Will I get my heifer trained in 2 weeks?

[S_W]

So, my heifer has been out in pasture with the bull for just over 2 months now. I'm pretty positive she's pregnant now. She should have had 3 heat cycles by now, but the last one the bull wasn't interested in her at all. However, I have not put a halter on her since then. I get her back in the barn on Monday.

I have my club mini show in 2 weeks. It's where just my club shows and it's at another member's farm. Anyways, my heifer hasn't been haltered in 2 months and she wasn't all that trained to begin with. (I was focused on trained my steer.)

For example, I never was able to get her to set up correctly by walking into place. She liked to bring her back foot up afterwards and stand with her back feet way underneath her. Any tips to fix this?

She also is either way too stubborn or tries to run. This wasn't really a problem that i couldn't deal with, but my market steer sprained four of my fingers in my right hand a month ago. It hurts so bad that I can hardly write and I can't really hold anything in it.

So, any tips on making walking easier? My show lead is wrapped in vet wrap and I'll hold the extra lead from the rope halter in my right hand while walking, which seems to hurt less.

 

[Grand Campion]

you can try tying her to a four wheeler or small tractor to train to lead if u want and for the setting up thing set her up, if she moves spin her around and try again. always end on a good note.

 

[S_W]

you can try tying her to a four wheeler or small tractor to train to lead if u want and for the setting up thing set her up, if she moves spin her around and try again. always end on a good note.

Thanks! I walked up to her in the field and put the halter on her and she walked fine. It's not that she moves when stopped, it's that she doesn't. I have to really pull on her and she toes out on hard ground. Decently packed dirt is fine, but any harder ground she toes out and doesn't put her feet nice.

 

[TexasRedsAndShorties]

Thanks! I walked up to her in the field and put the halter on her and she walked fine. It's not that she moves when stopped, it's that she doesn't. I have to really pull on her and she toes out on hard ground. Decently packed dirt is fine, but any harder ground she toes out and doesn't put her feet nice.

Don’t hook them to a Fourwheeler or tractor they will lock up and make themselves sore or worse walk in fast tight circles anytime she wants to stop on you I usually actually will run in a tight circle so they have to move and they’ll learn it’s easier to just walk because they have to move anyways

 

[S_W]

Don’t hook them to a Fourwheeler or tractor they will lock up and make themselves sore or worse walk in fast tight circles anytime she wants to stop on you I usually actually will run in a tight circle so they have to move and they’ll learn it’s easier to just walk because they have to move anyways

Thanks, I actually can't hook her up to a machine, because we don't have the space and my dad's machines are way too big, and she walks decent enough. I've only walked them in the fast tight circles when they want to run, I'll try it when she is stuck.

 

[Grand Campion]

Don’t hook them to a Fourwheeler or tractor they will lock up and make themselves sore or worse walk in fast tight circles anytime she wants to stop on you I usually actually will run in a tight circle so they have to move and they’ll learn it’s easier to just walk because they have to move anyways

I tie my steers to four wheelers and it works every time. they cat walk in the ring and set up perfectly and never pull on me. every jackpot I go to the judge comments on how well behaved they are. my steers almost always started locking up and not moving then I pull them and it works.