Ofcourse, ofcourse! What would one expect? The beautiful Lady Guinevere was visited by the farrier on Friday. A Lady she was not! She was having no parts of allowing her feet to be handled. This just showed us that she does indeed need much work. Thankfully the farrier is quite the horseman and showed us several tricks to get Miss Lady to act more like the lady we know she will be....eventually.
Within 36 hours we have gone from not being able to even pick up her feet to cleaning her feet with a hoof pick. While she will still try to move away, we insist that she stands still and lifts her feet. Tonight she did quite well. Our homework is to practice at least twice a day, handling her all over and lifting her hooves. We are also starting more lead work and hope to move into cross-tie lessons as well.
By the end of the month, he will see a different horse! Pictures coming soon, as soon as the rain stops. May have to build an Ark!
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