Een verslagje uit een forum wat ik volg over machinaal bekappen.
Grinder vs Nippers
> Ok I have 17 horses and a donkey and over the past three weekends of March
> 2013, got all of them done. Three horses are on another property with
> limited use to electricity where the pen is so they got a traditional nip
> and rasp. The donkey was fine.
> Of the 12 mares and 2 geldings at the house, I really figured I would have a
> rough time of it.
> Got the grinder out on the first gelding he has been shown and used to
> trimming, mane pulling, lots of baths etc., show ring ready and I turned the
> grinder on, had my 17 yr old hold it, brought him into the trimming area and
> then picked up the first front hoof, bent to clean it out and then she
> handed me the grinder.... I took my time as I did not want to take off too
> much and looked and the bottom was done and turned and put the hoof on the
> stand and wow we were done in no time flat, then continued with the other
> three hooves. Must say I did expect some resistance and received none. Next
> was my old chronic founder mare and picked up that first hoof same thing, in
> fact her lower lip dropped and she stayed relaxed through the whole process
> and got a nice and pretty hoof on to the next three and shesh we were done
> in a matter of minutes, the hooves looked great and I was shocked at how
> easy it was. So for my final for that day I picked a grumpy mare out that
> tends to snatch a hoof after a few minutes. I could not believe that I got
> all her hooves done in 1. record time and 2. she never once pulled away.
> Even my flighty can't touch me horse was easy to do, she just had trouble
> with one hoof, but in time and
desensitization that too will be fixed.
> My riding horses were of course no problem and really only had an issue with
> one spoiled filly and that was due to her wanting to be out in the herd. So
> next time she gets first go round and will see how that goes along with some
>
desensitization ahead of time, no need to rush and scare her.
> My conclusion after my shock which I still have a week later: 1. how easy it
> was on me physically and 2. how easily all the horses but two readily
> accepted the grinder, noise and cord being thrown over their backs (did not
> want it on the ground) was . 3. just how nice the hooves looked when I was
> done and 4. how quickly it was accomplished.
> Now for me - am female, 46 yrs old and getting a bit plump, also have had
> back surgery, have mild spina-bifida and muscle spasms, broken a lot of
> bones over the years and end result was; I was not near as sore or fatigued
> doing the horses as I would have been with a traditional nipper and rasp. So
> instead of dreading the next 6-8 weeks am Not quite looking forward to the
> next round of trims, but no longer dreading them as well.
> Have a 3.4 or 3.5 pound grinder and was glad I had my heavy duty gloves on
> as that flap disc could have done some damage to my thin skin.
> So for any that has been reticent to try the grinder - please go ahead, go
> slow and treat each horse as an individual and shock yourself on how utterly
> easy it can be.
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