“Ten Steps for Further Foal Handling”
“Ten Steps for Further Foal Handling”
About Jonna
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First Chat – 042 – Jonathan McLean
Second Chat – 144 – Jonathan McLean 2 – “Ten Tips for Initial Foal Handling”
Listeners’ Choice- 211 – Listeners’ Choice interview (042)
Fourth Chat – 292 – Jonathan McLean 4 – “Ten Tips on The Weaning Transition, Safe, Horse Friendly Ways to Interact with Young Horses”
Fifth Chat – 318 – Jonna McLean 5 – “Ten Training Tips From Weaning to Yearling”
Sixth Chat – 348 – Jonna McLean 6 – “Ten Steps To Starting The Young Horse Under Saddle”
Seventh Chat – 378 – Jonna McLean 7 – “Ten Points to Remember When Training Your Horse”
About This Episode
– Ten Steps for Further Foal Handling
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“Ten Steps for Further Foal Handling”
1 – Understand Pressure/Release Principals (light signal first then stronger till first step then instantly release) and Classical Condition Principles
2 – Pressure angle clock (See image above)
3 – Foal can be touched/groomed neck, back, rump and face, with little anxiety (eyes, nostrils, ears flicking, temperature)
4 – Can be maneuvered near the mare using cradle technique
5 – Can be groomed/touched around head, face, nose (mimic head collar placement)
6 – Put both mare and foal’s rumps in a corner/wall, on mare’s rear side (wall on off side)
7 – Apply halter close to mare, without lead rope
8 – Attach lead rope
9 – Pay close attention to foals front leg placement (apply pressure at 20 degrees to front)
10 – Reward every yield attempt – biggest reward is to release (4-5 repetitions)
Time Stamps
01:03 – Background
02:55 – Why the set up is important for the horse to say “yes”
03:36 – Understand Pressure/Release Principals and Classical Condition Principles
04:38 – Pressure angle clock
07:04- Foal can be touched/groomed neck, back, rump and face, with little anxiety (eyes, nostrils, ears flicking, temperature)
09:10 – Can be maneuvered near the mare using the cradle technique
12:00 – Can be groomed/touched around head, face, nose (mimic head collar placement)
13:40 – Put both mare and foal’s rumps in a corner/wall, on mare’s rear side (wall on off side)
15:00 – Apply halter close to mare, without lead rope
15:34 – Attach lead rope
16:51 – Pay close attention to foals front leg placement
18:34 – Reward every yield attempt
21:39 – Timing of the session
23:55 – Final thing
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