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Hi Beth,

You might try some basic despooking (stepping on a tarp, etc.), ground
driving, trailer loading.  Not sure how old the foal is, but for ground
driving you could at least teach him to accept a harness & ropes all over,
and probably easily teach him to walk ahead of you.  Taught my youngsters to
stand absolutely still while being harnessed (w/o being tied).  Very handy
later for teaching the mount up - they really know what "stand" means & try
hard to stand perfectly still.  Also taught trotting in hand (but with no
rope :-)) and a really quick stop and backup.  Love seeing more people
experiment with this stuff, please let us know if you come up with something
new & fun.

Happy Trails,
Michelle
(Colorado)


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