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<blockquote data-quote="milkmaid" data-source="post: 528148" data-attributes="member: 852"><p>Deliberately drop him a few times, let him hit the ground hard, and he'll start minding his manners in a hurry. </p><p></p><p>The best thing I've found to teach them to respect the rope, is standing tied. I've halter broke 4 and 5 year old never-been-handled cows; the key is to let them do all their fighting when they're tied to the post. They must learn there to respect the rope.</p><p></p><p>Give him some rope when you do lead him; can't expect him to be an angel when you first start working with him. Think of it this way: you're going to start by giving him a set of rules, and then gradually add more and more to shape his behavior into exactly what you want. The first two rules he needs are the foundation for everything else and the most important: 1) respect the rope, and 2) stay out of your space! Help him out a little though; give him some rope so when he does decide to lunge forward, he has more options than just landing on top of you. Take it one step at a time, insist on proper manners, and then when he has the basics down, you can ask more of him, such as walking consistently, holding his head up, etc.</p><p></p><p>Keep in mind that he'll do better at leading and at staying out of your space if he spends more time tied at the post. The more time he spends at the post finding out that the rope determines what he does, and that pressure on the rope can be eliminated by stepping forward and toward the direction of pressure, the better he will lead for you later.</p><p></p><p>Best of luck with him-</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milkmaid, post: 528148, member: 852"] Deliberately drop him a few times, let him hit the ground hard, and he'll start minding his manners in a hurry. The best thing I've found to teach them to respect the rope, is standing tied. I've halter broke 4 and 5 year old never-been-handled cows; the key is to let them do all their fighting when they're tied to the post. They must learn there to respect the rope. Give him some rope when you do lead him; can't expect him to be an angel when you first start working with him. Think of it this way: you're going to start by giving him a set of rules, and then gradually add more and more to shape his behavior into exactly what you want. The first two rules he needs are the foundation for everything else and the most important: 1) respect the rope, and 2) stay out of your space! Help him out a little though; give him some rope so when he does decide to lunge forward, he has more options than just landing on top of you. Take it one step at a time, insist on proper manners, and then when he has the basics down, you can ask more of him, such as walking consistently, holding his head up, etc. Keep in mind that he'll do better at leading and at staying out of your space if he spends more time tied at the post. The more time he spends at the post finding out that the rope determines what he does, and that pressure on the rope can be eliminated by stepping forward and toward the direction of pressure, the better he will lead for you later. Best of luck with him- [/QUOTE]
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