Training Horses To Be Farrier-Frienoly: Tips and tools you can recommend to get your clients' horses to stand better

摘要

It's not the farrier's job to train the horse, but sometimes it's necessary, especially when the client is a novice horse owner. Farriers want to work with the horse safely and improve its tolerance of foot handling.Most owners want their horse easy to catch, tie up, etc., but foot handling is one aspect of training that often is neglected. This makes the farrier's job more difficult.Troy Price, a farrier in Uniondale, Ind., says that if he or the client (or the horse) is actually in danger when handling a particular horse, he sometimeshas to tell owners he can't take that risk."I tell them I am a professional and shoeing horses is my income," he says. "If I get hurt working on their horse today, I won't be getting a pay check. It's not my job to train their horse."