Every day since I've had him, I've worked with Tex's feet to make sure that he won't give my farrier (husband) trouble. I feel sure that if my horse is troublesome, husband will start charging me for his services! I had set a goal of having him ready by Thursday, but Thursday evening was filled with other things, so Friday was the day of Tex's first hoof trimming - first ever.
I want to learn how to do his feet myself, but for the first time, with so much corrective trimming needed, I wanted the expert to take care of it. I tend to make hooves quite uneven while trimming right now, and I'm not the strongest when it comes to the back feet.
Tex held up his front left foot pretty nicely with only a little arguing, but when it came to his back left, he put up quite a protest (but he lost the battle). However, when husband moved to the back right, Tex seemed to remember the trouble he encountered, and must have decided that it wasn't worth the fight.
I didn't notice a strong difference after the trim, but I know these things take time. I wish I could have immediately noticed a difference- Patience is not always my strongest virtue, but something tells me this horse may teach me otherwise. TM
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