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Livestock => Cattle => Topic started by: Highlandrose on April 28, 2016, 07:57:17 pm

Title: Halter training cattle
Post by: Highlandrose 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?

Title: Re: Halter training cattle
Post by: waterbuffalofarmer 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.

Title: Re: Halter training cattle
Post by: SallyintNorth on April 29, 2016, 06:31:05 am

As well as the more recent thread linky (http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/forum/index.php?topic=60490.0), we did one on 'pressure and release' a while back linky (http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/forum/index.php?topic=17215.msg163680#msg163680)

Title: Re: Halter training cattle
Post by: Rosemary on April 29, 2016, 10:09:03 am

It's easier with two people - one coming behind to gently encourage forward movement  :)