Beautiful harmonious horse & rider. Love the concept of soft eyes from the late, great Sally Swift. Thank you for an excellent, informative training video that we can apply. I will share this video as safety & harmony are paramount. 🎉
you have a lovely seat and leg :-) the tight tense riders you speak of, become a clothespin on an orange and pop off. Many who lose a stirrup and then fall off, do so because they push themselves over and off with the leg still standing against a stirrup. Of course the tighter and more Leary the rider becomes, the more sure the horse becomes that there IS something to fear.
Very helpful video. I love that you also mentioned about slightly extending your horse's comfort zone and then quickly returning him back to the area he was more comfortable. It's all about working with our horse's nervous system and keeping them below their threshold. This helps create connection and trust with your horse. Too often I see riders/handlers continue to push their horses past their threshold and the horse gets more "up" and spooky and then the rider may even be harsh and discipline their horse when their natural instincts are being triggered.
Interesting and useful. Thank you. My only bother is that you refer to the horse being 'excited' - this is so the wrong word, it is 'stress' or 'anxious'. Words so matter 🙂
Hear you loud and clear. We actually talk about this with people in our clinics and our coaching. By excited we meant a higher state of emotion in the horse however, there are certainly more accurate and descriptive words for that. Thanks for watching!
Thanks, Paula! This is a very helpful video. Even though I'm aware of most of the tools you talk about, it was great to see you need to put them to use and have them work. I especially like that you said when you notice or feel a cue that might turn into something, you "get yourself ready" - kind of like how we want to get the horse ready just before asking him to do something - not in a bracey or tense way, but in a supple kind of way.
My horse is very low energy when I ride him and sometimes will just stop. He does have chronic ems and laminitis , so I usually keep the session short. How do I know whether he’s in pain or what I’m doing wrong?
Beautiful harmonious horse & rider. Love the concept of soft eyes from the late, great Sally Swift. Thank you for an excellent, informative training video that we can apply. I will share this video as safety & harmony are paramount. 🎉
Many thanks!
you have a lovely seat and leg :-) the tight tense riders you speak of, become a clothespin on an orange and pop off. Many who lose a stirrup and then fall off, do so because they push themselves over and off with the leg still standing against a stirrup. Of course the tighter and more Leary the rider becomes, the more sure the horse becomes that there IS something to fear.
Well said!
I love your videos. You explain so much which makes sense. Even though I may know it (not perfectly) I always get good reminders.
You are so welcome!
Very helpful video. I love that you also mentioned about slightly extending your horse's comfort zone and then quickly returning him back to the area he was more comfortable. It's all about working with our horse's nervous system and keeping them below their threshold. This helps create connection and trust with your horse. Too often I see riders/handlers continue to push their horses past their threshold and the horse gets more "up" and spooky and then the rider may even be harsh and discipline their horse when their natural instincts are being triggered.
Great points! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Interesting and useful. Thank you. My only bother is that you refer to the horse being 'excited' - this is so the wrong word, it is 'stress' or 'anxious'. Words so matter 🙂
Hear you loud and clear. We actually talk about this with people in our clinics and our coaching. By excited we meant a higher state of emotion in the horse however, there are certainly more accurate and descriptive words for that. Thanks for watching!
Thanks, Paula! This is a very helpful video. Even though I'm aware of most of the tools you talk about, it was great to see you need to put them to use and have them work. I especially like that you said when you notice or feel a cue that might turn into something, you "get yourself ready" - kind of like how we want to get the horse ready just before asking him to do something - not in a bracey or tense way, but in a supple kind of way.
Well said! Thank you!
Excellent! Thank u for this!
You're very welcome!
This is a great video, very helpful!
Thanks for watching!
Really enjoyed this video! There were so many useful things in it to try!
Glad you enjoyed it, let us know how it goes!
Great video! You’ve given me a new perspective on how to ride my spooky mare
Thanks for that!
Great video thank you
Very welcome
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Thanks for watching!
My horse is very low energy when I ride him and sometimes will just stop. He does have chronic ems and laminitis , so I usually keep the session short. How do I know whether he’s in pain or what I’m doing wrong?
I would suggest sending us a video and we could do a video Lesson/consultation. Becauseofthehorse.net.
Great video thank you
Glad you enjoyed it