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<blockquote data-quote="msscamp" data-source="post: 805541" data-attributes="member: 539"><p>The vast majority of the time we used no tools except a mooching noise to move them. We just kind of hazed them up and gave them a little time to see where they were supposed to go, and the lead cow took them there. You cannot move cows that are not allowed the time to see the open gate - it just doesn't work. If you pressure them without giving them the opportunity to see where you want them to go, they flip out and make a break for open ground. If we were working them through the chute, we had a sweep tub and they were still given the time to see the way out through the chute. Once the first cow started that way, a sorting stick and the sweep tub gate came into play the instant the first cow saw the way out. I'm sure you already know this, but I'm going to say it again - in front of her shoulder you are putting pressure on her to back up, behind her shoulder you are putting pressure on her to go forward. The closer to her you are, the more pressure you are putting on her. How she handles that pressure depends on how much she trusts you, and how much she has been worked. My Dad taught me how to handle cattle, and I'm nowhere near as good as he is at it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="msscamp, post: 805541, member: 539"] The vast majority of the time we used no tools except a mooching noise to move them. We just kind of hazed them up and gave them a little time to see where they were supposed to go, and the lead cow took them there. You cannot move cows that are not allowed the time to see the open gate - it just doesn't work. If you pressure them without giving them the opportunity to see where you want them to go, they flip out and make a break for open ground. If we were working them through the chute, we had a sweep tub and they were still given the time to see the way out through the chute. Once the first cow started that way, a sorting stick and the sweep tub gate came into play the instant the first cow saw the way out. I'm sure you already know this, but I'm going to say it again - in front of her shoulder you are putting pressure on her to back up, behind her shoulder you are putting pressure on her to go forward. The closer to her you are, the more pressure you are putting on her. How she handles that pressure depends on how much she trusts you, and how much she has been worked. My Dad taught me how to handle cattle, and I'm nowhere near as good as he is at it. [/QUOTE]
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