ANSWER: A horse only has to get
away from someone leading it once or twice to learn that he
can do so. It is called HALTER PULLING, whether the
horse does it tied to a post or whether he does it when
being led.
Once they have learned they don't have to be led and thus
ridden or something else they don't like "such as leaving
their pasture buddies", it takes a professional trainer to
put a stop to it.
The trainer will quickly teach him
that it doesn't work with them because the trainer knows how
to keep the horses position from his/her own body so the
horse can't jerk away. The trainer knows when to hold tight
to the rope and when to throw slack rather than letting the
horse over power the trainer.
The trainer may also used a
steady/calm pony horse to lead this one, teaching it that
again, it must lead and not pull away. A pony horse is a
trained horse for this, such as ones used to "Pony" race
horses from the saddling paddock to the track and to "Pony"
the racehorse until it is warmed up and ready to run.
A professional trainer may also use a
chain over the nose, under the chin or even through the
mouth so that when the horse fights to pull away, the chain
bites him, thus teaching him it hurts to lunge, rear or pull
to get away. This must not, I repeat, must not be done by
anyone but a professional.
