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OOPS! Not Thinking

I Luv Herfrds

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Been helping my daughter work with her 4-H steer.
I got the halter on him well he got it off his nose. So daughter ran him into the barn and put him in the head catch and put his halter back on him. Well some how it ended up upside down! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Discovered that today when he slipped it off for the second time in less then 5 minutes.
 
Pot Roast; yes that is his name! :lol: :lol:
Is a nice tempered steer, just LOVES his pellets. She can stand there and rub him all over while he eats. He is starting to be easier for her to handle.

Got a thicker halter yesterday. It was priced at $10.00, but rang up as $4.25 instead. The store sold it to her for that. :D
Just got the halter on him and just left the lead trailing on the ground. He has let me pull his head around too.
 
Try the rope halters that are all one piece, halter and lead all in one, they are easy to slip on, adjust to the animals head size and seem to work better for halter breaking. We get our calves used to being scratched with a show stick early on, they like it and will stand there as you slip the halter on.
I have had the halters that you leave on the animal break at the most inopportune times, even tame animals spook. I have never had a rope halter break, had some calves chew through them, but never break. Plus I have seen some calves whose owners were not the most observant not adjust the other halters as the calf grew causing other problems.
Here is a good web site with some real good info on halter breaking.
http://www.steerplanet.com/breaking-a-calf-the-red-method/
Good luck with the project and enjoy the time you get to spend with your daughter during these projects the memories can last a life time. My youngest had steer projects for 9 years, we had some pretty good times between traveling, showing and the daily routines. He developed a pretty good work ethic and is now doing very well in college because of it.
 

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