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Very interesting video & accurate. I free leased a PMU horse, a gelding 10 yr old, from a friend of mine. She has got him as a weanling, sent him for training, at a hard trainer & then sold him. He bounced around, ended up in a bad situation & she got him back. I needed a trail horse, so she offered him to me. I was confident that I could bring him around to being safe & pleasant. I must add once you were in the middle of him, he never gave you any problems - was bold, confident & a joy to ride. On the ground he would lay in wait for you. I thought, foolishly, that with fair, consistent treatment, a good routine he would relax & come around. Wrong!! After a year of trying, this horse would still just as soon bite or kick you as look at ya. He was fast & he was accurate. You were taking your life in your hands to groom or saddle him. Trailering was a nightmare kicking & hammering in there the whole trip. So I sent him back to my friend, who still has him as a pasture ornament. Sign on his stall says..I might like you; but, probably not, so stay away. There are too many good horses out there, why deal with one that wants to kill you.

Great way to approach something. If Betty did react, would you have continued until she calmed down, or just stopped and tried another day? Thanks for the video

Thanks, Herm. You are the only horse person that I watch on a regular basis, because I know that along with horse lessons, I'll get good life lessons, too.

I suspect that Betty is becoming your favorite . There were a few seconds there where I was holding my breath . Good girl !

I have a friend who taught all of her horses to accept being cleaned off with an electric leaf blower. She is very short and her horses are tall so it makes it easier for her. I had a yes moment with a horse that I am taking care of when I got to the point that where I could saddle, cinch him up and not longe him (which made it worse) without it going completely western. Once he was settled it was okay. I was pondering whether or not I should step up as it seemed like all systems go when along came a much younger person. I deferred to him. He got on with no problem. So the work paid off and it was a lot of work.

Dang, she is a good lookin' mare.

Great video. Choosing the right moment to ask the question really depends on paying attention to and knowing your horse. I remember the earlier video of her being tied there. Her calmness when you turned that blower on was quite the change. I didn't like Warwick when he first started doing videos ages ago, but he changed himself and the way he works with horses and is one of my favorites, (along with you), now. I love his video about a horse suddenly acting up, (freak accidents), where he explains the horse probably told you 7 times it was distressed and you ignored each message. Pretty much the same as his collecting rabbits idea. Thanks, Herm.

I agree we should not smear someone out of spite. But CA does abuse animals, and I believe we should point it out. Not in a "low, nasty" way. But he does whip & beat horses...it's on record. Silence is consent.

Great message, I always enjoy your videos and words of wisdom. You're much appreciated Sir.

Great video

Great message. When I see something mean spirited posted, although I try to avoid those, I think of this comment: . A lady wrote that once when she drank too much she spent $300 on eBay on a purple dress that was several sizes too small. So maybe some, maybe a lot, of those mean comments are really the equivalent of too small purple dresses rather than very negative remarks from very negative people. So “pay it no mind” and go out and enjoy the horses.

I agree that being negative and spiteful on Social Media (& other places) is epidemic and distasteful, to say the least. HOWEVER, the generation that began the "everyone gets a blue ribbon"/"everyone wins" is almost as bad, as it ignores the fact that in all of life's situations, some people do better than others. So, how about some reality checks all around?

I agree 100%! There are at least three youtube horse people / ranch people I personally can't stand. Rather than hate on them, I prefer to just not watch their stuff and go about my life. If I fill my life up with the negative, there would be no room for love, joy, gratitude, kindness and all the things I would like my life to be filled with.

WC Fields said dogs and kids always steal the scene ... he left out horses. 😂

That was good timing, just got in from giving my two horses their morning hay, and there is your video first in line on my UA-cam suggestions.

The world needs more people who think and feel like you Herm. A timely message for todays world.😊 much respect to you Sir , on so many levels.

Belated happy thanksgiving :)

Love your neighbor as much as you love your horse. 😂lol

Love your neighbor as yourself. ❤

Excellent Advice!

I like the golden spur,i have the arena and about 10 others great hats year round.good for my bald head in California

Charlotte has been made a scapegoat for a much bigger issue. Any one who has trained horses fairly and well will know how unnatural a lot that we see at top level competition is and suspect those who succeed at this of using abusive tactics i have done for years.(suspected not used abusive tactics!) I only train my own horses and only to the level they can reach without me beating them or forcing them. I took an untrained orphan arabian stallion and have him working at and enjoying advanced medium level dressage. It took us seven years to get there and he is 11 years old. So how do top riders take much younger horses than this to grande prix level? Are they better riders than me? Probably .Still riding isnt training and how many top riders ever take on the training of more difficult animals such as orphans? Not many when they can pick the easiest and best and disregard the rest! They dont get there by brilliant training guys! They take horses that are easy to bully and brain wash and do just that. I ve never had the money to compete at high levels and i am glad because i get to enjoy the climb there slowly and learn so much on the way. It is a really proud tear jerker of a moment when a horse that used to only canter one lead does his first flying changes...on both reins and on command on a straight line! This is what i dreamed of and got with my orphaned arab stallion( yes he is still entire Thank god!! He earned it.) This is my gold medal cause i earned it too. How many top equestrians have ever felt this way? Probably very few if they are completely honest with themselves.

My horse and I share this same courtesy !

Hi Herm, I'm all for rewarding horses when they come to you and also (my opinion) when you put them back out. But I thought the courtesy was going to be you letting her finish her grain after you haltered her. Bc she did two really good things. One was coming to you in the first place, and second was leaving her grain when you asked her to. That's a big deal!! I suppose if she's the only one in that pasture and she knows she will get the rest of it when you put her back, that's OK too. Thanks for the video.

I loved doing fence work because the horses would check out what I was doing and then most would go back to horse stuff and I could watch like a fly on the wall. I learned so much about herd dynamics that books take many chapters to describe and explain plus I was OUTDOORS WITH MY HORSES. The one horse who would stay right with me was the very crabby, tough old cutting horse mare that was my first horse. She dumped me with such regularity that my parents told me years later they thought she wanted to kill me! I laughed so hard! That wonderful old mare taught me HOW TO STAY ON THE SADDLE IN DIRE CIRCUMSTANCES! Never in all the horses I rode after that mare was I unseated. She stayed with me when I was in the pastures because she was so jealous I might pet or give a treat to any other horse. She even saved my life when I was attacked by a horse we boarded who thought the bucket I carried had grain in it instead of grain. I fell on the ground with 2 broken arms but my cutting mare charged in and drove the boarder off. My mare was 25 years old and ran the mixed herd like a Marine drill sgt----just like she treated me. Sixty years later I remember best those times she escorted me through the pastures because SHE wanted to, not because I made her do it. I LEARN SO MUCH FROM YOU EVERY VIDEO I WATCH! A pure delight every time. Thanks!

GREAT EXPLANATIONS ARE ALWAYS BEST FOR ALL OF US KINDA DUMB HUMANS. You are a purveyor of excellent explanations, sir and even though I no longer ride or have horses I still learn why I enjoyed their company so much. It was because I enjoyed the ability of the horse to direct my thoughts and calm my soul as I talked about what we were doing together. Thank you for the insight. It also explains why so many horses liked to spend time with me!

Nothing works like a bribe you got it figured out. Now you can run for congress 😊

What a beautiful family!

I'm out here in California with a smile on my old mug... I can't ride anymore because of a wonky hip, but watching this little lady, is a fun substitute! Ella, You have a lifetime of rides ahead! What a blessing, little dear, that your family are horse people! I will be watching your adventures... horseback, bicycle or hiking❣️ Thanks for sharing this, Gailey family!

Comment from Anne N. Kenny on Facebook: "Horses like Ricky are worth their weight in gold."

Nice Video

What a darling pair.

Awesome video.

Aww, all of you are just precious 😊

Oh thanks for sharing that. It made my day.😊

He sure is round for his age ❤ he's worth more than his weight in gold. Thanks for sharing this momentous day!

From Linda Myers from Facebook: "Congratulations to Ella and Grand-dad Herm on her first horseback ride. Such a beautiful picture."

A wonderful horse and a new adventure for your granddaughter - thanks for sharing.

Shame on all those who condone, assist and abate this treatment of horses. I read in a horse encyclopaedia that forcing horses to jump very high is against the natural flow of their skeletal body, dressage is not a “normal” gait, forcing their necks and heads into an unnatural position for the horse and hot coals are tied under horses hooves to force them to lift their legs high - the term “to break a horse in “ says it all … and we are proud to be humans? I hang my head 😞

I let nature train all my horses. Like the fellow below from Germany. I don't have room at my place to ride. The city has filled in all around me, So we load up and head to mountains. Fall is especially a good time, Since we help with fall round ups. Most ranchers are happy to have extra help. My horses get excited being around a bunch of new horses. We head up the mountain, where they have to watch their footing, crossing logs, rocks, water, mud, and the occasional deer, turkey or grouse popping up all while keeping their eye on the cows. They often leave the other horses and have to deal with cows. ( my horses hate cows). And typically we spend multiple days in a row working. Nothing like 2-3-4 days straight of wet saddle blankets to get my horses paying attention to me. A recent gather ua-cam.com/video/K9Z1eolCtTo/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared

I leased a horse that was extremely difficult to catch at the beginning. After riding her a few months, I broke my wrist and was down for a while. During that time, instead of abandoning her, I still went to see her every day --- walked her down the road, fed her groomed her, took her to grass in the pasture. I sang a lot of off-key songs while doing this. It got to where she would come to me out of the woods, leaving her herd behind, when she heard me singing. BTW, ended up buying her :) It's not always about the ride.

This was a fun video. Yhanks.

Thanks for the video - love your positive attitude.

She's a Doll Baby, love her color❤

Germany here ❤❤❤

I took my horses on the lead while pushing the wheelbarrow across the yard.

As a kid I used to sit backwards on my horse, elbows on his butt, reading a book while he wandered around 10 acres eating grass. Good times.

Lovely❤

I seem to have more low quality time than high quality time!

Horses see very good if you have a halter in your hand or not 😅😅...