This message is from: Don & Jane Brackett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I always prepare a bag of carrot pieces and have my pockets full of them when the farrier comes.
My farrier calls my mare "a stubborn little horse". She lets him have each foot for a certain length of time and when the time is up she leans! :) Thankfully, he is a very patient man and her antics just inspire a large sigh! So I thought that perhaps a little incentive would help. Carrot pieces actually work quite well for her, she knows she'll get another piece if she gives me (or the farrier) a foot for another 30 seconds. But Geilo, Don's gelding, gets so excited that he can't even think, much less pick up a foot! He has treats later when he can devote his full attention to eating. Jane in Maine where each snow fall is followed by rain making for icy and crusty conditions. NOT good for Fjording :(
