I walked my donkey today, and he stopped, and he started to try and rip and buck and pull the halter from me. I didn't let him. He is a well behaved animal. I am also new to him. I held my ground. He was upset because he was separated from the horse he is usually with that he was raised and rescued with. Once again, he threw a fit, but I let him know that I don't want him to run away and that I wanted him safe. On the beginning and the middle of the walk, I also let him know that that this was new to me and I wasn't too sure but I wanted him to feel that I trusted him. It worked our in the end. It upset me for a second having to wrestle this lovely guy, but he made it up to me in the end. I'm so grateful.
How do I GET the halter ON ?? I've had mine for a month Just last week I was able to walk up to him and pet him / brush him But still can not get a rope or halter on him,, he gets SO FREAKED OUT
Thank you for making this. I’m getting some blm burros and needed some visuals of what to expect. I’ve trained horses and mules, but donkeys are a new one. Thanks!
When you create the pressure on the rope you need to hold the pressure longer. You do not need to increase it just hold it longer. Give them more time to think about moving their feet.
I used positive re-enforcement to halter train our BLM burro, he got carrots and celery, now he comes up to me on his own. Minus the treats, he does get ear scratches and rubs and he loves those he’ll drop his head
Melinda S I give positive reinforcement in the form of touch and positive voice. I’m not a big believer in treats. Although, I do offer treats early on to break the ice.
My donkey is like this. I have only been able to touch her once. Turns away from me. I have been taking it easy and working around her to get her used to me. This video shows that I’m on track.
That may not be a wise choice,,when the animal is not conditioned to the presence of humans,as the one,in this video..Even more so,when the animal is confined in a small area..I have a close friend,who has a chunk missing out of his back,from turning his back,on a wild Burro..
we have wild donkeys.. these donkeys compared to our wild donkeys are very tame. i trained one with 2 of her colts. her colts grew up to be very time and she never got tame. she could pull thr cart nd plough. let her lose she turns back wild 5 years working with her.. she ran away. by the way she was more than 15 years old hahah
I have mom and daughter blm donkeys from someone daughter took me 1 1/2 yrs to get her back ft up for ferrier i used the word UP so she knows whats going to happen it seemed it started paying off shes getting better and better. She leads ok online i really don't take her out of area she follows me all around but momma very hard to move her online. I need to practice more , thank you.
Thank you in advance > When you say "tucking their tails", do you mean like dogs do when they're afraid, tucking their tails between the legs, under the belly?
For someone who used to ride horses, but has never owned one or a mule or donkey, for a first time owner, would you recommend a female donkey over a Jack?
CA Catr licking lips is sometimes seen as a submissive gesture. It can occur after a stressful situation. When equines get nervous they tend to get dry mouth (just like us). Licking the lips indicates the equine may be returning to a normal state as his mouth isn’t as dry as it was while he was experiencing the stress. So, liking lips and swallowing can be looked at in two ways. The animal was nervous and he’s communicating that. Second, he’s beginning to show a sympathetic mindset to what I’m doing instead of fight or flight.
CA Catr they tense up their backs and hind quarters as a way to guard against stress. They saw me as Predator so they were constantly on guard. Once they seem more relaxed with and more fluid body posture I know they are beginning to tolerate my presence.
Conall Mannion donkeys can side kick. I think they do this because they are over excited, or just annoyed with you. They do like to bite. My donkey is still youngish.
NatureWatcher treats create bad habits. They associate humans with food. What do most people do when they put money in a vending machine and don’t get their candy?
Hey - he didn't show how he got him out of the pen into the other!!! How long did it take to get him to move forward, etc. How is this teaching us to lead train if we didn't see how he got him into that pen - did someone get behind him and push him out - or what????
