People who think this is too aggressive - horses bite and kick each other all the time to apply pressure and be the higher horse. That hurts a lot more than a little cotton rope hitting them in the shoulder. This is in no way damaging the horse LOL
@@TheShandalala either way, a horse literally walks off CHUNKS of flesh gone, I don't think a little hitting will actually hurt a horse, now don't get me wrong here there's a level where it becomes abuse, but it doesn't here, the level where it becomes abuse is farther then you think
You're making a mistake here. Horses give out tons of warnings before they kick or bite. And in a stable herd, there is no kicking or biting going on, at all. I'm not saying it's wrong to put your foot down, when it comes to it, but when you can do with a warning instead of hitting, you absolutely should do so. The horse doesn't understand when you hit it out of the blue.Just because YOU are missing a ton of signals doesn't mean they're not there.
@@-touya_todoroki horses have thinner skin than humans and a lot more nerve endings in the skin. So yes it does hurt them, and it hurts them way more than it hurts you.
I’m aware this is old, but whipping the horse isn’t bad. Neither is bits, Spurs, crops, or jumping or Racing. You’re complaining about them crying abuse and then claiming abuse for what they do.
@@jcfeventing5282 it is unnecessary items to force the horse to do what you want. Sure in the 'right' hands no damage is done to the horse, but if you have a good relationship with your horse and still use bits then the horse isn't your friend it is your 'vehicle'. Jumping and racing on high level is bad for the horses health. Horses *don't* jump in the wild, they try their best not to as they are a heavy animal, the jumps they are *forced* to do for their human is very damaging. Any thoughts? Or did you just want to say. "I believe bits are good and so using them to compete for money, I am not ready to see things differently because riding is too fun for me. "
@@Serlixe If a horse doesn't want to do something it won't. My horse is 1200 pounds, I'm barely 100. I can't FORCE him to do anything. If a horse doesn't want to jump it will refuse. If horses "don't jump unless forced" then explain why my horse runs around and jumps the jumps in our arena when he's turned out in it. But go off, every horse is different so yes some don't like bits or jumping, but they would sure as hell object. A human can't easily force a horse 10x their weight to do anything.
@Snow Flake Horses aren't comparable with prostitutes lmao. Also did you not read what I said? My horse literally jumps the jumps in our arena without anyone being on him, he constantly is pricking his ears forward. He truly loves what he does and aims to please, I've seen horses object to jumping and mine is the total opposite of that. It's wrong for you to assume I'm causing pain to my horse, do you know me or him? No, so stop making assumptions.
I don't see you hit or harm the horse. I see you driving it and teaching it. I see you taking control and being dominant with a potential dangerous horse, without kicking or biting it like any other dominant horse would do. Well done! Thank you for teaching us communication the horse way!
Perfect horsemanship. This video may be old but horse language never changes and what you were teaching here was wonderful. My instructor has very similar views about pressure and pain on the horse as you. I learned very quickly under her care that unless you're just about to drop dead on that horse you keep riding until that horse gets your message. It's a game of pressure and release. She's always saying that when riding, its a conversatuon where you tell the horse, "You do as I say and you get release and I allow you to relax but if you try to come up on me the only thing you're getting is more pressure." It's also done a hell of a lot of good for my confidence. Too many young girls learn to ride these 'pretty ponies' and all they do is let the horse run them around until the girl jerks on the bit. My instructor isn't the golden voice but what she's taught me is that a horse with no clear direction or manners is a dangerous horse to both other people and itself. No helmet is going to save you from a disrespectful horse. Amazing work as always.
As always the best place to learn to understand horses and learn to work with them is here. I've learned so much from this channel with simple videos like this.
Horses use pressure to establish leadership and other horses find security in this, whether you like it or not. An alpha horse would kick the s*** out of that horse for crowding it the way it does to thegirl and Rick, so a few flicks of the rope are very little in comparison. Rick is establishing himself as the leader, wherein the horse finds comfort and security and is ultimately happier and safer. If done right, you don't need to "hit" horses but this horse has been '"taught' the wrong thing. A horse that humans perceive as 'dangerous' is through no fault of it's own, the first one on the dog food truck usually, so which would you prefer? He's not just beating the horse up mindlessly, he's keeping it off him to teach it to respect his space. After a few goes, see how he doesn't have to make contact, he just has to swing the rope. Probably if he had more time with that horse he would be able to control it by pointing his arm. This is a man who doesn't even use a bit as he thinks they are cruel, so maybe go through his website and see if you still think he's mean and cruel after you've read what he's about.. He is a man who can be very rude to people who pick at him but all he genuinely cares about is horses' well being - I'd love to be a horse in his care. He would NEVER just hit a horse for the sake of it, he absolutely is a champion of horses (it's just people he's not so fond of???!!! ) Please try to have a look with a different perspective...
UA-cam is full of videos that show us what to do with horses, but Rick's channel is the only that show us what NOT to do or what we're doing wrong. 1000 times more helpful (well, for me!). Thanks for taking time to do these videos and share them with us. I've learned more in the last few months with them then I did the years I was riding when I was younger.
This is rough in some places but Rick is just replicating how horses teach each other lessons in a herd. They kick the crap out of each other in the wild, it's just how a herd works, horses don't have emotions like us, they come in on a lead horse they get their but kicked, nothing personal, the horse learned a lesson that'll help them to survive and one day maybe be a lead horse themselves. You can only talk to horses in a language they understand, which is what Rick is doing here.
+coco loco Of course they can get physically hurt, but their emotions are not the same as ours, if you look at ricks other videos you can see his horses are a lot happier, healthier and mentally stable then a majority of horses I see today and it's not because of their breed, or their colour or anything special it's because Rick is a great trainer and understands the best teacher of the horse is the horse.
+coco loco Finish learning about real horsemanship before you pick a fight with TLAH fans. We ain't lovey-dovey to horses. And people who ARE have poorly behaved horses.
Thank you for posting this video ! I can now safely lung my horse without fear. I felt pretty stupid finding out it was me, but reassuring that I didn't really have a dangerous horse! with this méthod we now have calm sessions. it was all a communication issue :)
Damn, I wanted to rewatch this video because it popped up in my recommended (I watched it for the first time years ago) and now I read in the description the horse died in a horrible way. It makes me just so mad…no, furious….
lol....in a herd horses bite and kick each other all the time. I can tell you now that hitting her with a bit of rope isn't cruel at all, she isn't suffering. Besides the purpose of hitting her with it when she doesn't respond to the non physical cues is not to inflict pain but to increase pressure, and therefore, like Rick said, learns that it's better to be away from him. The dominant horse uses these same pressure techniques in a herd. The dominant horse if they want to move another horse they will first just use their body language, and if the horse ignores or challenges this the dominant horse will then increase it's pressure...i.e. biting/lunging at the other horse. Love your Vids, keep up the good work! Regards from a 17 yr old Australian girl :P
As always clean concise directions for both the horse and the human/s Rick. I was in this situation with my mare when I first took her on at 4 yrs. She had been left to her own devices from the age of 2 after being (IMO) started too early. Over the next two years she learnt to intimidate her previous owner to the point the owner was not brave enough to go into the paddock because the mare would charge her, strike out and come at her with her teeth. All the owner did was toss her carrots and the occasional feed of hay. I walked into her paddock put the halter on her and led her on to my float without any problem. After a couple of days being left with my small herd I went into paddock with a halter and 14' rope ready to work her and she flew at me and she wore it as soon as she was in striking distance.. Boy did that change her attitude..so we had a little get to know you session and some grooming, the next day I entered the paddock and kept my back to her. She "walked" up and sniffed me, I haltered her and started on the lunging, changing direction often. Took her 10 minutes to realise that life was different here and we have never taken a step back to that day.. If you nip this kind of thing in the bud immediately it's rare you ever have to use a strong reaction again as long as you are consistent. I love your videos they are always full of great info and fun.. Your laugh gets me every time.. Thank you for being out there and being consistent. :-)
Laura Schaeffer 1 week ago If a horse trainer ever tells you to hit your horse, run. Run as far away from you can from that trainer. I can't even explain to you the psychological damage that Rick Gore may have done to this poor horse. +Laura Schaeffer Lol, OH NO psychological damage, I bet that horse was oxygen deprived when someone like you stuck your nose in and tried to imprint the horse and interfere with the mom raising her foal. LIfe is tough, it is tougher when you are stupid. Stop bringing your bran drama here and go elsewhere, If I am so bad why the hell are watching and commenting? Perhaps you have no life and no one that knows you will listen to you so you have to troll on others... shut up and move on BW.
Think Like A Horse, Rick you are ligit my favourite trainer EVER! A horse at my farm Sundown has a problem with cutting in, ear pinning, and bitting so your videos will be good to correct him! I don't move when he throws his head and pins his ears at me, but I don't know how to prevent him from constantly showing disrespect by biting. I hope that this summer I can get Sundown to stop disrespecting me and maybe he will stop trying to bite now seeing that I'm "higher horse" than him! Thx Rick! Big help!
Lunge whips and ropes ect., are just an extension of your arm. You should not have to hit or even touch your horse during the lunge process to make him/her to go. If you have to hit your horse with the lead rope to make it go, you must not be a very good trainer
My horse kicks at me and bolts to me when i try to lunge him. And me being smart, I'm not gonna move forward on him. If I do I'm putting my self at risk. So one day I went to lunge, and he bolted to me, I went into his view and got agressive and he stepped back and listwned. Huh, not as agressive as I thought. Some times u gotta get off your butt and try a little ^°^
I saw this video awhile back, but forgot about it. I recently began attempting to free lunge. He just stood there. And stood there. And stood there. No matter how big I got, how hard I swung that lunge whip behind him to make noise, how much I swung my rope, even when I tapped him, he either stood or sidled up to me. I was so frustrated to be failing, knowing I was simply teaching him exactly how not to lunge. I rediscovered this video this morning. I am not this good at popping with a rope. So, me and my dressage whip revisited lunging w Rick on my shoulder. If it took me longer than 60 seconds to have him going around me nicely, I would be surprised. We changed directions, repeated the ‘come in on me and get your shoulder popped’ exercise and he caught on in one pop. I laughed at myself, gave him a good scratch and we had a lovely ride. His exceptional responsiveness was no coincidence. THANK YOU RICK!
I love this! I can't stand people that are wimpy when training a horse...if you let the horse put pressure on you, it's not a matter of "if" you are going to get hurt, it's a matter of "when" you are hurt! Those little taps he gave the horse with the rope was absolutely nothing compared to what the horses do in the pasture to each other. A disrespectful horse will hurt or even kill someone, it is all a matter of time. Now, that being said, I know someone out there is going to read this and think I am a horse abuser. Well, just to set the record straight, I only smack a horse if the horse is being disrespectful. If a horse is being good and is doing as I ask, the horse is rewarded; but, if a horse acts disrespectfully toward me I will put pressure on the horse, if putting pressure on the horse doesn't work, then I move onto smacking. Years ago I was leading a boarders 17hh TB 5 year olf in from the pasture, now first of all, I always had consent from the owners to do whatever I needed to do if the horse ever acted disrespectfully toward me. So, that being said, one day I was leading him in and he pushed me, I put pressure on him and asked him to move away, instead, he pushed me harder and shoved me into a fence post. I retaliated and gave him an open-hand smack on the shoulder. The horse turned and kicked me in the back of the knee. So now, the horse has increased his pressure on me even more, so I increased my pressure on him. I smacked him with the end of the lead rope and started backing him up around the court yard. If he came at me again, I smacked him and backed him up. If he respected my space, I stood still. I never had a single problem with this horse again. Just a couple minutes of showing him that he cannot push me around and he was the perfect gentlemen for me ever since. Just like Clinton Anderson says, "training horses is simple...it's training humans that's the hard part."
I'm not a horse trainer but I'm the same way with my dog. I don't abuse her but I let her know yo you need to be right here and do this. She's a happy healthy smart dog and knows what I want by just looking at her know. People who are whimpy with horses and dogs piss me off.
I find it hilarious when people cry about hitting the horse when getting kicked by its mother when it doesn't listen to her is far more unpleasant than being smacked by a rope. Stop bringing your sheltered human existence and applying those lessons to horses
I read the comments a little and I am so frustrated. What Rick did, wasn't hurting the horse. And because like he said, the horse was trained to be pushy and scare people, someone has to show the horse, that he/she isn't the dominant one. What Rick did, didn't hurt the horse. If horses want to show dominance to each other and one of them isn't listening, they bite abd kick. And that hurts more than a rope. He wasn't even hitting the horse that hard. The barn I am riding at, the horses were trained so badly, that I see riders bringing the horses from the pasture to the box with a whip in their hands. And if the horse slows down or stops and looks at something? They get hit so hard that they rear and pin the ears. Once a woman who is around 25 years old or so, lead a horse and after she hit it hard with a whip and started yanking on the horse's head with the halter, the horse reared. She then screamed and ran away. I had to hold the horse at the end, a horse that I don't even know, like I don't know it's name and haven't even seen it before and after calming it down, I lead it back to the box without pulling or hitting it. It was just calmly walking beside me. And what happened before that, showed how bad the horses are trained. So anyone who says that Rick is a bad tfainer because he is hitting a horse should just shut up, because he was showing dominance. He certainly knows more about horses then my trainer, who isn't even a quallified trainer. So I think you should shut the fuck up and if you don't like what Rick is saying or doing then unsubscribe and go away. Nobody wants to hear your opinion. I love your videos Rick and I have learned so much from you. Thank you for explaining everything and for making me understand a horse more. :)
Man, Rick, I hope you know how sincerely helpful all these videos are for a rookie horse rider like me - they're absolute goldmines of nuance, insight and social intelligence! Personally I've been struggling big time, trying to get the balance right between being assertive and not allowing a horse to push you around vs just pissing off a couple hundred pounds that can absolutely break you in half if it wanted to. Or me, anyway, I'm not a very big person :P Luckily, with the help of you and many others, I'm learning quick!
I agist my horse at a trail riding property. People come up to me after a three hour trail ride and start asking me about owning one. How much does it cost is usually first question. I tell them buying the horse is not huge but you have tack, agistment, shoeing, worming, vet bills, AND lots of time needed working the horse and you don't have the choice of riding or not, etc Hard sell usually has them deciding to hire not buy. I figure I've just saved some horse from dummies who think a horse is just a piece of property.
This is what I’m looking for! This video will definitely help me be a better leader and not get pushed around! Thank you again for all the time you take for these awesome videos!
Good luck with that I'm not getting a horse it's too dangerous I don't like it at all I was forced into horseriding with a bit is retarded as hell people made me ride horses when I was little I didn't have a choice then
The people who are saying he is hurting the horse,please watch a stallion in the wild. When he finds a new horse,he will push and kick to tell the other horse to not push him or "come in on him". Rick isn't hitting the horse to cause pain as punishment,he is explaining to the horse that it shouldn't push him (like it would do in the wild) or it will get pushed back
Oh my god, people need to stop saying this is abusive!! Try handling a pushy 1200 lb animal without using excessive force. A horse that tests you to much needs to be corrected. This horse clearly respects this man because he is the leader and has shown assertiveness.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR CHANNEL!!! I am so glad you try to educate people to "talk" to their horses in "horse" language rather than expect the horse to learn a completely new language. It is so COMPLETELY CLEAR if one simply observes how horses interact with one another and one adoptes their language when "talking" to them. THANKS. (BTW I'm a woman, but I never take offense to your remarks about women because I can see what you are referring to).
You came to the right place to learn the proper way to do things. Rick is so straightforward - no sugar coating, just straight to the point and it really makes things a lot clearer and simpler to understand.
I love the "back away like a scared stupid human" bit. I have a friend whose horse does the exact same thing to her when she free lunges, yet when I free lunge him he doesn't run up on me because he knows better; as does my own horse. I'm going to make her watch this video so hopefully she will understand why she can't let her horse intimidate her.
I'm glad that this sadly taken care of horse got some good instruction and attention. Lunging can be a challenge; and learning should never be discounted either by the horse or the person. Thank you for the post. I learned from it too.
Honestly I had my questions with you Rick. I wasn't so sure but seeing now, I really do like this honestly. You can't fix a horse and a human without teamwork and discipline.
read the description and the poor horse died? Thanks for giving it some kindness and letting it be a horse Rick Love your videos and they've helped me massively with my horse handling :) I find any horse I'm around is much more respective and friendly, and treat me like a lead mare.
I have been spoiled with my 20 year old push button horse. I recently got a green broke 12 year old and boy could I use your help lol. I appreciate your videos.
Thank you so much, I have the sweetest mare. She always wants to have her face right in my face. Because she is so sweet I now realize I am doing this exact problem. I haven't been firm enough with her to stay out of my space. I also have a rescued gelding that was abused very badly. You have to be mindful when you raise your hand for any reason he thinks your going to hit him. Took me 2 years to earn his trust, but I do have to be firm with him because he always wants to be boss. Being firm and letting them know who is boss is not being abusive.
Oh hell, I read the description and that poor horse... I can’t believe someone let her die like that in a stall... gross. She was such a good pony too :(
430 dislikes?? These people must not realize that sometimes you have to act aggressive and hit a horse with a rope or nudge them with your body a.k.a pressure and release (not beating with a whip, chains, using tie downs or anything stupid like that.) Horses are smart and will learn that it's easier to do what they're told. To all the ignorant people out there, please get educated.
ifthecapfits1 you don't know the meaning of horseman then... a horse man treats a horse as a herd and fill the role of herd leader. You must be one of the people who have their horses separate for whatever stupid ass reason. Watch a herd. A leader will get extremely rough if the herd isn't doing what the leader wants
i really have to say that i love that you didn't include a whip in this lunge lesson. it's how i was taught and at first it seemed right. when i was at a hunter barn and a horse was on the line and asked to canter (lope) but picked up the wrong lead some of the people would beat them with the whip and leave welts and even cuts and instill fear. (red flag moments) i was recently taught how to lunge using the line to encourage movement and correct behavior. it's made a big difference in how well i can connect with the horses i work with, especially the ottb's.
I do work for the SPCA. We in conjunction with law enforcement agencies regularly pick up horses in the conditions you described. this is normally initiated by someone like yourself that is aware of a horse or horses that are not being properly maintained and will contact the SPCA and or law enforcement. The horse owner can be made to give up the horse.
Well I called they blew me off and if the horse has food water and shelter then there is nothing they can do. I have horses in texas that I called on and get the same bs response, perhaps you can share the secret code to get them come out?
You should be ashamed. I work for child services but I don't track down tag numbers when I see someone discipline their child. Animals are no different and every horse is different. Horses nip kick bite and break jaws of other horses and she'd do no different to you. It's about who's dominant. A horse that doesn't respect you went do what you say and that isn't abuse. If you really worked with them you'd know that abuse is her hiring her for no reason, her making her do things that are unethical like making her stand in her own filth or stabled wet. It's continuous pain that leaves marks. You do have to get physical with some horses. So shut the fuck up.
You can shut the fuck up. And no I didn't know that part but that doesn't stop the fact that they didn't care enough to investigate. To be honest I figured you're just a whiney marshmallow person. And no it doesn't get a bad rap you've never had to work with a family you know you can't do anything about. The save is true for the aspca we're human and we have rules. I was called to home that I KNOW the children are being abused by guess what. In my state spanking is legal if it doesn't leave marks so you can go cry somewhere else and maybe read the bylaws in your state about horses.
If a disrespectful horse comes trotting at you with ears pin back and you only had a rope what would you do ( to the people that cry about using a rope for training )?
This is really helpful for me Rick. Working with a horse that thinks she is a dog! Not been worked with much in the past 6 years....a 12 year old Freisian that has no aggressiveness just disrespectful. I am having to break myself of walking away when doing the changes.....I am just learning more about lunging and how important ground work is....I am walking her straight once she does the change, for a couple of steps then going into a circle.....it is very slow progress but do get some good lunging time. One thing I am not worried about is that she will hurt me though she is a 1000 pound dog/horse....fortunately she is not flighty or anxious....just wants to be petted. Learned early on that treats only made it all go from bad to worse.....no treats for this girl.....
I don't own a horse, never have, never will but I thoroughly enjoy this mans intelligent and humane treatment of the beautiful animals! He truely cares.
Okay Anon you are literally commenting on everyone's comment, SHUT UP! Seriously he is not abusive he takes great care of his horses and knows what he is doing. If you are just going to be a barn witch then go away because no one wants you here.
I didn't like this video for a couple of reasons but I went to the comments section and did not expect abuse to be the main hot button of this video lol what the heck if you're not aggressive during ground work (which I think is among the most important in horse training) you're going to create a monster. I was lunging a new horse I had gotten for the first time and I guess his old owner wasn't very aggressive with him or maybe he was just really testing me, but that boy was really trying to come at me with bared teeth and running into me, etc but you have to be bigger and scarier that's the only way. You have to be the top of the pecking order not him... And obviously they are huge they could kill us you have to get your bluff in or you're going to be in a dangerous situation. This is certainly not abuse it's a safety precaution you have to get after them or you could get really hurt once they think you're submissive to them... As his channel is called, "Think Like a Horse"
I never had to be aggressive with my stallion. He was pushy and stubborn but with patience and some assertiveness he started listening to commands better than he had in years. If you do it the right way, I have learned that even with the most pushy horses, the minimal amount of equipment and "aggression" is needed. I have gotten horses from the bare basics of handling to liberty and more complex commands while only using a rope halter, lead rope, some desensitizing tools, and a the whip that is solely to give directions and to tap the horses. I can't remember the last time I've actually needed to hit a horse with a whip to get it to understand what I wanted it to do. I often tap horses but it's only the "nagging" type of tap that annoys the horse to the point where they realize in order to stop the nagging, they do as they're directed. Someone once accused me of allowing my horses to get away with being "slow" and "lazy" with what they're supposed to do and have even been told to actually hit them to get them to go faster. First off, the horses are only going as fast as they believe they need to go. I taught them that the speed they do things is sufficient enough and they don't need to be any faster, so by hitting them, I risk damaging the trust I built with them because then suddenly what used to be good enough isn't anymore and they got hit not realizing they had been doing anything wrong. If I want to speed up their reaction, I continue the same exorcise with each round getting more nagging taps until they start doing the desired task at the speed that I like. Works every time. This is just my method of training. I do agree that you have to be confident, dominate, and assertive, but aggressive is just kinda the wrong word and you also have to show large portions of care, love, (com)passion, patience, and such to get the most trusting, obedient, and kind horses possible. Just my two scents (:
I have never had to be aggressive with any of my horses. . she used to try to bite me and swing her butt to me at feeding time, she stopped once I made her move away from me, I did that without even having to touch her. Y'all can sit here and justify being 'aggressive' until you're blue in the face but if you have to physically smack a horse, you're doing something wrong. .
@@lumini3172 That sounds more like the Ray Hunt and Tom Dorrance line of thinking. What this video presents is mostly the Parrelli and Clinton Anderson school of thought, which is, don't let the horse think, just smack them until they do what you want. Ray Hunt and the Dorrance brothers were what 'natural horsemanship' is. Keep it up. Your horse is probably a lot happier than the mare in the video.
Rick is exactly right, you are training your horse for good or ill every time you put your hands on them. With an older horse with long standing issues it takes more time, but when you start a young horse correctly every year just gets better and better. And it is such a pleasure to have that partnership with a horse out on the trail.
Hallo Ricky! Finally a video where I could See what I Am doing wrong! My Horse dös exactly like this One and I was for Sure that it was my fault but I could Never SEE Till now exactly WHAT was that I was doing wrong ... But Looking at The Girl working with you I realized that I am always invinting him in.... Other Videos ONLy Show The right Way of doing... But NOT what you can do wrong... This was sooooo helpful! I bought my Horse very skinny and without any muscles and now he is getting bigger and healthier and needs urgently to Start lunging again in Order to get muscles and fit before Winter ( we live in The Black Forest in Germany where it gets reallycold!) and it's Super Important that I manage to work with him and Lunge him as I am The One WHO cares for him! I Must say that my Horses is VERY Big, 600 kg Horse and Totaly NOT sensitiv at all and we need to put a LOT of Pressure on him before he Even moves! What for Other Horses would make them Run Miles away from us, for Him means NOTHTING... He only stays there Standing and doesn't care. So...what you do with your rope there is Totaly in Ordnung! I would Never hurt my Horse intentionaly... I LOVE him, but what People also need to realize is that each Horse is an Individual and each One will Test you diferently! For Horses like shetties that in Nature would live in Groups where they stay very close and protecting each Other all The Time, only a small, Tiny Signal makes them Run...it means dangerous... For Big Horses like Mine, a Holsteiner, they are much more Individualist... They need a lot of Space to move and don't stay in The Group so close to each Other... The "Chef" has to make Big movements and put Pressuregroup on The others to get really an answer...that is on their biology, THEIR DNA... So when you Train a Horses like that, in Order to get their attention, you have also to put a lot of Pressure and make Big movements... And on Top Of That there is The personality of each horse on it's own... Some are more sttuborn than others.... So, anyway, it's all good and PLEASE keep up with The Great work! I LOVE it! It makes me always laugh and I never finished a vídeo without learning something goo!
Thank you Rick! This gave me the confidence to know it was not my horse, it was me. My boy does so much better lunging now! Thank you Rick. Much love from Missouri!
I tried to ride with a bit when I was little I hated it screw that if you do ride horses with a bit we can't be friends I'm not your friend if you ride horses with a bit okay with you
This is a great video, I'm learning about horses and their behaviours and how to react in certain situations. I feel much more confident when I learn from these videos. Thank you
Hi, I've got a 5-year old thoroughbred from the English racing tracks. I have him for 2 weeks now. His last race was 20th of October 2020. He is lazy. And slow. Rather not gallop and when riding him, he is slow too. I don't have a problem with that at all, since I can make him as sensitive as I want. However, with lunging he is starting to buck. He didn't know what lunging was, so I had to teach him. My language is different from his (Dutch vs English). Now he starts to not only buck (which he did since the beginning), but he closes in on me and he is giving me his rear end, ears flat and he threatens to kick. I am no super hero, so I do move out of the way. If I was made of iron, I would have stayed on my spot. I wiggle the rope so he moves away from me, which he does. But yes, a rear end to me, threatening to kick does scare me. I pretend not to, and tell him to move away from me. With words and with the rope. We don't have a round pen. I can close part of the riding hall with a rope, so it makes a square of 20 x 20 meters. Is it an idea to let him lose in that area and just chase him to move his lazy ass? I ask here, because I don't want to make it worse. I have him for 2 weeks and the problem of not wanting to trot is there from the beginning. He doesn't have pain. He shakes his head up and down and sideways, puts his ears flat and bucks. That he did from the beginning. As soon as I put pressure on him, he does this. If he is trotting nice, I take away the pressure and verbally reward him. I stimulate every step by clicking my tongue for rhythm. He does it nicely when he gets over his bucking. His head goes low and he blows air so relaxed. Ears go forward, one is pointing at me. And then there is no problem. But it is always a fight in the beginning and sometimes halfway too. I never stop lunging, until he does it right. I don't quit, I don't give up. We always end positive.
I don't get it when people let their horses get into their space without being invited, and let them become pushy and dangerous around them because of their ignorance. They try and say "Let your horse be a horse" but thats ridiculous! If you had a kid, and they disrespected you, would you tolerate it and "let the kid be a kid?" NO! You would correct them and carry on. Most of the horse world is just common sense, and it's amazing how many people that claim to be trainers don't know what true common sense is. Thanks Rick, my horse now respects me more, and we both trust each other even greater than before ever since i started watching your videos and doing what you say is right and staying away from the wrong. :)
what a sad way to die. my horse was very herd bound but i never even saw it as an option to stable or paddock away from other horses, he is in a herd and happy and working through his confidence to ride out alone.
Thank you so much for this video! I worked with one horse that did this so much and now I know what I was doing was just reinforcing it. Now I know what to do.
This is not harsh at all. It's disciplinary not abusive. This horse definitely appears to be lame though. I'd love to see this same task after pain eliminated
Wow I feel dumb. I always have that problem with my horse. When I lung him. But he doesn't come in he just stops and turns my way for no reason. So maybe I don't give him enough pressure to continue to move forward. Wow that really helped. Thanks a whole bunch rick!!!!
Guys if a horse hits you with his back hoof then you'll know about it. They have thick skin and are far bigger than us. If the respect is not there from your horse you need to act like another higher horse and gain that respect any way you can. Obviously within reason... But a rope, come on. A hoof is a lot harder once it hits you... Think about it. Chill out guys - like I shall keep reiterating, if you do not like Ricks methods then do not watch. Seriously it is not that hard. Reading some of these comments. WELL... Wasting energy. Keep up the good videos. Hope the US is warmer than out April showers here in rainy England. YAY!!
Rick told me long ago when I got my first horse that there is no such thing as a 'horse that won't lunge'. Even though many people had told me otherwise. Now my 'horse that won't lunge' communicates with me beautifully. Wisdom.
well your a good man and clearly have the best interest for the horse. I understand that its irretating when the loudest voices say the negativest things. but I'm glad you keep up the good work and make these helpfull vids. there should be more people like you.
That just breaks my heart that you like me now. Damn, my whole life I wanted you to like me. I used to like you too until you had to share this stupid comment.
Thanks for posting this, Rick. I've been trying this maneuver with my pushy horse and often find myself backing up instead of having him back away from me. It was helpful to see someone working with a horse that behaves similar to mine. Time to try again and be more active.
All of my horses were like this at first. People kept telling me to just be patient with horse but it only made it worst. I decided that every time my horses would try to come in and push me I would put as much pressure is needed. My horses now stay on the outside because they are afraid on the inside when lunging.
Reading in the description her owner left her alone and payed other people to care for her, and only twice a year controlled this, make me mad! This poor girl was left alone in her own excrements without food or water so that she died a horrible death... 😔 Yes, so love to an animal has to look like. 🤮🤮🤮
she may have been coming in a little because she was off in her front end. she seemed very stiff in that left front leg. RIP sweet mare. btw Rick. I'm using this video on my own mare who is very pushy. so far she's doing much better. thank you for posting this video
Do you suppose her lameness is because she lived in a stall for so long? Her hind end looks very weak, very little muscle there. What a sweet horse. Pretty girl
This is a good video. I was inexperienced and bought a green horse. One week later the mare almost ran me down. The friend who sold her to me tried to lunge her & got scared and ran to hide behind a barrel. Another friend did not run and got knocked over. I've been working with a trainer for 2 years. We've both progressed amazingly (with help), but this is one of the first things she tries when she's feeling lazy or stubborn. I do use a whip...but otherwise she would have to be put down.
Good stuff. Everyone has their opinion about aggressiveness or abuse. Reasonable levels of discomfort and commands are determined by the horses response with long term safety and success in mind. Training and disciplinary actions set the limit at the beginning stages. It is important to know that discipline and actions eliminate the prolonged misbehavior of the horse and make for a safer and more enjoyable journey for rider and mount. I think Rick is using reasonable discipline to ensure the safety of rider, and future comfort of the horse. (in this case, it's a shame the horse did not have much of a future or past if you read the description) but training is not a waste of time and something is learned in every case. The important thing to remember is that the horse is being trained not to step on, walk over or otherwise hurt a rider or inexperienced owner.
Great Video Rick. Once again you're teaching a Chicago guy who isn't around Horses, "Ways to understand How to Read and Communicate" with a (Animal) Horse. Too many comments by people who don't understand that Horses (like Dogs) are animals. If you want to work with them (Dogs - Want a Job and want to Work) and be around them, you better try to figure out How they communicate & learn.
OMG! I commented before reading the video description, not realizing the poor creature had died in terrible conditions. Not exaggerating to say I was moved to tears. It's horrible when such things happen and unfortunate that just any person can purchase a beautiful animal and treat it in any manner they wish, no matter how cruel or unintentional. I guess the owner thought she could keep her "safe" from the cold cruel world by locking her away, like a princess in a fairy tale -- which usually ended badly, like this story. I am deeply saddened to think there's no way to protect helpless animals from "well-meaning" owners.
You said that this mare is old? That might be the reason people are saying that she looks lame. My mare looked lame when she walked. It still didn't stop her galloping off with me once. She also loved to crowd me too. I soon showed her that I could push back too. She soon learned to keep her distance when I needed her to. Love your videos. Please keep telling it like it is.
Interesting to watch this video. Reminding me of work need to do with my newest horse. Hard to believe this is a "dangerous" horse at all. Appears very calm and tuned out. Also seems lame and stiff on one side- perhaps making it harder to turn that direction. Think I would have done some round pen work or simple longer lunge work first to see how she moves. And get her attention. Truly sad to hear she was abused and died by neglect. Looked like a nice mare.
Not my favorite type either, but poor care and handling make this horse the way it is, so it takes a harder approach to overcome the previous poor training handling and bad habits. This is much better than the alternate of avoiding the horse. locking the horse up, no wants to be around the horse since they are scared of it Even it others can't see it, this horse is better because of what was done,she learned not to run over humans push and intimidate humans, things she learned worked from others
This is interesting, I've been doing this with my mare- not moving out of fear but rather moving when she gets in the way or puts her butt to me, I realise now I need to keep on with the pressure and not yield, this is really helpful! makes sense looking back, I'm not scared of my horse but I cans see that it's easy to mess up even when you aren't fearful. My horse is young and whilst she isn't pushy she does like to stand with you rather than away from you when lunging and will sometimes put her butt to you or refuse to do one or more things. I'll attempt this with her next time and be firmer.
Thanks for another video and agree sometimes you have to be more aggressive. When I got this mule she was very pushy and still tends to be. The people even taught her to face her butt to them . She liked it scratched, you know. I retaught her to stop that but I will still having problems lunging and your video will be a great help. You are one of the few that actually have helpful information and do not charge for it.
Thats horrible that that horse was locked up in a stall to be "safe". My mom's horse did this because she spoiled her but I did this and now she's fine.
I think rick is right. I am one of those middle-aged women who decided to find her"unicorns" a little too late in life. of course, I got a rescue percheron and bought "the safest horse ever" as a companion for her. well, a concussion, a broken ankle, a broken back, parelli, local trainers, etc., I have finally learned to get my mares to back off and listen. I am not good, but i am better. I had to learn to be assertive and to understand what horses want: to feel safe. and for me to actually be safe, i had to learn how to lead. whapping a horse with a cotton rope doesn't make a dent on an 1,800 lb. horse. yes, I do take riding lessons from a kind, honest instructor on lots of different horses so that I know I am not hurting my mares when I ride. I have had my saddles fitted. and my girls get great vet and farrier care. I have been at this 5 years and I have just barely begun to communicate with my horses. If I don't step up to the plate, these horses are going to be dangerous. I don't want them rearing, bucking, kicking, or bolting when I am asking them to move around me on a 12-foot rope. I am gonna die. and my husband will sell them. who knows what could happen then? big, fat, unruly drafts who can't pull aren't hot items on the market. I love them, so I have to be tough when it's called for. rick has a big, fat mouth, but look at his horses. they love him and he loves them. If he gave clinics, I would go in a minute and take all his abuse. he's got something to teach. and he's CLEAR.
Thank you Rick this is helping heaps with my horse. Such basic psychology but we forget they arent humans they are horses. We have to stop treating them like children because they arent.
I came back to this video to say thanks as this together with 'Working With A Sassy Mare Name Star - Identifying People Problems' were invaluable for me today as I had an opportunity to work with a horse from the ground for the first time (I've been riding for some years, but this was my first time lunging a horse). Without these videos, it would be hard for me from the beginning, and thanks to Rick's explanation, I got the problem solved immediately and it made the interaction with the horse much more pleasurable and safe afterwards. Many thanks for you, Rick! It's only heartbreaking to read about what happened to the horse, in the updated video description... She was not a bad horsie, she did not deserve that... no horse does!
Good video Rick. I have no problems lunging my horse with good direction etc and he only comes in when i ask him to. Although I can lunge with a lead rope, I do find it easier with a longer lunging soft rope. It gives my horse space to turn etc and get into the groove. I think it may be safer for people starting out too as you have space to swing the rope so he can see you don't want him to come into your space. You can become more subtle and end up just using hand gestures. Horses are smart. They read body language well. Its a shame people don't bother doing some research before owning a horse, or starting to do something new like lunging. They teach the horse the wrong thing, then get upset with the horse.
She is limping from being locked up by humans that think loving a horse horse if protecting a horse. She is old, she does not get good hoof care, she is underweight and locked up. So people like you see a horse stumble and want to come up with a reason not handle or do anything with the horse. SO WHAT, she limped a bit, your answer would be don't do anything and lock the horse. I need a bunch of Mr. Obvious people to tell me when a horse limps. Do you really think I could not see this? come on -
People who think this is too aggressive - horses bite and kick each other all the time to apply pressure and be the higher horse. That hurts a lot more than a little cotton rope hitting them in the shoulder. This is in no way damaging the horse LOL
Cotton is fine, leather isn't. If that rope has a bit of leather on the end, it's a whip. Cotton and whips aren't exactly the same thing.
@@TheShandalala either way, a horse literally walks off CHUNKS of flesh gone, I don't think a little hitting will actually hurt a horse, now don't get me wrong here there's a level where it becomes abuse, but it doesn't here, the level where it becomes abuse is farther then you think
You're making a mistake here. Horses give out tons of warnings before they kick or bite. And in a stable herd, there is no kicking or biting going on, at all.
I'm not saying it's wrong to put your foot down, when it comes to it, but when you can do with a warning instead of hitting, you absolutely should do so.
The horse doesn't understand when you hit it out of the blue.Just because YOU are missing a ton of signals doesn't mean they're not there.
@@-touya_todoroki horses have thinner skin than humans and a lot more nerve endings in the skin. So yes it does hurt them, and it hurts them way more than it hurts you.
It's still a bit much, even for Rick. But it's a very old video so I doubt he'd still apply these methods nowadays. At least I hope so lol
The irony of the horse "lovers" hating on Rick for whipping a horse when they themselves most likely use bits, whips, spurs, do jumping and racing.
I’m aware this is old, but whipping the horse isn’t bad. Neither is bits, Spurs, crops, or jumping or Racing. You’re complaining about them crying abuse and then claiming abuse for what they do.
@@jcfeventing5282 it is unnecessary items to force the horse to do what you want. Sure in the 'right' hands no damage is done to the horse, but if you have a good relationship with your horse and still use bits then the horse isn't your friend it is your 'vehicle'.
Jumping and racing on high level is bad for the horses health.
Horses *don't* jump in the wild, they try their best not to as they are a heavy animal, the jumps they are *forced* to do for their human is very damaging.
Any thoughts? Or did you just want to say.
"I believe bits are good and so using them to compete for money, I am not ready to see things differently because riding is too fun for me. "
@@Serlixe If a horse doesn't want to do something it won't. My horse is 1200 pounds, I'm barely 100. I can't FORCE him to do anything. If a horse doesn't want to jump it will refuse. If horses "don't jump unless forced" then explain why my horse runs around and jumps the jumps in our arena when he's turned out in it. But go off, every horse is different so yes some don't like bits or jumping, but they would sure as hell object. A human can't easily force a horse 10x their weight to do anything.
@@Serlixe when you don't respond because you know you're wrong lmao
@Snow Flake Horses aren't comparable with prostitutes lmao. Also did you not read what I said? My horse literally jumps the jumps in our arena without anyone being on him, he constantly is pricking his ears forward. He truly loves what he does and aims to please, I've seen horses object to jumping and mine is the total opposite of that. It's wrong for you to assume I'm causing pain to my horse, do you know me or him? No, so stop making assumptions.
I don't see you hit or harm the horse. I see you driving it and teaching it. I see you taking control and being dominant with a potential dangerous horse, without kicking or biting it like any other dominant horse would do. Well done! Thank you for teaching us communication the horse way!
Thank you for giving this horse some happiness before it's final days. We need more horse people like you.
People treating horses like babies, this video was a good training video that has helped me !!!x
Perfect horsemanship. This video may be old but horse language never changes and what you were teaching here was wonderful. My instructor has very similar views about pressure and pain on the horse as you. I learned very quickly under her care that unless you're just about to drop dead on that horse you keep riding until that horse gets your message. It's a game of pressure and release. She's always saying that when riding, its a conversatuon where you tell the horse, "You do as I say and you get release and I allow you to relax but if you try to come up on me the only thing you're getting is more pressure." It's also done a hell of a lot of good for my confidence. Too many young girls learn to ride these 'pretty ponies' and all they do is let the horse run them around until the girl jerks on the bit. My instructor isn't the golden voice but what she's taught me is that a horse with no clear direction or manners is a dangerous horse to both other people and itself. No helmet is going to save you from a disrespectful horse. Amazing work as always.
As always the best place to learn to understand horses and learn to work with them is here. I've learned so much from this channel with simple videos like this.
Horses use pressure to establish leadership and other horses find security in this, whether you like it or not. An alpha horse would kick the s*** out of that horse for crowding it the way it does to thegirl and Rick, so a few flicks of the rope are very little in comparison. Rick is establishing himself as the leader, wherein the horse finds comfort and security and is ultimately happier and safer. If done right, you don't need to "hit" horses but this horse has been '"taught' the wrong thing. A horse that humans perceive as 'dangerous' is through no fault of it's own, the first one on the dog food truck usually, so which would you prefer? He's not just beating the horse up mindlessly, he's keeping it off him to teach it to respect his space. After a few goes, see how he doesn't have to make contact, he just has to swing the rope. Probably if he had more time with that horse he would be able to control it by pointing his arm. This is a man who doesn't even use a bit as he thinks they are cruel, so maybe go through his website and see if you still think he's mean and cruel after you've read what he's about.. He is a man who can be very rude to people who pick at him but all he genuinely cares about is horses' well being - I'd love to be a horse in his care. He would NEVER just hit a horse for the sake of it, he absolutely is a champion of horses (it's just people he's not so fond of???!!! ) Please try to have a look with a different perspective...
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UA-cam is full of videos that show us what to do with horses, but Rick's channel is the only that show us what NOT to do or what we're doing wrong. 1000 times more helpful (well, for me!). Thanks for taking time to do these videos and share them with us. I've learned more in the last few months with them then I did the years I was riding when I was younger.
This is rough in some places but Rick is just replicating how horses teach each other lessons in a herd. They kick the crap out of each other in the wild, it's just how a herd works, horses don't have emotions like us, they come in on a lead horse they get their but kicked, nothing personal, the horse learned a lesson that'll help them to survive and one day maybe be a lead horse themselves. You can only talk to horses in a language they understand, which is what Rick is doing here.
horse DO have emotions like us! they get hurt
+coco loco Of course they can get physically hurt, but their emotions are not the same as ours, if you look at ricks other videos you can see his horses are a lot happier, healthier and mentally stable then a majority of horses I see today and it's not because of their breed, or their colour or anything special it's because Rick is a great trainer and understands the best teacher of the horse is the horse.
+Phoebe Sparkes yea sure. so ur trying to say horses don't matter right? re read ur crap
+coco loco Finish learning about real horsemanship before you pick a fight with TLAH fans. We ain't lovey-dovey to horses. And people who ARE have poorly behaved horses.
it shouldn't be rough at all
Thank you for posting this video ! I can now safely lung my horse without fear. I felt pretty stupid finding out it was me, but reassuring that I didn't really have a dangerous horse! with this méthod we now have calm sessions. it was all a communication issue :)
Damn, I wanted to rewatch this video because it popped up in my recommended (I watched it for the first time years ago) and now I read in the description the horse died in a horrible way. It makes me just so mad…no, furious….
I just read that also. Heartbreaking. People are just plain stupid.
lol....in a herd horses bite and kick each other all the time. I can tell you now that hitting her with a bit of rope isn't cruel at all, she isn't suffering. Besides the purpose of hitting her with it when she doesn't respond to the non physical cues is not to inflict pain but to increase pressure, and therefore, like Rick said, learns that it's better to be away from him.
The dominant horse uses these same pressure techniques in a herd. The dominant horse if they want to move another horse they will first just use their body language, and if the horse ignores or challenges this the dominant horse will then increase it's pressure...i.e. biting/lunging at the other horse.
Love your Vids, keep up the good work!
Regards from a 17 yr old Australian girl :P
You Aussie girls seem to have more common sense over there, not such damn cry babies. :)
As always clean concise directions for both the horse and the human/s Rick. I was in this situation with my mare when I first took her on at 4 yrs. She had been left to her own devices from the age of 2 after being (IMO) started too early. Over the next two years she learnt to intimidate her previous owner to the point the owner was not brave enough to go into the paddock because the mare would charge her, strike out and come at her with her teeth. All the owner did was toss her carrots and the occasional feed of hay. I walked into her paddock put the halter on her and led her on to my float without any problem. After a couple of days being left with my small herd I went into paddock with a halter and 14' rope ready to work her and she flew at me and she wore it as soon as she was in striking distance.. Boy did that change her attitude..so we had a little get to know you session and some grooming, the next day I entered the paddock and kept my back to her. She "walked" up and sniffed me, I haltered her and started on the lunging, changing direction often. Took her 10 minutes to realise that life was different here and we have never taken a step back to that day.. If you nip this kind of thing in the bud immediately it's rare you ever have to use a strong reaction again as long as you are consistent. I love your videos they are always full of great info and fun.. Your laugh gets me every time.. Thank you for being out there and being consistent. :-)
I'm leaving I'm no longer a Rick goes fan I'm out
Laura Schaeffer 1 week ago
If a horse trainer ever tells you to hit your horse, run. Run as far away from you can from that trainer. I can't even explain to you the psychological damage that Rick Gore may have done to this poor horse.
+Laura Schaeffer Lol, OH NO psychological damage, I bet that horse was oxygen deprived when someone like you stuck your nose in and tried to imprint the horse and interfere with the mom raising her foal. LIfe is tough, it is tougher when you are stupid. Stop bringing your bran drama here and go elsewhere, If I am so bad why the hell are watching and commenting? Perhaps you have no life and no one that knows you will listen to you so you have to troll on others... shut up and move on BW.
Think Like A Horse to
If she ever has children, God help us.
Think Like A Horse, Rick you are ligit my favourite trainer EVER! A horse at my farm Sundown has a problem with cutting in, ear pinning, and bitting so your videos will be good to correct him! I don't move when he throws his head and pins his ears at me, but I don't know how to prevent him from constantly showing disrespect by biting. I hope that this summer I can get Sundown to stop disrespecting me and maybe he will stop trying to bite now seeing that I'm "higher horse" than him! Thx Rick! Big help!
Think Like A Horse you're the reason horses end up in slaughter houses.
Lunge whips and ropes ect., are just an extension of your arm. You should not have to hit or even touch your horse during the lunge process to make him/her to go. If you have to hit your horse with the lead rope to make it go, you must not be a very good trainer
My horse kicks at me and bolts to me when i try to lunge him. And me being smart, I'm not gonna move forward on him. If I do I'm putting my self at risk. So one day I went to lunge, and he bolted to me, I went into his view and got agressive and he stepped back and listwned. Huh, not as agressive as I thought. Some times u gotta get off your butt and try a little ^°^
I saw this video awhile back, but forgot about it. I recently began attempting to free lunge. He just stood there. And stood there. And stood there. No matter how big I got, how hard I swung that lunge whip behind him to make noise, how much I swung my rope, even when I tapped him, he either stood or sidled up to me. I was so frustrated to be failing, knowing I was simply teaching him exactly how not to lunge. I rediscovered this video this morning. I am not this good at popping with a rope. So, me and my dressage whip revisited lunging w Rick on my shoulder. If it took me longer than 60 seconds to have him going around me nicely, I would be surprised. We changed directions, repeated the ‘come in on me and get your shoulder popped’ exercise and he caught on in one pop. I laughed at myself, gave him a good scratch and we had a lovely ride. His exceptional responsiveness was no coincidence. THANK YOU RICK!
Such a sad outcome for the horse, why the hell do people own horses to just lock them in a stable and never see them? So sad.
+BrittAndBellamy07 Read the description...
I love this! I can't stand people that are wimpy when training a horse...if you let the horse put pressure on you, it's not a matter of "if" you are going to get hurt, it's a matter of "when" you are hurt! Those little taps he gave the horse with the rope was absolutely nothing compared to what the horses do in the pasture to each other. A disrespectful horse will hurt or even kill someone, it is all a matter of time. Now, that being said, I know someone out there is going to read this and think I am a horse abuser. Well, just to set the record straight, I only smack a horse if the horse is being disrespectful. If a horse is being good and is doing as I ask, the horse is rewarded; but, if a horse acts disrespectfully toward me I will put pressure on the horse, if putting pressure on the horse doesn't work, then I move onto smacking. Years ago I was leading a boarders 17hh TB 5 year olf in from the pasture, now first of all, I always had consent from the owners to do whatever I needed to do if the horse ever acted disrespectfully toward me. So, that being said, one day I was leading him in and he pushed me, I put pressure on him and asked him to move away, instead, he pushed me harder and shoved me into a fence post. I retaliated and gave him an open-hand smack on the shoulder. The horse turned and kicked me in the back of the knee. So now, the horse has increased his pressure on me even more, so I increased my pressure on him. I smacked him with the end of the lead rope and started backing him up around the court yard. If he came at me again, I smacked him and backed him up. If he respected my space, I stood still. I never had a single problem with this horse again. Just a couple minutes of showing him that he cannot push me around and he was the perfect gentlemen for me ever since. Just like Clinton Anderson says, "training horses is simple...it's training humans that's the hard part."
I'm not a horse trainer but I'm the same way with my dog. I don't abuse her but I let her know yo you need to be right here and do this. She's a happy healthy smart dog and knows what I want by just looking at her know. People who are whimpy with horses and dogs piss me off.
So true
Linda-----Your timing was off when you wacked him. Too much time had passed.
@@knightrider5050 you can vocally command a dog. They dont need hits and smacks. Mine listens and I've never smacked her.
Gorgeous Freeman did I ever say anything about hitting and smacking. My dog knows what I want. Discipline and abuse are two different things.
I find it hilarious when people cry about hitting the horse when getting kicked by its mother when it doesn't listen to her is far more unpleasant than being smacked by a rope. Stop bringing your sheltered human existence and applying those lessons to horses
I read the comments a little and I am so frustrated. What Rick did, wasn't hurting the horse. And because like he said, the horse was trained to be pushy and scare people, someone has to show the horse, that he/she isn't the dominant one. What Rick did, didn't hurt the horse. If horses want to show dominance to each other and one of them isn't listening, they bite abd kick. And that hurts more than a rope. He wasn't even hitting the horse that hard. The barn I am riding at, the horses were trained so badly, that I see riders bringing the horses from the pasture to the box with a whip in their hands. And if the horse slows down or stops and looks at something? They get hit so hard that they rear and pin the ears. Once a woman who is around 25 years old or so, lead a horse and after she hit it hard with a whip and started yanking on the horse's head with the halter, the horse reared. She then screamed and ran away. I had to hold the horse at the end, a horse that I don't even know, like I don't know it's name and haven't even seen it before and after calming it down, I lead it back to the box without pulling or hitting it. It was just calmly walking beside me. And what happened before that, showed how bad the horses are trained. So anyone who says that Rick is a bad tfainer because he is hitting a horse should just shut up, because he was showing dominance. He certainly knows more about horses then my trainer, who isn't even a quallified trainer. So I think you should shut the fuck up and if you don't like what Rick is saying or doing then unsubscribe and go away. Nobody wants to hear your opinion.
I love your videos Rick and I have learned so much from you. Thank you for explaining everything and for making me understand a horse more. :)
Man, Rick, I hope you know how sincerely helpful all these videos are for a rookie horse rider like me - they're absolute goldmines of nuance, insight and social intelligence! Personally I've been struggling big time, trying to get the balance right between being assertive and not allowing a horse to push you around vs just pissing off a couple hundred pounds that can absolutely break you in half if it wanted to. Or me, anyway, I'm not a very big person :P Luckily, with the help of you and many others, I'm learning quick!
I agist my horse at a trail riding property. People come up to me after a three hour trail ride and start asking me about owning one. How much does it cost is usually first question. I tell them buying the horse is not huge but you have tack, agistment, shoeing, worming, vet bills, AND lots of time needed working the horse and you don't have the choice of riding or not, etc Hard sell usually has them deciding to hire not buy. I figure I've just saved some horse from dummies who think a horse is just a piece of property.
This is what I’m looking for! This video will definitely help me be a better leader and not get pushed around! Thank you again for all the time you take for these awesome videos!
Good luck with that I'm not getting a horse it's too dangerous I don't like it at all I was forced into horseriding with a bit is retarded as hell people made me ride horses when I was little I didn't have a choice then
The people who are saying he is hurting the horse,please watch a stallion in the wild. When he finds a new horse,he will push and kick to tell the other horse to not push him or "come in on him". Rick isn't hitting the horse to cause pain as punishment,he is explaining to the horse that it shouldn't push him (like it would do in the wild) or it will get pushed back
dude i fucking absolutely love your smart ass commentary, humor & laugh lmfao its so contagious
Oh my god, people need to stop saying this is abusive!! Try handling a pushy 1200 lb animal without using excessive force. A horse that tests you to much needs to be corrected. This horse clearly respects this man because he is the leader and has shown assertiveness.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR CHANNEL!!! I am so glad you try to educate people to "talk" to their horses in "horse" language rather than expect the horse to learn a completely new language. It is so COMPLETELY CLEAR if one simply observes how horses interact with one another and one adoptes their language when "talking" to them. THANKS. (BTW I'm a woman, but I never take offense to your remarks about women because I can see what you are referring to).
This is very helpful, thank you for showing how to do it 'wrong' - something that I haven't seen modelled in videos before :)
You came to the right place to learn the proper way to do things. Rick is so straightforward - no sugar coating, just straight to the point and it really makes things a lot clearer and simpler to understand.
I love the "back away like a scared stupid human" bit. I have a friend whose horse does the exact same thing to her when she free lunges, yet when I free lunge him he doesn't run up on me because he knows better; as does my own horse. I'm going to make her watch this video so hopefully she will understand why she can't let her horse intimidate her.
I'm glad that this sadly taken care of horse got some good instruction and attention. Lunging can be a challenge; and learning should never be discounted either by the horse or the person. Thank you for the post. I learned from it too.
Honestly I had my questions with you Rick. I wasn't so sure but seeing now, I really do like this honestly. You can't fix a horse and a human without teamwork and discipline.
Or, you can’t “fix” a horse, without first, “fixing” the stupid human
read the description and the poor horse died? Thanks for giving it some kindness and letting it be a horse Rick Love your videos and they've helped me massively with my horse handling :) I find any horse I'm around is much more respective and friendly, and treat me like a lead mare.
I have been spoiled with my 20 year old push button horse. I recently got a green broke 12 year old and boy could I use your help lol. I appreciate your videos.
So sad what happened to the horse.. But glad to see your amazing horsemanship. :) I'll check your videos to see how I can improve my lunging skills.
Lunging a horse is mean I don't want to ride horses anymore I'm sick of horses and riding them
Thank you so much, I have the sweetest mare. She always wants to have her face right in my face. Because she is so sweet I now realize I am doing this exact problem. I haven't been firm enough with her to stay out of my space. I also have a rescued gelding that was abused very badly. You have to be mindful when you raise your hand for any reason he thinks your going to hit him. Took me 2 years to earn his trust, but I do have to be firm with him because he always wants to be boss. Being firm and letting them know who is boss is not being abusive.
Oh hell, I read the description and that poor horse... I can’t believe someone let her die like that in a stall... gross. She was such a good pony too :(
Huh?
430 dislikes?? These people must not realize that sometimes you have to act aggressive and hit a horse with a rope or nudge them with your body a.k.a pressure and release (not beating with a whip, chains, using tie downs or anything stupid like that.) Horses are smart and will learn that it's easier to do what they're told. To all the ignorant people out there, please get educated.
ifthecapfits1 you don't know the meaning of horseman then... a horse man treats a horse as a herd and fill the role of herd leader. You must be one of the people who have their horses separate for whatever stupid ass reason. Watch a herd. A leader will get extremely rough if the herd isn't doing what the leader wants
Nikki The Fox yes but as a herd leader you have to show them who is boss or did you never see horses fight
Chayenne Schwarz that's what I said lmao?
Nikki The Fox oh sorry haha I thought you answered to another guy and only read the first sentences. Sorry 😂
Chayenne Schwarz it's fine :)
i really have to say that i love that you didn't include a whip in this lunge lesson. it's how i was taught and at first it seemed right. when i was at a hunter barn and a horse was on the line and asked to canter (lope) but picked up the wrong lead some of the people would beat them with the whip and leave welts and even cuts and instill fear. (red flag moments) i was recently taught how to lunge using the line to encourage movement and correct behavior. it's made a big difference in how well i can connect with the horses i work with, especially the ottb's.
I do work for the SPCA. We in conjunction with law enforcement agencies regularly pick up horses in the conditions you described. this is normally initiated by someone like yourself that is aware of a horse or horses that are not being properly maintained and will contact the SPCA and or law enforcement. The horse owner can be made to give up the horse.
Well I called they blew me off and if the horse has food water and shelter then there is nothing they can do. I have horses in texas that I called on and get the same bs response, perhaps you can share the secret code to get them come out?
You should be ashamed. I work for child services but I don't track down tag numbers when I see someone discipline their child. Animals are no different and every horse is different. Horses nip kick bite and break jaws of other horses and she'd do no different to you. It's about who's dominant. A horse that doesn't respect you went do what you say and that isn't abuse. If you really worked with them you'd know that abuse is her hiring her for no reason, her making her do things that are unethical like making her stand in her own filth or stabled wet. It's continuous pain that leaves marks. You do have to get physical with some horses. So shut the fuck up.
You can shut the fuck up. And no I didn't know that part but that doesn't stop the fact that they didn't care enough to investigate. To be honest I figured you're just a whiney marshmallow person. And no it doesn't get a bad rap you've never had to work with a family you know you can't do anything about. The save is true for the aspca we're human and we have rules. I was called to home that I KNOW the children are being abused by guess what. In my state spanking is legal if it doesn't leave marks so you can go cry somewhere else and maybe read the bylaws in your state about horses.
If a disrespectful horse comes trotting at you with ears pin back and you only had a rope what would you do ( to the people that cry about using a rope for training )?
So sad about this horse. There are to fucking many "horse lovers" that are busy. Their greed makes horses life miserable.
This is really helpful for me Rick. Working with a horse that thinks she is a dog! Not been worked with much in the past 6 years....a 12 year old Freisian that has no aggressiveness just disrespectful. I am having to break myself of walking away when doing the changes.....I am just learning more about lunging and how important ground work is....I am walking her straight once she does the change, for a couple of steps then going into a circle.....it is very slow progress but do get some good lunging time. One thing I am not worried about is that she will hurt me though she is a 1000 pound dog/horse....fortunately she is not flighty or anxious....just wants to be petted. Learned early on that treats only made it all go from bad to worse.....no treats for this girl.....
I don't own a horse, never have, never will but I thoroughly enjoy this mans intelligent and humane treatment of the beautiful animals! He truely cares.
Truly has no e learn to spell correctly
This is a man that knows his shit. It'd be a dream to work beside you
Okay Anon you are literally commenting on everyone's comment, SHUT UP! Seriously he is not abusive he takes great care of his horses and knows what he is doing. If you are just going to be a barn witch then go away because no one wants you here.
SillyPiggie123 Anon Amouse Someone obviously has never worked with pushy, stubborn horses. Or maybe any horse at all?...
Be gone barn witch
It's not worth my time
SillyPiggie123 agreed aha
Holly is a good sport. That horse is pretty and seemed to be showing for the camera when Rick was lunging it.
I got the lesson.
Thanks Rick, I have a young, pushy horse, and this is just what he needs! Both he and I will be happier once we get the discipline part down.
I didn't like this video for a couple of reasons but I went to the comments section and did not expect abuse to be the main hot button of this video lol what the heck if you're not aggressive during ground work (which I think is among the most important in horse training) you're going to create a monster. I was lunging a new horse I had gotten for the first time and I guess his old owner wasn't very aggressive with him or maybe he was just really testing me, but that boy was really trying to come at me with bared teeth and running into me, etc but you have to be bigger and scarier that's the only way. You have to be the top of the pecking order not him... And obviously they are huge they could kill us you have to get your bluff in or you're going to be in a dangerous situation. This is certainly not abuse it's a safety precaution you have to get after them or you could get really hurt once they think you're submissive to them... As his channel is called, "Think Like a Horse"
Stephanie Pittman you're right but I think you should mean "assertive" and a "leader" rather than "aggressive".
I never had to be aggressive with my stallion. He was pushy and stubborn but with patience and some assertiveness he started listening to commands better than he had in years. If you do it the right way, I have learned that even with the most pushy horses, the minimal amount of equipment and "aggression" is needed. I have gotten horses from the bare basics of handling to liberty and more complex commands while only using a rope halter, lead rope, some desensitizing tools, and a the whip that is solely to give directions and to tap the horses. I can't remember the last time I've actually needed to hit a horse with a whip to get it to understand what I wanted it to do. I often tap horses but it's only the "nagging" type of tap that annoys the horse to the point where they realize in order to stop the nagging, they do as they're directed. Someone once accused me of allowing my horses to get away with being "slow" and "lazy" with what they're supposed to do and have even been told to actually hit them to get them to go faster. First off, the horses are only going as fast as they believe they need to go. I taught them that the speed they do things is sufficient enough and they don't need to be any faster, so by hitting them, I risk damaging the trust I built with them because then suddenly what used to be good enough isn't anymore and they got hit not realizing they had been doing anything wrong. If I want to speed up their reaction, I continue the same exorcise with each round getting more nagging taps until they start doing the desired task at the speed that I like. Works every time. This is just my method of training. I do agree that you have to be confident, dominate, and assertive, but aggressive is just kinda the wrong word and you also have to show large portions of care, love, (com)passion, patience, and such to get the most trusting, obedient, and kind horses possible. Just my two scents (:
I have never had to be aggressive with any of my horses. . she used to try to bite me and swing her butt to me at feeding time, she stopped once I made her move away from me, I did that without even having to touch her.
Y'all can sit here and justify being 'aggressive' until you're blue in the face but if you have to physically smack a horse, you're doing something wrong. .
@@lumini3172 That sounds more like the Ray Hunt and Tom Dorrance line of thinking. What this video presents is mostly the Parrelli and Clinton Anderson school of thought, which is, don't let the horse think, just smack them until they do what you want.
Ray Hunt and the Dorrance brothers were what 'natural horsemanship' is. Keep it up. Your horse is probably a lot happier than the mare in the video.
Rick is exactly right, you are training your horse for good or ill every time you put your hands on them. With an older horse with long standing issues it takes more time, but when you start a young horse correctly every year just gets better and better. And it is such a pleasure to have that partnership with a horse out on the trail.
Hallo Ricky! Finally a video where I could See what I Am doing wrong! My Horse dös exactly like this One and I was for Sure that it was my fault but I could Never SEE Till now exactly WHAT was that I was doing wrong ... But Looking at The Girl working with you I realized that I am always invinting him in.... Other Videos ONLy Show The right Way of doing... But NOT what you can do wrong... This was sooooo helpful! I bought my Horse very skinny and without any muscles and now he is getting bigger and healthier and needs urgently to Start lunging again in Order to get muscles and fit before Winter ( we live in The Black Forest in Germany where it gets reallycold!) and it's Super Important that I manage to work with him and Lunge him as I am The One WHO cares for him! I Must say that my Horses is VERY Big, 600 kg Horse and Totaly NOT sensitiv at all and we need to put a LOT of Pressure on him before he Even moves! What for Other Horses would make them Run Miles away from us, for Him means NOTHTING... He only stays there Standing and doesn't care. So...what you do with your rope there is Totaly in Ordnung! I would Never hurt my Horse intentionaly... I LOVE him, but what People also need to realize is that each Horse is an Individual and each One will Test you diferently! For Horses like shetties that in Nature would live in Groups where they stay very close and protecting each Other all The Time, only a small, Tiny Signal makes them Run...it means dangerous... For Big Horses like Mine, a Holsteiner, they are much more Individualist... They need a lot of Space to move and don't stay in The Group so close to each Other... The "Chef" has to make Big movements and put Pressuregroup on The others to get really an answer...that is on their biology, THEIR DNA... So when you Train a Horses like that, in Order to get their attention, you have also to put a lot of Pressure and make Big movements... And on Top Of That there is The personality of each horse on it's own... Some are more sttuborn than others.... So, anyway, it's all good and PLEASE keep up with The Great work! I LOVE it! It makes me always laugh and I never finished a vídeo without learning something goo!
Wow, I forgot about Holly! Gosh. How fast time goes by.
Thank you Rick! This gave me the confidence to know it was not my horse, it was me. My boy does so much better lunging now! Thank you Rick. Much love from Missouri!
I might get out my horseriding misery that is forcing me to ride it with a bit by people
@@dariaharruff7025 I don't ride with a bit tho?
I tried to ride with a bit when I was little I hated it screw that if you do ride horses with a bit we can't be friends I'm not your friend if you ride horses with a bit okay with you
This is a great video, I'm learning about horses and their behaviours and how to react in certain situations. I feel much more confident when I learn from these videos. Thank you
Horses are smart
The horse looks relieved in some ways. Bless her ❤. Beautiful red girl
Hi,
I've got a 5-year old thoroughbred from the English racing tracks. I have him for 2 weeks now. His last race was 20th of October 2020.
He is lazy. And slow. Rather not gallop and when riding him, he is slow too. I don't have a problem with that at all, since I can make him as sensitive as I want.
However, with lunging he is starting to buck. He didn't know what lunging was, so I had to teach him. My language is different from his (Dutch vs English).
Now he starts to not only buck (which he did since the beginning), but he closes in on me and he is giving me his rear end, ears flat and he threatens to kick.
I am no super hero, so I do move out of the way. If I was made of iron, I would have stayed on my spot.
I wiggle the rope so he moves away from me, which he does.
But yes, a rear end to me, threatening to kick does scare me. I pretend not to, and tell him to move away from me. With words and with the rope.
We don't have a round pen. I can close part of the riding hall with a rope, so it makes a square of 20 x 20 meters.
Is it an idea to let him lose in that area and just chase him to move his lazy ass?
I ask here, because I don't want to make it worse. I have him for 2 weeks and the problem of not wanting to trot is there from the beginning. He doesn't have pain. He shakes his head up and down and sideways, puts his ears flat and bucks. That he did from the beginning. As soon as I put pressure on him, he does this. If he is trotting nice, I take away the pressure and verbally reward him. I stimulate every step by clicking my tongue for rhythm. He does it nicely when he gets over his bucking. His head goes low and he blows air so relaxed. Ears go forward, one is pointing at me. And then there is no problem.
But it is always a fight in the beginning and sometimes halfway too.
I never stop lunging, until he does it right. I don't quit, I don't give up. We always end positive.
I don't get it when people let their horses get into their space without being invited, and let them become pushy and dangerous around them because of their ignorance. They try and say "Let your horse be a horse" but thats ridiculous! If you had a kid, and they disrespected you, would you tolerate it and "let the kid be a kid?" NO! You would correct them and carry on. Most of the horse world is just common sense, and it's amazing how many people that claim to be trainers don't know what true common sense is. Thanks Rick, my horse now respects me more, and we both trust each other even greater than before ever since i started watching your videos and doing what you say is right and staying away from the wrong. :)
what a sad way to die. my horse was very herd bound but i never even saw it as an option to stable or paddock away from other horses, he is in a herd and happy and working through his confidence to ride out alone.
I can't tell if this comment section is full of sarcasm or people who actually learned something from this video :/
Man, I just love your voice and your laugh
Thank you so much for this video! I worked with one horse that did this so much and now I know what I was doing was just reinforcing it. Now I know what to do.
This is not harsh at all. It's disciplinary not abusive.
This horse definitely appears to be lame though. I'd love to see this same task after pain eliminated
Wow I feel dumb. I always have that problem with my horse. When I lung him. But he doesn't come in he just stops and turns my way for no reason. So maybe I don't give him enough pressure to continue to move forward. Wow that really helped. Thanks a whole bunch rick!!!!
No offense, but too much laughing and joking. I very much appreciate the information. I do enjoy learning how to work with horses. Thank you, sir.
Hahaha Roper Dog in the background 😂🤣🥰
I love how even the description sounds like Rick.
Aw hell she lunges just like I do....practice makes perfect.
I needed this video. Thanks 😊.
Guys if a horse hits you with his back hoof then you'll know about it. They have thick skin and are far bigger than us. If the respect is not there from your horse you need to act like another higher horse and gain that respect any way you can. Obviously within reason... But a rope, come on. A hoof is a lot harder once it hits you... Think about it. Chill out guys - like I shall keep reiterating, if you do not like Ricks methods then do not watch. Seriously it is not that hard. Reading some of these comments. WELL... Wasting energy. Keep up the good videos. Hope the US is warmer than out April showers here in rainy England. YAY!!
Rick told me long ago when I got my first horse that there is no such thing as a 'horse that won't lunge'. Even though many people had told me otherwise. Now my 'horse that won't lunge' communicates with me beautifully. Wisdom.
well your a good man and clearly have the best interest for the horse. I understand that its irretating when the loudest voices say the negativest things. but I'm glad you keep up the good work and make these helpfull vids. there should be more people like you.
That just breaks my heart that you like me now. Damn, my whole life I wanted you to like me. I used to like you too until you had to share this stupid comment.
Thanks, Rick (and Holly), for a very instructive video! Gorgeous horse! I'm very envious....💔
Thanks for posting this, Rick. I've been trying this maneuver with my pushy horse and often find myself backing up instead of having him back away from me. It was helpful to see someone working with a horse that behaves similar to mine. Time to try again and be more active.
All of my horses were like this at first. People kept telling me to just be patient with horse but it only made it worst. I decided that every time my horses would try to come in and push me I would put as much pressure is needed. My horses now stay on the outside because they are afraid on the inside when lunging.
Reading in the description her owner left her alone and payed other people to care for her, and only twice a year controlled this, make me mad!
This poor girl was left alone in her own excrements without food or water so that she died a horrible death... 😔
Yes, so love to an animal has to look like. 🤮🤮🤮
she may have been coming in a little because she was off in her front end. she seemed very stiff in that left front leg. RIP sweet mare. btw Rick. I'm using this video on my own mare who is very pushy. so far she's doing much better. thank you for posting this video
Do you have more of these? Really simple self explanatory videos for people who know horses and it makes perfect sense. Please keep em' coming!
Do you suppose her lameness is because she lived in a stall for so long? Her hind end looks very weak, very little muscle there. What a sweet horse. Pretty girl
Yes, the horse has now passed because owner left her in her stall at all times. Check description):
Thanks for this training video! I've never received lessons on how to lunge a horse... this is a great way to see how to do it right!
This is a good video. I was inexperienced and bought a green horse. One week later the mare almost ran me down. The friend who sold her to me tried to lunge her & got scared and ran to hide behind a barrel. Another friend did not run and got knocked over. I've been working with a trainer for 2 years. We've both progressed amazingly (with help), but this is one of the first things she tries when she's feeling lazy or stubborn. I do use a whip...but otherwise she would have to be put down.
Rick this is great! Please post more videos of you training....thanks for sharing your wisdom!
10:40 Don't run into me. Great reaction, she wasn't expecting Rick's shoulder.
Good stuff. Everyone has their opinion about aggressiveness or abuse. Reasonable levels of discomfort and commands are determined by the horses response with long term safety and success in mind. Training and disciplinary actions set the limit at the beginning stages. It is important to know that discipline and actions eliminate the prolonged misbehavior of the horse and make for a safer and more enjoyable journey for rider and mount. I think Rick is using reasonable discipline to ensure the safety of rider, and future comfort of the horse. (in this case, it's a shame the horse did not have much of a future or past if you read the description) but training is not a waste of time and something is learned in every case. The important thing to remember is that the horse is being trained not to step on, walk over or otherwise hurt a rider or inexperienced owner.
This is a good one. I've learned so very much from your videos. Thank you Rick
Great Video Rick. Once again you're teaching a Chicago guy who isn't around Horses, "Ways to understand How to Read and Communicate" with a (Animal) Horse. Too many comments by people who don't understand that Horses (like Dogs) are animals. If you want to work with them (Dogs - Want a Job and want to Work) and be around them, you better try to figure out How they communicate & learn.
OMG! I commented before reading the video description, not realizing the poor creature had died in terrible conditions. Not exaggerating to say I was moved to tears. It's horrible when such things happen and unfortunate that just any person can purchase a beautiful animal and treat it in any manner they wish, no matter how cruel or unintentional. I guess the owner thought she could keep her "safe" from the cold cruel world by locking her away, like a princess in a fairy tale -- which usually ended badly, like this story. I am deeply saddened to think there's no way to protect helpless animals from "well-meaning" owners.
You said that this mare is old? That might be the reason people are saying that she looks lame. My mare looked lame when she walked. It still didn't stop her galloping off with me once. She also loved to crowd me too. I soon showed her that I could push back too. She soon learned to keep her distance when I needed her to. Love your videos. Please keep telling it like it is.
Interesting to watch this video. Reminding me of work need to do with my newest horse.
Hard to believe this is a "dangerous" horse at all. Appears very calm and tuned out.
Also seems lame and stiff on one side- perhaps making it harder to turn that direction.
Think I would have done some round pen work or simple longer lunge work first to see how
she moves. And get her attention. Truly sad to hear she was abused and died by neglect.
Looked like a nice mare.
Not my favorite type either, but poor care and handling make this horse the way it is, so it takes a harder approach to overcome the previous poor training handling and bad habits. This is much better than the alternate of avoiding the horse. locking the horse up, no wants to be around the horse since they are scared of it Even it others can't see it, this horse is better because of what was done,she learned not to run over humans push and intimidate humans, things she learned worked from others
This is interesting, I've been doing this with my mare- not moving out of fear but rather moving when she gets in the way or puts her butt to me, I realise now I need to keep on with the pressure and not yield, this is really helpful! makes sense looking back, I'm not scared of my horse but I cans see that it's easy to mess up even when you aren't fearful. My horse is young and whilst she isn't pushy she does like to stand with you rather than away from you when lunging and will sometimes put her butt to you or refuse to do one or more things. I'll attempt this with her next time and be firmer.
Thanks for another video and agree sometimes you have to be more aggressive. When I got this mule she was very pushy and still tends to be. The people even taught her to face her butt to them . She liked it scratched, you know. I retaught her to stop that but I will still having problems lunging and your video will be a great help. You are one of the few that actually have helpful information and do not charge for it.
Thats horrible that that horse was locked up in a stall to be "safe". My mom's horse did this because she spoiled her but I did this and now she's fine.
I think rick is right. I am one of those middle-aged women who decided to find her"unicorns" a little too late in life. of course, I got a rescue percheron and bought "the safest horse ever" as a companion for her. well, a concussion, a broken ankle, a broken back, parelli, local trainers, etc., I have finally learned to get my mares to back off and listen. I am not good, but i am better. I had to learn to be assertive and to understand what horses want: to feel safe. and for me to actually be safe, i had to learn how to lead. whapping a horse with a cotton rope doesn't make a dent on an 1,800 lb. horse. yes, I do take riding lessons from a kind, honest instructor on lots of different horses so that I know I am not hurting my mares when I ride. I have had my saddles fitted. and my girls get great vet and farrier care. I have been at this 5 years and I have just barely begun to communicate with my horses. If I don't step up to the plate, these horses are going to be dangerous. I don't want them rearing, bucking, kicking, or bolting when I am asking them to move around me on a 12-foot rope. I am gonna die. and my husband will sell them. who knows what could happen then? big, fat, unruly drafts who can't pull aren't hot items on the market. I love them, so I have to be tough when it's called for. rick has a big, fat mouth, but look at his horses. they love him and he loves them. If he gave clinics, I would go in a minute and take all his abuse. he's got something to teach. and he's CLEAR.
Thank you Rick this is helping heaps with my horse. Such basic psychology but we forget they arent humans they are horses. We have to stop treating them like children because they arent.
you are one of the only people who actually understands horses
I came back to this video to say thanks as this together with
'Working With A Sassy Mare Name Star - Identifying People Problems' were invaluable for me today as I had an opportunity to work with a horse from the ground for the first time (I've been riding for some years, but this was my first time lunging a horse). Without these videos, it would be hard for me from the beginning, and thanks to Rick's explanation, I got the problem solved immediately and it made the interaction with the horse much more pleasurable and safe afterwards. Many thanks for you, Rick! It's only heartbreaking to read about what happened to the horse, in the updated video description... She was not a bad horsie, she did not deserve that... no horse does!
Rick you are wonderful with horses
Good video Rick. I have no problems lunging my horse with good direction etc and he only comes in when i ask him to. Although I can lunge with a lead rope, I do find it easier with a longer lunging soft rope. It gives my horse space to turn etc and get into the groove. I think it may be safer for people starting out too as you have space to swing the rope so he can see you don't want him to come into your space. You can become more subtle and end up just using hand gestures. Horses are smart. They read body language well.
Its a shame people don't bother doing some research before owning a horse, or starting to do something new like lunging. They teach the horse the wrong thing, then get upset with the horse.
3 minutes and he has a horse with a new attitude. AWESOME!
She is limping from being locked up by humans that think loving a horse horse if protecting a horse. She is old, she does not get good hoof care, she is underweight and locked up. So people like you see a horse stumble and want to come up with a reason not handle or do anything with the horse. SO WHAT, she limped a bit, your answer would be don't do anything and lock the horse. I need a bunch of Mr. Obvious people to tell me when a horse limps. Do you really think I could not see this? come on -