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No horse is going to mow me over. I get kill pen horses and do not have any of this trouble.

You are probably to heavy to ride. Get fit

Horse trainer my ass...just another rough cowboy.

Always interesting.

Your stimulus he’s a animal not a person he doesn’t know why your tie her up and quit calling the horse a bitch shit man another horse abuser

You sound like a abuser

You better not abuse that horse

Good to hear & see you discuss release of pressure. So many colt starters we have seen have little or know understanding of proper timing of release. Personally we prefer to get onboard a new horse for the 1st time bareback with no saddles or pads. Also have never used spurs either. You`re use of the spurs was gentle & not abusive in the least. Your correction also was done with patience & just enough pressure & release to work well. With our present farm Thoroughbred sire seeing as he was by a Kentucky bred stakes winning sire as well as having Seattle Slew lines in him, we figured he might prove interesting to teach to ride! He was. We utilized mother nature`s high temps of 110F for several days to accustom him to being ridden outside of barn. He was well taught & ground trained in barn aisle ways 1st. 1st time outside is when we found out what kind of horse we had! Never blew up or crow hopped or bucked. Was a head slinger! We would ignore the head slinging & eventually with coaxing & patient encouragement + 110F temps he would figure out it was easier to walk around front farm of farm. It took several hours & a couple of days for him to quit the head slinging. He now is a great ground covering riding horse with tremendous ground covering strides.Sometimes faster to get to my neighboring farmers shop on him than driving. Of course since his sire & dam are no longer alive like your colt here he is somewhat special. He is now 21 & has provided us with many good & intelligent good tempered horses for people to enjoy. Had a family pickup one of his fillies on Saturday. When he eventually passes we will miss him! Everyday I hug him & scratch his favorite places like his ears & rump & shoulders.

Circle driving. Interesting concept. Absolutely agree with teaching a horse to reverse. It can be a lifesaver in some situations. I always teach horses to back or reverse with slight pressure at their chest with my hand. One rein stop is also good for a horse to be used to & know of. Beautiful mare & well turned out with her mane & tail. Have just discovered your channel through algorithm. I`m surprised you don`t have more subscribers. You have some good ideas & appreciate your showing them.

Some very good ideas! Good to see your helping someone who has had a traumatic experience with a good, gentle horse.

Sometimes domestic animals need to be put down. God put man in charge on this planet to make the best decisions for his creation in the man's opinion.

i enjoyed this , such good horse education. thank you.

My gelding used to be a show horse, I have problems riding him on trails. He is so spooky and scared about everything what is around him and he is very high headed. I am a beginner and didn’t know about certain styles. Just awesome points which gives me to think about.

That exactly what my gelding did! He was very disrespectful, run me over, kicked at me, he was so wild but I was being told, he is a beginner horse. I was a beginner and he was my first horse. I still have him, three years later, he got so much better. I watched a lot of CZcams videos, didn’t get any training how to handle horses, I still struggle a little bit with him riding. I just love your point! ❤

Thank you

You are the real deal- thanks for speaking truth 👍

You can not insure just any horses they have to be worth a lot of money cause I tried to insure a registered horse good breeding .

There are people who shouldn't own horses unless they are purchased from a dude ranch...

Great video, the one rein stop is critical, as well as the tarp training.

Ha! I love your videos. I learn a lot from you. I do not even have a Facebook account, I can appreciate your perspective. All great points that are true made here. I never owned my own horses until 3 years ago, I got a 1.5 year old filly and only paid $1 for her, did a year of groundwork myself, had a trainer help me get her under saddle for 60 days. She is now 4.5 years old and safe to ride, but for sure she was not always safe in the beginning. She is now safe because I spent a month riding her everyday hunting and pushing cattle for a month straight, rode her every day from my house on 10 to 40 mile rides in the mountains for another year. There was a time when I was first getting her under saddle that I think a lot of people would have given up. I got through those tough times by doing a lot of research and studying from experienced trainers, along with a lot of hours and time on my end. And still if I sent her to you, I am sure you would want to do more work on her. I cover a lot of miles so I break your rule about never loping up hills, it is very mountainous where I live so if I never lope up any hills, I will never get anywhere. But I do think you have a great point. I notice both my horses can get a little pushy if I am always letting them lope...to a point until they get tired. My second horse is an 9 year old gelding OTTB, and I picked him up really for not much money either, and the previous owner was struggling with his attitude. But I had to do a ton of ground work with him. He is safe to ride now, but also took a lot of work and a lot of miles in the mountains to get him right. I live out west in Northern California but was born in Missouri, only lived there for one year before moving out west with my parents. All my grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles form Missouri. Great people there.

Well, sometimes you just have to do it yourself .It will be good for the horse in the long run 😉

I got a great horse but he has feet problems 😭 which I’m working to find the best vet and farrier to fix it. Everyone seems to do things differently.

Totally agree about handling the horses. If a horse doesn't respect you on the ground - its sure not gonna respect you in the saddle.

Thanks for the info.

Good info - thank you

So I've been trying to find my next horse. I have the most experience with Icelandics, and my Icelandic is no longer rideable. But they are expensive and dealing with the winter coat is a pain. So I have been trying to pivot to a Racking or Rocky mountain, or Standardbred, something with a similar gait to an Icelandic. I feel like I know what I want, and everyone keeps trying to sell me well-behaved trail horses with a crap gait, or a TWH or MFT that is not what I'm looking for. I'm in the west coast and I swear, all we have out here is crap and it's still expensive. I am so frustrated, I see so many horses that are close to what I want, but I'd have to fly out to try them. They are all in TN or KY. I really don't know what to do anymore. I've ridden Rocky Mountain but have not gotten the chance to try Racking or Standardbred yet, there are just not any out here. 😢

I think, for a person who has never owned a horse, by far the most important thing is to get is a calm horse. It does not need to be perfectly gaited, or pretty. I would suggest they shop for a horse that has some age on it. By the time that horse becomes too old to ride, the rider will have considerable experience. For experienced horse people, they know what the want. I am a pointing dog horseback field trialer. By far the TWH is the most common breed. A confident rider often wants a forward horse, I know that I do.

Here near California Mo we have lots and lots of mites that bite horses and humans. The horses just scratch alot and we get little red bumps that when you scratch it the skin pops and turns into a sore that may take up to a month to heal away.

Would like to add a suggestion. Rule in # 1 in video, camera person never talks. How about on these seated static shot videos, mike her up and sit her beside you. Her input is valuable but should not come from behind the camera.

I so enjoy your videos and your matter of fact delivery. No sugar coating. Great content. Keep it up!

My Grandfather always told me, _"There are few bad horses, and MANY bad owners/trainers."_

Thank you for the videos - enjoy watchung and learning.

thanks for the video

Great video - thank you

So true - thanks for video

I hope the owner gets training as well. ❤

Do you have a video of the 15 ground exercises in detail?

Omg, love this dude. Thank you for your brutal honesty! ❤

So glad i found your channel - hard to find good videos on trail riding - thanks for emphasizing safety and taking it slow.

Thanks for the video - great information

Great information - thank you

Great words of wisdom - thank you

Thanks for the video - just discovered your channel.

Awesome

Preach it , I'm not buying anything I can't put my hands on or throw a leg over.

Ageee thank you ed

Thank you for this video!

I think getting your horse to focus on you consistently is what takes the longest time. Horses can learn a new skill in a minute or two if you’re decent with your timing of the release. Taking the show on the road so to speak, with all the distractions is what takes all the time and miles. Thanks for promoting people develop a good foundation on their horses!

I do agree 100% with every word the fellow said here. Every single thing he says is true. Every last word of it. And I just love him for his philosophy! But some terms are overused by the experienced riders who don't realize that the newer people don't understand them. Especially the words soft and supple. As simple as they both seem, both of them require a lot more explanation. Both need detailed explanations given, at length, because so many just don't understand what is meant and why they matter so much. I know an attempt was made here, and I applaud it, but more is needed On the how and the why. The people are saying themselves that they need more detailed explanations of the terms and more detailed reasoning. I could make a long list of words and expressions used here and elswhere that won't be understood by many of the people. Poll, break at the poll, on the bit, behind the bit, supple, soft, rolcur or rolkur, in front of the vertical and behind the vertical, extended, collected. We need SO MUCH info about the words "soft" and "collected"! Both are terms that can easily confuse people, because of the many varying uses of them! A knowledgable person could write a book on either of those 2 words, and I know it can't all be put into 1 video. I'm just saying we need more than what we are getting. Experienced teachers like myself know that you cannot assume your audience understands ANYTHING. And if they miss just 1 thing, it can make everything that comes after that unintelligable to them. As someone who has suffered through 1000s of horse videos where the person makes assumptions, I can say that this video is not the worst by any means, but it is nowhere near the clearest explanation either. For example, you talk about the foundation being needed, but you don't ever say WHAT that foundation consists of. Or why it's needed. What exactly is it? What are the components of it? And what are the minor points of each component? What happens when the horse doesn't have the foundation? Why does it matter so much? What happens when they do have it? How exactly do you impart that foundation to the horses? Constant repetition is a very good thing, and I'm glad some of that is used here. You might consider using some pre-prepared visual aids, for the students and for your own sake. For example written lists on a white board, or on large paper that can be flipped over, and then gone back to. Even people like me have trouble, and I've been around horses for over 50 years, off and on. It's because horse people make too many assumptions about what will already be known. They take too much for granted. I am now beginning to get accustomed to the American jargon, but I still struggle with it. People from the American South don't realize how thick their accents are. Different words, different pronunciation, different grammer, local jargon. And that's on top of the specialized jargon of the horse business in the US south. I know videos aren't made by horse people just to hear themselves talk. No matter where they are from, they need to remember to speak in a way that is internationally recognized, and to plan the talk in advance, not to just wing it. Even if they have to hold a reference paper to keep themselves to the prearranged structure of the talk, that's perfectly ok. A structured talk is SO much easier to absorb and to remember! With very clear explanations of all points, and frequent reminders for listeners of how it all fits together. The number one point is to never assume your audience knows anything. I have had entire videos of 20 to 30 minutes go right over my head, because of a simple point not being understood, like the ones I mentioned above. I understand the word soft. But how is it different when applied to a horse in general, to a horse's mouth, to a rider, to their hands, or to the contact acheived? These things do matter. The word "soft" is thrown around far too much. What exactly does it mean? What does it achieve? In the moment and overall? What exactly does it look like? Sorry for the rant. It wasn't really a rant. Just a reminder of who you are talking to. You are doing a wonderful job, and I do so much support every single thing you said!