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Preview: Duncan’s Picks: How To Start Two Year Olds On The Flag And On Cattle With Hayden Upton

Hayden starts two colts on the flag and on cattle. He explains how to make it the horse’s idea to stay up against the flag. He also shares his thoughts on why TEACHING  is more important than repetition to a horse’s foundation. In these two videos, you will learn:

* How to make the flag comfortable for the horse.
* Why he doesn’t like to stop a 2yr old on the flag.
* When progress from the flag to cows.
* How to work one cow at a time.
* How to teach a horse to prepare for the turn on their own
* Why teaching is more important than repetition.
* How to build a horses connection with the cow.

Part 1
Working the Flag! Hayden explains how he starts his works on the flag and how he doesn't use mechanics to make a horse get comfortable with the flag.
Part 2
Working Cattle! Hayden demonstrates how he builds his horse's connection with cattle and how he works cattle one at a time. He also reiterates not to be too concerned with how pretty the turn is but be more focused on connecting with the cow.
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How I got started: In 2008 I took out a loan for $20K to buy a High Brow Cat yearling filly then looked over every fence I could, to work out how to train her.

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