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If you know any nurses, the used IV bags work awesome. Cut the end off, slide it onto the foot. Lightly tape it on. Pour your soak mix in, then tape it firmer. Depending on the horse, you can get several uses out of each one.

As long as they're not range cows😁

My zebu bulls was nice all the way up to the day he tried to kill me. Bulls are for breeding, the cattlemen are correct on this. And I knew not to trust him, knew to not turn my back on him. But he launched the attack so quickly, I only had time to tell my husband's name before he knocked my...

This first trim is perhaps the foal's most important trim of its life. So try hard to make it very low stress. Most farriers have their own techniques for doing foals first trims. Mine is very simple and with two people it goes fairly easy, even with the Wilder foals. The holder's job is to...

Zebus tend to not be as friendly and easy going as other breeds. My zebu was 900#.

There are few miniature cattle that are as small as miniature horses. My first "miniature" bovine was supposed to stay around 40" tall. He finished out at 53", which was ok because then I could ride him😁 My second"miniature" was a dwarf Hereford cow. Her parents were full sized, but she...

Rearing is caused by forward impulsion being blocked. There's no place to go but up. I don't know what you have for a training area, but if you have an arena to work in, I would do changes of direction and gaits. Kind of like drive forward at a trot, then do a 40' circle to the right. Go...

I'm so sorry to hear this. Prayers.

The type of single tree in your photo is more of a "draft" type, but there's no reason it wouldn't work with your setup. The hitchpin that is existing, would also be sufficient to hold the single tree in place. You can check for possible interference by attaching the single tree then tying a...

Just seeing this. See if there is and ADS (American Driving Society) club near you. You never know.

I'm so sorry for your loss. It's so hard to lose our little guys. Hugs.

Driving bridlless would most likely be done using voice and whip cues. And if in a cart weight cues. I had a bridlless act long before it was a thing. It was fun, and with the right horse it is spiritual.

Each animal is an individual. Some will work for food, some for pets, some because they want to. The secret is to find what works for each individual, no matter what you are teaching. I had a steer that learned to do tricks just because it meant spending time with me. I had a cow that if...

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If you check out my channel, I have a few videos from the shows there.😁

This is a trick I taught this horse. There were a series of about 4-5 cues before he was asked to launch. I could stop at any cue, or mix them up and he wouldn't launch. Think safety before teaching each trick. Some tricks it isn't as important as others. There are several trick books...

My biggest, most important tip is this..once you horse starts learning tricks, make sure you ask for the trick. Never allow them to just do them. Make sure you're cueing for each trick.

You will definitely need to check the labels on whatever you feed to make sure it's certified weed free.

Once you've become observant to your horse, and your horse has gotten reasonably good at standing, you can practice while driving. My guys learn that they MUST stand while I get in the cart. And they MUST wait until they are asked to move off. This can be difficult for some horses, and will...

Each is an individual. All of mine that drive learn to stand for as long as I need them to. How I teach it initially is dependent upon each individual's personality. The easiest are naturally laid back. But this is where I start with all of them... I start with leading them to the hitch rail...