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Halter Training Horses
by Robert N. Oglesby DVM
Introduction
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Halter Breaking in Hand
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Halter Breaking by Tying Out
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Halter breaking is another term for teaching horses to stand and lead obediently in hand and stay tied quietly. It is the most basic training information your horse will ever receive and affects the way he approaches humans and riding for the rest of his life. This training answers this frequent question for the horse: "what do I do when I feel physical resistance to what I want to do?" The well halter broke horse is rarely much of a problem on lunge and under saddle. The horse that has not learned these first steps is more unsure about what they are supposed to be doing and therefore more nervous.
These are mine and others thoughts on halter breaking young horses. Some of the decisions on what technique you use will depend upon your experience, the size of the colt or filly, and even upon your size and strength, although anyone who regularly depends on muscle to train, has muscle for a brain. Properly halter training any colt requires experience, and halter training in hand a five-month-old colt does require some strength. I usually halter train in hand but I am six feet and nearly 250 lbs. and pretty quick for my size. I also begin around day three of age on my colts. It may help to reflect on
what makes a good trainer.
~Word Count: 1573 words (The average magazine page contains about 600 words);
~Last Updated: May 28, 2008;
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Discussions on Halter Training and Tying Horses
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 | Resistant to leading | 1 | 3 | Oct 9, 08 |
| Using inner tube | 1 | 4 | Oct 9, 08 |
| Research Summary: Hereditability of Behavioral Traits | 1 | 2 | Jan 14, 08 |
| Introducing halter to 6 month old | 1 | 11 | Oct 14, 07 |
| Pawing when tied | 1 | 2 | Jul 6, 07 |
| Holly Wood ...Tie ring question | 1 | 9 | Mar 23, 07 |
| Afraid of the Snow? | 1 | 23 | Mar 21, 07 |
| Chewing ropes and leather | 1 | 10 | Oct 16, 06 |
| Standing square for showmanship | 1 | 10 | Oct 3, 06 |
| Tie ring for pulling horse | 1 | 2 | Dec 5, 05 |
| Tying young colt | 1 | 8 | Sep 29, 05 |
| Retrain or Ignore | 1 | 19 | Jun 13, 05 |
| Tying mare with foal | 1 | 12 | May 3, 05 |
| Standing still while tied | 1 | 5 | Jan 14, 05 |
 | Teaching the horse to Lead | 10 | 100 | Oct 27, 06 |
| Hard to catch and haltering | 1 | 9 | Mar 31, 04 |
| Respecting my space when leading | 1 | 5 | Apr 23, 03 |
| Rearing in Cross Ties | 1 | 5 | Feb 10, 03 |
| Can't get a lead rope on my horse | 1 | 7 | Jun 9, 04 |
| Haltering Problems | 1 | 12 | Oct 17, 02 |
| Climbs trailer when tied to it | 1 | 7 | Oct 17, 02 |
| Excessive Pawing when weanling is tied | 1 | 5 | Aug 9, 02 |
| When is it time for the tying lesson to be over???? | 1 | 4 | Jun 1, 02 |
| New Arab Colt | 1 | 6 | May 2, 05 |
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| Take your horses halter off!! | 1 | 28 | Oct 20, 06 |
| Halter or no halter while in pasture | 1 | 19 | Mar 15, 03 |
| Can't give wormer by mouth to young horse | 1 | 6 | May 28, 04 |
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