Yesterday, I just received another horse from a client. His name is Roudy and is a two year old going on three. The first day is always going to be the hardest, but yesterday it went pretty smoothly. For the first time in the round pen Roudy did great. He got the hang of turning and giving me his attention. One thing that we are going to have to work with is his feet. He doesn't want anyone to pick them up, or mess with them. Although that is a problem there are going to be other issues, such as baths, being tied, and getting him to trust me. Having respect, trust, and patience towards me will give me an advantage of being able accomplish the goals that I have set forth for this horse. My first goal in trying to successfully succeed establishing my groundwork and gaining his attention of not running me over. The way that I will do this is obviously do groundwork and use a Clinton Anderson rope halter, which has four knots. These knots are on the rope halter for control as well as hitting the pressure points. The pressure points grab their attention when one decides to be pushy. I recommend if you are training a horse to get this halter. It will save your life, as well as getting the horses attention.
Mikayla
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