Everything Horses and Livestock® Magazine Nov 2017 Vol 2 Issue 4

Everything Horses and Livestock Magazine ®

motors are running, air hoses are spewing and fans are blowing. We participate in the

Kaw Valley Farm Tour. Our animals are exposed to over

Here.....Hold My Mini

By Featured Writer Delana “Dee” Hay I often get asked how I train my minis to drive. I do not train show horses. I train strickly for plea- sure driving. Some of my methods are the same as with a big horse. The minis are quick willing learners. They truly love having a job. The key to my training is a lot of handling and plenty of visual

700 people in two days. I also use an obstacle course with a pedestal, teeter totter, bridge and jumps. They are used at parties for grooming and petting. All of this handling and desentizing help prepare them to drive.

stimulation. It is very important to teach “whoa” and “stand”. They are desen- sitized before I start driving them. My minis are exposed to many things. We have a noisy mechanics shop at our farm. I lead the minis through there as

Crowds and noise are not a problem at any of our events.The more they are exposed to, the easier they are to train. Try not to scare your mini.

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