KG349 wrote:
If the horse is in a safe area, it is really good for them to have a halter and drag rope on. When you handle the colt, do lots of pulling them off balance to the side and releasing the second they give to it, even if it is an accident.


Second that. I did this with a flighty little colt I was keeping for a friend and it worked really well. By the time I got hold of the rope he understood about pressure and didn't freak out and pull back from it.