Marty McGee Bennett
07-27-2005, 03:06 PM
Hi Marty,
Set up of kusher. I put him in a catch pen with the other two yearlings. He used to kush the minute you put him in the pen. He doesn't do that as much now. Get wand, put rope on him and before you are able to work rope and fit it he has kushed. I try to keep him up using the rope as best as I can to no avail. So, I then go on over and fit rope give little 2 sec break. do a little t-touch. Sometimes I will get grain. feed others, he will get up for food, but the minute that you want to do anything he's down (and the grain to get up only works once or twice. Another to get him up is to open the pen like he's going to be able to get out.... up he gets... close pen. (He's the one that my boss picked up and plopped into the catch pen almost the first time I wanted to work with him. Obviously he kushed immediately.) I always try to end the session with him standing and my getting the rope off while he's standing.... I have to be quick... The thing is that as you said we can't have a wrestling match we have to outwit them...
I was thinking of putting on the halter, he'll be kushed... let him just wear it... whether he's kushed or standing while I work on the other yearling ( my prize pupil). The only thing is that to not have the other yearling go barn crazy when I walk her, I've been letting the other two yearlings out in the pasture where I walk Turp. That means that he will be loose in pasture with halter.. Is that ok? Any suggestions??
Set up of kusher. I put him in a catch pen with the other two yearlings. He used to kush the minute you put him in the pen. He doesn't do that as much now. Get wand, put rope on him and before you are able to work rope and fit it he has kushed. I try to keep him up using the rope as best as I can to no avail. So, I then go on over and fit rope give little 2 sec break. do a little t-touch. Sometimes I will get grain. feed others, he will get up for food, but the minute that you want to do anything he's down (and the grain to get up only works once or twice. Another to get him up is to open the pen like he's going to be able to get out.... up he gets... close pen. (He's the one that my boss picked up and plopped into the catch pen almost the first time I wanted to work with him. Obviously he kushed immediately.) I always try to end the session with him standing and my getting the rope off while he's standing.... I have to be quick... The thing is that as you said we can't have a wrestling match we have to outwit them...
I was thinking of putting on the halter, he'll be kushed... let him just wear it... whether he's kushed or standing while I work on the other yearling ( my prize pupil). The only thing is that to not have the other yearling go barn crazy when I walk her, I've been letting the other two yearlings out in the pasture where I walk Turp. That means that he will be loose in pasture with halter.. Is that ok? Any suggestions??