Any experienced horse people out there? I have read it is best to start halter training at this young age. Some say not to use nylon. Have seen some with buckles. We use a simple nylon rope type, no buckles on the mom.
What kind of halter is best to train/lead a week old foal?
you want to halter train as early as possible. The easiest way is to have one person lead mom, and have another lead the baby next to mom so the foal doesn't even realise it's learning to lead and it will pick it up really quick.
As for the halter to use, something soft is good. You can get halters called a foal slip that are designed for small foal heads and often have a small lead attached to make the baby easier to get hold of. They come in leather or nylon, but the nylon ones are really soft. You can also use a regular rope halter on the baby but you would probably need to make it cause I don't think you can buy them small enough.
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