One of the first things you may want to teach your young horse is self-haltering, which means that you present the halter, and she puts her head inside. All you need to do is to close it and give her a treat.
I am so used to having self-haltering horses that I am honestly confused when a horse does not plunge her nose into the halter when I am presenting it.
Graya<\/strong>\u2019s breeder had a smart way of getting foals accustomed to the halter by offering foals their concentrate ration in a feeder bag. This way the foals become used to having something slipped over their ears combined with a tasty meal. This was very useful when I came to collect her from the field.
Malou<\/strong> already came with this skill. Her owner taught her to take the halter without much difficulty. For most horses, it is not problematic to put on a halter and it may not be necessary to teach it specifically.
I did not expect Blondie<\/strong> to have difficulties with the halter. When I met Blondie, everyone at that barn described her as a Saint: so well behaved. They did not see, that she actually did not behave. She did not offer anything except what was asked. That was not what I am used to with clicker trained horses, so I could see the difference. Contrast is an excellent teacher.
When Blondie became part of my horse family, I wanted to take her out of her stall by halter and lead rope. To my surprise, she reacted quite strongly.<\/p>\n\n\n