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Member:
Kthorse

Posted on Monday, May 12, 2003 - 6:09 pm:

Hi, When he paws imediently as he is doing it grab his foot and hold his foot up for a few minutes. He will soon learn that when he does it he has to hold it up. Worked for my horse after a few times. Never did it again. He did it constantly before this.
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Goolsby

Posted on Tuesday, May 13, 2003 - 10:54 am:

Katrina
I am going to try your suggestion. My TWH gelding paws at his feed dish while eating. He does this consistantly and will tip his dish over and spill his food. I have to feed him in a special container he cant tip over. If i yell at him to put his foot down he will, but this gets tiring. This is the only time he paws except occasionally on a ride when we have stopped a while and he is ready to go. This method sounds like the one I should try first.
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