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Practicing Standing still to mount on is a good one

Good job!! The heat this summer has made all of mine water babies at liberty. Of course, I don’t spray them in the face at all. If faces need rinsing or washing, I use a cloth or sponge. I don’t want water sprayed in my face and I extend that courtesy to my girls. ❤️😘👏

I bought a full arab at 7 yrs old who was afraid of water and picking up back feet. Hes great now

I've found that a lot of horses HATE cold water - unless it is a very hot day. And they have no problem if they are approached slowly with warm water.

Learning to hold still for fly spray! Thats a big one I see a ton.

I want my horse to stand for: the farrier, grooming, hobbling, tacking up, mounting, fly spraying, ground-tying, etc. Fortunately she does! She will even stand still in the trailer after being untied with the back door opened, until I ask her to back off.

My horse stands well for all activities EXCEPT the wash rack. This training concept will be very helpful with my girl (6yr old Buckskin Appendix Mare). Thank you for the great content!

Good job! Seems like Pops is catching on very quickly. But I don’t blame horses for not wanting to get sprayed with cold water, it’s shocking feeling, as we know. Bless them for learning to tolerate it.

THANK YOU!! I have a (aprox.) 22 year old Thoroughbred cross who HATES baths, so I will be using these techniques!

U r truly a amazing man! I got one gilden that is scared to death of fly spray! He gets all tore up when he sees me coming with it! I absolutely love every single video u put out! U r truly a amazing cowboy! U sir r one hell of a horse whisper! One of the very very best!!

I introduced the hose to my yearling filly this summer and there was some trial and error. I did pretty much the same approach as you but found she was worried by the noise of the hose and also worried by the sensation of the water on her body/dripping off. I can’t remember which trainer said this but ive heard it’s best to change one thing at a time. I also wanted to keep her under threshold, and flooding or learned helplessness is not the right way to train a horse, so I stopped with the hose and started with her getting ok with the water first (least scary part for her). I used a sponge and bucket of water and got her good with sponge baths, once that was good I graduated to a spray bottle (different noise and different sensation) and then eventually with a hose. It sounds like a lot but she was set by day two! I just had to “chunk my chunks” for this particular youngster. 😅

I taught mine(of course I was dressed for it & we had hot & cold so it was lightly warm) by being in "the rain" together. All horses get rained on so it was no problem for "the rain" to change directions. They loved it after being sweaty and then I just soaped them up. It was a one time lesson for them to "get it". Of course I was wet too after being "rained on". They were quick learners or just enjoyed it.

Always break the job down! Don't overload them. It'll take the time that it takes.

My mares have always loved water. I used to use my mares to get their babies used to baths. If I was bathing mom, and mom enjoyed it, the foals learned to enjoy it too ☺️

Thanks for reminding me of the "chunking" concept. I'm introducing a 9 yo green mustang to the indoor washrack at the new barn right now. 5 mini lessons under our belt with it (on the hottest days), yesterday we just parked in it until he licked, chewed and quit bracing his legs, no water was added altho the previous sessions involved light spray. I decided to slow down with him since he wasn't getting as comfortable in there as I hoped.

I was taught to spray the legs first due to the water being cold and they need to get use to it !

Great job as always. 👍🏼❤️My companion horse for my riding horse was absolutely terrified of the hose. This method really helped but I even had to start by get her used to standing near the hose first!

Relief is one of the biggest things for training

I had a lot of success with this method with my filly. Just kept building at her pace. Like picking up the feet. At 1st i,was just working to let me just run my hands and brushes down her legs front and back. Then I'd get to the point where she was fine w that then I'd ask her to give me the foot. Even just a shift in weight I'd give and give her a scratch. Eventually she was great w that then I'd ask for full weight transfer, after complete weight transfer and a slight pick up I'd release and give a scratch. At 4 months (only able to see her 2x a week due to work schedule fyi this was during covid and all the restrictions) I had her leading, grooming (even the teats and under the tail head), had her 1st farrier visit (was a bit nosey but stood no problem for her 5 min rasp session) lol farrier was surprised and loved her lol, almost good on bathing, her sticking point was haltering lol. Took a bit longer w that due to a variety of factors. This method is great just build onto a starting point, never ask to get in the trailer if they have never seen one lol.

HELPFUL! I'm working with my Arab mare on bath time and trailering. It's encouraging to see a similar reaction and how you deal with it

Hi Ryan, I hope you write a book someday - your principles are so helpful!

I just have to let you know - i now hear your start music "theme" and i get all excited as to what little pearl I'm going to learn today.... There is always SOMETHING.... Just want to let you know how much i appreciate your efforts🥰🥰

it almost seems soon as you turned it on his eyes got big and nervous looking. He's beautiful.. cute...

We will get where you want him All in good time

Great to watch that communication develop! Thanks for the lesson!

Thank you for explaining so well! I think this is gonna be very useful because this summer is brutal ☀️☀️

In the claustrophobic stalls there’s the added echos of sounds.

Good job. Your work with horses is amazing!

I just want mine to simply stand still 🤣

myself,in the past, I always tied the horse. never bothered them getting a bath. I guess I was just lucky.

You have turkey booms. Here is MT, we have that train that rolls by honking their loud horn 1 to 3 times and hour.

Whoever tried to train him before to do a bath whatever they did they made him more scared they didn't go about it the right way

Sometimes my horse falls asleep at shows and sometimes will not be still. Once she gets going she never settles no matter what techniques

This video is a eye opener for me about what i did wrong and that was...well almost everything😂 feeling motivated to pick this up again in a different way and hopefully iy's gonna work out!

Beautiful horse and seems to learn quickly.

after I spray with a short burst of fly spray then I rub the area with a hand and it calms them then spray again and then rub. combined with what you were showing.

Boy he is a gorgeous boy!!!!

Nice ♥️ thanks Ryan

Simply awesome Ryan👍🙌

thank you for sharing this. I just sold a yearling colt that has only some basic groundwork. He will be getting gelded in a few weeks. I feel he needs more groundwork training and building confidence and trust, with stick and string, the flag as you mention in this video... before he is ready for a shower/mist first experience. Thanks, your video confirmed what I was thinking. Will show your video to the new owner. ;)

Thanks for a great video!

Thank you 🙏

New 13 yo horse is scared of fly spray but is fine for a bath!

Aww God love him

Hi Ryan, I like a lot what you do and what you share. Here is just a suggestion : I was at a conference in Switzerland recently and it is scientifically established that the horse aprehends its environment with his left eye in 80% of new situations, and then analizes it with its right eye, once the danger is evaluated. I don't know if you can use this information, but I think that in this video the horse is clearly trying to keep the 'danger' in his left eye. You might wanna use that data somehow ? Also, I observed that a couple of times you didn't let him smell the water on the floor. I would personnally let him see and smell that huge dark spot on the floor that wasn't there a second ago ... there's the visual, the sound (as you clearly mentioned) and also the feeling of the water; actually the feel is often the less problematic part as you suggest. In Spain we used to block the horse with a chain into the "showering cage", and once the water hit, they were totally ok with the rest of it... interesting I think. Thanks for your videos and good work !

What advice do you have for someone who’s horse rolls in the dirt every single time they finish bathing them?

I’m just curious, does anybody around their shoot hoops? Or is that basketball hoop just a nice solid Thai point for horses?

Yes absolutely

He has nice engine!!!

I’d freak out too if someone took a spray hose to me.

Pressure and relief

You got to lead him through it let him accept it on his time

I have a horse which is very sensitive with his hind quarters. But I would love to pull something like a tarp or a swimming toy for children (aka. my alpaka swimming ring) behind him. As soon as something moves behind his back he did not expect he overreacts. Not as bad as he was, but kind of in a panic mode. He galopps 3 strides, turns and looks usually. Oh and other horses running around and we want to pass the pasture is also an issue. With me leading it's OK, but in the saddle I seem to be "not there" for him 🤷‍♀️

I have arabs best way is to leave the water pressure off to start, just let the water come out softly and once the horse is ok with that then introduce pressure gradually

I don't currently have a horse but grew up with them. I never had one that didn't love getting a bath. I don't know if I was just lucky or what

Hey Ryan rose I would love it if you could tell me if you can help me with my horse at all he is stubborn and needs to be completely broke and general desensitized

My filly is terrified of the hose. She pulls back like the horse in the video but pulls back to the point she breaks her headcollar/ leadrope. We’ve tried everything with her. Not sure where to go from here

Nice 😜

i have an older horse that i rescued and he is very quirky. he hates fly spray , water hose and sometimes he wont even let me brush him on his right hand side. Some times i can tie him up sometimes he will totally pull back . my hitching post and my patience pole have booth been pulled loose even though they were both set in cement. as soon as i pick up the fly spray or the hose he will pull me all across my yard i have tried your way over 40 times still no better.? what can i try?

My horse is terrified of baths and fly spray she is a Killpen rescue,blind on her right side and 17 years old. I've owned her 4 years and people keep telling me to tie her to a tree and just spray her until she accepts but I don't feel that's right any advice?

Why do you not let him investigate the puddles on the floor? (Around 13:00)

Is he afraid of fly spray to?

You're not a chunker, dude. You are more a "fine slice"-er, IMO. Much more skill n finesse in cutting things into fine slices....your average joe "chunks". You are not the average joe by a long shot! You have taught me so much. TY for this video.

I would rather train them myself at home and I know they're not being abused like some do

Time and timing people you own a horse it is not a dog . It takes time . If you don't have the time get rid of the horse. Timing is learned with experience so you aren't going to be great at it at first patience with yourself and the horse . I know to many people without the time or timing. It's not the horse its YOU.

Show the horse the hose, turn the water on at a dribble. Let the horse drink from the hose. Pick a hot day, so that it's pleasant. Talk pleasantly to your horse, while gradually moving the dribbling hose to the shoulder. Have the hose arranged so that the horse can't trip over it. Dribble the water down the withers of the horse, talking calmly and pleasantly all the while. Rub the water into his coat, going with the grain of his coat. Your horse will react somewhat, but not as much as this horse, at the beginning of this video. Keep going till he calms down. Then remove the hose. Begin again in about 30 seconds. Talk calmly and pleasantly, the whole time. Go to the other side and repeat. Return to the first side, begin to wash at the withers then gradually move down the back and around the girth. When your horse stops wriggling, remove the hose, then begin again after 30 seconds. Once your horse is even fine with his bottom and genitals being washed, on both sides, return to the shoulder and begin to wash up the neck. If a hose is too scary, you can begin by pouring water onto the horse with a cup, from a bucket, and then gradually desensitize him to the hose. When he's fine with being washed at a trickle, you can turn the pressure up a fraction, the next time. And then the next time, then the next time. I recently taught my mare to be washed, and this was how I did it. It was a hot day, she'd worked hard and had a good sweat and using this method (initially with the cup, them moving onto the hose), bathtime became a pleasant experience for her. She likes drinking from the spigot when I'm filling her trough, so I let her drink from the hose, (this made the hose less scary), so this became a fun experience for both of us!

Grooming, trimming, tacking up, mounting etc all require a horse to stand still. As for washing, even in the summer, the water here is far too cold to be spraying on a horse, but spraying a wound is just one more reason for them to stand still. I don't tie. No need.

meanwhile use warm water and don't spray him from 5 feet away and wow the horse loves a bath, ever since i started using warm water any horse will love a bath, i mean who here wants to be sprayed with ice cold water???

Was this the girls and your first time GIVING a horse a bath? His very first baths were obviously given, also, with out respect. Geez...

Scared because you are doing the process incorrectly. You have not prepared him for success. Think like a horse and you will have a much better outcome.