A friend of mine has a donkey that im taking as she no longer can care for it . In my experience, a donkey that isn’t trained to be handled easily is a donkey that may not have a home for very long. You can teach Zproper names or keep it simple, like I do. So, you are actually teaching TWO things with this first thing – Ztouch and nose. Back to the top Just ask Jenny, who spends much of her time teaching weanlings to lead. It works really good for training a halter shy donkey or horse though. Steve’s videos are very helpful in showing how to put it on and use it. Training Donkeys Step-by-step training guide by Meredith Hodges of the Alberta Donkey and Mule Society, including catching, halter training, leading, obstacle courses and lunging, all with plenty of insight into the best ways to train donkeys. When it comes to manual labor, donkeys can ease the strain of halter-breaking for both foals and people, and set the stage for future training. For less than the cost of a cup of coffee, you can get access to an extensive library of donkey training videos, training plans, course booklets, PDF guides and SO much more! Feb 15, 2011. Don’t forget to subscribe because I add donkey training videos all the time. This is easier to show than explain so I made the video series below. I’ve started a donkey training membership group. There are 2 other tiers with added benefits available. Online Donkey Training Videos. Donkey Whisperer Farm ® rope halters are made specifically for donkeys! donkey, I realize that they know absolutely nothing about donkeys and/or that they have been outsmarted by a donkey. Foundation Training is learning to communicate with your mule or donkey through your hands, through the lead rope, and then the halter. Donkeys need training if you want a well-behaved donkey for the farrier or if you need to load it for the vet Or halter and lead it anywhere! In fact, the only thing I miss about horses over donkeys is the large amount of tack choices! Over my years training donkeys, one of the most asked questions is, “where can I find a donkey halter?” Or some other piece of tack to fit a donkey. I was asked to try and halter train a donkey But I don't know where to start:/ where do I begin? Your donkey will let you know how fast you can go. Our mule came with a web halter and didn’t respect it at all. Slide the noseband on and praise him for his cooperation. Both donkeys and foals can be opinionated about the halter-breaking process. This familiarizes the donkey with the position in which the halter is fastened. https://www.bensonranch.com/articles/tying-your-donkey-a-great-training-tool It shows using the marker and targeting to get him to accept the halter. Go to my youtube channel to see the whole series. Introduce the halter to the donkey by rubbing his back with it and holding it near his face while giving treats. I start with nose, of course. You want your communication to be crisp and clean. Take off the halter and repeat it until he is accustomed to it. This rope is wonderful for halter training a mule or donkey. Our halters with matching lead line are designed to work together as a powerful training tool. Aug 16, 2011. The halter, lead line, unique brass snap and leather popper are created for perfect pressure and release and the brass snap can be used as a compassionate correction device. Halter-breaking is hard work. After only one use he is already behaving much, much better and gets more respectful each time we lead him.