet have never been trimmed and are getting desperate now.
We are using clicker training with the feet and I wish I had used it from the get go! She loves it and understands what I want when I use it.
We are now at the point where I can lift her feet and pick them out, bang them with the hoof pick etc, sometimes with a down in between but now it is consistent. We will soon be ready for the farrier:dance:
I feel so proud of the progress we have made, everything she will ever know is what I teach her, and clicker training has made it so simple, as long as your timing is spot on, it really works. I am also using it for Sam's mounting issue to great results.
Pointless thread really but I just wanted to advocate the method. I have been having a local RA out every week or so to guide me and teach me and I really wouldn't have done well without her.