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<blockquote data-quote="puzzled in oregon" data-source="post: 1816863" data-attributes="member: 40255"><p>Interesting to read this Warren. The Arab I have now is pretty patient with his feet. It it is a very slow process</p><p>when I have to trim him and occasionally he will asked for a foot back, which I allow.</p><p>I could tell something was hurting him when his former farrier was working on him, he would slowly start shifting</p><p>his weight to his back feet till he would look like a horse setting back, only no pressure on the lead rope. He was </p><p>asking as politely as he knew how to have that front foot released. I was actually quite happy to hear when </p><p>the farrier had been injured and would be unavailable for sometime. This same farrier commented one time that he </p><p>did not understand why the horse owners thought they needed to be there while he worked on their horses. </p><p>My response was "Bad Farriers".</p><p></p><p>Have a different farrier now, only problem is trying to get her to understand she needs to leave a little more hoof </p><p>on my horse. He does not get shod, and most farriers take him so short he can't walk a rock road for nearly three </p><p>weeks. I probably shouldn't try the "nippers to the jaw" followed up with the "arm behind the back, hand </p><p>between the shoulder blades" maneuvers, for my own safety <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>I better stick with my instincts though. Usually when I try to be fair and reasonable, it is a mistake. If they won't handle him and trim him the way I say, I will do the trim myself.</p><p>Am far from a qualified farrier, but he can walk a rock road after I trim him, and I'm not hurting his joints,</p><p>muscles, tendons etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="puzzled in oregon, post: 1816863, member: 40255"] Interesting to read this Warren. The Arab I have now is pretty patient with his feet. It it is a very slow process when I have to trim him and occasionally he will asked for a foot back, which I allow. I could tell something was hurting him when his former farrier was working on him, he would slowly start shifting his weight to his back feet till he would look like a horse setting back, only no pressure on the lead rope. He was asking as politely as he knew how to have that front foot released. I was actually quite happy to hear when the farrier had been injured and would be unavailable for sometime. This same farrier commented one time that he did not understand why the horse owners thought they needed to be there while he worked on their horses. My response was "Bad Farriers". Have a different farrier now, only problem is trying to get her to understand she needs to leave a little more hoof on my horse. He does not get shod, and most farriers take him so short he can't walk a rock road for nearly three weeks. I probably shouldn't try the "nippers to the jaw" followed up with the "arm behind the back, hand between the shoulder blades" maneuvers, for my own safety :) I better stick with my instincts though. Usually when I try to be fair and reasonable, it is a mistake. If they won't handle him and trim him the way I say, I will do the trim myself. Am far from a qualified farrier, but he can walk a rock road after I trim him, and I'm not hurting his joints, muscles, tendons etc. [/QUOTE]
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