Guest guest Posted February 2, 2004 Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 - "Hrimati (dd) ACBSP (Mayapur - IN)" <Hrimati.ACBSP (AT) pamho (DOT) net> Sunday, February 1, 2004 9:20 am some more translations > Lead the animal at the cord already with few weeks. The animal is > to react > to course and pressure and the cord. It is to remain standing at > the cord > on command and also again continue. Hmmm... That's very interesting. So many different approaches to training. Paramananda's method stresses avoiding the use of a lead rope from the very beginning. Drew Conroy allows it, but he stresses that the teamster should *not* rely on tugging on the lead rope. It is just an emergency brake. But here, we have a third approach, an explicit suggestion to use the lead rope by tugging on it. The language is a little difficult to understand, does he say how the ox will make the transition to *not* using the lead rope later on? No doubt it would be cumbersome to continue using the lead rope once the ox is actually pulling equipment. In fact, it's a little hard to imagine how a lead rope could be used when the oxen are cutting hay or spreading manure. Seems a little dangerous in case the teamster should trip or something. What do they say about making the transition to no rope? your servant, Hare Krsna dasi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 What he is talking about here is not translated very well. You can start training at an very early age. Let the animal get used to your voice right from birth or as early as possible. you can start to train after a few weeks of age. With the lead rope you teach him the commands to stop and go etc. Than gradually you get him used to tack and so on by putting some old sack, some chain on the neck or any other light weight thing over the neck and back. He is leaving it up to the trainer to use either only voice commands and or ropes or chains and such. The important thing is the continuing training. He should be at least 18 month when starting to use the real yoke and stuff. First start with some light things like pulling a tire or a tree branch or something like that. and than practice, practice, practice..... >From time to time increase the weight and plan some unexpected noise and colorful flags and such things. Only when everything works nicely 100 % start putting him in front of a cart. and than ...good luck!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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