Haltering a Foal for the First Time
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- čas přidán 14. 04. 2016
- Today I have something a bit different for you, and for me too! Last week I had the opportunity to work with a 10 day old foal to halter him for the first time.
I don't do any breeding myself and rarely have the chance to play with or train a foal, so I had a lot of fun working with Lochlan.
Enjoy the video! - Callie
Watch more riding and training videos at www.crktrainingblog.com/
The foal and the cat stole the spotlight at the beginning!!
Did anyone see the kitty or hear it in the background?
yep... seen and heard
Yes very cute
I love foals and he looks like a big one too
No, the girl is just short.
NO THE FOAL IS BIG
When he pricks his ears hard his face is so adorable. He seems really mellow. He didn't even fuss when after the halter was on. He just accepted things.
Animal "lovers" can be so well-meaning yet so far off-base; bet you never expected so much flak! My dad was very good at gentling foals to halter, this brings back memories. Thanks!
Very interesting video, thank you so much for making his video! It helps me a lot!
😂😂His legs are so out of proportion to his body😂
Eliza Tiszai hgeuge
someone pet the cat lol!
great video. Thank you for showing about how to use the pressure and release. I think I got it and it should work nicely with my foal, Firefly.
guberization Aw that's a lovely name for a foal!
I love the cat peeping through to see what's going on!
It would be really cool if we could have an update on how he is doing, he's beautiful and I'm sure he is a wonderful horse and it would be really awesome to see his progress!
Really Great your really talented and grounded.
I enjoyed this video. Thank you👍🐎🐴😉
thank you so much for your video, I am struggling bc I am alone trying to manage mom and filly, she is about 3 weeks old and still struggling with getting the halter on, i will still work on it with her
Gorgeous mare
Who else thought when she said "Uncle" she was meaning the horse lol!!!
Good job! I like his blaze, with a "bite" taken out of it, ;p;.
Can you do a video of Fiona's foal?
What kind of horse is the darker colored one?
Brown horse
Thanks I'm just seeing how to halter 🌹
cat: NOTICE MEEEEEEEEE *MEROW MEROW MEROW*
nO cat go away
Why?
Beautiful animal!
what's the breed of these horses?
My guess is Quarter horse or Quarter cross.
I see a I kitty 0:45
At the door! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I like how the mare is like *eye lasers*
At my horseback riding class a horse had her new foal. His name is Milagro
Hi little kitty 8:11
lol he did not seem to like the halter very much.
Aawwwww I love his ears and his dorsal stripe and I just love lochlan 💕❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️lol sorry
I saw a foal and even got to bed and I’m only nine. My uncle owns a racehorse and we got to pet the commonest mayors phone. I don’t think she didn’t mind because she was so friendly towards us
Well at least the baby is following his mom more than the people. That's a good sign they didn't force themselves onto the foal. I might have waited until the foal is older but that's just me.
I agree on the age and was wondering if he was too young to have a halter on his face but also, I was under the impression that it's good to take time and patience to get him on the halter then just do throw it on in a single day, having something on his face which in their prospective is not normal.
did any one realize the mare was trying to kick the foal when he went round the back of her x
In the beginning? I saw that too. I don't think she was trying to kick him, to me it looked like she was hurting somewhere.
+bladeofbattousai no i have horses and i have had a foal my self and she was definatly trying to kick him away she was probaly sore but some foals are very sencative and when u put a head collar on he was probaly abit nervouse and the woman doesnt kno what she was doing
willow creek stables she was just warning him to not stand behind her. It’s totally normal for mare to kick out at their foals or hold a leg up to warn them. They don’t have hands, so they have to teach another way ☺️! Also, she clearly does know what shes doing or else she wouldn’t have gotten the halter on the foal so easily 🙄
Lol Im quite surprised that you can stand close to the horses butt when it's loose, and she raised her leg like that, making it look like she's about to kick! I would've stayed a bit away from it. Don't get me wrong, Im not afraid of horses, but I don't want to stand behind a horse. I can pick their back-hooves without problem though. I hope ya understand xD
so adorable! does he have a name? :D
I think his name is locklin
Haltering starts at around 5:30 ish You're welcome
The steps before that are important prepping. If you expect to skip prep steps, you're not going to be a good trainer/handler....
@@aowrya true, but not everyone here has a horse or plans on getting one lol.
@@dieselwolf3005 true true!
Then why watch this video if you’re not interested!!!
@@Janefelton1 never said anything about I wasnt interested, I just posted a time stamp for those that were just interested in haltering, and that not everyone has a horse or plans on getting one...but one day things could change, and they can skip to haltering if they choose or watch the full video. Never once said I wasn't interested, I wouldnt have been here if I wasnt...I already know how to halter, I've have 3 horses, and rode many. Was just trying to save someone time if they was short on time, or so they'd get an idea of what was going on....I understand this video, shes desensitizing the foal, getting her used to being touched. Anyways have a great day.
Big foal!
For future training i would start with a foal wearing the halter for five minutes a day, taking it on and off, and then after he accepts it beguin doing short sessions with hand walking and pressure when he is able to eat soft foods like apple sauce! I love your channel and how patient you are, but just for future reference!
I'm sure she's got fuck loads more experience than you ! she knows what she's doing
Like the saying, You can lead a horse to water but you can't make them drink. I think.
Easier to just let the momma and other horses teach the horse how to be a horse, and how to respond to pressure correctly first in my opinion. y'all did a good job, im just saying it would probably be less hassle just to let the horses teach the little guy how to respond to pressure. makes it easier for the humans in the end. People can't teach a horse how to be a horse. Nice video tho! not trying to hate or anything
kitty friend
Thanks for feexback
Its funny when the foal gets scared and starts crying a bit tbh
He looks young. Why take him away from his mother? He obviously won’t let you put it on him because he wants to stray with his mother!
Okay they need to learn and no matter what age you decide to do the haltering there not gonna let u put it on he could be 2 months old and would act the same way if a halter was being put on for the first time he needs to learn and his mom can't teach him everything
sixth!
A bad foal don't like to training
first!! for the first time :D lol
btw. this foal is so cute! I like your work with him
All these other comments disagree
HorseeMichelle
CRK, I admire your work at introducing beginners to adequate horsemanship, however, I fear that in this video you might be giving a bad example to your beginner followers. At 10 days a horse's brain will not learn anything that is not directly related to its instincts, so there is no point in tickling the baby (unlike dogs, all horses hate being tickled due to instinctive safety reasons) and then restricting him with a halter and roping him around thus stressing the mother and everyone else. If not for other reason, nature deserves some respect. (By the way, you didn't even notice the mare's hind leg message to the defenseless little baby... or was it to you? That I do not know).
I am not a theorist person, at least not about horses, but it is apparent that smell is very important for both the foal and the mare in ways that we don't even imagine and so I suppose it is not a good idea to smother the offspring with unrelated smells.
J Merlo “all horses hate being tickled” absolute pile of rubbish! I’ve had foals shove their bums into me asking for more scratches. My KWPN loves having his ears rubbed too. You cannot possibly say that about all horses in the world 🙄. Won’t even go into the myth of putting a smell on the baby.. I however agree this was bombarding the foal a little bit, especially in a small stable with no “escape” route for when it gets too much for mare and foal
Am I hearing a cat or a peacock in the background?
lol fifth
You lost me when the mare handler looped the lead around his hand.
Oh for pete's sake. It's not the best idea, no, but don't be such a friggin' snob, lol. Sheesh. The mare handler was just helping her out while she worked with baby! You have no idea how comfortable he even is with horses. We don't need to hear what a better horse person you are.
Amber Allen whatever,! An accident waiting to happen!
@@bonathorne yes, we all know it could potentially be bad in case of an accident, but it's not the worst thing in the world. Your ridiculous snobbery and condescension is the way more harmful and concerning issue here. Ugh.
Amber Allen you just don’t get it? Why put a video up teaching people how to not hold a rope???
Amber Allen if I’m ridiculous your stupid!!
Take it away from its mom
poor foal
That is way to much precher hes not getting any release
teach the mom to stop nibbling
How foolish- you dont need to halter a baby for pete sake !!!
You shouldn't halter a baby!!
She isn't hurting him in anyway and she's being rather genteel with him. If he isn't halter trained at a young age it is much harder later in life
It is 100 % alright to halter a foal, as long you are gentle. You really need to start training horses from day 1. It isn't like a bridle, where you have a bit or a hackamore. It's only fabric touching his or her face. As long as you are gentle, and take it slow, it is fine. If the animal is in a lot of distress, that's when you stop. 5 or 10 minutes is about the most you should do, depending on the foal, until they are comfortable with it.
+SardineAdventures My mare had a baby and first time she had a halter on her face she was 4, wasn't harder.
+Amanda T No you don't that is idiotic, leave horses the fuck alone.
+Caroline Winterdaughter (“Tamani”) You mean up. Because yes I know and already did move it up , I was measuring her face to make holes.
YOU SHOULD PUNISH THE FOAL'S BEHAVOUR
no you shouldnt because it would have the foal learn to associate humans with bad things
No you shouldn’t he’s just learning it’s like punishing a newborn baby for pooping in their diaper. They don’t know any different and he’s basically a wild animal with no training
You shouldn't be messing with the foal or keeping him locked up in a stall, turn them out and leave them be!!
Savannah Chilson making friends and letting the foal get to know people at this age is fine. And you're assuming that they live in the stall 24/7. They most likey get turned out most of the day, weather permitting. Even the big race farms turn out most of the day, they just stall at night.
Savannah Chilson I don’t agree because if you let’s say do it when their a yearling it’s going to be 10 times harder to do it so you should do it at a easy point of time and you shouldn’t let a foul out of the stall at 10 days old because it can be dangerous
Also they probably just put the foul in the stall for this if they do let it out but I would just put a foul out when it’s at least 20 days old
Lpsbreyerhorselover Lps_slimes_breyer_squshys Foals can go out at hours old. You might want to put foal and dam in a strong paddock away from horses, to minimize risk, but new borns are fine.
@@breyer_k9sbreyer_k9s21 *foals can go out into pasture right after birth the same day lol idiot and if you can't handle a yearling or a full grown horse you shouldn't have one ! size DOES NOT make it easier
Just stop. It doesn't need a halter. It needs to be a horse with minimal human intervention.
😂 lol this horse is at a riding stable and that’s what he will be trained for. You don’t know what you’re talking about, so it’s best to keep quiet 😂
Don’t halter a foal! Soon, the mum won’t let u get near it and then it will sink into their skin and u will be like “oh the mare didn’t let me go near the foal!” Just plain ignorance!
He has to learn besides the mare clearly trusts her or she would be pulling away from the guy to save her foal if he was in trouble anyway it's really not your place to say that it's her horse and her foal it's up to her what happens with them
Gãchà Màgdá you a dumb bitch😂 who obviously don’t know shit about horses
Terrible, baby is under so much pressure, yet you persist! Mom is agitated.. and they’re both locked up in a stall. Let them be horses! And leave the dang baby alone.
Wtf he's 10 days old! leave him alone!!! Let him be with his mother. You take a new born baby to school after its born so why would you do this to a foal.
Edda Smith comparing first putting a halter on a foal to taking a new born baby to school is inaccurate. At this age, it's mainly desensitizatising and letting the foal get used to you. The horse equivalent of human kindergarten school would be lunging. High school would be high school dressage or high level of what ever discipline they do. The foal is with his dam the rest of the time, it's not one or the other when is comes to foals.
That mother needs to show this ignorant woman to leave her baby alone.
Lol you’ve obviously never halter broken a foal, making you the ignorant one 😂
TAKE THE MARE OUT
Yea take the mare out s they both because stressed from separation
WCKD Maze runner Mares make foals feel safer and are very helpful in training
21 conscious hours in a horses day and you expect them to live in a prison cell?
Anna Harward you're assuming they stay stalled 24/7. Most farms turn out all day as long as weather permits, some do night turn out too. It's a nice stall, at what seems to be a good farm. As far as handling the baby, he should at least "make friends" with humans at this point. Sooner or later, he will have to learn how to be a "good" horse, with at least good ground manners. It's nothing harmful, if anything it sets them up better. They left when the dam started getting nervous, and the baby seemed to like a parting scratch.
Anna Harward. Callie (the trainer) is big on maximum turn out, a look through her channel makes it kinda clear. Since this is a family memebers baby, they likey have a similiar/same opinion on turnout. And again, most good breeders turn out anyways. The chances of him being locked up 24/7 are slim to none.
czcams.com/video/tXZ4zOLbBf8/video.html
He is just a baby leave him and his mum alone to bond 10 days old wtf
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