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Take your left hand and hold the lead rope as if it's the left rein. Pull the halter slowly toward yourself.

"Concentrate. Feel how much pressure it takes to bring that rope toward you. You should feel on your pinky how many ounces it takes. Throw it back out and do it again. This time close your eyes and really concentrate. If you get this lesson, horse training gets a whole lot easier. Really focus on what it feels like. How many ounces is it taking to bring that halter back to you? Think of a specific number. How many pounds? How many ounces? One or two? 5 pounds or 5 ounces?

"How would you like your horse to be that soft? A pound or two doesn't seem so bad, does it? Actually, it's terrible. Having to put a pound or two of pressure on the rein to get it to "come back to you" is just terrible. Take the halter off the lead rope now and throw the rope back out, snap end first.

"Do the same thing, drag the snap back to you. How does that feel? It feels pretty light, right? You feel a big difference. But that's still terrible. Now take the lead rope and throw the opposite end out, the end without the snap. That feels really light. It feels like nothing. It's still terrible.

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Leading and Loading Safely

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John demonstrates his techniques for teaching a horse to lead and load safely. (60 mins, VHS)

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Experienced horse handlers and novices alike will appreciate the proven loading techniques John Lyons shares. John clearly demonstrates and explains how to teach a horse to load in a trailer calmly, without risking injury to either the horse or the handler.

John Lyons further demonstrates his techniques for halter breaking a foal and an unhandled five year old horse. He shows you how to solve behavior problems like rearing up and pulling back while standing tied. Through perceptiveness and patience, John demonstrates how to gain a horse’s confidence and eliminate fear.

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