Wow what patience

I would love to chat with you but do not use telegram. I am happy to provide my email though and through that, would offer my telephone number!!! Great discussions and wonderful horses!

What is the story here with the videos of this horse being terribly abused? Multiple videos on you tube if you search the rescue name. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jrthhbynvZmpnIE.htmlsi=MFCIHJqfxN8HweDZ

It doesn't help that he doesn't want to waste Ryan's time (explanation for the rushing in the video) I don't think the horse would've gotten to this point if that was his normal pace

I agree. I have not yet looked at his organization's website, so from just this one video we have no idea how many rescue horses he/his staff have to help each day. I'm sure he is dealing with a myriad of conditions and issues. I applaud the care and dedication displayed here. Kuddos for calling Ryan in as well. Yes this is a lovely little mare called Storm. I'd love to see an update once all her feet are trimmed.

@@Kat-zk6qyexactly, everyone would be different in front of cameras, a trainer they admire. I always laugh bc my best rides are alone and then in my lessons I’m busier with my hands and overthinking bc I’m wondering what my trainer is wanting or thinking. In a clinic with a famous clinician I’m a million times worse.

I agree and I love how intent he was on learning how to help this little mare and his other rescues. Plus she’s a special little mare. ❤

Ryan, you are so awesome!

Agreed, the owner was already very competent

It makes a massive difference when you go in with the approach of showing them you are willing to earn respect and trust instead of expecting it without any effort, they sure have taught me alot about how life works :)

@@jamie.miller.inspiring You and me both!

I agree with what you say, we also had a horse that would founder in her hind feet (Cushings) and would seesaw weight from each foot to another like she is, I’m thinking maybe abscessing, horses can abscess when theyre given a good diet all of a sudden or they go through a stressful period to relaxation

I have a video of Horse Without Humans straight up abusing this exact mare, there is a reason shes so tight and defensive. They round penned her, roped her around the neck and choked her until she could no lonher stand. She fell and basically passed out, the "trainer" said "i need to get a rope on her before she comes to" so they did just that and she fully laid over and gasped for breath. I have another video of them trying to stall her by whipping her, she freaks out and hits her head and start seizing on the ground while everyone laughs. These people are straight up abusive and have a record of doing so according to past workers and clients. The horse was bleeding from her nose and an eye. Her hind end is most likely injured from her falling when being stalled, she injured her right knee during it so it wouldn't surprise me.

One way is using water in spray bottle when it's hot- the water feels good. Then switch to fly spray. If you choose a time when it's hot and flies are annoying, horses learn really quickly that spray makes the flies go away immediately, and that tends to change their attitude. I use alfalfa cubes as rewards, and to pair with something annoying so they're distracted, which tends to change the emotional response to something annoying like spray. Use the less aggressive, mist side of the nozzle.

You can use this similar principle! You can work the horse (hind quarter yields, surrendering shoulders, backing up, lunging etc and then letting the horse rest and be released into you using a water spray bottle and spray AWAY from the horse! I stand a few feet away and spray repeatedly away from the horse and see if the horse reacts to the noise or if it’s only when the liquid touches them! A lot are scared by the spray noise too! So this helps break it down for them! Then I work the horse doing an exercise mentioned above and then stop and let the horse be released into me spraying AWAY from horse! Once horse is handling this completely fine, then I move the spray closer and spray beside the horse. Then I put them back to work with another one of these exercises and then keep resting in same spot with spraying water bottle each time closer! Once the horse doesn’t mind me spraying near them and they are completely relaxed I stand at 45degree angle so I can’t be struck if it touching them shocks or scares them and I’ll just spray once on the shoulder and then go back to spraying away from horse! I try to remove the spray from them before they move their feet! Just like Ryan said about touching the back legs, try move your hand off them before they feel the need to move away from you! Then I work the horse again and come back and spray beside them and then spray on shoulder again and take it away! And keep spraying away from horse and then spray shoulder again (just one spray) and spray away! If they get upset and feel the need to move I make them commit to their decision of moving and if they are backing away then I back them like in this video! Just remember not to get in a hurry when they do move away! If they move to side I move them over that way and then lunge away from the spot where I’ve been spraying them as I still want them to associate that water spraying spot as release! Then I come back to that sport and start by spraying away from them and then on their shoulder until they couldn’t care less about being sprayed! Then I move further down body So with-in one session they tend to be handling it pretty well! 3 consecutive sessions and I can generally leave lead rope on ground and spray them all over This stops any crazy running around! With them freaking out! If this isn’t clear let me know and I can show in a video 😊

I think you've missed the concept of making the wrong thing hard and the right tthing easy.

@@jmmearessorry, no….”I” haven’t missed the concept - “I” get it…..I said it CAN be handled incorrectly - I’ve seen it (people who think HARD=punishment) …. I believe Ryan’s wording of this very similar concept may be less likely to be misinterpreted - at least to me, it feels like a much more positive-first approach.

@@denaross Understood, so what does making the wrong the hard and the right thing easy look like to you and what does it look like to people whom you say use it as a form punishment?

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He just was NOT confident enough. He was not standing or handling her properly & she knew she could get away with it. He should be doing it everyday. She definitely needs a farrier. Repeative contact as often as he can & introduce other people in the handling. Take that halter off too. Be the leader. Great talking him thru it Ryan. A+ plus everybody was learning. Thanks for posting.