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<blockquote data-quote="cypressfarms" data-source="post: 1015532" data-attributes="member: 2653"><p>Well, the round pen was dry enough this afternoon.... so why wait.</p><p></p><p>I walked into the round pen and he followed, knowing I had a bucket of feed. Once he got in, I locked the gate and put the feed outside. I pulled the rope out and he got nervous quick. He was so nervous that I tried to rope his front hoof - as suggested before (thanks cow pollinator). Once I got the lasso around his front right hoof he showed his strength, but I quickly walked around him and his back left leg wrapped in the rope as well. It was way better than I could have hoped for. After just a couple of minutes of struggling, he faced me and let me walk up to him and touch his neck (still while roped). I put a halter on him and treated a couple of small cuts he sustained in the fight. But once he realized I was in control with the rope, he calmed down really quick. He stood quitely while I attached a lead rope to his halter (no pulling at this time - just wanted him to see it). I wormed him, and brushed him for a while. Then on my terms I pulled the rope off his leg and let him loose. He didn't run around in the round pen as expected but was very calm. I went back and hour later and rewarded him with sweet feed and carrots. He'll stay in the round pen for a couple of weeks now while I work with him. Here's a pic of the colt after he was dead slap wore out, and just standing calmly for me while I brushed him and had just put the halter on. I never dreamed it would take less than an hour!</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s24.photobucket.com/user/cypressfarms/media/coltworeout_zps1c2af185.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c28/cypressfarms/coltworeout_zps1c2af185.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cypressfarms, post: 1015532, member: 2653"] Well, the round pen was dry enough this afternoon.... so why wait. I walked into the round pen and he followed, knowing I had a bucket of feed. Once he got in, I locked the gate and put the feed outside. I pulled the rope out and he got nervous quick. He was so nervous that I tried to rope his front hoof - as suggested before (thanks cow pollinator). Once I got the lasso around his front right hoof he showed his strength, but I quickly walked around him and his back left leg wrapped in the rope as well. It was way better than I could have hoped for. After just a couple of minutes of struggling, he faced me and let me walk up to him and touch his neck (still while roped). I put a halter on him and treated a couple of small cuts he sustained in the fight. But once he realized I was in control with the rope, he calmed down really quick. He stood quitely while I attached a lead rope to his halter (no pulling at this time - just wanted him to see it). I wormed him, and brushed him for a while. Then on my terms I pulled the rope off his leg and let him loose. He didn't run around in the round pen as expected but was very calm. I went back and hour later and rewarded him with sweet feed and carrots. He'll stay in the round pen for a couple of weeks now while I work with him. Here's a pic of the colt after he was dead slap wore out, and just standing calmly for me while I brushed him and had just put the halter on. I never dreamed it would take less than an hour! [url=http://s24.photobucket.com/user/cypressfarms/media/coltworeout_zps1c2af185.jpg.html][img]http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c28/cypressfarms/coltworeout_zps1c2af185.jpg[/img][/url] [/QUOTE]
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