Post by brassj41 on Jun 28, 2013 10:55:30 GMT -5
Sounds like she has some bad habits to break. When she is tied, does she stand just fine? IE: she doesn't fight the rope? It's only when you try to lead her somewhere else that she ignores the rope? If that is the case, then I would recommend leaving the rope on her, but don't tie her, as mentioned in a post earlier by Veesha so that she learns to 'stop' when there's a tug on her head. When she walks, she will accidentally step on the rope which pulls on her head.
When she 'charges ahead' is she getting away from you? Is the rope getting out of your hands? If the rope gets out of your hands then stop. It sounds from your post that she doesn’t' fight the rope when tied up, but when you try to lead her, she pulls the rope out of your hands. If she is, then every time she pulls it out of your hands you are teaching her that she is boss. :-) I know, easy to say, hard to do. I can remember one time when Grandpa had me and several of my cousins hold a cow. She decided she wanted to go; she went; my cousins fell down and let go; and I was left holding her and was drug about 10 feet before she stopped. (We usually were in big trouble if we ever let a rope go.)
If you are able to hold on to the rope, but unable to stop her, then great. Now you just have to learn how to throw the rope around something bigger then she is when she's pulling you. Look at MollyBelle's post above. She mentions wrapping the lead round a post as she ran by. Also, a nose chain is very hard to pull against. People use these to control bulls.
www.tractorsupply.com/en/store/producers-pridereg%3B-bull-lead-with-chain?cm_vc=-10005
Only put the nose lead on when you need to lead her somewhere. take it off when you are done, but leave the rope on. When she drags the rope, it should be long enough that it drags several feet behind her back legs.
I hope all this makes sense.
When she 'charges ahead' is she getting away from you? Is the rope getting out of your hands? If the rope gets out of your hands then stop. It sounds from your post that she doesn’t' fight the rope when tied up, but when you try to lead her, she pulls the rope out of your hands. If she is, then every time she pulls it out of your hands you are teaching her that she is boss. :-) I know, easy to say, hard to do. I can remember one time when Grandpa had me and several of my cousins hold a cow. She decided she wanted to go; she went; my cousins fell down and let go; and I was left holding her and was drug about 10 feet before she stopped. (We usually were in big trouble if we ever let a rope go.)
If you are able to hold on to the rope, but unable to stop her, then great. Now you just have to learn how to throw the rope around something bigger then she is when she's pulling you. Look at MollyBelle's post above. She mentions wrapping the lead round a post as she ran by. Also, a nose chain is very hard to pull against. People use these to control bulls.
www.tractorsupply.com/en/store/producers-pridereg%3B-bull-lead-with-chain?cm_vc=-10005
Only put the nose lead on when you need to lead her somewhere. take it off when you are done, but leave the rope on. When she drags the rope, it should be long enough that it drags several feet behind her back legs.
I hope all this makes sense.