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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 13519"><p>What ever you do, do not fight back with him, as in pushing his head when he head butts. I have raised market steers for several years for my county fair, I have found two methods that work for breaking them to walk. The first method is to tie them to the back of a tractor and then slowly drive the tractor around, this teaches them to walk when you pull on the rope, but make sure you put a bar or pole across the back so they don't get in the tires. The second method, the one I use the most, is to start in a small pin and start trying to walk the steer, he will usually just end up spinning in a circle but it teaches his head to follow the rope, then gradually work up to a bigger pen and so forth. Just remember, it will take time, and nobody ever said it was easy, if it was everyone would be doing it.</p><p>> I'm 16, I live in central</p><p>> florida,and I'm raising a steer</p><p>> for our county fair in April. I'm</p><p>> having trouble with my 8 month old</p><p>> Charolais steer. He is also around</p><p>> 600#. He seems to be in the habit</p><p>> of head butting. When I first</p><p>> bought him we went through about 2</p><p>> weeks of continous head-butting.</p><p>> Now after 1 and 1/2 months he's</p><p>> back to his old routien again. He</p><p>> also refuses to walk with me and</p><p>> he likes to pin me up against the</p><p>> fence. I'm wondering if anyone has</p><p>> any tips on how to get him to stop</p><p>> head-butting and start walking.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 13519"] What ever you do, do not fight back with him, as in pushing his head when he head butts. I have raised market steers for several years for my county fair, I have found two methods that work for breaking them to walk. The first method is to tie them to the back of a tractor and then slowly drive the tractor around, this teaches them to walk when you pull on the rope, but make sure you put a bar or pole across the back so they don't get in the tires. The second method, the one I use the most, is to start in a small pin and start trying to walk the steer, he will usually just end up spinning in a circle but it teaches his head to follow the rope, then gradually work up to a bigger pen and so forth. Just remember, it will take time, and nobody ever said it was easy, if it was everyone would be doing it. > I'm 16, I live in central > florida,and I'm raising a steer > for our county fair in April. I'm > having trouble with my 8 month old > Charolais steer. He is also around > 600#. He seems to be in the habit > of head butting. When I first > bought him we went through about 2 > weeks of continous head-butting. > Now after 1 and 1/2 months he's > back to his old routien again. He > also refuses to walk with me and > he likes to pin me up against the > fence. I'm wondering if anyone has > any tips on how to get him to stop > head-butting and start walking. [/QUOTE]
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