Nickermaker
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We have a rescue mini that had been severely abuse/beaten when we got her. When we first got her we could not touch her as she was so much fear of being beaten. She didn't know a kind hand. Even the slightest touch as she was running by would cause her to kick at you. This was all in fear not meanness as when she would stop she would be trembling and looking at you like well aren't you going to beat on me too? This is how she got her name "Kicker".
Anyway ii has been a looonnng road with her but deep down she is really a sweet heart. She does have flash backs every so often as she will hunch down and start trembling if you approach her to fast and don't talk to her when approaching, but she hasn't kicked at us for a long time.
But she is in deperate need of having her hooves done. I have been working with her but she will not let me have the back ones. And since I have seen how hard she can kick with them I really just don't want to take them from her. Also don't suggest using a rope or a brush to get her used to the feel as I can not go near her with anything in my hands without her falling to pieces.
So I was wondering if anyone has used Quitex or anything like it on their minis to calm them before a stressful situation? And if you have used it can you tell if it has actually had a calming effect on your horse? As I can't see using it if it really doesn't seem to work, but also hate to drug/tranquilize her with stronger things. I'm thinking this hoof trimming is going to be pretty stressful to her. The tube says to give the whole tube 2 hours before stressful situations - I am sure this is for a big horse. She is a 37" size mini, so about how much would I give?
Thanks for your input here and am open to any other suggestions you guys might have on trimming her hooves. I do trim the hooves myself so at least it is someone she knows and has been gaining trust in. As she isn't to fond of people she don't know.
Thanks
Anyway ii has been a looonnng road with her but deep down she is really a sweet heart. She does have flash backs every so often as she will hunch down and start trembling if you approach her to fast and don't talk to her when approaching, but she hasn't kicked at us for a long time.
But she is in deperate need of having her hooves done. I have been working with her but she will not let me have the back ones. And since I have seen how hard she can kick with them I really just don't want to take them from her. Also don't suggest using a rope or a brush to get her used to the feel as I can not go near her with anything in my hands without her falling to pieces.
So I was wondering if anyone has used Quitex or anything like it on their minis to calm them before a stressful situation? And if you have used it can you tell if it has actually had a calming effect on your horse? As I can't see using it if it really doesn't seem to work, but also hate to drug/tranquilize her with stronger things. I'm thinking this hoof trimming is going to be pretty stressful to her. The tube says to give the whole tube 2 hours before stressful situations - I am sure this is for a big horse. She is a 37" size mini, so about how much would I give?
Thanks for your input here and am open to any other suggestions you guys might have on trimming her hooves. I do trim the hooves myself so at least it is someone she knows and has been gaining trust in. As she isn't to fond of people she don't know.
Thanks
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