Breaking a steer?

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havnt you asked this before?? or somewhere along the lines of this?? how did you break your last steers?? this time, try without the marshmallows tho.
 
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4-H_Kid07":2ca88sdd said:
Any tips on breaking a steer that I am going to show?
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Dont use marshmellows they will reley on them and come show time wont walk for you because there is no marshmellow. Dont use food at all actually. There are quite a few ways to make a steer walk. My 1200 lbs steer wouldnt walk for nothing.
1. Dont do the whole tie up and make him thirsty, because he may very well pull you to the water trough, instead of you walking him. I would rather have a steer that doesnt walk, then one that pulls me around, because at Fairs and shows thats not good and the judge takes that into account.
2. Dont use food a lure, he will depend on that food and we you go to show him he will not walk because there is no food in front of him. No food or treats!
3. Buy a piece of rope that will tie from one side of his halter, wrap it around him butt and have someone walk him and another pull on the rope and walk forward. (this method didnt work on my steer, may for yours though.)
4. Use a truck, ATV or tractor. Have someone driving and someone leading. A third person is optionally but i recommend it, just in case something goes wrong. Tie him to the bumper make sure he has 4ft of rope between him and the bumper ( or he'll play head butt the bumper the whole time) Start he car and go SLOW do not go fast. Start at a walking pace and stay there. (my dad went from slow o fast to slow my steer stepped over the rope, my dad sped up and my steer nearly fell down and crashed into our teuck. This method holds risks so be careful.) He will drag his feet and pull back wards let him. After he starts walking for 10 min take him off the truck and continue walking him. If he stops the minute you take him off, tie him back on the truck. (This worked with my steer, he walked for me beautifully afterwards.)
5. Oh and if he is a show steer start useing show stick on him now and dont wait a week before fair to do it.(if you already nows this then dont worry about number 5)
6. if none of the above work, but an all chain halter and walk him with that, that will definitely get him up and moving. Put it on and jerk the halter upward! not downward, upward gets their attention. On rope halters you jerk downward.
7. Keep me updated and see if any help you. Good Luck!!!!
 
then dont. just tie it up, let it fight it out, and brush it and walk it around. unless its a serious mental case then you shouldnt have to drag it.
 
cattleluvr18":26ip88fy said:
then dont. just tie it up, let it fight it out, and brush it and walk it around. unless its a serious mental case then you shouldnt have to drag it.
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I can second cattleluvr18....we had a serious mental case that we did have to hook to the tractor BUT he was an extreme case. AND the horror stories you hear I sincerely feel are cases where people have NO common sense. We had worked and worked and worked our steer and he would ALWAYS try to take off running with you. So, we tied him to the tractor (with a few feet of lead). Hooked a second lead to him and my daughter walked next to him while we drove VERY SLOWLY. The second lead was so that he could feel her nudge his head ever so often (creating the illusion that she had all the power).

Yours will most likely be no problem but you HAVE TO DO YOUR WORK. You cannot neglect your duties of working that animal and then wonder why they won't work with you. Best thing we've found is tieing them up and then walking them to water/food... that way walking is always rewarded with something good. After doing that take your walks a little farther. One other thing.... I like using Sullivans black rope halter with the big silver ring that the rope slides through. Good luck... there's nothing like it once they trust you and come running for attention!
 

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