Mar 21
Everyone had their feed trimmed today. Bleu and Sam were very good. They had been trimmed last time front and hind. Treat was afraid of Zane, my farrier. He has been very good with me, but no one else has worked with him so he was shy of a stranger. He was good with his front, but Zane had to use a soft cotton rope to get Treat to accept his hands on the hind legs. Once he was desensitized, though, he was good. Afraid, but stood still. I will keep working on him.
Trick was worried, as well, but didn’t put up quite as much fuss. Once Zane got him to pick up his hind legs, Trick was okay with it. He wasn’t as worried about a stranger, but still not comfortable.
Shiloh was a stinker. Even though I have picked up his hind feet, he just decided to be a brat. At first we tried to ease him into it, but he was just acting out so I got after him with the mannering halter. After a few bumps with the halter, he decided to stand still. Once he gave in he was fine. I think that he is not so much scared as he is just testing if he really has to do it. I may start taking a different approach to his training. He may need to learn to do it just because I am stronger than he is. I’ll have to think on it.
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