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Re: [RC] kicking filly - Typef

I had the same similar situation with an 11-year-old rescued mare. Wild eyed
and horrible with her feet and scratches really bad. We couldn't get near
her without putting her up against a stall wall and using two people to
doctor her. So I decided to try the reward system. Every time she'd let me
touch her shoulder, I'd give her praise and give her a very tiny nibble of
grain. It only took me two days before I'd progress my way down to being
able to hold her foot to put the medicine with her being total ok with it.
Before that, I called it the Medicine Dance. Each foot was a dance 4 times,
once to pick the scabs, once to wash, once to dry and one to put the
medicine on. Whenever we have a reaccurance of any kind of feaer factor in
picking up her feet (which is seldom) I go back to the reward and all is
well.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "A. Perez" <walkergirl@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 9:51 AM
Subject: [RC] kicking filly


  I just bought an 18 month-old filly ($450... how could I
resist? :-) ) named Lexi. She has had very little done with her,
and she does not like having her back feet handled.  She has
some sort of skin-scunge on 3 of her 4 feet at the top and front
of her coronet band (scratches?) which is tender, and she kicks
back when I apply medicated gel to the area.  I don't think
she's doing it out of meaness (she does not aim at me, just
kicks back), I think she just doesn't know any better.  In
general she is very friendly, comes when she's called, and is
very calm.

  Not to revive the 'whack-em' debate, but I'd be interested to
hear suggestions on how to deal with the kicking.

Amanda

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