The First Trim

This past weekend the farrier came out to trim and shod horses. Keeno got trimmed for the first time. With a young horse, handling is important, especially when it comes to their feet. Pick up a youngster’s feet often, so he gets used to his feet being handled. With Keeno, I picked his feet up and held them like the farrier would every day. I had no idea how he would behave for the farrier, but he stood there perfectly still the whole time. This just proves what a teacher once said, “Preparation prevents poor performance.”