Re: Pulling Back

[Teddy Lancaster <teddy@runningbear.com>]

Tied properly with not too much rope, this would be impossible.

Too many "experts" out there and not enough experience CAN kill a horse...

Teddy

Karen Sullivan wrote:

> -----Original Message-----
> From:   Teddy Lancaster [SMTP:teddy@runningbear.com]
>
> I found a good way to help teach a horse NOT to pull back.  I use a belly
> rope...long enough to go around belly, up thru halter and then tie.  When the
> horse pulls back, the pressure is on his body, not head and neck.  You will be
> surprise how quickly they step forward and away from the pressure.
>
> Teddy
>
> [Karen Sullivan]  Teddy, do you think this method is better us use on babies?  Reason I ask, someone I know send a horse that repeatedly pulled back to a trailer to break it of the habit.  Trainer used the belly-rope through the halter trick and sure enough, horse threw itself back and broke it's neck.

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