The farrier has arrived for a terrified William 1

[WildStarPro]

My horse used to act like this. He had a bad experience. Now I only use Hal (my farrier) for Uno (my horse) and since Uno went to live with Hal for a while he trust him a lot. Any other farrier gets near Uno he strikes. I'm not sure what happened but I know that he hates other farriers. How is William with farriers now?

[breales12345]

Looked like he was trying to mix on the decks

[emma1997red]

its like he knows he has to keep his foot up but is shaking to much because of the fear! :(

[GoldEyedNickCLover]

keep him tied there...he'll figure it out after tiring himself out. beautiful boy btw :)

[terrex28]

He's a beautiful animal, looks very healthy and well cared for, and it's upsetting to see him so afraid and nervous. Whoever did whatever they did to him in the past to make him this way should be (pardon the pun) horsewhipped! His reaction (pawing and shaking) almost remided me of someone having a bad flashback. Lots of TLC for William...he needs it.

[holmgren58]

he is beautiful!!! why was he so scared?

[99FeeBee99]

OMGEE is he a hackey?

Is he a hackney?

I lovee hackeys!

<3

[xhorselovexx]

He's beutyfull ! <3 *_*



[crazyness525]

He is so cute! & going in there to calm him down would have been the worst thing possible. Good choice on your end! Very very pretty though!

[LuckyZoneOne2]

There's scardey cats

And scardey horses xD

William is stunning by the way!

[carlosshetland]

he's tapp dancing ;)

[Lilandrylx3]

he's not terrified... hes just practicing his dressage ;)

[terXterXterezka1997]

Is he a Akhal-Teke?

[hackneysaregreat]

@terXterXterezka1997

No, far better :-) , he is a hackney horse

[terXterXterezka1997]

@hackneysaregreat Gorgeous! I could tell by the long Back :)

[TaylorHorsesSwift]

@hackneysaregreat Is he a stallion? And how old is he?

[mijte]

@terXterXterezka1997 Akhal-Teke have very fine build, like arabians. They have very fine built mid sections and a flat stomach.

[NaturalJumper1032]

Any idea where the fear came from? Poor boy...  He's gorgeous by the way.

[4everrjumper]

What breed is William?

[7466309change]

he is very nice build good horse.

[7466309change]

well why is he so scard?Was he hit by hammers?Did they cut too deep or hit nail in too deep?Horses get scard cause they donot know if gonna be hurt or not,.You can give tranqulizers.You can practice visits showing he won,t harm,.I had a difficult mare as a teenager we worked hard to show her we are not gonna hurt her.No one got hurt eather.4 years later she still shook but tollerated.I got her as older in life.So donot know who hurt her.

[TasandCasper]

N'awwww

[SHOTGUNQUEEN101]

he is gorgeous

[GodBlessBieber]

Aww poor baby ha hes sooo pretty though! :)

[1997HighLander]

@ MyLove4Horses

A mare at my stables does this when she wants something. It's like begging. The mare at my stables begs for hay so maybe this horse is begging to be untied?

[JasperIsaLittleHorse]

I agree, It's much safter to let the horse figure it out sometimes, yes they may get a few scrapes and bruises on them, but just like us(most) humans, when we'r stupid and get hurt, we learn and those scars heal. Beautifull horse.

[MyLove4Horses]

What the hell is he doing with his leg?

[Kaliegrl67]

How old is he?

[DuoismyLife]

a stressed horse

[horseslpslover]

He's excited

[TheHorseLady1212]

He's like: "Well, I might get in trouble if I paw to ground.... So I'll just paw the air!" Such a pretty horse :)

[Orbitalkowa]

why is he so afraid of the farrier? Gosh, he's a beauty!

[mstevie192]

William is a stunning looking horse. Did everything turn out ok that day in the end?

[leaguelass]

oh poor baby! i want to give him a cuddle! Has he been hurt or abused before? bless him poor horse

[Equestrian08]

Goodness he is quite nervous. He must have had a terrible experience with a farrier before. Don't you wish you could see into the pasts of your horses? I always wish I knew what happened when I get a horse with problems or fear issues. And the terrible things people will do to an animal are endless. I'm glad you got this horse! I hope he can learn to relax with farriers soon :) Good luck with him!!

[jazzyfish100]

This is a great video! It looks like he's trying to break dance: Go William Go William It's your birthday! Go William Go go go William! LOL! He's a gorgeous horse.

[SuperGemoo]

Has this behaviour ever changed? i have a mare who does it, Just wondering



[vbrewer92]

i love the pawing. i know its bad behavior, but its adorable. my paint does the same thing just for the hell of it. he also unties lead ropes and any other kind of string

[iluvnaz]

he is absolutly stunning! what breed?

[ggddrr26]

He's BEAUTIFUL! :D

[VintageStar385]

pause at 0:45

woww!!!

[equinette1987]

Snapping lead line in 3...2...1....

[YousssLove]

my horse does the same thing!

[SparkyArtz]

Never seen a horse do that "Leg shaking" thing- is it because he was taught not to paw the ground?

[Adara011]

awe the poor baby. yeah calming him probably wouldn't have worked. with my horse when he's like that i just let him run around in the field. it may not work for him though. beautiful horse!!!!

[Thysielove]

What is his breed? He is gorgeous!

[TheFlyingArabianPony]

He is actually being really good, for how agitated he obviously is. What a good boy.

[EuropeanGuy87]

I can;t think of a more beautiful creature other than a horse..so elegant so complex ..so perfect..

[buddy852003]

@trumparch...wtf?? Why would you kick a terrified horse?? Obviously someone in this horse's past wasn't very nice to him and he's still affected by it. The owner is doing the right thing by leaving him tied to the wall. He needs to figure this out on his own...he needs to learn that he will not be hurt anymore. Going in there and kicking him will only freak him out more. He needs to learn that this isn't going to hurt....not that he's going to be beaten. Grow the hell up will you.

[trumparch]

@buddy852003 if he would want to run away he would pull like hell. Just the horse is out of control and a wee bit spoiled.

Now in regards of the kick in the ribs I'll tell yous'e a wee story. I was breaking horses in for driving in pairs and had one superb horse to run with the brakers and every time a breaker would pull a stupid stunt the old horse would bite him and that would fix the problem immediatly and never happen again.

And one more thing horse understands only horse talk.

[buddy852003]

@trumparch ..Yes I know that. I have seen terrified horses pull away and break their halters or a cross-tie in their attempt to get away. I know what they're capable of. I also know that if a horse is acting stupid in a herd he will get his ass kicked by the lead stallion. I know how horses behave. Going in there and beating this poor horse will only make him more terrified. He doesn't understand why he's being punished. They do understand our body language and the tone of our voices.

[elinheartstristin]

what happened to him? gosh he is terrified of everything! DX

[NotPaigiepoo]

God this breaks my heart!! Seeing him so scared and shaking and trying to present his feet to not get hurt :(

I am so pleased you have him, and that he is safe with you. All animals deserve that.

[Pridefulpain]

Thank you to the poster for showing the world an almost PERFECT example of what to do. (I say almost because I have a thing about tieing horses on cement/pavement) He is there, by himself, in a safe setting to figure out how to handle the stress. NO one is approaching him, or trying to coddle him or secure his emotions. He is left to his own devices, which can only help encourage him to gain confidence. Very good video, thank you again.

[MrsNesbit298]

You shouldnt have watched and filmed it. you should have been good owners and tryed to calm it down

[Emura100]

@MrsNesbit298 And what if he freaked out still? The owner could not have gotten away easily and been seriously injured. Plus being approached in a situation like this could freak the horse out even more. Read Pridefulpain's comment above yours it says it well.

[MsLum123]

hey my advice would be to not bring him out so early for getting shod. in this instance he is anticipating something bad to happen. i would try some t touch or message with him in the stable beforehand as well and bring him out when the farirrer is set up and ready to go

[PolkadotPrincess555]

poor boy looked absolutly terrified, he's such a beautiful horse though :) looks like a real sweet heart!

[EdgyEquestrian]

I think it's funny all of the "You should've tried to calm him down." comments. Knowing from experience with a crazy Friesian nearly killing me in this type of situation, going in there, basically right in the line of fire, is one of the most dangerous things you can do. Most of the time, it's your best bet to let them figure it out. William is gorgeous by the way :) Must run in the name, as my horse's name is Will ;)

[hackneysaregreat]

@EdgyEquestrian

You are right.

[trumparch]

@EdgyEquestrian a good kick in the ribs should do the job a nicely, because I can see from here that the horse is rotten spoiled, a totaly overfed cheecky prick

[MissHeatherAnn1]

@trumparch No, that horse is a horse. Something has got him riled and his instinct is to flee, but can't because he is tied up. You have to leave him to figure out it's safe. A kick in the ribs would reinforce that the situation he is in is bad, which is not what we want. But hey, no one expects you to understand, troll

[trumparch]

@MissHeatherAnn1

Just shows how much you know. Been working all my life in \dealers yards where "internet taught horse whisperers" who never put a stick across the horse back would bring the horse and sell it rot cheap because they just cannot handle the thing because a horse is an animal driven by hierarchy in nature there is no such thing as feeling sorry or comforting for someone so either i will ride a horse or a horse will ride me, there no two ways about and there is no alternative

[MissHeatherAnn1]

@trumparch When did I say that I babied the horse, as you suggested. This horse is not doing anything wrong it is displaying natural worried tendencies. Any hitting of a horse is correction. You do not correct this horse as it isn't doing anything wrong. If you hit this horse you show the horse that he does have a reason to be afraid. Which is poor horsemanship on your part. So no, a kick to the ribs wouldn't solve anything. Do more research before you make a fool of yourself...

[MissMerMer1980]

@EdgyEquestrian "Most of the time, it's your best bet to let them figure it out." Ummmmm.....I've seen horses in this same situation hurt themselves. They get so worked up that they can't stand it anymore and try to bolt. I wouldn't tie a horse till I knew that he or she would stand still and not spook at anything. That's the best way to break a horse's neck. Even the best tied quick release knot can fail. Plus you'd have to get in there to untie it with the horse thrashing around.

[dyemyeyes]

@EdgyEquestrian Actually, you aren't right. He's nervous/scared because the situation is unfamiliar. Tying a horse in close proximity to an unfamiliar situation is the problem here. Nobody should go over and try to "calm" the horse, but he should not be tied, either. The farrier should be out every 6 weeks. That's enough regularity for the horse to be desensitized to the situation. Next time, lead him up gradually making sure he's calm at every stage. Don't just throw him to the wolves.

[GelphieRocks24]

Oh...wow...He is stunning, just beautiful! You're very lucky!

[grahamquacker]

Rewarding behavior like this won't solve the problem. Trying to "calm" him down is like telling him good boy for doing this. You are doing a fine job with William. He is stunning and seems very smart.

[horsecrazy341]

awww the poor thing! Not to be mean but I think you should not tape this and try to calm the horse down!

[Snookycrazygirl]

has this horse been abused at some point???

[laquitalov]

Is this horse for sale? If so please respond to my email address arsenio.marshall@yahoo.com

[hackneysaregreat]

@laquitalov

William is definitely not for sale.

I hope we grow old together.

[theKrystalcharm]

@hackneysaregreat i dont blame her for asking. he is a handsome horse

[GreenEyesSmile4U]

@hackneysaregreat From your mouth to God's ear

[lollyj76]

if they put them for sail dont u think they would have said that

[ymaify]

i have never seen a horse do the foot twitchy thing .

[Appaloosapinto]

That is such a gorgeous horse.

[007blacksmith]

hes just a baby, as a farrier i he looks the sort which after 3 shoeings he will be absolutly fine, aslong as he gets a pat on da neck and has 3 good experiances and knows what your doing, so often its a case of just knowing im a nice person and that it doesnt hurt and its not scary, but yer hes a lovly looking animal

[GeordieTerrier]

@007blacksmith I believe from the description in this and subsequent videos you would've been seriously injured if you'd been there and tried to continue to work with the horse. He's not a baby, he is 15 years old and clearly must've seen farriers before or his feet would be in a state. In another video of this problem it's explained in the description that the farrier was met with a fair bit of aggresiveness. I don't doubt your competence but learn the full story first.

[kaymm93]

Poor Baby <3 It's really heartbreaking to see such a magnificent animal like William so terrified of people. He's a beautiful horse

[MollyGrue1]

Poor guy, he is REALLY really afraid of the farrier...

[N1CH00L3]

this is actually quite sad how a human could do that to a horse and look at the result of such a beautiful creature. Hes gorgeous .. but thats sad ..

[BlacknAmber4Lyfe]

He's a beauty =]

Is he a stallion? x

[MajiksGurl224]

ive never seen them move their leg like that.

[ThePaintedFilly]

its strange. i've never seen it before and i have been around horses my whole life.

[Kolibri2005]

If you watch other videos of William it seems to be his way of communicating that he is nervous or unhappy. I also have never seen a horse use his/her forelegs so much.

[cammarkgross]

What a beautiful horse!!!!!

[hackneysaregreat]

Think I'll call somebody else, you need a plane to get here :-)

This is the result of what farrier impatience and abuse can do with a very friendly horse.

[2bnl]

Don't be so quick to judge the owner. I have worked with several horses who had to be sedated to get a trim. Horses with manners. Those horses will now stand untied and all it took from me was time and patience. Some took 3 to 4 times before they realized I was a kind trimmer and others longer, but the so called man killers are only trying to tell us something.

[2bnl]

I think you missed what I wrote. I never use drugs. Maybe I wrote it wrong. Drugs had to be used with OTHER farriers who where rough, quick and didn't work with owner and horse. I use patience and time.

[manelemsb]

instead of filming you should be trying to calm him down...

[hackneysaregreat]

This was totally unexpected behaviour for an experienced horse and I ended trying to get him shod at all within 10 minutes of starting it and calmed him down, as I realised this was not "just something".

Although I can do almost anything with his feet myself, by now, he still hates any farrier coming too close to him.

[Hydroxiide]

@hackneysaregreat I have a mare that is a lot like that. She allows me to handle her feet on any given Sunday but we've had Farriers out of all age, gender, and skill and none of them can get her to stand for even one foot to be done. My grandfather and I were forced to self-teach ourselves and we are responsible for her hooves. When she came to us, a farrier couldn't do only her back legs. Our first farrier ever scared ALL FOUR FEET out of her. >_< Bless these bonds.

[mum2dobes]

He is awsome!!! I love Hackneys!! The best part of them is how expressive they are, and you are very right many people misunderstand thier behavour. He is absoloutly georgous!!!

[horseluvor4]

aw, poor guy is absolutly TERRIFIED of the farrier thats awful

[deaconredwhiteandblu]

he is pretty :)

[painthorselover101]

why does he do that with his foot?

[hackneysaregreat]

A hackney is very expressive and (if you have an eye for it) uses his front legs very much as part of his body language to communicate with you and show his anxiety, exitement, joy , fear etc.

Many people will punish a horse for doing it, and will totally frustrate a horse with all consequences.

[kotek420]

It's like hes saying..NO NO NO go AWAY MR. FARRIER MAN....but hes absolutely beautiful!

[asqrss3233]

At this age and behaving like that I will load up my track and hit the road.

[LastTree]

Yeah, like people who talk with their hands. He talks with his leg.

[hackneysaregreat]

That is what he does. And that's why I prefer to let him do that and not frustrate him by punishing him (as many people do)

[artsyhorse]

This horse seems as if he's either 1. Had very bad experiences with humans and activities normal for other horses..

OR 2. He's not had enough experiences at all for an adult horse. Maybe just left to "seed" for way too long and never got the exposure most get as youngsters. OR 3. He uses his front leg allot as a means of expression, which suggests he was not cut for a long time as that is normally associated with Stallions.

[hackneysaregreat]

Its definitely 1.

When treated normal, he behaves normal.

No doubt he is very experienced, perhaps used in showdriving.

Front leg use like this, is normal for a hackney. They are just very expressive and like to communicate with you.

Maybe he was cut late, but certainly a long timem ago, being about 15 years old.