How to Harness Train A Donkey (or Horse)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.พ. 2011
- In this episode Becky shows you how to harness up a donkey or horse, she talks about all the parts of a harness, and then shows you how to teach a donkey or horse how to drive and pull a cart.
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THIS IS SHOW #: 212
Thank you so much! Very clear and helpful. I'm starting driving lessons this week, and bought a donkey to train. She is going to be delivered at the end of April. I've trained horses also, but nothing to drive. I was a rider and cannot do so anymore, so this is the next phase for me. Again thanks!
I enjoyed this video. I want to train my donkey to harness. I learned a lot. Becky seems like a very sweet and nice person as well as knowing what she is doing.
Really like your quiet and patient way of handling !
Best video of how to put on a harness!! I’ve been looking for about 5 months on how to do this! Thank you so much! All the others are European and I can’t understand them sometimes with the heavy accents.
Wonderful job young lady. I have a cart on my truck now that I drove 300 miles to get so my grandchildren can have the experience of training horses and donkeys with grandpa. What's better than enjoying good times on your home and doing things right. Congratulations.
Great video, you're very patient. Can I give you one tip? We never just walk onto another road. We always teach the (in our case) ponies to stop at every crossing so they don't just cross over when something happens. Also I'd use a long whip for signs and not the lines to 'push' him forward. You don't have to whip him with it, just use it for signals 'go faster, go left, go right' those kind of things. But great and clear video.
Excellent. Very instructional not only the what but the why. I very much agree with your training style gentle, firm, patient. My state and county fairs have driving classes. You will do grest.
I had a brilliant idea today! I have a large dog named Magnus, and after watching this video, I wanted to hitch him up to my wagon and have him pull it around. I then realized that was a stupid idea, so I've decided to build him a harness and cart from scratch using this video as a reference! It's gonna be a tough ride, but I'll post it on my blog when I'm done!
Becky, I think you are just gifted, never in a million years could I learn what you know!
very good....when placing the bridle on try one ear at a time
Thank you Becky, for this great video. I can't wait to get started with my mini!
Excellent video: very easy to follow. Thanks Becky and Doodles. A star team!
Just bought a spotted draft mare that is trained to drive but I appreciate your hints and suggestions on how to go about this. Thanks
Awesome video. Thanks for making it. You have a very nice teaching and training style.
I am training my horse to drive and I have never done that before. He is doing very well so far. Your video is a great help.
Love your channel Becky! :)
Thank you! love your channel I have 3.5 acres and you inspired me that I could manage animals in a small space. Just got a donkey today looking for training advice. thanks for your video.
this is the most helpful thing i have seen yet thank you so much
Very helpful, lovely music
This video is awesome! It explains so much and I have found it really useful. Thank you
I recently got a mini donkey. I am having him halter broke right now with hopes to train to pull (push 😀) a cart. Thank you for your videos!!
Thank you so much want to teach my Caspian pony to drive so this will help a lot n’est video I have found so far about this stuff thank you once again ❤
This is a great video! I used it to teach my wife how to pull a cart..
I have four minis. I want to train them to pull the cart. Thanks for this. You have given me some information and a little confidence that I can do it. Thanks very much. I love the down-home production of your videos. Very relaxing.
have a two year old donkey and have wanted to try setting up a pull cart thank you for your video from frisky d
NICE!!!! Thanks for all the info!
You explain so very well, thank you!
yes.. very clear and enjoyable instruction. my grandson and i are going to start training our donkey, Patriot, to drive. thanks
Great video! Thank you! I've been thinking about trying this with my donkey but have NO experience in driving.
Thank you, it's some interesting and informative.
First of all, that appaloosa is beautiful. Thank you for making this video, it was very helpful. i know it might not be the greatest idea, but I don't know how to drive a horse, but I'm teaching two miniature horses. so the minis are learning with me. my riding instructor is still helping me along the way. can you make a video about how to teach the horses to stand still?
Living the life!!!!!!!!!!!! U go girl!!!!!!
That's the throat latch. A chin strap actually attaches to the bit right under their chin, hence the name chin strap. Throat latch attached under their throat, hence the name throat latch.
do you have any recommendations on where to get the set up for pulling a cart. harness and such that hooks to the cett?
Congrats. Nice video and I like the way you train your donkey and teach your viewers
Great job. Very helpful video. Thank you :)
That was really awesome. It was informative, but not intimidating. Thanks for the information.
I love your vids!!! They're awsome and adorable!!! It must be nice with all the animals. Must be a lot of work, but generaly that's the kind of work i like doing! I only have 6 hens, 2 dogs, and a cat
I have a mini donkey my self and I love watching your videos.I would love to teach mine to pull a cart
Very good.
Thank you Becky! Wish me luck with my donkey, we start next week!
I love your channel! Go Doodle-bug!
"and then breaching wraps around its butt" lolololololol 3:18
That was wonderful. I really enjoyed that. Oh I so want a donkey now.
thankyou that was really good :)
With the crupper and sliding the saddle back make sure the saddle it just going to way of his hair otherwise it could make him feel uncomfortable
Thank you so much for this video! You are right when you say "It all looks like a jumbled mess in the beginning!" :) My harness is a jumbled mess right now. Can you make a video for assembling the harness after cleaning it?
awesome video. I'm hoping to train my donkey to pull a cart and you made putting a harness on very clear. Best I've seen yet.
I am looking to get a cart and I would like to know where u got yours
I noticed you using a full cheek, are there any other bits you would recommend. I'm currently using a Liverpool snaffle on my mare.
hello can the harness you have be used for a wagon or pulling things like logs
You video help me I have 43 mini donkeys and I'm tying to teach some to drive.
can you share where to puchase the harness?
Nice video!! I am thinking of buying a mini donkey soon ;) This sounds like a great idea and really helped me understand how much fun a mini donk good be! XD My only Con to you is, you looked a little to rough with him. A little more kindness and respect to his mouth and harness pieces I think he woul really enjoy! Other then that, Great vid!!
I'm new to your channel. I didn't see the black dog in the other videos.
so helpful, thank you! I'd love to learn how you train a donkey not to kick, if you have any advice on that. :)
First thing is to always, always geld the donkey if it is a boy. Next halter train it. Next, teach it to stand tied. Then get it used to being groomed. Go slow, donkeys take a long time to trust you to do things to them. When animals trust you they let you do anything, that trust takes time to build. Next I teach them to pick up all four feet. Be careful with the back. At this point you should be able to brush and touch all four legs. Work on all of this until he does it perfect. If you have done it right he shouldn't kick at this point.☀️❤️☀️
@@BeckysHomestead Thank you so much! I will definitely do this. I'm glad there is hope for my little kicker. We just got him a couple of weeks ago.
Doodooles the donkey so cute.
How much does it cost to feed and vitamins, build shelter and vet bills for donkey, mule and pony.
How many hours a day, feeding, cleaning and training?
I have a 6 year old mini Jack and I want to teach him to pull a cart however I can't find a harness for a decent price. Yes I understand that they won't be cheap. So does anyone know of a reasonable place to purchase a mini donkey driving harness because I can't find any that are a decent price. Thank you so much!
Heyhey Cat lover A.A calister for about 170$
my name is janet , i have 4 donkeys like you have. i would like to. train them to pull a wagon.where can i get harness for them and maybe a film showing how todo it.all 4 at once. i also need a wagon .does not need to be new.
i love you horse
One more thing about training a donkey, mule or horse. Watching your videos on training to lead... you should NEVER wrap the lead around your hand or put your hand or arm through a loop. It's a very good way to lose said appendage if the critter desides it really isn't in the mood to go where you want to go.
how tall is doodles?
Go donkey! Nice video, thank you.
Is Doodles a mini donkey?
Your Donkey Doodles looks like my Donkey Clementine!
Hi becky
i love you
mine love to work they see the harness and line up to be tacked up of course i have carrots i DO NOT use blinkers EVER ! they dont like em and i like em to see what we are doing
Thanks for adding some sanity :)
have any tips if you dont have a harness.
Sydnee Worth make your own at home
is he fixed?
when i hook my donkey to a cart he goes in a circel and i do not know how to teach him to walk straight i have the blinders on and he turns around to see me
do you know what i can do
+kaylee o'neal Get a helper to lead him while you sit in the cart. Give him a chance to catch on.
XLmules, please check your dictionary. "Blinkers" and "blinders" are synonymous terms. When I was a kid, they were always called "blinkers" so that's the word I use, too.
Please excuse me for asking, but did you used to be a kindergarten teacher?
lunge forward...what is lerch or lirch ?
Bought a mini mule broke to drive but she doesn't listen , just wants to keep doing circles but won't walk straight.
She stops and refuses to move too and tries to ignore me how to get her to listen and behave.
I have two kids, They are grown.
Everyone who is wanting to train an animal to a cart please be careful driving is incredibly dangerous and you can injure you and your animal very easily. Train your animal wisely and even with the most trusting animal know anything can happen. NOW GO ENJOY YOURSELF AND HAVE FUN!
You are super awesome. "bumps him in the butt" and funny!
I have Two grown kids.
You named him doodles?
@rrobcher Nonsense. We do this too and we have children.
You know now that you have those dairy goats too, you might as well harness train those girls and let them pull your garden cart for you!
you don't hurt them setting a crouper
Yes, he is gelded. Every male donkey and mule should be gelded. The younger the better. They are a bit different than a horse and a bit harder to sedate and geld so the younger the better.
Surely by now people have told you that the strap to bit around ears is way toooo tight. You are hurting the inside of his mouth.
This isn't just concern for him - his mouth will become calloused which will make him harder for you to stop.
nice i work the crap out of mine there not minis and i need them for farm work. let me tell you she is a hell of allot nicer than i have had to be win i get a bad one
i dont like getting kicked or bit and win i get a bad one i train till they arnt or i sell em for dog food
only had to do that to 1 and he had killed his old owner
Pull a plow ,logs, freight not just cart maam
Adopt me O.o
Did anyone else see het hit him!!!!!!!!!!!! 😣😣😡😡😡
they do see behind themselves...they have a blind spot, left eye and right eye should always be trained in introductions...blinders keep them from seeing the cart for the first time...all drafters should be trained to acclimate the open bridle
You really shouldn’t hold the reins close to your body, if you had to get your animal to stop you can’t pull your hands close to you and pull the reins 😐
You have the wrong bit......a half check snaffle would be best for driving
Again, so many things are wrong here. She started wrong with the brest collar, you have to turn it around first. Then the crouper. You ALWAYS undo the buckle of the crouper, don't slide it. Leave the saddle in place. Also NEVER use the last hole. If you need to, the harness is too small. When driving you should always have one or two holes extra in case the leather rips for what ever reason. Also the blinkers should be a little lower. The eyes shouldn´t be in the middle. It´s 1/3 and 2/3. She is patient, I give her that.
+Saartje Hond - "The better a work is, the more it attracts criticism; it is like the fleas who rush to jump on white linens." " Gustave Flaubert
“It’s easy to criticize from the stands. What’s hard…is doing something."It’s not just that people like to criticize other people, it’s that they like to criticize other people when they haven’t achieved much themselves.”― Rob Walling
I don't like to see people go around criticizing the doers of the world. That one is just from me.
Kris Wilcox Using other people´s words isn´t much of an achievement either.
+Kris Wilcox I know how it works, we're driving for a long time, we're in the organisation of driving competition. This is NOT how it's done.
Saartje de Hond nobodys perfect, and i was questioning the sliding of the couper too. it's usually good to have your own way of doing things
Yes she has the right attitude and while she says she has trained others, she needs some "refresher" from a true long time equine driver on several points.
Please hear us down here, don't be offended, you've learned so much and do so much - you are great.
But just like you might correct someone's soap making technique - you can "up" the quality of your driving.
He's a good boy, and willing, you are concerned and patient but it could be so much better for him and future animals which trickles back to better for you.
hugs
Haters gonna hate. Sad that its all coming from a few sad individuals.
i would like to see your Breast Collar a notch lower, also i would like to see the breeching a notch lower but you said it was all the way out. its not the chin strap its the thoatlatch. he seems to bea great doney and going will with driving...
blinders not blinkers...there's a difference in those too.
I'm sorry...did you say, "blinkers"? They are called "blinders"..for obvious reasons.....I know that you are trying to teach people..but please use the correct vernacular....
How do you 'know' your are 'going' to take him into driving shows? You only WANT and HOPE that you can take him to driving shows!! You kid yourself even!!
girth is pronounce girt
throat latch... there is no such thing as a 'chin strap'...there is a jowl strap but I suppose you would understand that.