http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/ Clicker Training for Horses Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:24:52 GMT Kathy Baker http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/77516 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/77516 You mentioned Ulcer treatment, this is a good product: U-Gard by Corta-Flx http://www.cortaflex.com/ugardpellets.HTML If you want to get rid of the sweet Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:16:22 GMT Yvette http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/77515 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/77515 red is the name of the rescue horse who has come so far it is unbelievable how she can be so trusting of humans again, I saddled her up today for the first Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:14:40 GMT Amanda http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/77514 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/77514 I know some horses who turn and bite the riders boot, or nudge their leg (escalating to biting the boot) as a way to tell them that it is time to get off. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:14:40 GMT steppenwolf_an http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/77513 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/77513 Hi all, I wanted to share with you a new video of me & Apache on YouTube. I'm sorry for the quality of the video, but Apache is one of the few horses that Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:14:33 GMT Amanda http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/77512 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/77512 This is quite an emotive topic for me having dealt with horses with either diagnosed or undiagnosed (until the symptoms are pointed out to the vet) metabolic Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:14:25 GMT Elizabeth Jones http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/77511 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/77511 Yep, I've been there and still am sometimes! I took a very simple approach. If my horse lifted his head when I gave a gentle tug on the leadrope, I clicked him Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:14:19 GMT Amanda http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/77510 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/77510 **Thank you for the responses! Your ideas sound very promising. What is 'bone rotation' and 'tipping point'?** Bone rotations are about stacking your bones in Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:40:27 GMT Vicki Conroy http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/77509 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/77509 re ulcer treatments - you could try slippery elm (herbal) with protexin (gut flora - but Aussie product so yours will probably have a different name!!) Vicki Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:04:31 GMT monkeymama57 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/77508 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/77508 ... Sorry, brain fart. That's not right at all. He gets 3-4 flakes of hay during the day, ad lib. The evening hay was cut down to the half a flake. It's Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:04:02 GMT Elizabeth Jones http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/77507 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/77507 When I first pulled the shoes off my horses, I was terrified that they would get too short, especially during the summer when they are stomping at flies. When Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:25:19 GMT Meg Francoeur http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/77506 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/77506 He might need boots until his feet completely transition to healthy feet. Easy boot makes a good one that works well to ride in. The Epic boot seems to stay Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:37:58 GMT skogshast http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/77505 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/77505 Good suggestions in this thread! I¹ve got one of those grass diving horses too and I love Ulrika¹s idea of ³giving fair warning² by counting out loud Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:40:37 GMT Charlotte http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/77504 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/77504 ... When I lived in Japan I had a young Anglo-Arab. I taught her to flex and she did the same thing. I'd just curl my toes back so she was only getting the Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:52:46 GMT hppyhorse http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/77503 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/77503 Thank you for the responses! Your ideas sound very promising. What is 'bone rotation' and 'tipping point'? Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:52:01 GMT monkeymama57 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/77502 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClickRyder/message/77502 Ulcers are an interesting suggestion. I've considered the possibility. I'll call the vet today. I forgot the camera last night, so no hoof pics. The shoeing