Five Tips For Handling Horses Legs

[@BasicHorseTraining]

It is really important to be safe working around your horse's feet and legs. I hope these 5 tips help you safe ... be sure and make them become habits.

[@Angelia117]

Tip #5 VERY HELPFUL. SAFETY ALWAYS #1. 🙏

[@BasicHorseTraining]

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[@marysinclair897]

Every time I think...I know this stuff. I watched your video and learned something new. Thank you so much!

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Glad to help Mary🙂

[@lizzie9173]

Love tip number 5. - I wouldn't have thought of that !

[@BasicHorseTraining]

That tip has gotten me out of many pickles 😄

[@christinelaporte7880]

Your horses look so happy and healthy. Do you have any videos on rebuilding topline after time off for illness? My horse also has almost-kissing spine after an injury so it is doubly important about topline.

[@BasicHorseTraining]

I don't sorry Christine. You will need to work on your boys core thought as that will help support his spine.

[@ccdecker]

Wow, my family has had horses for decades and I only knew one of these tips (staying close to the rear). Love that the video launched straight into the tips without a lot of preamble or pleading to like and subscribe.

[@epona9166]

All excellent tips!! The first one about turning your foot in, away from the horse, is brilliant! Thanks so much!

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Yes that one has saved my toes many times 😆. Thanks for taking the time to leave me a comment 💕

[@teresaedwards1591]

Excellent tips 👍 thank you 😊

[@juliachristian4270]

Thanks heaps for this, very informational...love it

[@Natalie_C94]

This is SO helpful

[@dr.carmen.vasile]

Thank you!

[@FraukeHenning]

Excellent tips. Really helpful and educating. I love following your channel. Cleaning the hoof is so important for the horse. I always show the horse the cleaning Instruments, allow it to sniff, to let it know my intention and kind of „ask“ if thats ok now and to check the reaction. Gentle and Slow handling usually worked well for me. Just once a horse got startled by the reaction of another horse standing nearby and jumped to the side where I was cleaning the hind hoof that landed right on the middle of my foot. No broken bones but still took me 4 weeks to walk straight again. Made me buy boots with steel caps to protect the toes. Yet more important learning is to always be aware and best case ahead of whats going on all around you.

[@blanca2301]

Great tips! Thank you!!

[@BasicHorseTraining]

You are welcome 😊

[@richardscovell6620]

Superb, thank you

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Welcome 😊

[@Cathan1856]

I was kicked once in the knee by a horse, she got me at full force when I was behind her. The pain was excruciating, I thought my knee would be in a million pieces. After the pain wore off a bit and had an X-ray the only damage was that the skin popped open and I had a hole which needed 4 stitches. Was very, very lucky. That was the hard way to learn to be close to their hind end. Great tip.

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Ouch! I'm glad there wasn't too much damage.

[@melancollie9597]

Great tips Josie thanks.x

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Your welcome Mel.

[@mariannedippenaar8488]

Very very good

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Thanks

[@christinafragis7224]

Great tips as always - thanks for sharing!

[@BasicHorseTraining]

My pleasure!

[@AnsleyWhittaker]

What do you do with horses that does try to walk on three legs? My younger horse is more than willing to give it a try and has actually moved around with one leg up

[@malloryalford9808]

I'm having a hard time teaching my gelding when I add more leg, I'm asking him for more of his walk/trot/canter, and not a transition. Do you have a video I can reference on this?

[@KingsMom831]

1:51 Rebel? I’m watching on a teeny tiny phone screen so it’s hard to zoom in.

[@KingsMom831]

Edit, now is see Grayson + another bay? Think I may need my eyes checked 😂👀

[@BasicHorseTraining]

No it’s Rihanna - Graysons mum. But she is by the same sire as Rebel and they have similar body types

[@KingsMom831]

@@BasicHorseTraining I mean in the background. I love that all your horses are so well-built. Also looking forward to the smaller mayor. You recently picked up always enjoy watching you work. Thanks for the great tips!

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Oh now I see what you mean. It's Lily my 2 y/o 🎀

[@KingsMom831]

@@BasicHorseTraining HOLY COW!!! She’s huge!! I just remember her foal videos😁