Teaching to Give Feet

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How do we teach a horse to have his feet handled safely? No problem with Clicker Training, of course! Some of my Pasos volunteered to be the guinea pigs: Serafina, 15 months old, a Purebred Arab/Peruvian Paso cross filly; El Mago Negro, 2 1/2 years old, a Peruvian Paso/Paso Fino cross gelding, and Flamenca (MGR La Tigre), a Peruvian Paso mare, currently in foal to Capoeira, PP. Photos taken by Diane Saunders.

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Hmm,, whom do I pick first?

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Desensitzing Mago with the whip all over his body

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Down to the front feet....

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.... and the hind feet

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Can I touch your legs with my hand? Yes!

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Picking up a front hoof

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Serafina's turn now: picking up hind foot at liberty

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Preparing for the farrier

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They can be a bit overwhelming at times!

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Showing Flamenca how to lift her foot upon a touch of the whip

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Resting her hoof on the whip

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Portrait of beautiful Flamenca in her winter coat

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Pick me, pleeeeease!

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And if I do a spanish salute?

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Sideways at liberty

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Aaaah, at last! Flamenca is allowed to show off!

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