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Horse Behavior and Training

Horse hypersalivating hen using dualty for basic ground training

By:

leclair.frederic

Date:

2026-Mar-16 at 10:37PM

Hello,
I have a 2 yo gelding PRE that I had first dualty session with.Worked on basic walk and stop and ground manner as in video. The halter seemed to stress him alot and after 40 min of work, he started to hypersalivate. I've read that sometimes dualty can press on facial nerve and cause hypersalivation, but that also high stress can cause that. The stress and salivation stopped as soon as we replaced dualty with a rope halter to finish last 10 minutes of work. He was much calmer with rope halter.

Any idea how to avoid that ? Aslo, should I work through anxiety with dualty (It seemed to get better during 40 min we worked, salivation aside) ?

JoHewittVINTA 2026-Mar-19 at 11:33AM

Hi & welcome to the Uni. I have followed Monty's methods for many years & raised to homebreds with the Dually halter. I have watched Monty work many times, both on film & live & I have never seen the reaction you describe in his hands. I apply the Dually gently but firmly, only increasing the pressure if the individual gave an inappropriate response & immediately releasing the pressure when even a small improvement happened. Improvements always happen. When I started my first homebred, Kirk, under saddle he never even put his ears back, total, immediate acceptance which has continued to this day.

You do not mention performing Join up. Whilst it is possible to make good use of the Dually without Join up, with such a young animal it is a significant omission & whilst much can be learned from the videos, only practice can perfect the skill of the Dually art. I would urge you to continue to study Monty's methods, perfecting your body language & Dually head collar skills. With my youngsters I found keeping the sessions really short to start with, so only one or two positive reactions met with much copious praise, gave wonderful trust & cooperation. The lessons on 'coming to the mounting block' show how effective a really light touch & lots of praise can be. Good luck & keep us updated on how things go. Cheers, Jo.