I say 100% yes to "keep your work interesting for your horse". With mine (his name is toby if you are wondering) we do something different each day. Sometimes we do some bareback in the arena or pasture. Other times I just kind let him do what every he wants with me on him. Sometimes English, sometimes western. Sometimes just do some ground work. Sometimes we try just going over some poles of the ground. Every once in a while we do a trail ride with others. And he has never been mad when I try to catch him because he knows each day is going to be something new. I try to never make routines with him and work.
Please could you do a video how to get a horse used to being touched on his back legs without kicking out he’s very nervous and we’re finding it hard to pick his feet out! You’re so helpful and your videos are helping so much
The relationship with my pony is so much better and healthier since I’ve been implementing your tips! I Love this, and feel excited about doing some soft touch training. I’m going to work on this starting today.
second! i love you channel! i started western riding lessons in November 2020! even though you ride English, you still help me learn a lot about horses! thanks :)
Groundwork. CRUCIAL. Good for bonding, good for the horse, way better for the rider. Also, mirror neurons are what you're talking about - horses have millions of them. They pick up our feelings and reflect them right back.
Your tips and all your videos are wonderfully helpful. I'm starting from scratch, so all your videos are great resources. Been taking English lessons for 2 months twice a week (on my lunch break), and love everything about it.
Thank you. Your video is very useful and informative. I try not to be frustrated while riding the horse. But its hard and as you said, it shows lack of confidence. I'm trying position myself while galloping but I still don't know how. And its frustrating
Wow, very brave & cool of you to be so honest & open! Thank you! Ps. Your really a very pretty girl., 😃😃. Sorry, im an old women so EVERY female is a “girl” to me. 😁
Thanks so much for your great content!! I wondered if you might share your view on physical discipline of a horse. I was told at my barn that I must not let my horse into my personal space and when he puts his face near me then I should give a smack on the neck. I feel extremely averse to this slapping around and barking at my horse; when he pushes his head into my direction then I tell him firmly no and push it away. I feel like he understands that and I’ve not had an issue with it again but I’m being told I’m lenient. Looking forward to some sensible input!
You should make your own bounderies for your horse ... I let me horse into my space but only his head... he's not allowed to bring his body up to me. If I feel he's too close I do the least possible to make him move. If he moves by just tensing up I don't smack him - but if he doesn't listen to slight aids (start with tensing up, then arm waving for example) a smack might be needed. Although my horse is very laid back so often I just need to add energy to my requests. Horses learn very quickly and if you always do the same thing escalating in the same way the horse wont need smacking. And anyway who wants to be smacking their animal. I love to watch horses in a group see how they communicate the boss will pin his ears and for a lower ranking horse that is enough - he knows the boss will bite / kick if he doesnt comply.
I’ve been clickertraining dogs over 20 years but I’ve had to remove its use once I’ve taught the concept to the horse. That was hard for me but we’d get unstuck. Does that make sense?
Tucker is looking at the camera thinking , what in hell is this women talking to I'll just push her away from this shiny stick thing lol great stuff little lady. And great job Tucker lol
hello do you know anything about pasture bullying i have a horse whos been pasture mate for few months now contstinly finding bite marks rip blankets and chasing him out where food now he just chill in corner is this normal or is this unsafe
Hello, I have a month old foal who we called Tesla and all she does is sleep, feed and round around. Can I use a clicker training in small amounts to train her?
Hi you probably won’t respond to this but so my horse has probables. So when I ask her to speed up she slows down when I ask her to go slow or slow down she refuses and I have a really strong bit and she doesn’t mind it and won’t really obey it.also I don’t know her past her first owner did barrels then trails now I’m training her to barrels so I’m not sure really her training
It's sounds a bit like a respect-issue. This can't be fixed with a bigger bit or a longer whip, but by building respect with exercises. Try some groundwork. Like, if you ask her to move away from her space, does she yield to you? Or is she pushing you around? Ryan Rose also has some very good training material, I suggest you try some of these exercises. Anyway, I am no real official horse trainer (so I'm no pro) but I've trained my own horses and here is some stuff that works for me: 1: Get a good instructor / lessons 2: Ground work. Do you work with your horse from te ground? If so, does she speed up then when you ask her? Does she stop when you ask her? 3: When riding, don't try to control the front of the horse too much, rather ride from your seat. You want to speed up? Bring your energy up, breathe in, think forward, slight leg pressure and a vocal command (like click your tongue). Horse doesn't speed up? Give her a small kick with your heel. No response or too little response? Tap their rear with the whip. It's not so much about doing this hard, but precise and with correct timing. 4: Slowing down, again don't just pull the reigns. Bring your energy down. Tilt your pelvic bone so your lower back becomes a bit round (sorry English is not my first language), breathe out, a long deep breath, you can also use a long voice command like "Hoaaa...." Sit "lazy". If your horse doesn't slow down, give a short pull in the reins, repeat until she slows, release when she listens. 5: Like it's said in the video: Don't keep pulling / poking, pushing, but release when you feel the intention of obeying, because otherwise your horse won't get a reward from listening to the cue. Build on this. These techniques have worked for me, and my horses only need a small cue in about 90% of the times. Sometimes I have to give a bigger cue but then the next one can be small again, because they understand the game. Be consistent, be patient, be realistic. I hope this helps
Please how do I control my emotion of fear? I have never owned a horse or really worked with them much before until I started trying to rescue my horse a month ago. I have bought him and had him for 2.5 weeks now but he likes to try to rear up when he doesn’t want to do something and will rear up. This scares me so I back off. He only has one eye and I did get him tied to the post the other day and once I tried to get the medicine in his empty eye and released even though he was trying to rear (I was on the other side of the fence putting it in) He was very calm and way les skiddish and trusting me. Then today I planned to let him graze in my yard which has the grass he would love! We would have to go through a gate and up a step then a quick turn to the right. The gate creaked and he freaked out and was not going there. I was leading him and he was in the street so I had to maintain control and not let him loose or get hurt so I come out and told him it was ok which I do when he’s grazing and gets anxious. He calmed a bit and stopped trying to rear so I led him back to where he was. He’s been more skiddish than he was before now the rest of the afternoon. How can I get over my fee of him when he’s trying to rear? He probably thinks my fee is of the situation he’s fraud of but it’s really I’m afraid of his rearing. I’m afraid to try to lunge that he might get confused or scared and try to rear. Any ideas? Maybe you could make a video about how to get over this fear and how to confidently deal with a horse who rears up and overcome that fear.
You have to cal his bluff. I know this sucks to hear but you need a long lead rope and stick and string. Your lead rope needs to be 14 feet at a minimum. Stand at the end of the lead rope. Keep the pressure on until the horse does what you want. He will nor rear forever it’s a pretty physical act for a horse to rear. I live in NW Pa. if you are close I’d be more than willing to help. If you are not close and can’t do it yourself you need to get help from someone before you make the situation worse.
@@katiek.8808 I’m in Puerto Rico. I have the ferrier coming Monday and we referred to him by my vet because he also does training. Hopefully he’ll help me deal with it because he’ll probably have to drug him to work on him so he’ll see all the behavior. He only rears in fear response other than that he’s sweet to me. But he only has one eye and the empty socket needs medicine sometimes which he doesn’t want and he’s starting to realize when I go to tie him to the post what’s going on and soon I won’t be blue to do that anymore to get the medicine in. I’m sure God will se d someone here to help me resolve this. I had to deal with a minor episode the other day but fortunately he ended up having the led pressure side ways while I talked to him and he calmed down once he realized we were going back to his lot and it into my scary front gate to eat grass in my yard which he would have loved if he had trusted me and pressed through the fear. He just did the head high and tossing and his get came up a few inches not all the way up. I was proud that I handled it and got him calmed down quickly and leading him again immediately. It’s mostly the medicine thing. I haven’t started lunging him yet because I’m afraid he might start rearing but I’ve seen a video of how to teach them to lunge where you’re just moving their shoulder out and getting them to cross their front leg so I might try that since most of it is standing still slow work. We’ll see what he says on Monday. Thanks so much for your comment and input! ❤️ Definitely if we lived close!
These are the type of videos other equestrians need to post. These have helped me so much.
i love listening to this lady, she truly knows about horses.
I say 100% yes to "keep your work interesting for your horse". With mine (his name is toby if you are wondering) we do something different each day. Sometimes we do some bareback in the arena or pasture. Other times I just kind let him do what every he wants with me on him. Sometimes English, sometimes western. Sometimes just do some ground work. Sometimes we try just going over some poles of the ground. Every once in a while we do a trail ride with others. And he has never been mad when I try to catch him because he knows each day is going to be something new. I try to never make routines with him and work.
Please could you do a video how to get a horse used to being touched on his back legs without kicking out he’s very nervous and we’re finding it hard to pick his feet out! You’re so helpful and your videos are helping so much
The relationship with my pony is so much better and healthier since I’ve been implementing your tips! I Love this, and feel excited about doing some soft touch training. I’m going to work on this starting today.
second! i love you channel! i started western riding lessons in November 2020! even though you ride English, you still help me learn a lot about horses! thanks :)
awwwww when tucker yawns its soo cute
I love when she does videos with tucker
Such great tips! I have a younger gelding I am working with and your videos have been so helpful with training!
Wow thanks so much!! I love your down to earth ,clear teaching!!
Thank you! You are so correct! They are all totally different. Just like people! Smart girl! Thank you for being honest and humble!
Groundwork. CRUCIAL. Good for bonding, good for the horse, way better for the rider.
Also, mirror neurons are what you're talking about - horses have millions of them. They pick up our feelings and reflect them right back.
Your tips and all your videos are wonderfully helpful. I'm starting from scratch, so all your videos are great resources. Been taking English lessons for 2 months twice a week (on my lunch break), and love everything about it.
love your videos, Equine Helper :D
I love this video! Great information!
Wow. That’s a difference that will help me SO much! With dogs I need people TO have higher expectations !
Awesome and real! Thank You!
Great advice, as always. Thanks!
Thank you. Your video is very useful and informative. I try not to be frustrated while riding the horse. But its hard and as you said, it shows lack of confidence. I'm trying position myself while galloping but I still don't know how. And its frustrating
Tucker is wonderful, you've done so well with him!
love your vids
Very Good Video
Wow, very brave & cool of you to be so honest & open! Thank you! Ps. Your really a very pretty girl., 😃😃. Sorry, im an old women so EVERY female is a “girl” to me. 😁
Thank you for sharing these!! So helpful! 💖
Thanks so much for your great content!!
I wondered if you might share your view on physical discipline of a horse. I was told at my barn that I must not let my horse into my personal space and when he puts his face near me then I should give a smack on the neck. I feel extremely averse to this slapping around and barking at my horse; when he pushes his head into my direction then I tell him firmly no and push it away. I feel like he understands that and I’ve not had an issue with it again but I’m being told I’m lenient.
Looking forward to some sensible input!
You should make your own bounderies for your horse ... I let me horse into my space but only his head... he's not allowed to bring his body up to me. If I feel he's too close I do the least possible to make him move. If he moves by just tensing up I don't smack him - but if he doesn't listen to slight aids (start with tensing up, then arm waving for example) a smack might be needed. Although my horse is very laid back so often I just need to add energy to my requests. Horses learn very quickly and if you always do the same thing escalating in the same way the horse wont need smacking. And anyway who wants to be smacking their animal. I love to watch horses in a group see how they communicate the boss will pin his ears and for a lower ranking horse that is enough - he knows the boss will bite / kick if he doesnt comply.
Smart mom❤️
Can you do a video on clicker training if you haven't already? I just found your channel and am loving it, so helpful!
I am looking for your obstacle course you made. I can't find it now. I want to make it for my horse
Tucker looks soooo good in dark teal!
Early on in the video you discussed riders trying to ride too quickly, so when do you think a horse is ready? How would you discern that? Thank you!
I’ve been clickertraining dogs over 20 years but I’ve had to remove its use once I’ve taught the concept to the horse. That was hard for me but we’d get unstuck. Does that make sense?
Tucker is looking at the camera thinking , what in hell is this women talking to I'll just push her away from this shiny stick thing lol great stuff little lady. And great job Tucker lol
hello do you know anything about pasture bullying i have a horse whos been pasture mate for few months now contstinly finding bite marks rip blankets and chasing him out where food now he just chill in corner is this normal or is this unsafe
Is it possible to train horses in the round pen when his herd buddies are near the round pen watching? Withing close proximity?
I gotta admit your pretty funny. I like the videos you make, they are very helpful. Thank You 🤠
It is so hard to listen to you when your sweet horse is so darned cute!!
This horse looks like he’s really listening
@@rhinebckfirefighter He does, right? I want that horse!!
@@GodisGracious1031Ministries I so agree. I don't have a horse yet, so I have horse envy real bad lol.
Hello, I have a month old foal who we called Tesla and all she does is sleep, feed and round around. Can I use a clicker training in small amounts to train her?
Let her be a baby for awhile.
Hi you probably won’t respond to this but so my horse has probables. So when I ask her to speed up she slows down when I ask her to go slow or slow down she refuses and I have a really strong bit and she doesn’t mind it and won’t really obey it.also I don’t know her past her first owner did barrels then trails now I’m training her to barrels so I’m not sure really her training
It's sounds a bit like a respect-issue. This can't be fixed with a bigger bit or a longer whip, but by building respect with exercises. Try some groundwork. Like, if you ask her to move away from her space, does she yield to you? Or is she pushing you around? Ryan Rose also has some very good training material, I suggest you try some of these exercises.
Anyway, I am no real official horse trainer (so I'm no pro) but I've trained my own horses and here is some stuff that works for me:
1: Get a good instructor / lessons
2: Ground work. Do you work with your horse from te ground? If so, does she speed up then when you ask her? Does she stop when you ask her?
3: When riding, don't try to control the front of the horse too much, rather ride from your seat. You want to speed up? Bring your energy up, breathe in, think forward, slight leg pressure and a vocal command (like click your tongue). Horse doesn't speed up? Give her a small kick with your heel. No response or too little response? Tap their rear with the whip. It's not so much about doing this hard, but precise and with correct timing.
4: Slowing down, again don't just pull the reigns. Bring your energy down. Tilt your pelvic bone so your lower back becomes a bit round (sorry English is not my first language), breathe out, a long deep breath, you can also use a long voice command like "Hoaaa...." Sit "lazy". If your horse doesn't slow down, give a short pull in the reins, repeat until she slows, release when she listens.
5: Like it's said in the video: Don't keep pulling / poking, pushing, but release when you feel the intention of obeying, because otherwise your horse won't get a reward from listening to the cue. Build on this.
These techniques have worked for me, and my horses only need a small cue in about 90% of the times. Sometimes I have to give a bigger cue but then the next one can be small again, because they understand the game.
Be consistent, be patient, be realistic. I hope this helps
Can you maybe do a video on fun things to do with your horse instead of always working?
She has one on that
that horse looks right in the camera every video!
Could you please do a video on horses that turn their backs on owners? I know it's disrespectful when they do that.
Tucker is such a cuddle bug and a camera hog! 😀
first
Please how do I control my emotion of fear? I have never owned a horse or really worked with them much before until I started trying to rescue my horse a month ago. I have bought him and had him for 2.5 weeks now but he likes to try to rear up when he doesn’t want to do something and will rear up. This scares me so I back off. He only has one eye and I did get him tied to the post the other day and once I tried to get the medicine in his empty eye and released even though he was trying to rear (I was on the other side of the fence putting it in) He was very calm and way les skiddish and trusting me. Then today I planned to let him graze in my yard which has the grass he would love! We would have to go through a gate and up a step then a quick turn to the right. The gate creaked and he freaked out and was not going there. I was leading him and he was in the street so I had to maintain control and not let him loose or get hurt so I come out and told him it was ok which I do when he’s grazing and gets anxious. He calmed a bit and stopped trying to rear so I led him back to where he was. He’s been more skiddish than he was before now the rest of the afternoon. How can I get over my fee of him when he’s trying to rear? He probably thinks my fee is of the situation he’s fraud of but it’s really I’m afraid of his rearing. I’m afraid to try to lunge that he might get confused or scared and try to rear. Any ideas? Maybe you could make a video about how to get over this fear and how to confidently deal with a horse who rears up and overcome that fear.
You have to cal his bluff. I know this sucks to hear but you need a long lead rope and stick and string. Your lead rope needs to be 14 feet at a minimum. Stand at the end of the lead rope. Keep the pressure on until the horse does what you want. He will nor rear forever it’s a pretty physical act for a horse to rear. I live in NW Pa. if you are close I’d be more than willing to help. If you are not close and can’t do it yourself you need to get help from someone before you make the situation worse.
@@katiek.8808 I’m in Puerto Rico. I have the ferrier coming Monday and we referred to him by my vet because he also does training. Hopefully he’ll help me deal with it because he’ll probably have to drug him to work on him so he’ll see all the behavior. He only rears in fear response other than that he’s sweet to me. But he only has one eye and the empty socket needs medicine sometimes which he doesn’t want and he’s starting to realize when I go to tie him to the post what’s going on and soon I won’t be blue to do that anymore to get the medicine in. I’m sure God will se d someone here to help me resolve this. I had to deal with a minor episode the other day but fortunately he ended up having the led pressure side ways while I talked to him and he calmed down once he realized we were going back to his lot and it into my scary front gate to eat grass in my yard which he would have loved if he had trusted me and pressed through the fear. He just did the head high and tossing and his get came up a few inches not all the way up. I was proud that I handled it and got him calmed down quickly and leading him again immediately. It’s mostly the medicine thing. I haven’t started lunging him yet because I’m afraid he might start rearing but I’ve seen a video of how to teach them to lunge where you’re just moving their shoulder out and getting them to cross their front leg so I might try that since most of it is standing still slow work. We’ll see what he says on Monday. Thanks so much for your comment and input! ❤️ Definitely if we lived close!
Thank you. The TW world takes zero consideration of any of your points. It's only get on and g9. The horses suffer because of this.....
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First thing. When you put a horse in cross ties, do it with quick release snap, not the ones in this video.
Quick release snaps become loose very quickly