Introducing Picking Up the Horse's Feet | Monique Potts
Groundwork
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5m 35s
Monique explains and demonstrates how she introduces picking up the horse's feet. This is a critical skill that horses need to understand and not be fearful of doing. It's important to find where the horse is uncomfortable. She works to going to that place until the horse is relaxed and then slowly go further, rewarding every time the horse tries. It is also important the the horse be soft the entire time the horse puts his foot down.
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