Had a 12 yr old mustang here on the ranch some yrs back. Poor guy had the hardest time going on a relaxed trail ride. According to him everything was out to get him, but when it came time to move and work cattle he was an ACE all day. He went home after 5 months with us, not sure what ever became of him.

love how the cows are watching

I have made so many mistakes with my horse and never thought it was wrong. No wonder he gets hard headed. I will have to undo a lot of what I caused. Thank you for such good information. You have a gift explaining why’s and what’s a better way.

Timing your kicks to fit his resolve to trust you is simple brilliance. Keeping his feet moving to establish your leadership was equally brilliant. It’s not about getting your way; it’s teaching him to choose your way, your leadership! I can see how important it is to get good training for your horse. 👍👍

Tell Malinda thank you for videoing out back for us! She did a great job, as she always does. You gave us a lot of insight into what you were doing! Every horse and rider has experienced times like these, and you gave us tools to put in our toolbox. Thanks, again! Continued prayers for your wife's recovery!

My thoroughbred, Mox, has a parrot mouth, and a low palate as a result. His front teeth almost look like they've been broken off, they're so short. To my knowledge nothing has happened to his mouth, like a kick or accident, and he isn't a cribber, which could also cause this- probably just another aspect of his naturally bad conformation 🙃. A French-link snaffle that has two joints instead of the usual one in the middle worked really well for him. It's the only bit I ever used for him. Mostly retired now, he was a saint to ride and jumped anything I pointed him at. 😇 People made fun of his face, but he was a very good boi🥰

Good morning guys Thank you Tim for video, thank you Malinda for camera work.

Thank you Malinda! Without you we wouldn't have the opportunity to learn from your brother. Excellent information in this video! Thanks Tim! Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend. ❤️🌵☀️⛈️🌈☮️🐎

Maximum value lesson.

Nice video, and a little different type training for today’s session. 👍 Thank you Tim. Malinda, I appreciate your time with the videos, as always. ❤️

I had a QH gelding with the same mouth structure and had to fiddle around the same way you describe. Love your videos and training techniques :)

Thanks Tim I love the mustang series. My mustang mare and I are a little bit behind your training. Seeing what you are doing helps me a lot. My mare is stiff on one side and very responsive on the left. On the other hand, she is responding very well to leg and weight cues. Please continue posting videos with Kiowak.

Hi how are you doing today i like all of your horses 🐎 and there training have fun with the horse 🐎 🐴🐴🐴🐮🐴🐴🐮🐴🐴 mr tim

Yes about the mouth. When I got my OTTB 15 y old exhunt horse English and western. Vet found old broken jaw ramps and hooks. Never addressed. Removed an old front broken tooth. Unreal. Two floats last year. No confidence only lived with one other horse Forced over everything. He has come so far. Started all over. We ride in a side pull and he's so happy i ride w light hands.

Once again you are teaching a different approach then what I know to be the standard. The vast majority I see and have experience with not only let the horse stand and look at whatever they are scared about (going past something , crossing something , that dark corner in the arena, etc) but they make it a point to keep taking the horse to those same places/ objects to just look at it day after day and emphasizing that there must be " something" to be sacred about. Thank you for valuable teaching and a sister willing to follow you around with the camera. I know it must still be awful hot as far South as you are.

he moves like he could have some 'gait' in him

I’ve got an 8yo gelding that wasn’t ridden much. He has a good attitude but sometimes does the spook in place thing. He doesn’t try to run off just plants his feet abruptly. Something comes into view and he just stops. I have been letting him settle then move on. Today I’m going to keep him moving. We were doing a lot of circles (at my direction). Don’t think he’s ever seen a cow. There are cows here on the dirt road by my house. Let him look but kept him moving. Thanks for this video. IT’s reinforcement for me to do the right thing. Thanks for your videos. Today will be my 3rd ride on him off the farm.

Your analyzation on this guy is spot on, and his improvement towards the end was physically noticeable. Overall he did pretty well and ended on a good note for the horse. Would a hackamore or bosal, be an option for a horse with a difficult mouth or bars?

Love all your videos! So much very important information.

The horse needs to trust that his rider will not steer him wrong. Once he trusts, everyone can relax.

When my mare turned six in 2021. I noticed a lump under her jaw. I had a Vet check it out when he was floating her teeth. To his surprise and mine. She had food stuck in a hole under her tongue on the bottom of her mouth. Enough so that under the jaw it was almost the size of a golf ball. He cleaned it out but eventually it filled back up again. In 2023 I had a Equine Dentist check it out. He felt it was a birth defect as the hole/gap was only on one side. He easily cleaned it out with a pressure nozzle. I've done my best to keep it clean and she is now used to me washing out her mouth. I don't get all of the food out all the time as it's really stuck in there. I've changed bits to help prevent pressure on the area as there can be bits of stems causing some discomfort. After trying several bits I found a correction bit works best for her. Plus I use a chain curb strap as it conforms to the area. The first Vet doesn't feel it's a birth defect. That she just holds onto food. So I don't know what it is or why. Someday I'll have to funds to take her to a local specialist Veterinary Hospital. In the meantime she is working well under saddle as long as it's cleaned prior to saddling up. Plus using light hands!!

Tim it's good to know you ride them outside of arena too. I've ridden some good show horses that lost their minds on a trail ride, but ended up being good thing for them.

Thank you Malinda! You do a GREAT Job!! Thank you both for all you do for us!

Thank you you’re videos are so informative with the way you explain what you’re doing and why. Many thanks

Tiny details you discuss are so helpful, Tim!😗

Thanks Tim. This is very informative.

nice work sis

reminds me on my AT-mare.I broke her few months ago,her actions were similar-has although a very short mouth😊.She's getting more and more self confident now.I love that mustang,looks like a Azerbaijan gaited horse❤.Very good video,thanks a lot!

Thank you for these videos.

My 8 year old Bashkir has a sloping muzzle with a Moose-nose

Hope your friend gets better soon!

Horses are to large predators what rabbits are to smaller predators, another step up the food chain. As a rider, your role to your mount, is that of lead mare. Most horses don’t want that responsibility of identifying danger but if you the rider don’t take on that role, then the horse will. And nothing good comes out of that! You’re right, a confident rider gives the horse confidence-not only that you won’t let him be eaten by a pterodactyl (I worked with young kids who liked dinosaurs). But confident that you won’t ask him more than he is mentally or physically able of doing.

Melinda great job. Tim you should get Melinda a golf cart 😂. You can desensitize the horses to a cart.

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Thank you both for another great video. Tim, do you know of any horses that are successfully ridden that were never trained to accept a bit? Perhaps the owner has no intention to ever compete... and the horse is ridden bitless.?

I see that his is/was worried about that gate and bridge - but my 1st horse was a TB - talk about reactive lol - to me he has a good mind - he doesnt spook off 800 miles per hour and only stop 40 miles from the "spooky" object - this to me seems easier than what I would call the "hot" breeds of horses..but maybe Im just kidding myself or missing something (i am 53 and fixing to start my mustang 😂) - but seriously thats kind of a question?

About unusual mouths: I had a mare with a really badly scarred tongue. She was 12 when I got her and didn't have any bridling problems but I imagine some kinds of bits might have pinched or caught on the lumpy areas. I used a plain snaffle or a low port driving bit (she drove, too) and she was fine with that. Have you ever had to work with that kind of injury?

Looking for the link referenced about riding with confidence to help horse to rekax. (Timid rider=timid horse, scared rider=scared horse). Could you post please?

when you say smooth snaffle do you mean jointed without twist or whatever or an unjointed bar ?

How do you know when the horse just isn’t up to crossing the bridge?

Tim I know you don't really normally like to disengage the hindquarters but you did when he tried to break into a trot. Had you worked on a this with him or did it just work out at the time?

What did you mean when you said they weren't bred because they were considered soft like quarter horses?

Have you ever gotten a gimbal to stabilize your camera?

Have you tried riding bitless?? I had a gelding with the same problem so i started working him without one and had great results.

can you do some vids on mouths?

Tim, please can you answer me something: what do you do if the horse starts getting too nervous? Is there a point where pushing him/circling just isn't worth it? Cause if it becomes a fight, the horse will win right?