lalabugs
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I have been working with one of the mustang's out at the rescue.
The goal is to get training on a pony sized mustang for my daughter to start working with him.
He is halter trained. My daughter and I can pick up all 4 feet to clean them with no issue. At first he yanked away. We have worked with him. He now stands.
The problem is we had the farrier out today. He was terrified of the farrier. Started snorting, would not walk up to the hitching post. Walking away from the farrier. We got his front feet trimmed. He would not allow us to touch his back feet. He went in full flight mode the second the farrier touched his back legs. We could not even touch his back legs, which is never an issue.
Since he has 0 issues with us touching his feet when the farrier is not around. How do we train him to not fear the farrier? I do not have farrier equipment to try to desensitize him.
Sending him to a trainer is out of the question. All the horses are older at the rescue. I contacted them about the horse I adopted. I was told they are to old to start training, they're set in their ways. No one will touch a horse older than 12 out here. My horse is 21. I was told hes unrteachable at his age. He was never saddle trained. My daughter and I can both ride him now. It took us time. But we got there.
The goal is to get training on a pony sized mustang for my daughter to start working with him.
He is halter trained. My daughter and I can pick up all 4 feet to clean them with no issue. At first he yanked away. We have worked with him. He now stands.
The problem is we had the farrier out today. He was terrified of the farrier. Started snorting, would not walk up to the hitching post. Walking away from the farrier. We got his front feet trimmed. He would not allow us to touch his back feet. He went in full flight mode the second the farrier touched his back legs. We could not even touch his back legs, which is never an issue.
Since he has 0 issues with us touching his feet when the farrier is not around. How do we train him to not fear the farrier? I do not have farrier equipment to try to desensitize him.
Sending him to a trainer is out of the question. All the horses are older at the rescue. I contacted them about the horse I adopted. I was told they are to old to start training, they're set in their ways. No one will touch a horse older than 12 out here. My horse is 21. I was told hes unrteachable at his age. He was never saddle trained. My daughter and I can both ride him now. It took us time. But we got there.