Receiving consistent foot care is really important for a young horse’s physical health. Munching on some pellets while I trim a front hoof. When Chewie was at Habitat for Horses, the trainers at the rescue worked with her on picking up her feet, and their farrier was able to trim her feet on a regular […]
I wrote last Monday about our amazing progress with Beau with halter training. If you missed that post and video, you can check it out here. Last week has been another good week for Beau. We’ve spent some time wandering around the yard working on leading and have also started working on fly mask training. […]
I’ve known Luna for awhile now. She’s an adorable little fuzzy pony, almost entirely black, except for a small star (which is usually completely covered by her bushy forelock). She’s what people picture when they call the rescue, looking for a horse for their kids or grandkids. However, while she’s as cute as a button, […]
Have you ever heard the phrase “You can’t teach an old dog a new trick?” Many people assume that once an animal gets to a certain age or practices an unwanted behavior a certain number of times, that it will be hopeless to try to train the animal a new behavior pattern. However, nothing could […]
As I wrote about last week, Apollo is doing a great job learning to pick up his feet. This can be a challenging skill for some horses to learn–clicker training really helps! In just a handful of sessions, Apollo has gotten very comfortable about me handling his feet. I started by just running my hand […]
It’s really starting to cool off here–it’s actually fun to be outside in the afternoon with the horses! The ponies and I had a great weekend. Boomer and Apollo (the two paint horses in the picture to the left) are doing AWESOME learning how to pick up their front feet for handling and cleaning. I […]
