Post by rubygirl on Oct 11, 2016 19:30:18 GMT -5
UPDATE! And a two pics. Well I finally was able to get the big cows to leave me alone and out of the grainery and got Rosalie in. I got the halter on her with a little fuss but it wasn't bad. Then tied her to a post for maybe 20 minutes. Rubbed her down each time she was calm and not fighting it. Then I let her walk in the grainery dragging the rope and she still let me approach and pet her. Then I led her out into the field and tied her to a tree so she wouldn't associate the bad experience to the grainery. She did good, and did better than a thought she would when I led her. There was some fuss and struggling but for the most part followed me. Only thing is when she fights the rope she hops backwards kind like a horse raring up and when the rope snaps with pressure her whole body comes towards the tree/post/ and me once. So I got her tied to the tree and she still let me approach and pet her. So then I let her loose to drag the rope. Let me approach her the first few times. Then mom comes out. Great right? No. She absolutely refused to let me leave the halter on to drag over night and told me to catch her and take it off, and you always mind parents... So when I went to catch her to remove the halter then she didn't want me to touch her. I'd be so close to grabbing the rope then she'd trot off. Well finally I caught her and got the nose part off ( not the part I wanted off first but she pulled at the wrong time to it popped off turning the halter to a noose.) I finally got her calmed down and loosened it around her neck. Rubbed her down real good and slipped the head part off the halter off and immediately walked away. I didn't want her to walk away from me I wanted to walk away from her. And she just stood still and didn't move away from me and watched me go. Hopefully I can catch her again but it won't be easy since I wasn't allowed to leave the halter on to drag.