Re: [RC]   Training horses to calm down... - sharp penny
 
  Wow ..what a great idea! So is this an 8 ft lead rope
with a snap on one end, a knot in the middle and a weight
on the other end? How do you rig it to be tied? Give me
some specifics here :)
Regards,
Penny
> 
> I have a gadget that I use to help tie-train my babies
> and others that need it.  It is a 4ft tie, with a knot
> and additional 4ft with a weight on it.  When they feel
> the 'end' of the rope, it isn't the hard feeling that
> tends to make them panic, just a little more, a little
> more pressure - they already know to come forward to
> release the pressure, but this gives them a room to think
> about it. They can back across the stall, and when they
> come forward, the weight takes up the slack. 
> 
> --just a few ideas, hope some are helpful.
> 
> Becky Huffman, Cleburne, Texas
> www.TheOriginalSeries.com
> www.BlueArabianHorseCatalog.org
> 
> "Good and Ill have not changed since yesteryear; nor are
> they one thing among Elves and Dwarves and another among
> Men. "
> -Aragorn, son of Arathorn
> 
> 
> 
>   www.Trail-Rite.com (New Up Dates!) 
> 
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