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<blockquote data-quote="novatech" data-source="post: 717043" data-attributes="member: 5494"><p>Cattle and horses react this way because of fear while in the process of being gentled. I have seen cattle that have been spoiled. By that I mean they do not understand who the boss is. First you must get the calf to understand you are not going to inflect pain and there is nothing to fear. After that is done then the process of who is in charge takes place.</p><p>While halter breaking I never give the calf the opportunity to get within striking distance of her back feet. I work my way back starting at the front with a show stick. I never use the show stick to punish them. I never poke them in the flank. Once the calf shows that I can scratch her all over with the stick I will start again from from to back with my had. Some it may just take a couple of hours others seem to take forever.</p><p>I never slap one until after they have been broke. I quit yelling when I grew up. You cannot break fear by yelling or slapping.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="novatech, post: 717043, member: 5494"] Cattle and horses react this way because of fear while in the process of being gentled. I have seen cattle that have been spoiled. By that I mean they do not understand who the boss is. First you must get the calf to understand you are not going to inflect pain and there is nothing to fear. After that is done then the process of who is in charge takes place. While halter breaking I never give the calf the opportunity to get within striking distance of her back feet. I work my way back starting at the front with a show stick. I never use the show stick to punish them. I never poke them in the flank. Once the calf shows that I can scratch her all over with the stick I will start again from from to back with my had. Some it may just take a couple of hours others seem to take forever. I never slap one until after they have been broke. I quit yelling when I grew up. You cannot break fear by yelling or slapping. [/QUOTE]
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