As an equine vet this is not an uncommon problem for me. I feel like I can come a long way with talking to the horse, scratching and petting the injection area for a few minutes. However, that is only a temporary solution and having owners train with clickers can solve the root of the problem. Very pleased to see everyone wearing hard hats! I even had an owner last year offer me one the minute I came; she knew her horse was very difficult to inject and wanted me to be safe.
Good video. Positive reinforcement - 'if I stand still the horrid thing goes away, and I get food!' Owners need to train their horses not vets. Same goes for farriers. Glad to see you are wearing hard hats!
I rescued a horse who is skiddish of shots (& other things), my vet sent me the link to this video as a great reference for clicker training horses with treats for positive reinforcement experience. Very grateful for a vet who cares about the animal's well being & the humans' safety. This video has been an encouragement to me on helping my mare to trust & remain calm in what she sees as a fearful situation. Thank you for all that went into getting this video to us. Subscribed in hopes there are more videos using clicker/reward method. Will peruse your channel after I achieve success with this issue first.
How about just approaching the horse in a less combative way to start with? If vets behave like that towards horses it’s no wonder they try to get away - and it has little to do with the needle.
SO GLAD to see this video - and that the vets and techs are WEARING HELMETS ! That is WONDERFUL! Thank you very much - sharing with TLAER colleagues.
As an equine vet this is not an uncommon problem for me. I feel like I can come a long way with talking to the horse, scratching and petting the injection area for a few minutes. However, that is only a temporary solution and having owners train with clickers can solve the root of the problem. Very pleased to see everyone wearing hard hats! I even had an owner last year offer me one the minute I came; she knew her horse was very difficult to inject and wanted me to be safe.
Try this instead. No need for so much use of force. th-cam.com/video/3CaAUXywZQg/w-d-xo.html
Good video. Positive reinforcement - 'if I stand still the horrid thing goes away, and I get food!' Owners need to train their horses not vets. Same goes for farriers. Glad to see you are wearing hard hats!
I rescued a horse who is skiddish of shots (& other things), my vet sent me the link to this video as a great reference for clicker training horses with treats for positive reinforcement experience. Very grateful for a vet who cares about the animal's well being & the humans' safety. This video has been an encouragement to me on helping my mare to trust & remain calm in what she sees as a fearful situation. Thank you for all that went into getting this video to us. Subscribed in hopes there are more videos using clicker/reward method. Will peruse your channel after I achieve success with this issue first.
Great series.
Common horse sense is all we need.
This is an absolutely brilliant way to train a horse you don't know. Looking forward to watching all your clips. Thank you. Jo From Australia
What a fantastic resource! Thank you BEVA and Gemma Pearson.
Excellent video! Thanks for sharing.
Love this. Thank You. Big turn around.❤
Great idea
Great idea, but what happens to the 1% that still won't allow injections, like mine!
How about just approaching the horse in a less combative way to start with? If vets behave like that towards horses it’s no wonder they try to get away - and it has little to do with the needle.