We try to get the owners to adequately exercise the animal before we arrive to let it blow off steam-provided, of course, the animal wasn't confined for lameness or serious injury. It really helps to make the horse quiet when we work on it. The Sheridan, Ind., vet added that foal imprinting can be critical in producing a well-behaved animal. The next best thing to foal imprinting and for those who have adult equines is to use resistance training methods developed by trainers such as Ray Hunt or John Lyons, he says. There are about a dozen or so trainers using natural horse psychology.
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Janssen stresses that vets need a safe place to work. Janssen suggest that good organization, including having the horse caught and ready to go when the vet arrives, is key to keeping everyone calm and to an easier vet visit. I'm not Sherlock Holmes. Vet calls are frequent at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky., so Big Barn Manager Todd Waronicki has had to learn how to keep it simple. Use your voice sternly if you don't approve the behavior.