Handling consultation/shoeing problem
My horse had a problem in lifting one back leg which stemmed from an
injury and a memory of the pain. I was very impressed with Richard. He
was an extremely nice man, very easy to understand explaining everything
clearly in a way that made complete sense to all who were observing.
He started working on getting him to accept the principles of pressure
release which was very interesting and then moved on to the specific
problem area of the back leg. All did not go smoothly to start with ( I
never knew he could rear so high!!), but Richard calmly persevered
having an answer to all his evasions. The amazing thing was that you
could almost see him stop and think about what his actions were
achieving - nothing - and coming to the conclusion that he might as well
accept it and get on with it.
After some time my farrier arrived (which was the main problem), and he
fitted the new show without incident or any repeat of his behaviour at
all!! Success!!
I now have work to do with him when picking out his feet, and a routine
of work to follow before shoeing for the next few times which will
hopefully sort it!!
I am absolutely delighted with the way this was done - he suffered no
trauma or anger and by the end was busy watching what was going on round
the yard rather than worrying what was go on with his leg!!
Can't praise Richard highly enough!!
Regards
Tracey |
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