Halter-Breaking Tip

At first, it was a bit of a rodeo. Daisy's calf, Tip, neatly dodged and dived out of Lorenzo's efforts to halter him. Still, Lorenzo persisted. After thirty or so attempts, the calf's resolve began to soften. The air got still -- still enough for Lorenzo to work his magic.

Lorenzo tied the calf to the central support beam of the manger and we left him there for thirty minutes, checking on him every ten minutes.

For the next several months, we'll work on haltering, tying, and brushing Tip several times a week. As we gain the calf's trust and work to gentle him, Tip will become easy to lead. Halter-breaking is a long process, an important step in Tip's development.