Hi Devin, had any luck helping the gelding with the fly spray?

Ok. The only way I know of to help him would be to just spray him every chance you get. Get an empty spray bottle and put water in it, untie him and spray him until he stops running backwards. Then, walk him up and spray him again until he stops moving. He should move a little less each time. Do it everyday if possible. Just don't try it while he's tied until he can take it without moving at all. Good luck!

Hi Devin,

Well, I'll start off by saying I hope you, your family and everyone had a happy Thanksgiving! Between eating and entertaining family, I haven't had much time to get on here so that's my excuse for being late to respond!😁 The pulling back thing can be a tough one. Let's start with a few questions:

How old is he?

How long has he been pulling back?

Is he sensitive to other things in front of his shoulders, eg. the flag?

Does he get snorty about the spray bottle behind his shoulders?

Richard

Hi Brad, how're things going with your horse? where you able to help your horse slow down? Richard

That's cool. I think the run/cow cross is what the world needs right now. Horse's are too specialized. Keep us in the loop on your progress and if I can help in any way, just let me know.

Yeah if you try to speed the turn up it will just get sloppy, but if you let them speed it up it will be more natural. Good Luck!

You're welcome! Keep us up to date on his progress, please. Take care.

Hey Lucas, I can do ranch roping clinics or private lessons. The recent clinics have been beginner cow horse, but I'd rather rope!😁.

This one is perfect to work on behind a bunch of slow cattle. 😁

Hey Amy, great to hear from you! I like your colts. I'll have to check to see if we have any videos on that subject. I think we have made one or two but I'll have to look into it. My favorite way is (of course the slow way) is to set the horse up somewhere relatively flat, then ask him to trot in a straight line and stop. Turn him around without using any leg at all. when he's turned around 180 deg squeeze with both legs and spank him with your reins or mecate. You don't want to run him off, just a high trot would be perfect. Go for 100 feet or so and do it back the other way. After a few days of doing this he will start to understand that whenever he changes direction, he's going to have to speed up. I have a good bit of success with this one. The key is to use zero leg in the turn. Just let him turn nice and slow, then hustle him after he gets turned. He'll add speed in the turn over time himself. Hope this helps. Good luck, Richard