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<blockquote data-quote="GoWyo" data-source="post: 1850953" data-attributes="member: 38220"><p>Donkeys are a brutal way to halter break a calf. Train them same way as horses. Calf is already gentle so half the battle is done. Standing at the side, ask the calf to turn her head toward you - as soon as she does, reward her by releasing the pressure. Giver her a little scratch and ask again then release when she does. Do it 100 times if you have to in order to get a light easy response from the calf. Then ask for just one step toward you and immediately release the pressure. Do that until she gets it. Then ask for two steps and release and so on. I can usually half a calf leading in 2-3 15-minute sessions of pressure and release without all the trauma of making their head sore, swelled up chin and pinching the nerves by their ears. Cattle are way more sensitive and trainable than a lot of people give them credit for being.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoWyo, post: 1850953, member: 38220"] Donkeys are a brutal way to halter break a calf. Train them same way as horses. Calf is already gentle so half the battle is done. Standing at the side, ask the calf to turn her head toward you - as soon as she does, reward her by releasing the pressure. Giver her a little scratch and ask again then release when she does. Do it 100 times if you have to in order to get a light easy response from the calf. Then ask for just one step toward you and immediately release the pressure. Do that until she gets it. Then ask for two steps and release and so on. I can usually half a calf leading in 2-3 15-minute sessions of pressure and release without all the trauma of making their head sore, swelled up chin and pinching the nerves by their ears. Cattle are way more sensitive and trainable than a lot of people give them credit for being. [/QUOTE]
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