I am 59 yrs old been around horses all my life ....had many rowdy horses with issues , i searched the web for answers only to get bits and bobs of info ,unless you sign up for more ...well sir i ve learned more in a week from you than any other ....your ways truly work , thank you so much ... you are a Real Cowboy in my books. I highly respect you for helping so many people and horsies , very much regard Dave White from canada .
Indeed, Steve Young is tops! Also, look at Klaus Hempfling, Monty Roberts, Buck Branneman, and I hope Steve adds to this list as well, the people he learned from and respects. I believe Steve synthesized a lot of the above people’s and others’ training ways into his wonderful, powerful, truly effective teaching skills he gives us. Would love to know what you think of each.
@@louisegogel7973 - add Warwick Schiller to your list. Former Aussie cowboy & trainer, now based in Calif. He had a major epiphany at a clinic he was giving in Texas about 8+/- yrs. ago & decided to 100% change ALL of his training methods. He's done a deep dive into both Equine & Human Psychology, and himself. He is now 100% Horse Centric, zero abuse, zero anger. I like that he checks himself to make sure he is calm & 100% focused on the horse he is about to work with... before even approaching the horse. Like Steve, he helps the riders/owners too, and the horses he works with end up so much happier - chill, sane & centered... NOT shut down with fear.
@@mdee860 I am cautious about Warwick. Some of the things he has learned are fabulous and others I am not so sure about. Does he still use metal on the horse’s face and nose to ‘help’ them learn ? To me that is a no go.
@@louisegogel7973 - that would be a NO-GO for me too! I'm all about POSITIVE training. I've only watched him in the last 5 years - but I've seen NO boinging stick, crop, etc. Absolutely no metal torture thing! 😱 Go back only maybe 6 years, I don't watch older videos - before he had a complete reversal of his own training methods & he admitted he was wrong! Takes a pretty big person to change EVERYTHING about their old methods & learn better, newer ways to communicate with horses.
You NAILED it, the horse was trying to get them both out of danger. You are so smart that you figured out that she was fine on one side but not the other.
Well said, Deb. H. That poor mare must've had a really traumatic experience on a road in her past. She really didn't do the circling, blocking thing walking to the menage... just going onto & on the road.
Would not be at all surprised, them walking/driving on the left side in these videos even makes me feel highly anxious since we do the reverse here. And you can see the horse usually acts up right there at the first and second of two blind curves where it can't see if a car if coming soon. I bet it would be better if there was a long straight away and it could see what was far ahead and have less fear of sudden collision. It might have had some close calls or scares by cars in the past too.
Steve, if your theory is correct about this lovely mare trying to protect his owner from oncoming traffic on the left side of the road, I completely understand from her (Polish and my US) perspective. I find the UK's very narrow roads and left sided traffic almost heart stopping. (Though I've never seen accidents on them!) So clearly this mare has been protecting her owner's life. To her very large body awareness, there is just not enough room for the both of them and an oncoming car, and the road to the right drops out of sight beyond the curve, so maybe they could fall off a mountain cliff too, right? Terrifying. And you gave the mare just the experience she needed to get beyond her terror. But I have to say, despite the problems, what an incredible horse to put her body between terror and her owner. She didn't bolt and run away from fright. She encircled her owner's body exhaustively, she reared up against the danger, but just couldn't make her owner understand. Until you unlocked the message. Her efforts may have been uneeded, but this horse is a (s)hero.
Love, love love your methods and your videos! With this mare...You nailed it Steve! I agree! You can almost see where this mare may have been afraid of vehicles but learned they would always pass her on her left. Here she comes to Wales and the scary cars have no place to go except to hit them! Maybe she felt in imminent danger and was trying to protect her owner. See how she frequently jumped up on the grassy sides? So when they were riding, she knew she could go to the grass to get away and she could take her rider with her. You can only imagine this is what it could have been! A fantastic job helping this lovely mare!
I love animals, but I’ve always been terrified of horses. Your channel has changed all that, I now want to meet a horse. I’m quite good with dogs, the same principles seem to apply. I understand exactly what you’re doing, it all makes perfect sense to me. It brings tears to my eyes when you help these horses, I absolutely love your channel. You’re such a special couple I love to watch you both work. Can I say thank you for helping all of these animals and the people that own them. I’m so grateful for the help it’s given me just watching you, I can only imagine how your clients must feel. Regards George. God Bless 🙏
I've always been obsessed with horses but I too find them intimidating. I hope you can squash that when you have your first experience with one. It's hard but if I can, you can!
Mr Young you are an absolute gentleman......your patience and absolute desire to assist your clients is above & beyond! The help you offer both horse & owner is invaluable.
Dear Steve and Tanya, I am an 84 year-old widow who has never had a horse in my life and have only ridden horses many years ago at dude ranches. 🥹 I love your videos!!! Your personalities and love for each other, for horses and for people shines so brightly that I can’t stop watching your videos and eagerly wait for each one. You make this world a better place!! GG from Florida.
See!! Even horses know you guys drive on the wrong side of the road. It's been a rollercoaster ride on some videos, watching you go on those narrow, winding roads, traffic coming at you and you're both on the wrong side!! LOL I actually love those ones!!😃
Love watching the way you convince horses it's all their idea to move because they feel safe. Thank you for putting out these vids. I am not a horse rider/owner.
In this old world with all its problems you make a huge difference with all these horse owners and your positive comments make anyone's day a lot better. Including the horses. Your videos are a kind of therapy for all.
What a lovely horse. I really like the owner too, she learned fast and was very effective with Star. That must be gratifying for Steve to help an owner like her.
GOOD WORK TURNING THAT SASSY WELL FED MARE INTO A RESPECT SAFE HORSE ON THE GROUND AS WELL UNDER SADDLE FOR HER ADORABLE RIDER. SHE SURE HAD A GREAT SMILE IN THE SADDLE ON HER MARE. FOLKS ARE LUCKY WHEN YOU PULL INTO THEIR YARDS. Susan
I didn’t get the sense this horse was sassy. More it seems Star was afraid, both for herself and her owner from some previous experience/s before coming to Louise in Wales.
@@louisegogel7973 I SAID SHE WAS SASSY TO BE KIND! WHEN A HORSE PUSHS THEIR BODY INTO YOU THAT IS NOT BEING AFRAID, THAT IS BEING AGGRESSIVE LIKE THEY WOULD BEHAVE TO A HORSE IN THE HERD. THIS Wonderful TRAINER HAS TAUGHT HER RESPECT ON THE GROUND AND TO STAY OUT OF THE HANDLERS SPACE. PERIOD. SHE IS BEING TAUGHT TO HAVE A SAFE RESPECT FOR THE HANDLER. WE HAVE A SAYING " HEART ATTACKS ARE FREE" WHICH MEANS HORSES ARE TRULY SCARED SO THEY CAN RUN TO BE SAFE BUT IT'S THE JOB OF THE HANDLER TO SENSITIZE AND DESENSITIZED THE HORSE SO HE HAS TOTAL TRUST IN THE HANDLER/RIDER. THINK OF POLICE HORSES AND ALL THEY ARE AROUND IN THEIR JOB. SO GLAD THIS FELLOW CAME AND HELPED THIS HANDLER TO BE SAFE AROUND HER LOVELY HORSE. Susan
@@martylesnick2032 Would you be able to turn the caps off when you write? Only caps makes reading what people write much harder. And caps are usually used to EMPHASIZE a point or to “SHOUT”. Don’t know if you knew about the effect caps have and I hope my explanation is helpful.
You are great...I too have worked with “quirky “ horses and through some serious standing back and seeing certain things ...have figured it out...I once work with a huge Hanoverian Mare....thee sweetest ever you could want with a horse (Hunter Jumper) ...you could do “anything “ with this mare that you could think of except approach her with a pair of clippers. Won’t go into all the details and occurrences...but with all the trial and error and a very conscientious fellow groom, all we needed to do was hide the cord over our shoulder and behind our backs and she never flinched....don’t need to explain the rest 😉
New follower of your channel. Continue to be impressed. Your dedication to understanding the horses and people you are working with is wonderful. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and talents with us. Really enjoy your videos.
Really great work Steve! That's a beautiful & powerful mare, who really, desperately needed 're-think.' So glad Star & her human found a better, safer way to communicate. Loved all the sheep dotting the hills in that gorgeous background. Excellent, informative video. Thank you.
Love to watch, but if your helper could film closer and sometimes in more detail, we would be able to Hear clearly and pick up details of yours and the horse's body language.Thank you so much for sharing!
Ive watched so many of your videos over the last few months and this is my absolute favourite. That mare has been through so much bless her, and yet shes still so trusting. You can tell its fear that has caused the issues she has. Beautiful work steve, an absolute pleasure to watch
Greetings from Colorado! I loved this video. Thank goodness we here, in the western U.S. , have gotten away from the mindset of "teach the horse whose boss!". I see your manner and voice ques are very familiar to me. Love your patience. Keep up your style of videos because people need to know the rational of what you are doing. The videos may seem lengthy, but so far, horses and ponies don't wear watches. We need to take all the time necessary for a horse to "get it". Your methods make horse ownership so much more enjoyable and safe. Keep up the great videos and may God bless the trails you ride!
Thanks again Steve and Tanya! You are a great team! I always love the countryside views etc along with your amazing training Steve! I miss my horses so much due my physical (spinal) problems! Watching your videos help to give me some of what I miss! Plus I lived in Germany for 7 years and miss Europe...your take alongs are great! Thanks again from Idaho, USA!
Omg that reminded me back to my horse sharing days. She was lovely with her with some problems and with me she was an angel. If I would go alone she tries to overpass me, trying to grass, trying to block. That walk who would normaly go like 5-10 min. the first day I spend like 45 min. just correcting and trying to get her so I could lead her probably. The second day it was 20 min. and it got less and less. She was showing some ground work problems because I did nothing with her on the ground jet because of the rule of not training a horse you don't own. I did some respect and obedience exercises what helped but the owner moved on to her new horse she bought. That mare was the first mare what convinced me to consider mares as my personal horses and not only geldings. Sadly had to move away from the horse sharing due to financial reasons.
Another great video! I love that the OWNER'S body language changed from first video to last. She showed a much more confident, upright and dominant posture when leading Star. The animals certainly pick up on this. It makes a big difference. Great work, Steve!
To the owner of Star, PLEASE GET A REFLECTIVE JACKET TO WEAR OVER YOUR COAT SO THAT CARS COMING UP ON YOU CAN SEE YO AND STAR!! Its a matter of safety because you are on the, "I CORRECT" side of the road leading your horse on foot. I hear Tanya saying, "Car, Steve!!", and being in Canada, that's what we yell when we're outside playing street hockey is, "CAR!!" LOL 😂 😂 I pray that you are still in remission and that we get a follow up video soon!! Ride Safe Everyone!! Stay Safe!! From an FEI Level Coach and Horse Trainer, and Retired Paramedic, and my mother is a SURVIVOR OF STAGE 3 Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, from Ontario, Canada, Jenn. 💖 💖 🇨🇦 🇬🇧🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Hi Steve😁 You show by example and EXPLAIN brilliantly why leadership and feet, horse’s and ours, go hand-in-hand. In all the training videos I’ve watched over the years I’ve never witnessed such amazing changes in such “short” (meaning not weeks and months but minutes and hours) training sessions!! I’ve been doing your training with my pushy horse and all I can say is I wish I had found you sooner. Thank you!!!
I've been told. All my life that horses have a devided brain if not they sure seem to that you have to teach both sides or they are not truly tamed just green or worse
Hi Steve enjoy the videos very much no horse no pets at all just enjoy watching however if you could change the camera or the view and the sound it would make it all zoo much more enjoyable.
At the beginning I though she wanted to use her right eye and that’s what she was trying to do. I always used both my horses’ eyes when training, including mounting from the right and leading from the right. It drove some people nuts, but I didn’t care. My horses were ambidextrous lol.
I was wondering why people don’t do exactly what you are saying to do. It seems just common sense to have you a d the horse feel comfortable whichever side you are mounting or leading etc on. Good on you for your ambidextrous training.
Hi Steve, I am not a horse person, but my first thought on seeing the horse block the owner, was that the horse is being protective, and that maybe the previous owner had young children . I respectfully post this comment - I could watch your videos all day long.!
You are a horse whisperer! I absolutely love watching your videos. Your very knowledgeable with horses feelings. I would highly recommend any one who owns horses to watch your videos. Your so in tune with them.😊
Great video Steve had blacking issues like this with my own mare so great to see how to resolve. Mine does this mainly in the feild especially having some time off due to weather.
Loved the video!! 💖 Well done Louise for you persevering with Star. Congratulations on beating your Lymphoma as well. My mother had it. 💖 💖 She is also doing well. Best Regards and Stay Safe!! From Ontario, Canada, Jenn. 💖 💖 🇨🇦 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟
As usual a remarkable demonstration by Steve. I am quite certain the horse is absolutely not attempting to protect anyone, as sweet as that thought may be. She just had a stuck spot where she was convinced she had to take over. The unknown source of her behavior was irrelevant to the solution.
Wow I just watched the first 17 min and as soon as i saw the horse block her path to the road, i thought, it's almost as if the horse is protecting her. Then you said the C bomb, and i was like that could be it. I was in Cuba a few years ago, and i'm totally handicapped as well, I got the opportunity to go in the water with daulphins and out of a group of approx 20-30 people, the daulphin from the very beginning, kept coming to me giving me hugs. My husband later said, daulphins are very smart, it probably sensed you were not like the others Could it be the same for horses?
Wow...that's amazing! I'll bet you anything that daulphin totally knew you were more vulnerable than the others in the water! What a lovely experience for you! I hope to get to do that one day!🤗🙏
Dolphins are really powerful mammals and I think their sonar helps them see issues in the physical structure of others including humans. What a lovely affirming experience you had with the dolphin! Horses are very sensitive to posture, expression, mood, smell, peripheral goings on. I believe there are many therapeutic riding schools where people can come to get over mental or emotional issues in themselves by interacting with these especially selected horses because of a horses extreme sensitivity! And I believe that every single animal has a consciousness and connects to our consciousness and thoughts. We may not always understand each other, especially since humans often learned from early childhood not to trust their inner perceptions because adults around them so often double talk without realizing they are projecting mixed signals via inner and outer cues. When we can be congruent with what we are thinking and feeling and what we are saying and projecting from our physical selves, then we will find life with animals so much easier to understand and work with.
4:25 The horse refuses to go off the property…. it sounds immediately to me as if this horse has a terror of being shipped off to yet another owner, and feels mostly safe and comfortable for the first time with Louise on her traditional Welsch property. Steve, I don’t know if you ever dealt with people who actually have a psychic rapport with animals, but if you find a person who truly is connected and accurate, I think in this situation, it could help a lot to understand what happened for the horse, and to get over it. That said, your consistent, firm, clear, steady interactive physical communication with the horses also helps them get over their fears. I don’t know if you’ve addressed this topic, but it would be interesting to hear your experience and opinion of it. Edit: I wrote that in the first moments of watching Star refuse to go onto the road. Having watched the whole video now, it is also a good possibility, as Steve points out the discomfort of walking on the “wrong side of the road”, that the horse was either hit or almost hit by traffic on that side where Star originated. Is it Poland or Holland? Either way, they drive on the right and in Great Britain one drives on the left.
I had the same thoughts with regard to using an intuitive for such a situation and then later on in the video it made so much sense that the mare was just reacting to the side of the road she was on and probably trying to protect herself and her human. Great minds and all that ☺️
Love watching your channel! I unfortunately don't have a horse, and it angers me that so many do, and that don't take good care of them. Beautiful horse will have a much happier life now thanks to you! 🇨🇦
Thanks Steve. My donkeys are 1.04m to the withers ( don't laugh please) and although donkeys are different from horses, I can use some of the things you show us around respect.
Could the problem be with the paved road? She seemed ok til you reached the road. Almost like she was trying to stop you from going on the road. Could she have experienced some trauma connected with a paved road?
Yep, lead mare desperately trying to protect her mum from her perceived danger bless her. I have one who is scared of unknown geldings and will always put herself between me and them, even with them outside the field. Star loves her mum 💕
Just about the cutest and informative as u you can get , You change these owners lives with your hard work and a lot of walking , God Bless and keep you. Love watching here from the US South Carolina
Again, wonderful work to help this beautiful mare. I learn so much from your videos and want to put into practice. I hope her owner had the farrier square her front better. In this video it looks like she is paddling with her left front. She needed Dan as well as you.
Wow! You really had your challenges with this one. And the horse was the least of them. My heart hurt for this poor baby. I hope all is well with her now.
Looked a real tough nut o crack. Nice horse and lovely to see her owner working with her at the end. Is there somewhere we can find dates of your summer clinics? Do you have spectator places as well as ridden
I am drawn to you both because you both share a similar true love story or history my late husband and i shared. We grew up next door to each other...i was 12 months old he was 18 months old...we were friends then became boyfriend girlfriend when i turned 15. We dated until i was 22 he was in a rock band and was traveling alot drinking drugging and running amuck we got back together at 26 stayed together married and were going to divorce at 45 but he took his own life during a drunken drugged out evening..we have 6 kids 6 grandchildren ...i miss him so much.
As always, your videos are highly educational. But it would be much better if you remained in the frame and had a proper microphone with a cover because we miss quite a bit of dialog owing to the wind.
I have a cat that's terrified of being abandoned. He was dumped by someone when about 4 weeks old. We can only travel when my friend can stay at the house. He's 3 but still worries when we put him in the car to go to the vet. He's always relaxed when driving home. So sad!!!
My first thought was that the horse might be trying to protect the owner from danger up head by blocking her I thought maybe something that had gone on in her previous life might have created that behavior. Not just to protect herself, but also to protect her owner. Probably not the way a horse would think
This video shows how firmly a horse can get an an idea in their head that may make no sense to us at all. In this case, just going back to the basics of leading - 'I lead; you follow'- worked really well, especially when the mare realized that she had a choice of 'backing up the road' or going 'forward up the road' with the person who was leading her. Backing up was just too much work! Once Star had stopped trying to block her owner and had actually accepted that her owner could lead her safely, the behaviour almost extinguished itself. You could see the horse relax enough to take a few bites of grass and from there on, it was just a matter of 'reminding her' to trust the person on the other end of the lead! You just had to know that this well-fed and generally well-behaved mare would have a 'good' reason for her 'bad' behaviour on the lead. From the scarring and lumps on Star's nose, you know that someone had mishandled the horse during her early training from the ground. The lumpy nose, along with a habit that only showed up when the horse was being handled from the ground pointed to some tough early training in Holland before anyone even tried to ride Star. Good thinking Steve to remember that Star would have been trained to stay on the opposite side of the road in Holland!
She continues to try to get to the side of the road...I wonder if she has slipped and fallen on the road...or a car incident...you are amazing and will figure it out. Has she ever had a foal and watched it leave on a lorry? The owner has done a wonderful job!
I don't like humanising animals but if she is ok to ride off the property, but does not want to be led out, what with a history of abuse, I think that she is happy where she is, and is worried that if she is led out she may be going to be loaded on a trailer and taken away from her safe place. BTW thank you for the lovely gift that I received with my order: very kind 😊
I started watching you about a month ago…this time, I sensed the horse thinking “I really need to pay attention to this man! “…at the same time, her concern over where she was or where she thought she should be faded to insignificance in comparison,…right at the same time you said you sensed the change in her! (Actually just moments before)
I've got a picture of a forest mare with foal walking on the left side of the road. My heart sank the first time I looked at it, because I'm used to driving on the right side of the road, and fear of her getting hurt hit me instantly . It took me a few times looking at it, before I realised the mare was actually on the right side of the road..
So great to see the change!! I have the opposite problem with my lease horse when leaving the premises, he doesn't want to follow at all unless there's another horse with me. On the premises he tries to walk past, nibble and maybe bite, but I've been advised to walk next to his shoulder in case he rears up. He's not my horse so I'm in the dark now....I've been trying out your method and it seems to work🙄
With mares that nap by running backwards, what is the best tactic to resolve this? Do you make them run backwards more and release pressure when they stop and when they move forward? Currently only way to move her forward has been to carry a schooling stick and have this behind her when leading away from the herd on the ground (not using it though) and she will walk forward, wanting to change this She is a 15yr old ex racehorse (hurdles and flat) and had alot of different owners, great to rug, groom and will hack out away from the herd with another horse, but naps on the f ground or ridden when she is asked to go for a hack alone, noticed also dominant in a herd and when she doesn't want to do something she will make it known by running backwards and ignoring your voice or cues
I am sure that Steve could help you resolve this! How many of his videos have you watched so far? And have you watched any of Klaus Hempfling? Also… Have you tried working with an animal communicator? Can you figure out the reason why this mare dies this? Maybe talk with as many of her previous grooms and owners as possible? It could help resolve the issue by itself or, by understanding the issue, you could to resolve it using some of Steve’s techniques.
Hi all, recently got hooked on your videos, even though I don't own a horse or even know anyone that has any lol. I just wondered if she (the horse), from watching her that maybe she's scared of what she can't see (such as the higher hedge on her right hand side) because I noticed when you were walking her back towards the camera the first time that she was very adamant to keep checking over to her right as you were getting close to her being able to see over the hedge on her right, but on the left for the camera and viers. I don't know if I explained what I picked up on, clearly or not lol or even that maybe it's not what I wonder. Just thought I'd share because I understand that getting to the root of a problem makes things easier for you trying to correct her and help her move past her issues, easier for her mum and hopefully and easier life for her too. Poor baby, the thought of the reasons that's made her so scared 😢.. Love what your able to do Steve 👍🏻 and that you use your gift to make horses lives better 👍🏻. So interesting to watch you at work 👍🏻
When you work with your horse, you are a herd of two. Horses know that all herds need a leader; if you won't be that leader, your horse will attempt to fill the role. Which they really can't do. So, what's your responsibility?
I am 59 yrs old been around horses all my life ....had many rowdy horses with issues , i searched the web for answers only to get bits and bobs of info ,unless you sign up for more ...well sir i ve learned more in a week from you than any other ....your ways truly work , thank you so much ... you are a Real Cowboy in my books. I highly respect you for helping so many people and horsies , very much regard Dave White from canada .
Indeed, Steve Young is tops!
Also, look at Klaus Hempfling, Monty Roberts, Buck Branneman, and I hope Steve adds to this list as well, the people he learned from and respects. I believe Steve synthesized a lot of the above people’s and others’ training ways into his wonderful, powerful, truly effective teaching skills he gives us.
Would love to know what you think of each.
@@louisegogel7973 - add Warwick Schiller to your list. Former Aussie cowboy & trainer, now based in Calif. He had a major epiphany at a clinic he was giving in Texas about 8+/- yrs. ago & decided to 100% change ALL of his training methods. He's done a deep dive into both Equine & Human Psychology, and himself. He is now 100% Horse Centric, zero abuse, zero anger. I like that he checks himself to make sure he is calm & 100% focused on the horse he is about to work with... before even approaching the horse. Like Steve, he helps the riders/owners too, and the horses he works with end up so much happier - chill, sane & centered... NOT shut down with fear.
@@mdee860 I am cautious about Warwick. Some of the things he has learned are fabulous and others I am not so sure about. Does he still use metal on the horse’s face and nose to ‘help’ them learn ? To me that is a no go.
@@louisegogel7973 - that would be a NO-GO for me too! I'm all about POSITIVE training. I've only watched him in the last 5 years - but I've seen NO boinging stick, crop, etc. Absolutely no metal torture thing! 😱 Go back only maybe 6 years, I don't watch older videos - before he had a complete reversal of his own training methods & he admitted he was wrong! Takes a pretty big person to change EVERYTHING about their old methods & learn better, newer ways to communicate with horses.
Hi Dave, thank you for looking for better ways to train horses!
You NAILED it, the horse was trying to get them both out of danger. You are so smart that you figured out that she was fine on one side but not the other.
Well said, Deb. H. That poor mare must've had a really traumatic experience on a road in her past. She really didn't do the circling, blocking thing walking to the menage... just going onto & on the road.
Agree. 110%
Would not be at all surprised, them walking/driving on the left side in these videos even makes me feel highly anxious since we do the reverse here. And you can see the horse usually acts up right there at the first and second of two blind curves where it can't see if a car if coming soon. I bet it would be better if there was a long straight away and it could see what was far ahead and have less fear of sudden collision. It might have had some close calls or scares by cars in the past too.
@@OnceUponaTimeline Yes!
@@OnceUponaTimelineRight eye ‘fight’, left eye ‘easy/relaxed’
I so love to see those aha moments when the horse gets it.
You're a very patient man Steve.
Steve, if your theory is correct about this lovely mare trying to protect his owner from oncoming traffic on the left side of the road, I completely understand from her (Polish and my US) perspective. I find the UK's very narrow roads and left sided traffic almost heart stopping. (Though I've never seen accidents on them!)
So clearly this mare has been protecting her owner's life. To her very large body awareness, there is just not enough room for the both of them and an oncoming car, and the road to the right drops out of sight beyond the curve, so maybe they could fall off a mountain cliff too, right? Terrifying. And you gave the mare just the experience she needed to get beyond her terror.
But I have to say, despite the problems, what an incredible horse to put her body between terror and her owner. She didn't bolt and run away from fright. She encircled her owner's body exhaustively, she reared up against the danger, but just couldn't make her owner understand. Until you unlocked the message. Her efforts may have been uneeded, but this horse is a (s)hero.
Love, love love your methods and your videos! With this mare...You nailed it Steve! I agree! You can almost see where this mare may have been afraid of vehicles but learned they would always pass her on her left. Here she comes to Wales and the scary cars have no place to go except to hit them! Maybe she felt in imminent danger and was trying to protect her owner. See how she frequently jumped up on the grassy sides? So when they were riding, she knew she could go to the grass to get away and she could take her rider with her. You can only imagine this is what it could have been! A fantastic job helping this lovely mare!
I love animals, but I’ve always been terrified of horses. Your channel has changed all that, I now want to meet a horse. I’m quite good with dogs, the same principles seem to apply. I understand exactly what you’re doing, it all makes perfect sense to me. It brings tears to my eyes when you help these horses, I absolutely love your channel.
You’re such a special couple I love to watch you both work. Can I say thank you for helping all of these animals and the people that own them. I’m so grateful for the help it’s given me just watching you, I can only imagine how your clients must feel.
Regards
George.
God Bless 🙏
I've always been obsessed with horses but I too find them intimidating. I hope you can squash that when you have your first experience with one. It's hard but if I can, you can!
Mr Young you are an absolute gentleman......your patience and absolute desire to assist your clients is above & beyond! The help you offer both horse & owner is invaluable.
Dear Steve and Tanya, I am an 84 year-old widow who has never had a horse in my life and have only ridden horses many years ago at dude ranches. 🥹
I love your videos!!! Your personalities and love for each other, for horses and for people shines so brightly that I can’t stop watching your videos and eagerly wait for each one. You make this world a better place!! GG from Florida.
See!! Even horses know you guys drive on the wrong side of the road. It's been a rollercoaster ride on some videos, watching you go on those narrow, winding roads, traffic coming at you and you're both on the wrong side!! LOL I actually love those ones!!😃
I'm sure she could hug you. She will work on it. She loves her horse. I'm pleased myself. Can't wait for a follow up in a few months.
I just don't understand why you haven't got a HUGE following.. Anyway we think you're great.. Hi from New Zealand..
Love watching the way you convince horses it's all their idea to move because they feel safe. Thank you for putting out these vids. I am not a horse rider/owner.
😂😂 the horse in the background that keeps peeking it’s head over the door is funny.
Maybe that's the direction of Poland in her mind
This is amazing I have never seen anything like this, good on you to help this pretty mare out, she's obviously asking for help.
In this old world with all its problems you make a huge difference with all these horse owners and your positive comments make anyone's day a lot better. Including the horses. Your videos are a kind of therapy for all.
I am amazed how you are able to handle the horse when they pull away from you! I so enjoy your videos!
Loved this so interesting thank you. The difference from when you arrived and when you left was Amazing. Happiness all round 💕👍
What a lovely horse. I really like the owner too, she learned fast and was very effective with Star. That must be gratifying for Steve to help an owner like her.
GOOD WORK TURNING THAT SASSY WELL FED MARE INTO A RESPECT SAFE HORSE ON THE GROUND AS WELL UNDER SADDLE FOR HER ADORABLE RIDER. SHE SURE HAD A GREAT SMILE IN THE SADDLE ON HER MARE. FOLKS ARE LUCKY WHEN YOU PULL INTO THEIR YARDS. Susan
I didn’t get the sense this horse was sassy. More it seems Star was afraid, both for herself and her owner from some previous experience/s before coming to Louise in Wales.
@@louisegogel7973 I SAID SHE WAS SASSY TO BE KIND! WHEN A HORSE PUSHS THEIR BODY INTO YOU THAT IS NOT BEING AFRAID, THAT IS BEING AGGRESSIVE LIKE THEY WOULD BEHAVE TO A HORSE IN THE HERD.
THIS Wonderful TRAINER HAS TAUGHT HER RESPECT ON THE GROUND AND TO STAY OUT OF THE HANDLERS SPACE. PERIOD. SHE IS BEING TAUGHT TO HAVE A SAFE RESPECT FOR THE HANDLER. WE HAVE A SAYING " HEART ATTACKS ARE FREE" WHICH MEANS HORSES ARE TRULY SCARED SO THEY CAN RUN TO BE SAFE BUT IT'S THE JOB OF THE HANDLER TO SENSITIZE AND DESENSITIZED THE HORSE SO HE HAS TOTAL TRUST IN THE HANDLER/RIDER. THINK OF POLICE HORSES AND ALL THEY ARE AROUND IN THEIR JOB. SO GLAD THIS FELLOW CAME AND HELPED THIS HANDLER TO BE SAFE AROUND HER LOVELY HORSE. Susan
@@martylesnick2032 Would you be able to turn the caps off when you write? Only caps makes reading what people write much harder. And caps are usually used to EMPHASIZE a point or to “SHOUT”. Don’t know if you knew about the effect caps have and I hope my explanation is helpful.
@@louisegogel7973 Sorry
@@martylesnick2032 💚🌟💚
You are great...I too have worked with “quirky “ horses and through some serious standing back and seeing certain things ...have figured it out...I once work with a huge Hanoverian Mare....thee sweetest ever you could want with a horse (Hunter Jumper) ...you could do “anything “ with this mare that you could think of except approach her with a pair of clippers. Won’t go into all the details and occurrences...but with all the trial and error and a very conscientious fellow groom, all we needed to do was hide the cord over our shoulder and behind our backs and she never flinched....don’t need to explain the rest 😉
New follower of your channel. Continue to be impressed. Your dedication to understanding the horses and people you are working with is wonderful. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and talents with us. Really enjoy your videos.
Well said....
I too am a newbie. This is a wonderful thing to see !
Love hearing you, Steve, and Tanya have conversations. It's interesting the way you express yourself from across the pond.
Really great work Steve! That's a beautiful & powerful mare, who really, desperately needed 're-think.' So glad Star & her human found a better, safer way to communicate. Loved all the sheep dotting the hills in that gorgeous background. Excellent, informative video. Thank you.
My goodness you really are a horse whisperer and well done Louise 😁😁
The countryside is dreamy, gorgeous horse; really good job.
Love to watch, but if your helper could film closer and sometimes in more detail, we would be able to Hear clearly and pick up details of yours and the horse's body language.Thank you so much for sharing!
If you're watching on your phone or with a touch screen, can you tap on the image and zoom in, with 2 fingers?
Ive watched so many of your videos over the last few months and this is my absolute favourite. That mare has been through so much bless her, and yet shes still so trusting. You can tell its fear that has caused the issues she has. Beautiful work steve, an absolute pleasure to watch
Greetings from Colorado! I loved this video. Thank goodness we here, in the western U.S. , have gotten away from the mindset of "teach the horse whose boss!". I see your manner and voice ques are very familiar to me. Love your patience. Keep up your style of videos because people need to know the rational of what you are doing. The videos may seem lengthy, but so far, horses and ponies don't wear watches. We need to take all the time necessary for a horse to "get it". Your methods make horse ownership so much more enjoyable and safe. Keep up the great videos and may God bless the trails you ride!
Hello to Colorado 😁I Have to say I enjoy every minute of videos make them as long as you like🏴🏴😊😊
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another joyful video of your unbelievably kindness and "simple" small things to help a horse and the owner. ❤
Love watching your videos from new Zealand, I had a mini that liked fish and chips lol
Thanks again Steve and Tanya! You are a great team! I always love the countryside views etc along with your amazing training Steve! I miss my horses so much due my physical (spinal) problems! Watching your videos help to give me some of what I miss! Plus I lived in Germany for 7 years and miss Europe...your take alongs are great! Thanks again from Idaho, USA!
Omg that reminded me back to my horse sharing days. She was lovely with her with some problems and with me she was an angel. If I would go alone she tries to overpass me, trying to grass, trying to block. That walk who would normaly go like 5-10 min. the first day I spend like 45 min. just correcting and trying to get her so I could lead her probably. The second day it was 20 min. and it got less and less. She was showing some ground work problems because I did nothing with her on the ground jet because of the rule of not training a horse you don't own. I did some respect and obedience exercises what helped but the owner moved on to her new horse she bought. That mare was the first mare what convinced me to consider mares as my personal horses and not only geldings. Sadly had to move away from the horse sharing due to financial reasons.
If you still have a connection with that person, send them a link link of Steve’s videos is my recommendation! 💛
Another great video! I love that the OWNER'S body language changed from first video to last. She showed a much more confident, upright and dominant posture when leading Star. The animals certainly pick up on this. It makes a big difference. Great work, Steve!
Just love the videos, no horse only a a black Labrador. Big fan from Michigan in the u.s.a
To the owner of Star, PLEASE GET A REFLECTIVE JACKET TO WEAR OVER YOUR COAT SO THAT CARS COMING UP ON YOU CAN SEE YO AND STAR!! Its a matter of safety because you are on the, "I CORRECT" side of the road leading your horse on foot. I hear Tanya saying, "Car, Steve!!", and being in Canada, that's what we yell when we're outside playing street hockey is, "CAR!!" LOL 😂 😂 I pray that you are still in remission and that we get a follow up video soon!! Ride Safe Everyone!! Stay Safe!! From an FEI Level Coach and Horse Trainer, and Retired Paramedic, and my mother is a SURVIVOR OF STAGE 3 Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, from Ontario, Canada, Jenn. 💖 💖 🇨🇦 🇬🇧🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Enjoyed this episode love and God bless
Hi Steve😁 You show by example and EXPLAIN brilliantly why leadership and feet, horse’s and ours, go hand-in-hand. In all the training videos I’ve watched over the years I’ve never witnessed such amazing changes in such “short” (meaning not weeks and months but minutes and hours) training sessions!! I’ve been doing your training with my pushy horse and all I can say is I wish I had found you sooner. Thank you!!!
Thank you for all your videos itvthe first thing I watch in the morning and when I'm down they bring me up so thank you for sharing 😊
I've been told. All my life that horses have a devided brain if not they sure seem to that you have to teach both sides or they are not truly tamed just green or worse
Hi Steve enjoy the videos very much no horse no pets at all just enjoy watching however if you could change the camera or the view and the sound it would make it all zoo much more enjoyable.
Greeting fom Germany. I am seeing your Videos. You Make a great job, and give much People hope 👍 Sorry my english ist not so ...😉
Man versteht dich aber ganz gut! 😁💛
At the beginning I though she wanted to use her right eye and that’s what she was trying to do. I always used both my horses’ eyes when training, including mounting from the right and leading from the right. It drove some people nuts, but I didn’t care. My horses were ambidextrous lol.
I was wondering why people don’t do exactly what you are saying to do. It seems just common sense to have you a d the horse feel comfortable whichever side you are mounting or leading etc on. Good on you for your ambidextrous training.
Beautiful colour & what a changed horse
Hi Steve, I am not a horse person, but my first thought on seeing the horse block the owner, was that the horse is being protective, and that maybe the previous owner had young children . I respectfully post this comment - I could watch your videos all day long.!
You are a horse whisperer! I absolutely love watching your videos. Your very knowledgeable with horses feelings. I would highly recommend any one who owns horses to watch your videos. Your so in tune with them.😊
Great video Steve had blacking issues like this with my own mare so great to see how to resolve. Mine does this mainly in the feild especially having some time off due to weather.
Have been telling people about you. Thank you for saving lives. Regards from New Zealand.
Loved the video!! 💖 Well done Louise for you persevering with Star. Congratulations on beating your Lymphoma as well. My mother had it. 💖 💖 She is also doing well. Best Regards and Stay Safe!! From Ontario, Canada, Jenn. 💖 💖 🇨🇦 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟
Another fantastic video! I have insomnia really bad and your videos help me to relax and feel positive! Thank you Steve!
As usual a remarkable demonstration by Steve. I am quite certain the horse is absolutely not attempting to protect anyone, as sweet as that thought may be. She just had a stuck spot where she was convinced she had to take over. The unknown source of her behavior was irrelevant to the solution.
She's such a beautiful horse. I'm glad she has Louise.. a lovely owner. Great video, Steve & Tanya 💞🕊
I don’t have a horse, but really enjoy your videos.
Great to see a true professional at work. Respect!!🥰🥰
Wow I just watched the first 17 min and as soon as i saw the horse block her path to the road, i thought, it's almost as if the horse is protecting her. Then you said the C bomb, and i was like that could be it. I was in Cuba a few years ago, and i'm totally handicapped as well, I got the opportunity to go in the water with daulphins and out of a group of approx 20-30 people, the daulphin from the very beginning, kept coming to me giving me hugs. My husband later said, daulphins are very smart, it probably sensed you were not like the others Could it be the same for horses?
Wow...that's amazing! I'll bet you anything that daulphin totally knew you were more vulnerable than the others in the water! What a lovely experience for you! I hope to get to do that one day!🤗🙏
Dolphins are really powerful mammals and I think their sonar helps them see issues in the physical structure of others including humans. What a lovely affirming experience you had with the dolphin!
Horses are very sensitive to posture, expression, mood, smell, peripheral goings on. I believe there are many therapeutic riding schools where people can come to get over mental or emotional issues in themselves by interacting with these especially selected horses because of a horses extreme sensitivity!
And I believe that every single animal has a consciousness and connects to our consciousness and thoughts. We may not always understand each other, especially since humans often learned from early childhood not to trust their inner perceptions because adults around them so often double talk without realizing they are projecting mixed signals via inner and outer cues.
When we can be congruent with what we are thinking and feeling and what we are saying and projecting from our physical selves, then we will find life with animals so much easier to understand and work with.
What a difference!! Like night and day! You go Louise!
Absolutely beautiful horses. Thank you for sharing your expertise.
I feel he is helping people more than the horses😅 I've learned so much from all the great animal people on YT sharing w the world their experiences
4:25 The horse refuses to go off the property…. it sounds immediately to me as if this horse has a terror of being shipped off to yet another owner, and feels mostly safe and comfortable for the first time with Louise on her traditional Welsch property.
Steve, I don’t know if you ever dealt with people who actually have a psychic rapport with animals, but if you find a person who truly is connected and accurate, I think in this situation, it could help a lot to understand what happened for the horse, and to get over it. That said, your consistent, firm, clear, steady interactive physical communication with the horses also helps them get over their fears.
I don’t know if you’ve addressed this topic, but it would be interesting to hear your experience and opinion of it.
Edit: I wrote that in the first moments of watching Star refuse to go onto the road. Having watched the whole video now, it is also a good possibility, as Steve points out the discomfort of walking on the “wrong side of the road”, that the horse was either hit or almost hit by traffic on that side where Star originated. Is it Poland or Holland? Either way, they drive on the right and in Great Britain one drives on the left.
I had the same thoughts with regard to using an intuitive for such a situation and then later on in the video it made so much sense that the mare was just reacting to the side of the road she was on and probably trying to protect herself and her human. Great minds and all that ☺️
It is Poland and I think it is because of traffic at wrong side
Love watching your channel! I unfortunately don't have a horse, and it angers me that so many do, and that don't take good care of them. Beautiful horse will have a much happier life now thanks to you! 🇨🇦
What a difference in a horse 😳
Thanks Steve. My donkeys are 1.04m to the withers ( don't laugh please) and although donkeys are different from horses, I can use some of the things you show us around respect.
I'm finding with my donkeys that the release of pressure works very well and the disengaging of the back end made a huge difference
You have terrific rapport with every horse. Tanya also helps you create excellent videos that teach everyone the best methods to train horses.
This horse came around thanks to your help.
Funny first thing I thought was the horse was trying to protect .
Also possible she has a vision issue and that side is detriment.
Could the problem be with the paved road? She seemed ok til you reached the road. Almost like she was trying to stop you from going on the road. Could she have experienced some trauma connected with a paved road?
Yep, lead mare desperately trying to protect her mum from her perceived danger bless her. I have one who is scared of unknown geldings and will always put herself between me and them, even with them outside the field. Star loves her mum 💕
What a beautiful mare. Awesome work.
Just about the cutest and informative as u you can get , You change these owners lives with your hard work and a lot of walking , God Bless and keep you. Love watching here from the US South Carolina
Again, wonderful work to help this beautiful mare. I learn so much from your videos and want to put into practice. I hope her owner had the farrier square her front better. In this video it looks like she is paddling with her left front. She needed Dan as well as you.
Good for Louise and her charity.
Wow! You really had your challenges with this one. And the horse was the least of them. My heart hurt for this poor baby. I hope all is well with her now.
Looked a real tough nut o crack. Nice horse and lovely to see her owner working with her at the end.
Is there somewhere we can find dates of your summer clinics? Do you have spectator places as well as ridden
I am drawn to you both because you both share a similar true love story or history my late husband and i shared. We grew up next door to each other...i was 12 months old he was 18 months old...we were friends then became boyfriend girlfriend when i turned 15. We dated until i was 22 he was in a rock band and was traveling alot drinking drugging and running amuck we got back together at 26 stayed together married and were going to divorce at 45 but he took his own life during a drunken drugged out evening..we have 6 kids 6 grandchildren ...i miss him so much.
I would think the similarity lies just with the long and early connections.
I'm so sorry for your loss! I'm sure you have wonderful memories together!
Good video. I wish you were in the U.S. what type of footing was in the arena? it looks light and airy,
This was a fascinating video and I enjoyed every minute.thanks
That horse doesn’t expect being taken away on a rope to go well. Waiting for the next shoe to drop and trying like hell to stay home.
As always, your videos are highly educational.
But it would be much better if you remained in the frame and had a proper microphone with a cover because we miss quite a bit of dialog owing to the wind.
Something must of happen in the past when you lead it . Beautiful horse .
Maybe the horse doesn't want to leave afraid of being sold
That was my initial thought too!
I have a cat that's terrified of being abandoned. He was dumped by someone when about 4 weeks old. We can only travel when my friend can stay at the house. He's 3 but still worries when we put him in the car to go to the vet. He's always relaxed when driving home. So sad!!!
My first thought was that the horse might be trying to protect the owner from danger up head by blocking her I thought maybe something that had gone on in her previous life might have created that behavior. Not just to protect herself, but also to protect her owner. Probably not the way a horse would think
Very heavy for that horse!
This video shows how firmly a horse can get an an idea in their head that may make no sense to us at all. In this case, just going back to the basics of leading - 'I lead; you follow'- worked really well, especially when the mare realized that she had a choice of 'backing up the road' or going 'forward up the road' with the person who was leading her. Backing up was just too much work! Once Star had stopped trying to block her owner and had actually accepted that her owner could lead her safely, the behaviour almost extinguished itself. You could see the horse relax enough to take a few bites of grass and from there on, it was just a matter of 'reminding her' to trust the person on the other end of the lead!
You just had to know that this well-fed and generally well-behaved mare would have a 'good' reason for her 'bad' behaviour on the lead. From the scarring and lumps on Star's nose, you know that someone had mishandled the horse during her early training from the ground. The lumpy nose, along with a habit that only showed up when the horse was being handled from the ground pointed to some tough early training in Holland before anyone even tried to ride Star. Good thinking Steve to remember that Star would have been trained to stay on the opposite side of the road in Holland!
she's saying "no mom, that's dangerous", she protects her mom,
What a beautiful horse
Fabulous horse standing like that!
She continues to try to get to the side of the road...I wonder if she has slipped and fallen on the road...or a car incident...you are amazing and will figure it out. Has she ever had a foal and watched it leave on a lorry? The owner has done a wonderful job!
Nice work. Really enjoy these videos so very much.
I don't like humanising animals but if she is ok to ride off the property, but does not want to be led out, what with a history of abuse, I think that she is happy where she is, and is worried that if she is led out she may be going to be loaded on a trailer and taken away from her safe place. BTW thank you for the lovely gift that I received with my order: very kind 😊
I started watching you about a month ago…this time, I sensed the horse thinking “I really need to pay attention to this man! “…at the same time, her concern over where she was or where she thought she should be faded to insignificance in comparison,…right at the same time you said you sensed the change in her! (Actually just moments before)
I am captivated by this mare❤
This mare looks like she could be pregnant. Enjoyed watching her learning. Thank you.
Great Video :-)
I've got a picture of a forest mare with foal walking on the left side of the road. My heart sank the first time I looked at it, because I'm used to driving on the right side of the road, and fear of her getting hurt hit me instantly . It took me a few times looking at it, before I realised the mare was actually on the right side of the road..
Big fan
So great to see the change!! I have the opposite problem with my lease horse when leaving the premises, he doesn't want to follow at all unless there's another horse with me. On the premises he tries to walk past, nibble and maybe bite, but I've been advised to walk next to his shoulder in case he rears up. He's not my horse so I'm in the dark now....I've been trying out your method and it seems to work🙄
With mares that nap by running backwards, what is the best tactic to resolve this? Do you make them run backwards more and release pressure when they stop and when they move forward? Currently only way to move her forward has been to carry a schooling stick and have this behind her when leading away from the herd on the ground (not using it though) and she will walk forward, wanting to change this
She is a 15yr old ex racehorse (hurdles and flat) and had alot of different owners, great to rug, groom and will hack out away from the herd with another horse, but naps on the f ground or ridden when she is asked to go for a hack alone, noticed also dominant in a herd and when she doesn't want to do something she will make it known by running backwards and ignoring your voice or cues
I am sure that Steve could help you resolve this! How many of his videos have you watched so far? And have you watched any of Klaus Hempfling?
Also… Have you tried working with an animal communicator? Can you figure out the reason why this mare dies this? Maybe talk with as many of her previous grooms and owners as possible? It could help resolve the issue by itself or, by understanding the issue, you could to resolve it using some of Steve’s techniques.
@@louisegogel7973 thank you :)
@@horselover074 Let us know, please, what you try out and what works for you! ❣️
Hi. Good videos. Suggestion for the videographer: pls consider getting a GoPro to avoid the camera shake and not aimed on your subject. Thanks : )
Brilliant idea!
Hi all, recently got hooked on your videos, even though I don't own a horse or even know anyone that has any lol. I just wondered if she (the horse), from watching her that maybe she's scared of what she can't see (such as the higher hedge on her right hand side) because I noticed when you were walking her back towards the camera the first time that she was very adamant to keep checking over to her right as you were getting close to her being able to see over the hedge on her right, but on the left for the camera and viers. I don't know if I explained what I picked up on, clearly or not lol or even that maybe it's not what I wonder. Just thought I'd share because I understand that getting to the root of a problem makes things easier for you trying to correct her and help her move past her issues, easier for her mum and hopefully and easier life for her too. Poor baby, the thought of the reasons that's made her so scared 😢.. Love what your able to do Steve 👍🏻 and that you use your gift to make horses lives better 👍🏻. So interesting to watch you at work 👍🏻
When you work with your horse, you are a herd of two. Horses know that all herds need a leader; if you won't be that leader, your horse will attempt to fill the role. Which they really can't do. So, what's your responsibility?