When to Halter Break a Calf?

Start Young: What age to halter break a calf? You can start as young as a few months old. Growing up, we would get steers that were around a year old. Bess is four months old now, and I started halter training her at three months.

How do you start training a halter calf?

Slowly begin to put the halter on their head, placing it over the ears first and then over the nose. It's easier to go over the ears first on their first catch, because it won't feel as weird or frightening as catching then under their chin the first time.

How do you Halterbreak a calf?

Lead the calf for a short distance. Pull on the calf until the calf begins to walk forward. Release the pressure on the rope to reward the calf for walking. Continue to pull and release until the calf is walking.