A good trail horse must be able to accept unexpected noises and objects around them. In the February 2012 issue of Horse Illustrated, trainer Charles Wilhelm explains his method for desensitizing horses to dragging objects. In this video, Wilhelm demonstrates his technique in action.
Video: Dragging Objects with Charles Wilhelm
How to begin to teach your horse to drag objects with techniques from trainer Charles Wilhelm.
It’s poor. The first thing he should say is to never wrap the rope around the hand.
It really doesn’t cover anything……
Interesting, but I wouldn’t be wraping that rope around my hand either. I do like the theroy of going in a circle and expanding out from there.
Nice way to start, buy why the rope around the hand?