Hand feeding treats

3WishesDun · 05-18-2008, 06:03 PM

I will hand feed treats to 3 of my 4 whenever I feel like it.

But I only hand feed treats to Jack when I am working on stretching exercises. He doesn't get nippy... but when treats are involved his eyes just kind of glaze over and you can see that all thought processes have been abruptly stopped. And all that is now computing is "CAAAARRRROOOOOOOT, CAAAAAAAARRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOTTTTTTT! "

DragonLady · 05-19-2008, 02:33 PM

I very, very, very rarely hand feed. Hand feeding encourages the horse to associate human hands with food, so they begin to expect that a hand reaching out towards their faces means something yummy... meaning biting.

05-18-2008, 06:03 PM	#41
3WishesDun Senior Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: At My Wit's End Posts: 16,869 Images: 655 Blog Entries: 27	I will hand feed treats to 3 of my 4 whenever I feel like it. But I only hand feed treats to Jack when I am working on stretching exercises. He doesn't get nippy... but when treats are involved his eyes just kind of glaze over and you can see that all thought processes have been abruptly stopped. And all that is now computing is "CAAAARRRROOOOOOOT, CAAAAAAAARRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOTTTTTTT! " __________________ Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change. The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep. -Frost I've Been Snowballed!

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05-19-2008, 02:33 PM	#42
DragonLady Full Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 88 Images: 7	I very, very, very rarely hand feed. Hand feeding encourages the horse to associate human hands with food, so they begin to expect that a hand reaching out towards their faces means something yummy... meaning biting.