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Trotting after them won't hurt anything, you just don't want to lope at them unless you are trying to cut them off or turn them.
You will need to carry a whip, or rope with you for the times when they stop, after a couple of hits or pops, they will start moving off your arm flapping/whistling/etc.
If you don't have one of the above, you can move to the shoulder(at a close to perpindicula anlge), do not allow your horse to get within a foot and a half of the cows hip(could get cow kicked). Then you can either push your horse into the cows shoulder, or kick the should with your leg. After doing this a time or two, they will learn to start moving as you move toward them.
Your horse will start looking forward to "working" the cows, most really take to it well.
Working cows horseback is one of life's pleasures! Enjoy!!
You will need to carry a whip, or rope with you for the times when they stop, after a couple of hits or pops, they will start moving off your arm flapping/whistling/etc.
If you don't have one of the above, you can move to the shoulder(at a close to perpindicula anlge), do not allow your horse to get within a foot and a half of the cows hip(could get cow kicked). Then you can either push your horse into the cows shoulder, or kick the should with your leg. After doing this a time or two, they will learn to start moving as you move toward them.
Your horse will start looking forward to "working" the cows, most really take to it well.
Working cows horseback is one of life's pleasures! Enjoy!!