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07-21-2016, 05:54 AM
Hello all
I will fall back on some of my equine training in the post here.
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Forgive me in advance for saying Horse.
#1 All of the post are good.
#2 When I am starting a young horse to lead or lunge stay at the shoulder.
#3 Use the whip (It is a extension of your arm) NOT something to inflict pain. I like a 4 foot one. So I can get around "BEHIND" the animal. Yes , they will jump forward.
A quick rotation of your wrist and the whip becomes a barrier to their excessive forward moment. a smack on the Nose or Chest will teach them to stay at heel position fast.
You use the whip for both forward movement and restraint.
#4 I think goats are smart enough to understand the above.
Moving on:
#5 Some horse training methods promote a long end of the the lead rope swinging in a circle like a fan blade to thump the horse on the nose and make it back off. It works.
But I can do the same thing better with a 4 foot whip with a lot less motion to spook the animal.
#6 when I train to lunge and ground drive a horse I position myself on a diagonal behind the should and out of kicking range for the first few lessons I let them think I am "Chasing " them and YES I carry a 12 foot lash whip when doing this kind of training. Then bring in the both verbal and body language commands.
Use the whip to keep them on course and out from me the BIG thing is Stay behind the should.
One of the other things I do is when I stop them on the lunge line I always call them to center and drag the lash of the whip all over their body so it is NOT a fear reaction when they hear the pop close to them, it is just to get their attention.
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Standing:
My working Goats
ete and Sam will stand as long as there is a chance for a cookie or to goatafy (City Folk
I got very lucky with Pete and Sam being well mannered, Pet me Scratch me types
That comes from lots of handling that the goats enjoy.
But it is the Personalty of the goat itself and upbringing.
Goat Personality you get like a deal of the cards in a Poker Game.
If they don't have a good personality/people oriented all they are good for is Freezer Camp.
hihobaron Blizzard,Fuzzy,Pete, Sam and the Troops in SC
I will fall back on some of my equine training in the post here.
================
Forgive me in advance for saying Horse.
#1 All of the post are good.
#2 When I am starting a young horse to lead or lunge stay at the shoulder.
#3 Use the whip (It is a extension of your arm) NOT something to inflict pain. I like a 4 foot one. So I can get around "BEHIND" the animal. Yes , they will jump forward.
A quick rotation of your wrist and the whip becomes a barrier to their excessive forward moment. a smack on the Nose or Chest will teach them to stay at heel position fast.
You use the whip for both forward movement and restraint.
#4 I think goats are smart enough to understand the above.
Moving on:
#5 Some horse training methods promote a long end of the the lead rope swinging in a circle like a fan blade to thump the horse on the nose and make it back off. It works.
But I can do the same thing better with a 4 foot whip with a lot less motion to spook the animal.
#6 when I train to lunge and ground drive a horse I position myself on a diagonal behind the should and out of kicking range
for the first few lessons I let them think I am "Chasing " them and YES I carry a 12 foot lash whip when doing this kind of training. Then bring in the both verbal and body language commands.Use the whip to keep them on course and out from me the BIG thing is Stay behind the should.
One of the other things I do is when I stop them on the lunge line I always call them to center and drag the lash of the whip all over their body so it is NOT a fear reaction when they hear the pop close to them, it is just to get their attention.
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Standing:
My working Goats
ete and Sam will stand as long as there is a chance for a cookie or to goatafy (City Folk I got very lucky with Pete and Sam being well mannered, Pet me Scratch me types
That comes from lots of handling that the goats enjoy.
But it is the Personalty of the goat itself and upbringing.
Goat Personality you get like a deal of the cards in a Poker Game.
If they don't have a good personality/people oriented all they are good for is Freezer Camp.
hihobaron Blizzard,Fuzzy,Pete, Sam and the Troops in SC