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Halter training McKays the man By HELEN MASON well trained halter horse should walk beside his handler his shoulder even with the trainers He should walk straight without bending his body inwards or pulling away He should stand still without stamping or writhing while his handler walks around him talked to Card McKay of Windsong Farms in Medonte about methods of halter training horse McKay has been training horses since 1957 and doing it full time since 1972 Horses come to him for training from all over Ontario and Quebec Although McKay specializes in Arabs he also trains Sad dlebreds Hunters Appaloosas Quarter Horses and Hackneys He says its easier to teach young horse than to retrain spoiled one Many amateurs spoil their horses by punishing them at the wrong time McKay feels that experienced trainers learn to watch the horses body language and pre vent disobedience before it occurs USES BIIING RIG He usually uses bitingrig to halter train Older horses Misuse of this can give horse hard mouth On younger horses or ones where bitingrig is inadvisable McKay uses stout halter He uses lead about two feet long the distance from the horses head to his withers and passes the end of the lead through the ring on the right side of the halter over the nose and snaps it onto the left side He then holds the lead rope so that it passes under the horses jaw This helps to keep the Ministry expands research facilities The Ontario Ministry of Agricultural College of the total area atthis station to 4364 Agriculture and Food recently University Of Guelph for the ha crops reseamh by the Depart mentof Crop Science purchased 484 hectare fami Ontario Ministry of Agriculture In addition to the production adjacent to the Elora Research and Food of roughages plans for the new The Elora Research Station Station to expand and The station has been in acreage include fertility is one of four agricultural streamline agricultural landdeficient position for some research by the Department of research stations operated by research programs time says Dr Bruce Stone Land Resource Science and the OAC The research station located Acting Associate Dean OAC 22 km northeast of Guelph is This acquisition squares off operated by the Ontario thepresentareaandbringsthe Harold Marlin Rent rotatillers lawngarden tools Ejflmold martin RentAll Centre Limited Sprayers and Your Land What you Need to Know Free Sprayer Clinic Dont miss the I979 George White and Chipman Inc spraycr meeting April 1979 oclock pm In Our Shop Come on out for an interesting evening Youll be brought uptodatc on the latest developments in spraycrs 28 nitrogen spraycrs and chemicals Join us for cup of coffee after the meeting and meet your neighbours Youll also have the chance an ORILUA horse from movmg away from thetrainen wonhwhilc duor mm 303 Duniop St oear Hwy 400 155 Barrie Rd McKay holds the lead in his left hand His right hand holds or call 7284580 call 3252375 bu whi MIDLAND COLLINGWOOD LRugfioksyARD on Hwy 27 gt on Mountain Road The whip reaches across the horses rear and over his Hwy 27 Cookstown Sfal°5sv P00 Shoppe ifséailigltgswsgfii croup ready to touch the horse on the off right hip to urge him forward This whip position also encourages the horse to keep in straight line whip on the near left side teaches the horse to swing his haunches off the track McKay taps his horse to urge him forward If the horse goes too fast he restrains him with the left hand keeping the horses shoulder even with is own As soon as the horse gets the idea that he should walk beside the handler McKay rewards him by putting him away for the day Most amateurs overwork their horses says McKay The horse goes sour Their cars go down they dont look alert ItlI5 MINUTES MAXIMLM He feels that 10 to 15 minutes with halter horse is the maximum To teach his horse to trot McKay uses the same method He encourages the horse forward with whip until he trots beside the handler Some handlers run ahead of their horse says McKay This causes the horse to lift his neck too high He looks ewe necked The neck should be arched When the handler is beside his horse he can encourage him forward with the whip and at the same time hold him back with his hands This increases the horses animation His knees come up he begins to prance McKay encourages this action in Sad dlebreds Arabs and Hackneys Stop and fuss over the horse as soon as he does one or two steps at this gait says McKay unters Quarter Horses and Appaloosas want lower ac tion Relax them by working in serpentine and circles Youre teaching the horse trick says McKay Give him reward when he is successful BEFORE YOU LOAO Up All OTHER WAGON PRICE Pyramidal and Spreading Evergreens Shade Trees Fruit Trees Flowering Trees and Shrubs Roses LET US AT FRASERS NURSERY HELP YOU CHOOSE THE TREES QUALITY NURSERY STOCK VERY COMPETITIVE PRICES FRIENDLY PROFESSIONAL ADVICE ON LANDSCAPE LAYOUT PLANTING AND CARE FULL REPLACEMENT GUARANTEE lfyou want station wagon and you think 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