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Interesting Story:) A number one rule in training is don't start something with a horse that you don't intended on finishing. Make sure they do what ever you want the way you want.

Loading horses in a trailer is the biggest one that people screw up on. They get the horse up 5 minutes before they want to go somewhere and the horse won't load. They either land up leaving at home or try loading it for a while then quite to try again tomorrow. Once you stop, the horse has won, and next time will be harder. I had this particular baby getting in a trailer by 1 month old, first with it's momma then by herself.

Tying horses up is another place soft hearted people screw up. There are alot of horses out there that can't be tied, because at some point when they were tied either the first time or later, they threw a fit at the end of the rope and the rope broke or someone untied them thinking they would hurt themselves. Never use an old rope to tie up a horse and NEVER untie one that is throwing a fit. Your just teaching them how to get untied.

Becky

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JH

Tying horses up is another place soft hearted people screw up. There are alot of horses out there that can't be tied, because at some point when they were tied either the first time or later, they threw a fit at the end of the rope and the rope broke or someone untied them thinking they would hurt themselves. Never use an old rope to tie up a horse and NEVER untie one that is throwing a fit. Your just teaching them how to get untied.

My cat found a nest of baby bunnies last night. After eating one of them, he went back later and got another. He actually gave it to my wife, who is now attempting to nurse it back to health.

SD