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Low Stress Livestock Handling with Dylan Biggs (9amBCtime)
October 15, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm MST
$60.00 – $100.00Live demonstration includes:
- How to think like a cow & understanding why cows do what they do.
- Understanding how our natural instincts can be counterproductive when working with
animals. - The building blocks for training your herd to be manageable, and the basic skills of
good handling. - Where, when, and how to pressure the flight zone of a herd animal.
- Training your herd to drive. Gaining control of herd direction. Controlling herd speed.
- Coordinating people for a successful move.
- Moving livestock trough gates and dealing with obstacles.
Where: 5478 Rd, 251 Rd, Farmington, BC V0C 1N0 (Exceptional Equine Arena),
https://g.page/equineexceptional?share
Dylan Biggs, along with wife Colleen, own and operate TK Ranch, which is located in the endangered Fescue Grasslands of east-central Alberta (26km S of Coronation and 55km NE of Hanna). Dylan has an extensive background in ranching, holistic management and stockmanship, and provides sought-after workshops and training seminars on these topics.
Cost: $60 PRFA members; $100 for non-members; $100 for PRFA member farm units. Lunch included