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    Horse Life

    Oct 11, 2021 5 minutes

    Overcoming the Grooming Grumpies

    When you’re teaching your horse to stand patiently for grooming, the training will carry into almost everything else you do with your horse.

    SOME HORSES LOVE TO BE HANDLED, and they’ll stand quietly for everything from ear clipping to washing their tails. But if your horse doesn’t stand like a statue, don’t worry. We’ll talk about what you can do to make grooming a better experience for both of you and what cues you’ll need to establish good, safe control.

    De-stress the Situation

    If you have a horse who gets crabby when it’s time to groom him, you’ve probably already learned that trying to “discipline” him into cooperating doesn’t work… or it doesn’t work for very long. You have to take a different approach, one that will set you and your horse up

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