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Post by jack on Jul 24, 2008 17:21:55 GMT
ok i can move george to go back and i can touch and pick up all legs ( just need to fine tune that so to speak) now how do i start to get him to stand and not to panic ( though i havent tryed) while tieing him up,
where do i start ?
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Post by brigadier on Jul 24, 2008 17:31:31 GMT
Theres two main ways and it depends on your school of thought as to which one you use!
Method 1 is the same as swinging in principle, two headcollars and leadropes tied to a telgraph post or similar which wont come out of ground and leave him there (keep an eye of course) so that he understands tying up is for keeps! Ive seen horses done like this and it certainly teaches them but it also has a high risk of injury and although Ive not witnessed horses breaking necks and backs etc I know it happens.
Method 2- slower but kinder- simpply thread a lungeline through a ring and disappear from view but keep hold of the end, when he plays up you give a little but always reel him back in so whatever he does he always ends up at the ring! I would do this for ten minutes at first several times a day and it may take a long time. The benefit of this is that although he will panic at first and throw strops you are in control and can let him have a little extra line if he panics but keep him taught to the ring.
good luck
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Post by haffyfan on Jul 24, 2008 17:52:38 GMT
Method two is good Jack but saying that Murph learn't the hard way.....he had to come to us in a lorry so had no option but be tied and I guess same for Harry at some point in his life....probably on a ship from Belgium or similiar... he had been shunted all over place before we took him on so was a 'frequent flyer' you could say. poor lad.
My friend teaches their foals by holding the loose end of rope, they also use bungees for some time after when they start tying them so they give if they get panicy....but just beware as some learn it gives and pull back on purpose...but then again the same ones do it with baler band/string etc too..
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Post by jack on Jul 24, 2008 18:22:13 GMT
oh ok im going to have fun them george came to us in a lorry but he was loose they didnt tie him up
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Post by brigadier on Jul 25, 2008 7:06:39 GMT
Do it as soon as possible before he puts on more muscle!!!!
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Post by fimacg on Jul 25, 2008 8:29:29 GMT
Have a look at the kelly marks books she shows ways of teaching tieing up in those.
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Post by saza60 on Jul 25, 2008 11:54:35 GMT
im doing the same sort of yhing as brigadier said(no. 2) with lexi, 3 month old filly. although im not putting her on a lug line and walking away, witch i think is a reaaly good idea!ive been told to swing lexi, but to me thats a very harsh and stressfull thing for the foal/youngster. the happier they are the happier they'll b in later life i always think. e.g. would u like to b tied to a post and left there untill u stop panicing?  ?? hope this helps x x x |
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