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Location: Bastrop, Texas | I'm interested in hearing how you folks do it. Tie to a tree or post? Tie out over their head? Clinton Anderson's tie rings? |
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Location: Kansas | inner tube hung from a strong branch, and tie the lead to the inner tube. Mine have gone a few rounds with that inner tube, but it works for me. |
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Location: In The Land of Cotton | I have the tree and I also use the rings on the trailer. I use both. |
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | 3canstorun - 2017-03-28 8:54 AM
I have the tree and I also use the rings on the trailer. I use both.
I won't use the trailer rings. If they pull back they break those suckers like pretzels.
I like the inner tube idea, but people have told me they are afraid that they can snap and cause eye injuries.
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| Bear - 2017-03-28 7:03 AM
3canstorun - 2017-03-28 8:54 AM
I have the tree and I also use the rings on the trailer. I use both.
I won't use the trailer rings. If they pull back they break those suckers like pretzels.
I like the inner tube idea, but people have told me they are afraid that they can snap and cause eye injuries.
Inner tube idea is just fine as long as the tube is not old and brittle etc. My parents used the mule method though. We had an old mare mule that taught a good many colts and SHOW CATTLE to lead, stand patiently, etc. lol We would just put a neck rope on the mule and tie the colts lead rope to it. If the mule wanted to walk and the colt stopped, well, she fixed that up real quick.  |
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| FLITASTIC - 2017-03-28 9:16 AM
Bear - 2017-03-28 7:03 AM
3canstorun - 2017-03-28 8:54 AM
I have the tree and I also use the rings on the trailer. I use both.
I won't use the trailer rings. If they pull back they break those suckers like pretzels.
I like the inner tube idea, but people have told me they are afraid that they can snap and cause eye injuries.
Inner tube idea is just fine as long as the tube is not old and brittle etc. My parents used the mule method though. We had an old mare mule that taught a good many colts and SHOW CATTLE to lead, stand patiently, etc. lol We would just put a neck rope on the mule and tie the colts lead rope to it. If the mule wanted to walk and the colt stopped, well, she fixed that up real quick.
If you can rent a show cattle donkey like mentioned above, you will be light years ahead.
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | FLITASTIC - 2017-03-28 9:16 AM
Bear - 2017-03-28 7:03 AM
3canstorun - 2017-03-28 8:54 AM
I have the tree and I also use the rings on the trailer. I use both.
I won't use the trailer rings. If they pull back they break those suckers like pretzels.
I like the inner tube idea, but people have told me they are afraid that they can snap and cause eye injuries.
Inner tube idea is just fine as long as the tube is not old and brittle etc. My parents used the mule method though. We had an old mare mule that taught a good many colts and SHOW CATTLE to lead, stand patiently, etc. lol We would just put a neck rope on the mule and tie the colts lead rope to it. If the mule wanted to walk and the colt stopped, well, she fixed that up real quick.
I like that idea! |
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Location: MN | I have always been a fan of the mule/donkey method! I worked for a reiner who did that with is yearlings and they were so well behaved once the donkey did it's job.
I personally had a 'patience' pole that was away from the barn. Used a tie ring above their head. Worked great for herd sour horses. A couple of ties to that for a few hours usually did the trick.
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Location: In The Land of Cotton | Bear - 2017-03-28 10:03 AM 3canstorun - 2017-03-28 8:54 AM I have the tree and I also use the rings on the trailer. I use both. I won't use the trailer rings. If they pull back they break those suckers like pretzels. I like the inner tube idea, but people have told me they are afraid that they can snap and cause eye injuries.
No, I use the Blocker tie rings on the trailer. I hook them with the clip they come with. Not use the rings built into the trailer. |
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Location: Central Iowa | We always use the donkey method for our weanlings! Works AMAZING! We usually have about 10 babies a year and we have two donkeys we use!
Edited to say we have done this for almost 8 years now and have never had a foal or donkey get hurt! LOL
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| I have never heard of the donkey trick. Very interesting. Does the donkey have to have any specific knowledge or training to be used? |
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Location: Texas | We have lots of big oak trees. I hang a rope (with a loop in the end) from a tree branch, directly overhead. Then tie on to that rope. There is nothing to pull against. No panic. they can paw if they want, but most don't paw long. I position the rope such that the horses can't chew on the tree trunk, or rub the saddle on it.
I only tie to the barn or trailer after they are trust-worthy good little soldiers that won't tear stuff up.
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | ropinbuzz - 2017-03-28 1:37 PM
We always use the donkey method for our weanlings! Works AMAZING! We usually have about 10 babies a year and we have two donkeys we use!
Edited to say we have done this for almost 8 years now and have never had a foal or donkey get hurt! LOL
We need a couple donkeys! Heather, please talk to your mom! |
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| ropinbuzz - 2017-03-28 11:37 AM
We always use the donkey method for our weanlings! Works AMAZING! We usually have about 10 babies a year and we have two donkeys we use!
Edited to say we have done this for almost 8 years now and have never had a foal or donkey get hurt! LOL
Oh yea, looks very familiar!! LOL But that Donkey looks way to nice!!! THe Mare mule we had looked like she meant business just looking at her!! LOL THat was half the training for the colts, they were scared to even try and push her buttons. I miss that old lady. SHe died when she was 35 I think. Just picked herself a good spot on the hill and went to sleep. |
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Location: Not Where I Want to Be | I feel like y'all are making this way harder than it is.
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| I've never heard of using a mule/donkey to do this! I like the idea of it! |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | I have known Donkeys that help with show calfs and a few colts, but I would rather work with my colts hands on |
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| I have done a few different methods.
Rail road tie in the middle of the corral and tie them there.
Halter break first then wrap the shank around the panel board etc so they can get free and have them tied by my broke horses, haven't had one walk away yet or pull back.
I have one tree with a big branch over head in the pasture, I have tied to that, in a few more years the tree will be too tall for me to do this lol. |
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Location: Silver Lake, MN | I want a donkey!! We have both cattle and young horses it would be so nice to get the calves broke with a donkey! I think they are awesome. For my colt though I just started "soft tying" them I call it where they are not tied solid but have a little tension when I am working with them. I do a bunch of ground work as well and teach them to disengage the hips and to give to pressure so when it comes to tying I don't have many that pull back...then comes the patience portion which we are still working on. LOL |
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| I start out by teaching the basics of giving to the pressure of the halter. Then I will just loop the lead rope several times so that there is tension but also release if they would set back hard. I start doing this in their stall, a place where they're comfortable. This is also where they will be saddled for the first time, again with the lead rope just looped. By the time they get to a place where they need to be tied solid, they've learned how to stand and I've had very few issues.
There are so many different methods that people use that are good. Several years ago we bought a donkey with the intention of using him to break colts to lead. And then I never got around to using him because it was just easier for me to do it the other way! |
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