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Your choice of halter
involves more than
personal preference.
move his head down or forward, at which
point you release the halter and praise him.
He won’t have gotten upset. He hasn’t had
to do the wrong thing first, and he’s been
rewarded for guessing correctly. With repetition,
the response becomes automatic.
• More severe pressure. With a harsher
halter, sometimes called a training halter,
the horse is essentially punished when he
makes a bad choice, because pulling back is
really uncomfortable and sometimes painful.
A skillful trainer can use pressure on the
halter to essentially tell the horse, “Don’t go
there.” The trainer can release the pressure
in time, preventing the horse from slamming
against it.
However, more severe halters can become
abusive in the hands of an inexperienced
or insensitive handler. And there’s a greater
chance the horse will panic or become injured
with a more severe halter than a milder
one.
Regardless of which system you’re working
with, a horse should never be tied until he’s
learned to give to pressure and been thoroughly
tested in exciting situations.
Maureen Gallatin is a writer, speaker, and
consultant. She teaches frequently on the topic
of developing confidence. She’s known for her
brand of practical wisdom and insights with an
inspirational bent. She’s the founder of Inspired
By Horses, an equine-oriented, nondenominational
Christian project.
HorseLink Magazine
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Choose Your Halter
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July 2010
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