Comments on: Farrier lessons for hackney horse William 1

By: stephanievos

stephanievos — Tue, 25 May 2010 22:52:19 +0000

Perfect! Ik zit nu …
Perfect! Ik zit nu alle filmpjes te kijken van WIlliam omdat ik het een prachtpaard vindt. De manier waarop jij met je paard omgaat is geweldig, daar kunnen heel veel mensen nog wat van leren.
Dit is ook zo’n mooi voorbeeld ervan:)
Ik ga weer snel verder naar het volgende filmpje!

By: SwiftSnowmane

SwiftSnowmane — Tue, 25 May 2010 22:52:19 +0000

Aww, what a sweetie …
Aww, what a sweetie. I hope he’s able to get over his fears. :-)

By: az09mcr

az09mcr — Tue, 25 May 2010 22:52:18 +0000

aww he must e soo …
aww he must e soo proud of himself lol u to lol

By: Italianiceisnice

Italianiceisnice — Tue, 25 May 2010 22:52:18 +0000

Wow, lots better …
Wow, lots better than in the 1st video! And before, the farrier and his truck were MUCH farther away, and the farrier was just standing near his truck…..Good lil William, and you are a great, understanding owner. :)

By: davidkozelsky

davidkozelsky — Tue, 25 May 2010 22:52:18 +0000

He’ll kick your …
He’ll kick your head off before you know it….good luck and don’t stand so close.

By: tinytinytiny

tinytinytiny — Tue, 25 May 2010 22:52:17 +0000

It is good that you …
It is good that you have him watching another horse get his feet done. He will hopefully realize that no harm will come from having his feet done. I do the same thing when training my mini horses to drive. I always take them out with one already trained so they can see it and get used to the whole idea.
I like William! I think he is very pretty!

By: asqrss3233

asqrss3233 — Tue, 25 May 2010 22:52:17 +0000

Ooops, make that .. …
Ooops, make that …”leave” …it to the farrier.

By: asqrss3233

asqrss3233 — Tue, 25 May 2010 22:52:17 +0000

I did not think …
I did not think that horse learn like that. I like to see the owner or the trainer teaching this beast to stand,don’t live it to the farrier.

By: Dressage9603

Dressage9603 — Tue, 25 May 2010 22:52:16 +0000

I like your idea of …
I like your idea of tying him nearby to simply take in the experience. My horse had similar problems with the farrier after he had a bad experience. The farrier startled him when his tool kit got caught on the edge of the floor mat and made a racket. He reared up and managed to get a foreleg hung in the cross tie. It took doing little things like what your doing, and the patience of and goodwill of a willing farrier to get him calm enough to shoe again. I hope your ideas worked!

By: myprophet1

myprophet1 — Tue, 25 May 2010 22:52:16 +0000

I cried during the …
I cried during the first part. He is so much better, and it will get even better. He is trying hard to understand this new way, and I feel u are on the right track. It takes time for the brain to “rewire”. Will he go barefoot? Mine really improved when he found he would not have to wear shoes again. Only two species wear shoes, one that can choose, and horses.