(01-06-2014, 09:00 PM)Sanhestar Wrote: you can teach all that without harness, just with a halter and a lead rope. Remember - goats aren't horses. They don't spook the same.
I second this. We taught all our commands with halters and ropes (walk on, whoa, left, right, faster, easy, stay). I feel like our guys benefit from routine practices but don't always have time to rig up the whole harness and cart (blech). It's easy to grab the halter and rope for a quick review. The boys seem to transfer the skills just fine when the harness and cart are attached...but then, we walk them on leads when they pull the cart behind... It could all be a bit touchier if you are driving...
Rose-Marie and the Saanen boys