https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Zh6bllGpFc8?t=7&feature=share
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I have one I might try this with. Cool!
Itâs duct tape on the nose, for anyone whoâs seen it already.
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My typically calm horse absolutely freaked out on the crossties when a friend put some duct tape on his nose (she was doing it to all the horses on crossties at the time). Not sure exactly what bothered him about it, but he very much DID NOT like it, and was reactive to the sound of duct tape unrolling for a few weeks afterwards. Most of the other horses didnât seem to mind, but just an FYI.
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Iâd like to see the rest of the video - when the duct tape is pulled off the nose.
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Removing the duct tape may hurt for a bit, but Iâll take that trade-off against an injured farrier, or the damage to the horse from feet not done at all.
Sometimes there is no âgoodâ answer, and it is about selecting âthe least bad ideaâ.
Another way of saying it, do not let the âperfectâ be the enemy of the âgoodâ, when the âperfectâ is not available.
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Better than getting smacked with a rasp.
Donât get your panties wadded.
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I learned to introduce new things with a slack lead on certain horses! Some need to know they can âget awayâ when scaredâŠlike fly spray. I have two who I have to spray off cross ties. That being said I thankfully donât have any that try to kill the farrier!
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You very obviously did not perceive that my comment was written as a joke. I wonât even pull off the bandaid on my arm myself after getting a vaccination.
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No I didnât. Nothing about it distinguished it as a joke.
Thatâs the shortcoming of communicating only in written form, without the context of facial expressions and voice tone.
Thatâs what the gap that icons and abbreviations such as jk! or /s fill in. If they are used. 
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I tried this on my filly just to see what she would do. It made her swing her head around, and rub it on anything and everything to get the tape off.
The whiskers on a horseâs muzzle are tactile sensory hairs, not whiskers like we have. They are part of the horseâs sensory awareness system and help them navigate their surroundings. They have a their own blood supply and nerves. They should not be trimmed, and has been illegal in several European countries for several years.
I consider putting duct tape on the muzzle as abusive. It is heavy-duty with very strong adhesive. It is being used as a distraction and provides nothing in the way of training the horse to stand quietly. The farrier in the youtube video is using an electric drill on the hoof wall and drops the horseâs hoof to the floor rather than setting it down.
I canât imagine how anyone could do that to any horse, let alone their own.
Slices of very cheap bread is an effective distraction: it sort of balls up in their mouth and they have to chase it around and mouth a lot. That keeps their mind off other activities around them.
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Canât imagine what a twitch or lip chain would fall under if duct tape on the nose for a short period of time is now abuse.
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This is common. I use a Buffy/grinder drill on mine, no issues.
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