Lester's method for teaching a youngster to lead is to hook the yearling to one of the trained horses while working the fields and let him learn to follow. Since his experienced work horses are retired or currently on maternity leave, he used the next best thing; his tractor. So we hooked the little man up to the boom on the tractor and let him stand and think about the clatter of the diesel for a few minuets. The engine rattle did not phase the boy, but then it shouldn't as it is a noise he hears everyday. So Lester eased his foot off the clutch and started to crawl forward. Flash sort of dragged his feet at first but then figured out pretty quickly he did not have much of a choice in not moving forward. It did not take him long to determine it was much easier to just walk forward than resist the pressure. Soon Flash was leading around the barnyard and down the road like a perfect gentleman.
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