Charlie has been taught to lift his feet. He lifts his fronts if you squeeze the chestnut, and the backs if you squeeze the hock.
The trouble is getting the feet to stay lifted. He hoicks them up so you can see the sole, then seems to think "job done" and puts them down again. I have the feeling that I should grab that foot and just hang on, so that he learns that he has to wait until I've finished with it. That's fairly easy on the fronts but a bit harder with a back hoof flailing about.
Any suggestions, peeps?
The trouble is getting the feet to stay lifted. He hoicks them up so you can see the sole, then seems to think "job done" and puts them down again. I have the feeling that I should grab that foot and just hang on, so that he learns that he has to wait until I've finished with it. That's fairly easy on the fronts but a bit harder with a back hoof flailing about.
Any suggestions, peeps?