How to get a horse to lift its leg?

July 21st, 2010 | by drafthorse |
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  1. 14 Responses to “How to get a horse to lift its leg?”

  2. By stumped on Jul 22, 2010 | Reply

    pull up his ankle

  3. By mich2899 on Jul 25, 2010 | Reply

    put your hand onthe ankle and just give a slight lift.

    if you keep doing this, the horse will left the leg when it trusts you completely.

  4. By hichefheidi on Jul 26, 2010 | Reply

    I think you run your hand down the leg, and then pinch (gently) the achilles heel, and they will shift the weight off that leg, so you can pick up their foot (like to clean the frog)

  5. By fal on Jul 26, 2010 | Reply

    Just tell the horse.

  6. By cpr on Jul 27, 2010 | Reply

    give him a cookie and a glass of milk. no seriouly this works. just try.

  7. By holycowthatsalongemailaddress on Jul 27, 2010 | Reply

    If you are halter training the horse, pull the rope across the ankle.

  8. By Besmirched Tea on Jul 28, 2010 | Reply

    Step on it’s toe, or give it a lot of water to drink.

  9. By Yash on Jul 28, 2010 | Reply

    try marking its but with a hot rod

  10. By Julia L on Jul 30, 2010 | Reply

    walk him over and ant pile………

  11. By JeNe on Aug 2, 2010 | Reply

    after making your self friendly with the horse by rubbing it a few minutes calmly run your hand down the back part if it’s leg, until you get to the “knee” from the front with the other hand place it below the “knee” and gently press… as in to put on a new shoe or to remove something from it’s shoe… the key is to stay calm and incontrol the horse as to trust you

  12. By rythizzle on Aug 2, 2010 | Reply

    brand him/her… but beware because the leg lifted may come directly towards your head.

  13. By Ashley P on Aug 3, 2010 | Reply

    In order to get a horse to lift it’s leg, you stand by the horse’s shoulder and run your hand over his leg. The horse should then lift his foot up.

  14. By goth_dead_4_life on Aug 6, 2010 | Reply

    i would stand right by the horse and rub my hand down the leg until u get to the chesnut and pinch it adn put ur shoulder up against his leg and puch him some and he will shift his weight and pick up his leg

  15. By horsecrazy on Aug 7, 2010 | Reply

    Well ru trying to clean out its hoof?

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