Lead a Calf

Rachel's Fair Poster

This is not the norm for us. Our cattle know how to lead and they lead willingly, we don't train them by dragging them. That said, when a 6 year old decides she's doing her fair poster on teaching a calf to lead and chooses a calf who isn't interested in leading, that calf has met her match. This is now a six year old cow that anyone can put a halter on and lead, fully trained by a six year old child.

First a nice conversation about how she's going to teach her to lead.

Letting her know she taught her mom to lead when she was still 4 years old so not to try anything funny because she is going to lead.

I don't think Lucky Charm listened.

Rachel isn't giving up.

She told her she is going to show her and she isn't going to be a brat at the fair. I was working hard to hold in the laughter during these lectures.

A battle of wills.

Throwing yourself down in a tantrum won't phase Rachel.

Let's go baby!

You may as well give up and walk!

She said "look at your mom! Look at her! She walks like a champ! When we were little Katie had to push while I pulled but we taught her!"

Flashback. Rachel is correct, Petunia leads perfectly now. Four year old twins were a force to be reckoned with!

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