"What has worked really good for us is to use surveyors tape. Take the orange tape and stretch it across the box. Ride your horse through it, it breaks really easy and tie it back where it broke. The color gets their attention and it is virtually impossible to get hung up in. You can do this by yourself and you have a whole roll of tape to use."
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: Some guys will attach a barrier like rope
: halfway down the arena. They will get
: someone to hold the other end while standing
: 15 to 20 feet from the fence. This way you
: introduce the barrier without being in the
: box. You can walk, trot and lope thru the
: barrier without pressure in a small confined
: area. There is a lot of spooky things in the
: box without putting more pressure on the
: young horse.
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: That's a great idea. I've been
: contemplating a safe 'do it yourself' way to
: use a barrier. Thanks for the help.
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: You can rig up a safe barrier with a rope
: with
: a hook of baling wire on the end. Double the
: wire to make a small hook, and shape it so
: it will fall out of dee on post at slightest
: push. In other words, barrier will hang
: there with no tension. Tie the other end to
: box with breakaway string just in case it
: does hang on something. This makes an easy
: to use starter barrier that some one can
: stand there and just set hook back in dee
: every time you go through it. It looks and
: feels real to the horse.
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: JTW, I thought maybe someone would of
: answered
: you by now.
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: This is what I always did. Put up the
: barrier, walk horse toward it, have someone
: release the barrier just before he got to
: it. Spend some days doing that and letting
: him get closer to it each time before it is
: pulled. Keep doing it until he stops any
: jumping from it. Then load some calves and
: run them and have someone release the
: barrier before he gets to it. keep doing
: that until he gets close enough to it that
: his chest swings the barrier out of the way.
: Once he gets use to it, just tie the
: barrier with a very light string that almost
: breaks by pulling it when you hook it up and
: let him run through it. Then your on your
: way. Most important, don't be in a big
: hurry getting him use to it, so he don't
: start some bad habits.
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: I've got an eight year old that is almost
: ready to be hauled but hasn't been through
: the barrier yet. What's the process some of
: you use to get them ready for the barrier?
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: Thanks for the help.
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