Teaching a yearling to lead

[ShowPonies&Shetlands]

i have a little miniature shetland filly who is only just 1 - she was born 21 mar last year. i really want to take her to shows and i didn't train her to lead last year as she led fine with her dam in front, and, stupidly, i thought she would be fine once weaned. she is a lovely tempered and mannered filly, and will lead, but as soon as she's seperated for her friends in a ring or out of sight she just stops. in her only show, the judge told me she would have been champion if she had led! please can someone tell me how to train her to lead in walk and trot before the shows? any tips? help..........
p.s. first two pics are last summer before she was weaned - thats why she's leading fine.

[quilmore]

I tend to teach my youngster to lead by putting a rope round their hindquarters and when asking them to walk on with my voice i tug the rope to show them i want them to move, i still walk by their shoulder and hold a normal rope from a headcollar. when they get the gest of going forward i then lead more from the headcollar and have to tug less from behind. their is no point trying to pull them from the headcollar as they will just stick like glue to the spot lol.

jo

[cyflawn]

same as quilmore we teach foals to lead by placing our arm behind them and giving them a little push as we ask them to go forward. With 2 yearlings we have here for show livery who havent been handled much we attach a small piece of a platic bag on the end of a lungeline and lead them whilst it is dragging on the floor, it doesnt blow about as its only a tiny piece and we dont wave it about or smack them with it so they dont get scared of it, but the sound of it on the floor makes them walk forward away from it and if they stop we give it a small flick.
Sometimes if there are 2 of us about one lead whilst the other follows and sends the pony on if it stops, when they get the hang of going forward we dont need the other person.

[bowditchblobs]

Awwwww what a cutie pie, i used a pressure halter with my yearling sp, my mini shet is ok follows me like dog and my weanling coloured just seemed to grasp it straight away, although she wont trot up in hand my friends gona pop over and help, iv tried a long whip but she just backs off, youngsters a, when my foal comes along [4wks and counting] it will be taught manners etc from the word go!!!