I hate to think of this training coming to a end as I have enjoyed it so much. I think you have done a fantastic job with him. Thank you for your time trouble making these videos. God's blessings over you and your family.
I’m enjoying seeing him look at you to find out what you really want when all of this is going on. He is looking to you for reassurance. Wow! It is great when they finally see you.
Bravo 👏 Aequitas 🐴 and bravo 🙌 Steve! All the patient training has paid off 🥳 he’s taking this heavy and different smelling thing in his back really well!
Astounding. Weeks ago, he wouldn’t have been loping around with the saddle on. He would have been racing around in a blind panic. You really have done a great job in teaching him that he doesn’t have to overreact to anything, so he’s mellowed down a ton. All relative, of course. I completely understand why you don’t want to get in the saddle with him, and to be quite honest, I agree that you shouldn’t. I think he needs a least a year of solid groundwork under him before someone tries to seriously ride him. Getting on a horse too soon can also set back a lot of their training if it goes wrong. Just not worth it in this case, IMO. But the real miracle is that you’ve taught him that when something scares him, he doesn’t have to explode. He’s learning to express his fear with more degrees of nuance, like evading. And he’s getting braver about investigating new things that make him nervous.
And 'good job' to you too, Steve👍 Amazing work! Thinking ahead here, but remembering well how weird it felt to ride a narrow bodied purebred Arabian when you've been used to riding a quarter horse😳
That went really nice. I'm very impressed again I really thought he would hit the sky‼️😍😍 You are really show us how to work an extremely out-of-control horse and get him in control. Love your work technique.
He’s going to go crazy with that saddle. I’d actually like to see how much he hates the saddle. But more than that I hope he still has plenty of time with you !!! He seems much calmer but still don’t trust him hurting someone !
I only use it for what you saw in previous videos, preparing a horse for a saddle. You can use them for ground driving and bitting up but I use the saddle for those exercises.
Much easier to tie them to a post, give them a tidbit, then sacking, then the pad, then instead of using a huge western saddle used a bareback pad with proper girth, do it up snug (no stirrups) lunge them in the round pen both directions, at a trot. then attach short stirrups about 8 inches long, lunge, then stirrups half length, lunge, then full length loose stirrups, lunge. DO NOT progress in each step UNTIL the horse is calm with the previous step. After its used to trotting with stirrups flapping around, we used an english saddle, no stirrups, then progressed until horse was ok with full length stirrups flopping at the trot. we had no freak outs or real nervousness doing it this way. American Saddlebred so we had to be careful not to undully upset the horse, very sensitive but very obedient.
It's been by experience to learn to put a breast strap on first before tightening up the cinch the first time. Other wise when they take off, the saddle will slide back and spin underneath and scare him. Arabians don't have a great big belly to hold that saddle forward. You are lucky that didn't happen on this first time.
I’m no expert but my goodness I never thought you’d get to this stage. What an education this series has been!
That's an interesting training aspect having the saddle slide off from the get go. I'm using that tactic. Another great to the point video.
I hate to think of this training coming to a end as I have enjoyed it so much. I think you have done a fantastic job with him. Thank you for your time trouble making these videos. God's blessings over you and your family.
Couldn’t agree more!👍👍👍
I’m enjoying seeing him look at you to find out what you really want when all of this is going on. He is looking to you for reassurance. Wow! It is great when they finally see you.
What an amazing change from the first video. Your patience and slow training approach is really paying off!! Great job, Tas!!❤❤
Bravo 👏 Aequitas 🐴 and bravo 🙌 Steve! All the patient training has paid off 🥳 he’s taking this heavy and different smelling thing in his back really well!
Astounding. Weeks ago, he wouldn’t have been loping around with the saddle on. He would have been racing around in a blind panic. You really have done a great job in teaching him that he doesn’t have to overreact to anything, so he’s mellowed down a ton.
All relative, of course. I completely understand why you don’t want to get in the saddle with him, and to be quite honest, I agree that you shouldn’t. I think he needs a least a year of solid groundwork under him before someone tries to seriously ride him. Getting on a horse too soon can also set back a lot of their training if it goes wrong. Just not worth it in this case, IMO.
But the real miracle is that you’ve taught him that when something scares him, he doesn’t have to explode. He’s learning to express his fear with more degrees of nuance, like evading. And he’s getting braver about investigating new things that make him nervous.
Wow cool I like the handheld POV part! It looks like it might be kinda dangerous tho! 😂
You validate my technique this type of horse training never goes out of style
Actually, the video from your phone at the end gave us a very interesting insight into the trainer’s POV.❤
And 'good job' to you too, Steve👍 Amazing work!
Thinking ahead here, but remembering well how weird it felt to ride a narrow bodied purebred Arabian when you've been used to riding a quarter horse😳
The thin-bodied Arabians and Thoroughbreds feel so much better to ride than the wide quarter horses. Much nicer.
That went really nice. I'm very impressed again I really thought he would hit the sky‼️😍😍 You are really show us how to work an extremely out-of-control horse and get him in control. Love your work technique.
That was amazing! Well done!
He’s going to go crazy with that saddle. I’d actually like to see how much he hates the saddle. But more than that I hope he still has plenty of time with you !!! He seems much calmer but still don’t trust him hurting someone !
He's gone from explosive to merely reactive ...
Trains thinking of every aspect very impressive
I don't know much but having an old saddle slip off and hit the ground like that seems a darn good idea.
Steve if there could be a time to maybe use the sursingle show us how to train with it. I would appreciate that.
I only use it for what you saw in previous videos, preparing a horse for a saddle. You can use them for ground driving and bitting up but I use the saddle for those exercises.
Much easier to tie them to a post, give them a tidbit, then sacking, then the pad, then instead of using a huge western saddle used a bareback pad with proper girth, do it up snug (no stirrups) lunge them in the round pen both directions, at a trot. then attach short stirrups about 8 inches long, lunge, then stirrups half length, lunge, then full length loose stirrups, lunge. DO NOT progress in each step UNTIL the horse is calm with the previous step. After its used to trotting with stirrups flapping around, we used an english saddle, no stirrups, then progressed until horse was ok with full length stirrups flopping at the trot. we had no freak outs or real nervousness doing it this way. American Saddlebred so we had to be careful not to undully upset the horse, very sensitive but very obedient.
It's been by experience to learn to put a breast strap on first before tightening up the cinch the first time. Other wise when they take off, the saddle will slide back and spin underneath and scare him. Arabians don't have a great big belly to hold that saddle forward. You are lucky that didn't happen on this first time.