Introducing a horse to the rodeo atmosphere

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hoofs_in_motion Reg. Apr 2011	Posted 2016-01-04 2:35 PM Subject: Introducing a horse to the rodeo atmosphere
Undercover Amish Mafia Member Posts: 9991 Location: Kansas	How would you go about doing this? My gelding is afraid everything is going to kill him, while he's come along ways.....I don't want to just throw him in a rodeo and expect him to just handle it. So how do you introduce your young ones into the atmosphere? Tips?
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rodeochick382 Reg. Aug 2007	Posted 2016-01-04 2:41 PM Subject: RE: Introducing a horse to the rodeo atmosphere
Elite Veteran Posts: 754 Location: Arkansas	hoofs_in_motion - 2016-01-04 2:35 PM How would you go about doing this? My gelding is afraid everything is going to kill him, while he's come along ways.....I don't want to just throw him in a rodeo and expect him to just handle it. So how do you introduce your young ones into the atmosphere? Tips? I usually haul mine with me and just ride them around, grand entry, track cattle out, etc. Sometimes hubby will flag off of them.
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tj135 Reg. Oct 2006	Posted 2016-01-04 2:41 PM Subject: RE: Introducing a horse to the rodeo atmosphere
Go Canada! Posts: 2954	Try to enter so you run in slack whenever possible until he gets his confidence up.
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rodeowithjoker Reg. Jun 2006	Posted 2016-01-04 4:56 PM Subject: RE: Introducing a horse to the rodeo atmosphere
Am I really the Weirdo? Posts: 11181 Location: Kansas	rodeochick382 - 2016-01-04 2:41 PM hoofs_in_motion - 2016-01-04 2:35 PM How would you go about doing this? My gelding is afraid everything is going to kill him, while he's come along ways.....I don't want to just throw him in a rodeo and expect him to just handle it. So how do you introduce your young ones into the atmosphere? Tips? I usually haul mine with me and just ride them around, grand entry, track cattle out, etc. Sometimes hubby will flag off of them. I also haul mine along with me before I plan on running them. I'll ride in the arena before the rodeo, use them in the grand entry if they're handling the pre-rodeo atmosphere, and eventually carry flags on them when needed. It always helps to haul a seasoned horse with a newbie so they feed off the other horse's confidence.
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babiemox Reg. Dec 2004	Posted 2016-01-04 6:40 PM Subject: RE: Introducing a horse to the rodeo atmosphere
Unknown Drip Posts: 5624 Location: Back in MT BABY!!!	We would chase cattle out of the arena if you are unsure of how he will react really ride him down before taking him in, after they are comfortable with this we enter them in slack and then slowly move them into the perfs....the ones with less commotion.
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vjls Reg. Mar 2005	Posted 2016-01-05 7:55 AM Subject: RE: Introducing a horse to the rodeo atmosphere
Miracle in the Making Posts: 4013	haul them tie to trailor vicks in their nose but ride around with an older horse then too some are just not cut out t run rodeo
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