At 09:59:16 on 09.07.10, April2010 wrote:
how can I get my little shetland to stop moving from side to side back and forth. He won't stand still! So its really difficult to pick his hooves out, as I have to keep moving with him. How can I get him to stand still?

At 14:10:40 on 11.07.10, kibby wrote:
i have never experienced anything like that.. i'll bump you up so this thread is at the top and hopefully someone will be able to help you :)

At 23:37:42 on 12.07.10, JessAndGrenville123 wrote:
Aww my horse did this :| i used to lean against his shoulder slightly so he had to put that little bit extra weight on the other legs and couldn't move now he stands like a rock without any encouragement or a lead rope tying him up.

At 19:46:25 on 13.07.10, SShowjumper wrote:
is he young?? try putting one side against a wall and then picking up the feet on the other side. i think its just time and practice, the more you keep picking them up the better he should get

At 08:39:46 on 14.07.10, Flicka wrote:
I imagine he either doesn't feel very balanced which is making him feel insecure or he is uncomfortable. Is he very old? My young mare used to mess around, sway back and forward and snatch her leg back. I used to tell her off and then started to think that maybe I was looking at her actions the wrong way. Maybe she was feeling insecure rather than naughty. So I always make sure her weight is well distributed before picking her foot up and then when she has kept still for me or the trimmer then she is given positive re-enforcement with a tiny pony nut and a good girl and it's really worked. But she only gets a treat when she had done something well. Start off by making it easy and only holding the foot up for a short amount of time without picking out and work up from there.

At 08:40:19 on 14.07.10, essexequine wrote:
Have you had him checked? Not scare mongering, but sometimes this is a sign of laminitis. although if he is young, he is slightly unbalanced and trying to find his own feet.