| Trained a one-year-old colt named Gold | | | | foot of sand on the ground to bog down the horse as |
| Dollar...Stubborn horse, full of life, and loves to run. | | | | it runs. In the round pin, he would just jump the six-foot |
| Beautiful yellow color with white stripe on his face and | | | | fence. It was amazing to see him jump the fence but |
| good conformations, but Gold Dollar is not a yellow | | | | was a journey to run him down. After returning him to |
| dun. When he was born, we thought he was a red | | | | the round pin and tying a rope to him, |
| dun. However, we sent samples off just to find out | | | | We started running him around the pin. Several rounds |
| that he was just a dun. | | | | of ten laps one direction and then ten laps the other |
| To start...I got familiar with Gold Dollar by grooming him. | | | | until he tired. I know he was tired when he submitted. |
| First by giving him a bath which was hard because he | | | | When a young horse submits, he will gum you. |
| likes lying down in the mud. After he was dry I brushed | | | | Gumming is what a young horse does to a older horse |
| him down, which he loves. I fed him snacks such as | | | | to show submission. This is known as breaking the |
| apples and sugar cubes to make him like me and to | | | | horse. |
| keep his interest. But most of all, I exchanged breathe | | | | I tied the rope to different parts of his body, his legs, his |
| so he will be familiar with my scent. This is very | | | | waist, and his neck so he would get used to being |
| important to calm the horse. | | | | tangled such as with barbwire. Also to get them used |
| Training Gold Dollar was hard work, but it was worth it. | | | | to the rope because you have to catch them. This |
| My grandfather, who owns and operates a farm, | | | | older trainer once said "Them cowboys in Oklahoma |
| started Gold Dollar"s haltering training. Gold Dollar would | | | | said they had to catch their horses every morning." He |
| just lie down and refused to move. So we tied him to | | | | said "I do too." He held his rope up and the horse came |
| a blue ford tractor. He can no longer refuse to move. | | | | and put his head in the loop. |
| Lol. | | | | Then tied a bag to a stick and rub it all over his body |
| Haltering training is about controlling your horse to | | | | to teach him not to spook easily. Leaving him tied up to |
| follow where you lead him to go. You know when the | | | | a pole in the middle of pin, we would lift his legs to get |
| training is complete when he does not pull or fight back. | | | | him use to cleaning his hooves. |
| The purpose for controlling him is when take him out | | | | I know his training was done when I walk to one side |
| around other horse or loading in the trailer. This took | | | | and then to the other. If he follows when I walk away |
| several weeks with Gold Dollar. | | | | the training is complete. |
| I used a round pen made up of six foot gates with a | | | | |