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Brahman Halter Breaking Technique?
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<blockquote data-quote="TheBullLady" data-source="post: 28733" data-attributes="member: 173"><p>Keep this in mind when halter breaking a Brahman.. they can spook very easily! So you want to work slowly with them. </p><p></p><p>The idea of tying them to "something heavy in the pasture and let them drag it around for a few days" is terrible! All that's going to do is scare him, and that is not the correct way to teach him. Please keep in mind the most important thing is to gain his TRUST.. by not scaring him or hurting him. </p><p></p><p>My recommendation would be to put him in a smaller area, but not alone. Brahmans do not like being alone. Then spend as much time as you can with him.. not hand feeding him, but brushing him. Find a spot that he likes to be scratched.. they particularly like it when you scratch between the front legs and their dewlap. When he's comfortable with you being near him all the time, put him in the chute and put a halter on him. Let him fight it for a few days, but continue to brush and work with him as if he didn't have it on. When he's good with that, you can attach a short lead to the halter, and then tie him. </p><p></p><p>I promise you the more time you spend doing it correctly, the better off you'll be in the long run. Brahmans have a LONG memory, and it takes them a lot longer to forgive you!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheBullLady, post: 28733, member: 173"] Keep this in mind when halter breaking a Brahman.. they can spook very easily! So you want to work slowly with them. The idea of tying them to "something heavy in the pasture and let them drag it around for a few days" is terrible! All that's going to do is scare him, and that is not the correct way to teach him. Please keep in mind the most important thing is to gain his TRUST.. by not scaring him or hurting him. My recommendation would be to put him in a smaller area, but not alone. Brahmans do not like being alone. Then spend as much time as you can with him.. not hand feeding him, but brushing him. Find a spot that he likes to be scratched.. they particularly like it when you scratch between the front legs and their dewlap. When he's comfortable with you being near him all the time, put him in the chute and put a halter on him. Let him fight it for a few days, but continue to brush and work with him as if he didn't have it on. When he's good with that, you can attach a short lead to the halter, and then tie him. I promise you the more time you spend doing it correctly, the better off you'll be in the long run. Brahmans have a LONG memory, and it takes them a lot longer to forgive you! [/QUOTE]
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