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I'm sorry to hear about your accident, and giving your horse away. I hope you are healing, mentally and physically.

I had a new person with me, she met me at the job, (Which I had never done, for a reason) I was not able to tell her please don't talk while I am training, as my clients are paying me a lot of money. I want them to pay attention. I did ask my client if it was ok, as the camera person, lived near her. I was not happy either.

Thank you!

Thank you. So happy the video has given you tips to help him overcome this fear.

Yes, I teach to all my students. Great to hear!

Thanks, sorry, I am certainly not high tech.

Thank you!

Thank you so much!

@@bobcatfarm and she said rugar and frostbites are amazing horses she. Showed me pictures your horses are gorgeous

I have several horses that are like that in the bridle, takes a very light touch. The two Icelandic horses I am working with are so much more responsive and light bitless.

Thanks, we love them!

Yes, I'm lucky this course is not too far from me, but honestly there are many places that host versatility clinics, and competitions that one could attend. These Mountain Trail courses are indeed the cream of the crop!

Thank you so much, glad the videos are helping.

Glad it was helpful! Be careful, if they are really bad, make them hire a trainer. It's not your job to train then, just trim them. Also if a new client, ask them to pick up all four before you do.

Thanks Jane!

Thank you!! 😊

Thanks, planning another soon!

Thank-you. It was a fun day!

If you have a whip, you gently tap the ground, if they still won't go, tap up on top of bum. Start soft before upping the pressure, horses can kick at you if threatened by the whip. Best to hire a trainer to show you with your horse.

Thanks, I don't have a head set or anything, just taking video with a cheap camera, and cell phone.

Thanks, I think. Payable for the time spent, not only if the problem is fixed. Very dangerous work. Problem not created over night so can't expect a miracle in a two hour session. But I think all of the ones I have worked with were. I did say that to one client though. I said If I don't fix it you won't pay if you bring the horse to me, so I don't have to travel to your farm and charge you so much for my travel time, and the actual job. She said she was willing to pay me to come out. I did fix it in less than an hour and then worked with another horse on a few different issues. I don't have that footage as I have hundreds of different horse training video footage that sits in my camera, on sd cards and no time to upload and edit.

These were easily tricked with food to get into smaller pen, I don't like the idea of tricking with food, but going to an off farm job, working with new horse owners, that really don't understand what I'm doing this was the best way. Hopefully they have me come out again and I can have a follow up video of catching them without food, and in the bigger area.

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Thank you!

czcams.com/video/W-oo2guLLBw/video.html If you can get her to walk forward in hand, like what I show at the end of this video, (around 7 minute mark) and then trot when you do with the help of the whip tapping until she picks up the trot, reliably, then she will understand the whip at her hip means go forward. If she's walking it means pick up the trot. But if she is already telling you no, she could kick out. Many horses will look very good until you ask the hard question and adding the whip can make them kick out and get worse before they get better. Best to hire a trainer to help get you started.

@@bobcatfarm thank you!

Your welcome, good luck, stay safe.

Sorry to hear, glad the video could help. Hope your healing goes as well as it can. It's a long road, but you will get through it a better person in the end. You will learn who your real friends are, and have more sympathy to those that are in the same boat, or that will never get better from being disabled permanently.

Thanks, I'm sure you were going faster than I was, I just got big air! Heal quickly.

Sure you can look me up and start taking lessons.

Thanks. Older equals more experience. Cripple is a little harsh I had a hitch in my giddy up. If you look at my other video recovery from a tibial plateau fracture, you might appreciate the hard work it took to get back to where I am now. 2 years after my injury. As far as the two horse straight load. Not my favorite. I own a stock. Unfortunately most of my clients. 99 percent here in New England think it's the safest. Thankyou for the rest of your thoughts.

@@bobcatfarm I was talking about myself being older and crippled up now not you lol. Glad to see you're doing better. I had a calcaneal (heel) fracture and broke 5 ribs February 2021 when I got launched off a dishonest horse. Rode great for 20 minutes at all gaits, back at walk, not even an ear flick commencing into rodeo bucking. It's taken surgery/screws and a long time to rehab and still not 100%. Wonder why they think 2 horse straight is safer?

@tracyjohnson5023 oh boy, I guess I jumped to conclusions. I'm sorry. I'm also sorry this happened to you. Training problem horses is a dangerous job More dangerous when owners are not forthcoming about existing problems behaviors that they are well aware of. After they strike you. ,"Oh ya he does that." Or a known dirty bucker etc . Please accept my apologies.

@tracyjohnson5023 oh I forgot to add. Most people think extra tall, extra wide padding etc will keep their horse safe. When they see me send my horse into my stock trailer and shut the door they are dumbfounded. "Your just going to let him loose in there, a free for all? "Yep, no breast bar to go over, no but bar to go under. No metal to kill themselves on. But try telling them that. More risk of injury for handler as well.

Yes, obvious to those that take their blinders off.

My dog is a boy, and My sister has him behind her back. Glad you enjoyed the video

@@bobcatfarm The way you ride horses and tame horses is so cool. 👍

@@user-wc6ou8jx4k Thank you!

I'd like to ride a horse with her in a 2-person saddle.😊​@@bobcatfarm

Thank you very much, It was great fun to work with them.

Thank you. I don't sugar coat, as that is not real life.

Yes they are. If anyone is interstate I can put them in touch with the owner. Thank you for the kind words.

He was a new purchase. They bought a problem they were not prepared to deal with ( lack of knowledge)

This is a five minute video, did you watch from start to finish? As the first almost two minutes he was wearing a bit. Horses that have been ridden poorly in a bit have a muscle memory of the pain. This poor horse was lolling his tongue to the side, rubbing his mouth on his leg, showing all kinds of pain from the metal bit on top of his tongue that was in a vice. I hope you can see the improvement, would you rather someone learn to be softer at the expense of the horse? This is not my horse, but I guarantee you I would not let any of my students even the really good ones ride any of my horses if the were bitted, One does not attain the skills of a surgeon as a weekend warrior, or casual student.

Please go look at my other videos cowboy mounted shooting. Flexing at the poll etc, and see if they release this video at a strange venue , not the best I have many more, better examples.

@@bobcatfarm the mechanics of the Dr. Cook noseband make a timely release impossible. Even if it did release it is the horse that must cause the release by exercising its jaw. When the leather is sweaty it is worse, it sticks (binds) get light with your hands and contemplate a traditional rawhide Jaquima as replacement as you throw that thing in the trash. Let's be perfectly honest, the only reason that people are attracted to these gadgets in the first place is because their harsh hands are causing problems, the horse's nose is up in the air, it crow hops, etc. Get better with your hands, fix yourself, stop thinking that gear is going to make you better. Ideally the noseband ought to be a few inches higher - about halfway between the bottom of the eye and the top of the nostril. Too low asserts too much pressure on the cartilage of the nose, creating "pain", which as with a Tom Thumb Bit will get you a response.

How dare people find an alternative to harsh hands. How are they to get better while learning? At the expense of the horse? I give riding lessons weekly in addition to training horses. Do you think I would ever allow a beginner to put a bit in my horses mouth while they are learning to not jerk on the reins? No way. I've seen plenty of horses with their nose in the air with bits, hackamores. Have you been to the dentist lately? Would you let a student practice In your mouth with metal tools? Please share a video with me of a beginner riding your horse. 😊 thanks

He made have been sedated, you need to hire a Problem horse trainer to get him good with his feet. You can't blame your farrier for refusing. If he gets hurt he cant make a living. Can you contact person you bought him from and have them come help, or use the farrier they used? Does the horse allow you to pick feet? If so you can start working with him. If not contact the seller to see if they will take the horse back. Maybe give you some of your money back.

Sorry about that, I just checked it, and since I voiced over this one, it seems loud enough. The ones that I don't voice over I can't help as I don't have a mic on, or a crew to get good audio.

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If she is still striking after a month, then the training is not working. I can't say without seeing her. If you have footage you can send it to my email

No it's a horse size, it goes down small enough to fit.

Shit happens, did not know there would be that set up, when they said they used that I did not have two safety clips which would have made it better, Also best to train the horse in a stall with "the clip", or the blocker tie ring, so when they pull back, they will hit the stall wall before getting free. Thanks for your feedback.

Thanks so much Jane, glad we were able to address several issues. What a wonderful horse he is!

I forgot to add the most important question: Could it be colic? She has been on the fields eating grass all her life, so thats not new for her, but she has been eating mostly hay over the winter and now that the new grass is growing, im afraid she may be eating too much. That is mainly why I put her in over night, so she can eat some hay instead. I remember when I was little one of our horses died because of colic. Im just really worried, although she doesnt seem to show the normal signs of a colic, just that she is so chilled now that sometimes when she eats she actually dribbles (especially when she eats an apple) Ok, I know, I sound like a new mum, with a new baby, and every new thing poppy does, scares the cr@p out of me. Sorry!

I am not a vet, I can't see her so I can't give you advice. I would not keep her on grass, horses can founder, eating too much Spring grass, especially ponies.

@@bobcatfarm Thank you for your reply Cathie, I have ordered a grazing muzzle, hopefully that will work. the farrier was there about a week ago and he said that her feet are ok, no illness. I have just been down to see her again before it gets dark (its 9.40pm here) and she seems to be doing ok, just normal. Just more.... affectionate I guess, loving... actually wanting to be with me.... I cant quite get my head around it. Perhaps Im just an idiot lol, in any event, thanks for your advice, God bless you!