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Highlandrose

  • Joined Apr 2014
    • Strathnairn
Halter training cattle
« on: April 28, 2016, 07:57:17 pm »
Does anyone have any advice on halter training cattle?

I have been working with our two one-year-old shetland heifers that we got a couple of months ago. One is doing better than the other. They are now both tolerant of the halter and allow me to brush/stroke/rub but I am needing them to learn to walk with it so what do people do? How do people have their cows looking brilliant at the Royal Highland Show, etc? At what age do most people start training their cows/calves?
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waterbuffalofarmer

  • Joined Apr 2014
    • Mid Wales
  • Owner of 61 Mediterranean water buffaloes
Re: Halter training cattle
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2016, 09:58:36 pm »
I start training mine at a couple of weeks old.  I think there was a post done on this last year or the year before.
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SallyintNorth

  • Joined Feb 2011
    • Cornwall
  • Rarely short of an opinion but I mean well
    • Trelay Cohousing Community
Re: Halter training cattle
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2016, 06:31:05 am »
As well as the more recent thread linky, we did one on 'pressure and release' a while back linky
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Rosemary

  • Joined Oct 2007
    • Barry, Angus, Scotland
    • The Accidental Smallholder
Re: Halter training cattle
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2016, 10:09:03 am »
It's easier with two people - one coming behind to gently encourage forward movement  :)
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