Why am I loving all of these videos with Betty ?? Her ‘coming along’ has been really enjoyable to watch. I think because she came to you as an unknown adult horse rather than a weanling.
Interesting comment. I also think there’s more appeal to riding as opposed to just groundwork. I know we all believe in groundwork, but it can be a bit dull! Especially to watch.
As always I love how you simlify the tecniques you snow us. Today in Nova Scotia we had a rare one. Temp just above zero, sunshine, not even a hint of wind and trail ride for an hour. YEEE haww.
Enjoy your videos. It's fun to see somebody else trying to get a little training in during winter weather. Here in Utah, property values jumped so high, everything around me has turned into homes. Fields are all gone, So I have to load up to go ride someplace. County has an indoor arena with open riding during the day time. But if you are trying to get some ridding time in after work in the evenings, all times are pretty well booked by Barrel Racers, Calf ropers etc trying to practice. I frequently haul to Southern Utah during the winter months to get a little warmer and we trail ride. I need to remember to work on basics like this during my trail rides. I'm heading out in morning for 3-4 days of trails for New Years holiday, then back to work. I'm taking a mare down that we started, then gave a year off for maternity leave. I'm trying to get her back under saddle this fall, mainly because she looks like a Propane tank and needs the exercise . Here is one of my early winter rides, Before the snow was very deep. We were riding on South and West faces where the snow had not accumulated very deep. I was 6 weeks after having my knee replaced and right off the bat, had to go thru a gate, and it would have been nice to get my horse to move over so I didn't fear banging my knee. You've reminded me I need to practice those basic moves more. Thanks ua-cam.com/video/7lwylFtnEW8/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared Feel free to cross some of your training on my page. With 14,000 followers, There might be a few who might enjoy watching yours
Thanks for sharing. We have gone through the same thing around here. The easy out your back door riding is pretty much over. We’re fortunate enough to have a couple of good sized pleasant riding parks for short day rides nearby. We have enough land on our farm and adjoining farms to put hour long rides on green horses. Still, things are steadily changing,aren’t they. Keep fighting the good fight!
Betty is so good in the cold weather. The saying about ponies having a summer personality and a winter personality doesn’t seem to apply to her. Enjoyed your video. The only thing we have to worry about in So Cal is mud in the winter and heat in the summer.
So far, she seems pretty chill year-round. I suspect I would envy you your climate in Southern California. Still, we get along. Glad you’re along for the ride.
I have 3 questions. 1. I notice your horse gets bothered and tosses it's head every time you ask for a hq yield (eg 1m 50s). Is that in response to the inside rein or the inside leg or both? 2. What would the hq yield look like if you only applied inside leg (no inside rein) or applied only inside rein (no inside leg)? 3. When you ask the mare to shift her hip to the right you lean to the left (eg, see 1m 50s). Her centre of gravity is moving to the right, yet your centre of gravity is shifting to the left. Would it not be easier for the mare to move her hq if your centre of gravity is as close to her centre of gravity as possible? Thanks for your time.
Really good and fair questions which I will now struggle to answer coherently. 1. Definitely this is from the inside leg. I suspect this is because this movement is new to her. As her feet free up I think I’ll get movement of the feet and not the tail. I certainly agree that this mare does respond with a little concern every time I put that inside leg on her. I’m willing to chalk it up to the learning process and hope for the best. 2. Inside leg with no inside rein might indeed work better. I tend to tip a horses nose to the inside when introducing this to capture them a bit. However, this can be frustrating and may account for the concern that you’re observing. I will definitely try to simply put her in the bridle dead straight and move her hip over. It may well work better. Thanks for that thought. 3. You are completely right in your observation. You’ve just put your finger on a lifelong recurrent bad habit of mine. When using the inside leg, I have a tendency to shift to the inside, particularly in a leg yield or hindquarter yield. I absolutely agree that staying centered is always better though sometimes, at least for me, easier said than done. I appreciate your comments and, in particular, the very straightforward and neutral way in which they were expressed. Hope you keep watching. I would certainly welcome other comments and observations.
@@hermgaileyalifetimewithhorses thank you for your considered responses. I would only add that in my view, I would like the response to the inside leg or the inside rein to result in an almost identical hq yield. This is because I would like the feel from either of those sources of communication to result in the exact same change of thought in the horse's brain. Thank you for allowing me to comment.
Why am I loving all of these videos with Betty ?? Her ‘coming along’ has been really enjoyable to watch. I think because she came to you as an unknown adult horse rather than a weanling.
Interesting comment. I also think there’s more appeal to riding as opposed to just groundwork. I know we all believe in groundwork, but it can be a bit dull! Especially to watch.
Good morning from snowy Germany ❄️☃️❄️
Thanks. You probably have us beaten as to snow. Stay warm.
As always I love how you simlify the tecniques you snow us. Today in Nova Scotia we had a rare one. Temp just above zero, sunshine, not even a hint of wind and trail ride for an hour. YEEE haww.
Makes me feel like I’m living in the tropics. Stay warm up there.
Enjoy your videos. It's fun to see somebody else trying to get a little training in during winter weather. Here in Utah, property values jumped so high, everything around me has turned into homes. Fields are all gone, So I have to load up to go ride someplace. County has an indoor arena with open riding during the day time. But if you are trying to get some ridding time in after work in the evenings, all times are pretty well booked by Barrel Racers, Calf ropers etc trying to practice. I frequently haul to Southern Utah during the winter months to get a little warmer and we trail ride. I need to remember to work on basics like this during my trail rides. I'm heading out in morning for 3-4 days of trails for New Years holiday, then back to work. I'm taking a mare down that we started, then gave a year off for maternity leave. I'm trying to get her back under saddle this fall, mainly because she looks like a Propane tank and needs the exercise . Here is one of my early winter rides, Before the snow was very deep. We were riding on South and West faces where the snow had not accumulated very deep. I was 6 weeks after having my knee replaced and right off the bat, had to go thru a gate, and it would have been nice to get my horse to move over so I didn't fear banging my knee. You've reminded me I need to practice those basic moves more. Thanks ua-cam.com/video/7lwylFtnEW8/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared Feel free to cross some of your training on my page. With 14,000 followers, There might be a few who might enjoy watching yours
Thanks for sharing. We have gone through the same thing around here. The easy out your back door riding is pretty much over. We’re fortunate enough to have a couple of good sized pleasant riding parks for short day rides nearby. We have enough land on our farm and adjoining farms to put hour long rides on green horses. Still, things are steadily changing,aren’t they. Keep fighting the good fight!
can you teach horse people backing up and how to use hands too and other backing up exercises that we can do.
Thanks for your comment. I actually have a video which we’re going to edit and have up on the subject within the next few weeks.
Very effective and easy to boot
Thanks. This technique actually is very simple and low stress. It has worked well for me for a long time. Hope it works for you as well.
Love this❤
Thanks. It was a good ride. Glad you liked it.
What a handy video. My horse can use this info!
Glad it was helpful and thanks for watching.
excellent
Thanks. And thank you for watching.
Betty is so good in the cold weather. The saying about ponies having a summer personality and a winter personality doesn’t seem to apply to her. Enjoyed your video. The only thing we have to worry about in So Cal is mud in the winter and heat in the summer.
So far, she seems pretty chill year-round. I suspect I would envy you your climate in Southern California. Still, we get along. Glad you’re along for the ride.
I have 3 questions.
1. I notice your horse gets bothered and tosses it's head every time you ask for a hq yield (eg 1m 50s). Is that in response to the inside rein or the inside leg or both?
2. What would the hq yield look like if you only applied inside leg (no inside rein) or applied only inside rein (no inside leg)?
3. When you ask the mare to shift her hip to the right you lean to the left (eg, see 1m 50s). Her centre of gravity is moving to the right, yet your centre of gravity is shifting to the left. Would it not be easier for the mare to move her hq if your centre of gravity is as close to her centre of gravity as possible?
Thanks for your time.
Really good and fair questions which I will now struggle to answer coherently.
1. Definitely this is from the inside leg. I suspect this is because this movement is new to her. As her feet free up I think I’ll get movement of the feet and not the tail. I certainly agree that this mare does respond with a little concern every time I put that inside
leg on her. I’m willing to chalk it up to the learning process and hope for the best.
2. Inside leg with no inside rein might indeed work better. I tend to tip a horses nose to the inside when introducing this to capture them a bit. However, this can be frustrating and may account for the concern that you’re observing. I will definitely try to simply put her in the bridle dead straight and move her hip over. It may well work better. Thanks for that thought.
3. You are completely right in your observation. You’ve just put your finger on a lifelong recurrent bad habit of mine. When using the inside leg, I have a tendency to shift to the inside, particularly in a leg yield or hindquarter yield. I absolutely agree that staying centered is always better though sometimes, at least for me, easier said than done.
I appreciate your comments and, in particular, the very straightforward and neutral way in which they were expressed. Hope you keep watching. I would certainly welcome other comments and observations.
@@hermgaileyalifetimewithhorses thank you for your considered responses. I would only add that in my view, I would like the response to the inside leg or the inside rein to result in an almost identical hq yield. This is because I would like the feel from either of those sources of communication to result in the exact same change of thought in the horse's brain. Thank you for allowing me to comment.
Is it cold up there
The day we shot the video it was just about at the freezing point. It was very still,though. Not unpleasant, really.