It is so good to hear stories like this!

Yes Monty's dually halter is marvellous! I only purchased mine earlier this year but it has made an amazing difference with my young mare (photo) whom I broke in myself last year. First and last horse l will ever break in! I don't use mine all the time and prefer the lighter rope halter as the dually is rather heavy and cumbersome but it is marvellous for challenging training exercises. For example, my young mare has been floating perfectly lately because of the training given her with the dually however we had a serious set back yesterday after our adult riding day. There was a 4wheel drive with its float parked directly behind and relatively close to my float's tail gate with a large dog in its front seat. As soon as my mare willingly approached the float to board and went up the tail gate the dog would start barking madly. This totally freaked out my mare. I tried a few times with the rope halter but each time as she was about to step into the float the dog went crazy again!. I was very dismayed as she has been so good and now she was learning to jump away from the float in fright. She was so panic stricken that I had trouble holding her with the rope halter as she flew backwards away from the float and dog. I had a couple of alternatives - move my float forwards away from the dog or try with the dually. I decided on the dually as it would be a better lesson for her IF successful but if it failed l was willing to move my float as she was not really been naughty just scared. I slipped the dually on over the rope halter gave her a slight correction so she new it was on then moved her to the tail gate. Again she went up willingly, again as she went to enter the float the dog started going balistic but this time a quick correction with the dually sent her into the float where she stood shaking and scared while I closed her in. I gave her a good rub, some carrot bits and some feed to settle her down before we moved off. Just an example of how effective the dually is! I always carry mine with me as it has become my security blanket with my mare! Thank you Monty.

Hi, Has anyone had a problem with pushing. I have 2 youngsters, both 18months old, a filly and a colt. When we, my husband and I go into the field, they greet us wonderfully, they follow us and within minutes, the colt starts to push my husband with his body, and line up inbetween the filly and me and my husband. Obviously he isnt' being led, so he isn't wearing a halter. Any advice please. Jackie

Hi Jackie - your colt is just treating your husband as if he was another horse but lower down on the pecking order! Keeping him away from the filly and not giving him any respect. I believe this behaviour needs to be stopped before it progresses into more aggressive dominance by your young colt. Your horses are both young but I don't think they are too young to learn some respect of humans in a Monty Robert's non threatening way. Do you have a round yard or small paddock. If so I would suggest you try join up with your colt - your filly too. If you have already broken them to halter leading then follow the join up session with some ground work sessions with a dually halter. Concentrate on keeping them calm and trusting but respecting you with corrections on the dually for undesirable behaviour. I would to some single line lunging with them too but I know Monty is against single line lunging. It is just so much simpler at this early stage! Sorry Monty! I am not an expert so others may be able to add better advice. Maybe transer your Query to an new Query under another title such as "Young horses with pushing problems" for a wider circulation.

Good luck with your youngsters.