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Angie had a wonderfully funny post on this subject once, and there
have been some more formal training posts too so you might search
archives.  That said-- I've found the easiest way to 'teach' tailing
is to have a horse in front and a well-defined trail; and if the
horse is not tracking up the trail I get back on.  I'm not fit
enough to do much tailing tho - I usually save my limited stamina
for getting off downhill and only rarely want the horse in front
then (Grey will let me brace on his hip or grab the stirrup for
balance and I'll do this on some trails that are hard for me to keep
my feet on)  My horses are not trained to drive 


> > > > > > > Anyone recommend any good ways to work on teaching a horse to tail?  My 
> > > > > > > horse did really well when I tested him out to see how he'd react to me 
> > > > > > > holding onto his tail while I walked right off to the side of his 
> > > > > > > behind. He's trained to drive and I still ground drive him on occasion 
> > > > > > > so that may have helped, but to tail him I only used a leadshank. The 
> > > > > > > problem is that he keeps turning towards me after a few steps. How do I 
> > > > > > > keep him moving straight and are there any cues I can teach him to 
> > > > > > > guide him without having to use the leadshank at all?
Cheers,
Teresa, Grey Moun, and Shade

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