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It's hard to get perspective in the photos, but I am never
in a position where my head is between the side rail and the
horse! By standing on the rope, the swing and force of the
hind leg is limited.
Due to the chute's close proximity of the hay barn and round
corral, we weren't able to photograph bringing the hind feet
forward, however the methodology was similar to that of the
front feet. The farrier has to position and support the stand so that
the horse can't swipe it backwards, and since the horse can't
see the stand, he needs to get used to resting his foot on it
before going down with the rasp.
After a couple of trims in the chute, we will try trimming the
horses at the tie pole or manger. If they give us trouble, we
just go back to the chute. Pretty soon they figure out that it's
nicer to just stand at the pole or be hand held to be trimmed.
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