Groundwork Training With a Young Horse : Using Yarn on the Halter for Tying the Lead Rope

Attaching the lead rope to yarn on a young horse's halter will allow it to break free in case the horse spooks. Learn how to use yarn to tie a young horse's halter for ground work training in this free horse training video.

Expert: Mara Keith-Hunter
Contact: www.sycamore-stables.com
Bio: Mara Keith-Hunter is a lifelong equestrian and head coach for the Hampshire College equestrian team.
Filmmaker: David Pakman

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Pets & Animals

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• horse training
• groundwork
• horse exercise
• horses
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[IncreasingTension]

So your teaching a horse that its okay to pull the rope and let him loose and if he spooks or misbehaves that it will break and he gets away... Hm.

I dont htink i'd use this.

[Jesseygirl101]

Big, beautiful horse!

[horsecrazy4490]

@Jesseygirl101 yeahh and hez soooo cute i love it when a horse smiles

[djreinert1]

its funny when you take him out of the stall. he curls his lips xD

[KRequestrian]

We tie all our horses up to twine loops, saves them ripping the stables apart or pulling a post out of the ground should something go wrong... Only our twine loops are attached to the rail, not the halter.

[animalwisperer]

I never used this method. I always tie horses up securely, so that if they get scared the cant get anywhere. By doing this the horse is going to figure out on its own that there is nothing to be scared of then praise afterwards. But I always stood near the horse so that she can still look towards me as her security but then realise that Im not freaking out so she wont.

[Panasonic890]

@Ralfie27 Continue with this every day, even sometimes twice a day, until she gets what you want. Take a step=praise. End lesson.

As she progresses, add a step. Then another. And another. Etc.

This is not the way I did it. I had a rearing yearing stallion, and I did not do this. I went ahead and lead him about ten steps, him rearing and pulling away and stopping, but I was persistant and made it clear what I wanted. Eventually, he listened, and then he got all the praise he could get.

[Panasonic890]

@Ralfie27 My suggestion is to NOT let her pull back, wear thick gloves so you don't get rope burn, and take it step by step.. Every horse has to learn to lead. Before you feed her, put the halter on her and take the lead rope in your hand, keeping about a foot worths rope between your hand and the halter. Ask her to walk ONE step with you. She may resist, or pull back, but gently encourage her. If she does it right, give her a treat, and end on a good note. That one step may make the difference.

[HorsesRLifee]

Yarn? Maybe something a little more durable, like uhh, ROPE.?

[Ralfie27]

That's great! I bought a yearling that has never been worked with, get the haler on is easyer now but the only time I tried using the lead rope to even walk her around, she through a fit and pulled and took my lead rope. I just want her to walk calmly...any tips???(: