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- October 11, 2011 at 12:08 am #43106
Doug
ParticipantI put my six month old steers on a stone boat for the first time this evening and it did not go well at all. Once the boat started to scratch in the gravel road they took off and the only thing that stopped them was a tree they got caught in after a hundred yards or so. I could not hold them with a rope attached to their halters and I’m not petite in any way, they have been dragging a chain for a week or so and even brought back some small limbs during the daily training sessions. My question, is this a fairly normal reaction to a new training device or is it something that I need to be worried about? Any advice would be welcome and don’t worry about hurting my feelings as I’m pretty thick skined and am only concerned with taking care of my boys. Thanks in advance.
Doug.
October 11, 2011 at 2:25 am #69555dominiquer60
ModeratorGood news Dough you are not the first to have this problem. Here is a link to a post from a while back that addresses a similar situation.
http://www.draftanimalpower.com/showthread.php?2546-Runaway-advice&highlight=stoneboat+gravel
October 11, 2011 at 10:30 am #69556ParticipantVery informative and helpful, thank you Erika!
Doug
October 11, 2011 at 4:05 pm #69557Baystatetom
ParticipantWith experience you will learn to recognize the signals that they are about to run, and you will be able to stop them before they start. In the mean time, don’t give up!
`TomApril 15, 2012 at 9:48 pm #69558oxman
ParticipantBet they thought the devil was behind them when they heard the stone drag rumbling over the gravel. Good thing you wasn’t on a steel land roller rattling over the gravel. They would still going, lol.
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