@@P_E_P_1966 he is snorting as he is nervous

@@georgiabates THX - it's still a strange snorting noise - IMO

@@P_E_P_1966 yes sounds funny hey and if you ever spend time with trained horses you probably will never hear it, but with wild and scared horses it’s a pretty common expression.

@@sheikowi sorry I don’t understand your question rhetorical or otherwise…

Thanks he belongs to a client so I’m starting him undersaddle and then will give them some lessons together.

Excellent. I look forward to following his progress and yours.@@georgiabates

Hi thanks for your comment- did you read the description? This is literally the first time she has ever seen a trailer! I’m teaching her to come in and out calmly, and she’s understanding that in this first video- you can now watch lesson two and three which I’ve just posted which shows her walk in with no flag needed, move over into position and then learn about the divider and by the end of 8 minutes she walks in, stands in position and can stand calmly while I shut the divider over. So I’d say my process works.

I’m wearing a treat bag and giving her pellets every time she comes forward, so she got heaps of food for coming in.

I think you did a great job, you were calm and so was she. Great job!!!

@@sharontalaga5924 thank you- I’ve posted lesson 2 (yesterday) and just posted lesson 3 from this morning where she is still leading in all the way with no flag needed at all now, moves over into position and by the end of the 8 minutes session that was lesson 3, she is standing calmly in position while I bring the divider over into place, open and close it and back her out slowly. So I’d say she’s got it now!

Thank you 😊

This was his first ride actually moving his feet, after heaps of groundwork including long reining him from the bitless bridle so yes he’s had heaps of ground work both sides. He previously threw me off when I asked him to bend his head, and his tendency is to kick up and buck whenever he is confused so even in the long reins the pressure on his head would cause him to buck/kick out with both legs while trotting. So given it was the first time asking him to move his feet and bend to a stop and he was accepting the pressure well and staying relaxed I just did the left and finished on a good note rather than keep pressuring him just to do both sides. For his sake and keeping myself safe I felt that was enough for him for that day. The next day which was just yesterday, we were able to walk and steer and bend to a stop both sides no problems.

@@georgiabates Those kinds of problems often respond better to the use of a surcingle with a long line. It helps to eliminate confusion. Another helpful technique is to drive the horse in long reins & with a surcingle. Driving allows the same kind of directional control you have when mounted. A clear ask to either side. No confusion about what is being asked. Have you had him checked by a vet or a chiropractor? If he is experiencing discomfort or pain he might respond to that by kicking & bucking. You might try chiropractic treatment & equine massages. Also check his feet for any issues with the frog, the hoof wall, the coronet, etc. Thoroughbreds are very sensitive & will sometimes react (or over-react) to things that other horses might ignore.

Thanks for being opening minded. For sure any method done poorly can cause bad results!

Hi Gerry, you’ve obviously never heard of positive reinforcement training, and you might be pleasantly surprised to learn that some of the best and most successful horse trainers in the world use clicker training as part of their training programs. For example look up Warwick Schiller, he’s one of the top reining trainers in the world, has competed at the World Equestrian Games for reining, is an internationally renowned trainer who does Horsemanship clinics all over the world... he knows a thing or two about horses and training and while he used to think clicker training and food wasn’t a good idea like you do he’s actually totally changed his mind about that in the past few years! You might find you can be opened up to a whole other way of dealing with horses by looking into positive reinforcement. It’s particularly useful for shutdown horses like in this video. Cheers

Thanks for your opinion. I’ve actually done clinics with several of the best horsemen in the world, not just watched videos, as well as having achieved my own success of training and competing internationally so while you may not think natural Horsemanship is any good it has worked well for me so far! And for sure I’ve improved my training since this video, it was 6 years ago after all! I disagree that this horse isn’t engaged or connected, he actually shows lots of good signs of being relaxed and focused when he is lowering his head and showing relaxed body language. Circle too small? Not sure why you’d think that, I want my horses to work on any size circle I ask. And sure he’s a bit fat but he was a client horse sent for training for a few weeks, so not actually my fault he was overweight, it was my job to fix the issues his owners were having and that was mainly with handling him safely on the ground, he was a child’s pony ridden by a 10 year old girl. So she was having trouble handling him safely and needed some help. I looked at your channel and don’t see anything horse related so please do share your methods which are better, I’m always open minded to learning new things so I’d be happy to see what you’d do differently. Cheers

Geraldine Fayne hi, I think this foal was maybe 6-7 months old. Yes just the same as a clicker for dog training.

E Chase not actually that tall! Only 14.3hh! 😊

Gerry Coleman thanks for your comment. That’s fine to not use treats for positive reinforcement, I start colts and re-train “problem horses” and for the most part I don’t use treats/clicker training with them, I used to use it a lot and as you’ll see this video is from many many years ago! I do things very differently now, not because this way wasn’t working, it clearly was! But because I’ve learnt more and become more effective with my use of negative reinforcement so then I can use one or the other as needed, though even using positive reinforcement we are still also using negative reinforcement, they go together. But you can certainly just use negative reinforcement and that is highly effective, I just like to use positive reinforcement as well sometimes as it does help and particularly for our trick training and liberty work that we do- see our more recent videos and on our Facebook page, and you will see we use both methods successfully. Cheers

The Lyon Family hi, best way to start is by starting with just the lead rope, flicking over the horses back, around the legs and in the air and smacking ground around the horse, starting with low energy and building up to where the horse is able to relax with high energy. Then do the same with a carrot stick or lunge whip, then the same with a flag- again starting with low energy and building up to high energy. The idea is to build the horse's confidence and relaxation in situations that cause stress rather than thinking of desensitisation to particular objects or items. Teaching the horse how to think and relax rather than react and panic is the key. I follow Warwick Schillers training videos so if you can't find enough from my videos look up his as they are excellent :)

Lynne S Hi, I appreciate your passion for wild horses. As a trainer this is my way of helping wild horses who have been removed from the wild. I'm actually Australian and back home now, and our wild horses face a far greater plight than the Mustangs unfortunately! We have over 300 thousand wild horses! Our government is quite happy to cull numbers drastically and using lethal measures. They have in the past done aerial culls from helicopters, they are currently proposing ground shooting trapped horses and wild running horses... our Brumbies have no protection like the Mustangs do at least with the BLM holding facilities. Now I don't think horses living out their days in holding facilities is a good answer either but rather that than being shot from a helicopter... there is no perfect solution for wild horse management- and in most cases they do need to be managed to some degree- but fertility control would be a great option along with passive trapping and rehoming which is how our Brumbies are being managed at the moment (not with fertility control though unfortunately just the passive trapping). Sadly not all have homes to go to though so many go to the slaughter house for meat for both animal and human consumption overseas. I do think these competitions- the mustang makeover and our version the Australian Brumby Challenge- which I'm competing in currently- are a great way to show more horse people how great wild horses are and encourages more adoptions.

Meme Queen haha yep I'm like the Australian Amy Fleming haha funny thing is that when I did this Mustang Makeover I actually lived in Canada and very near where Heartland is filmed as my husband is Canadian, but now we have moved back to Australia 😊

Linda Rice sorry it wasn't meant to be a how to video... it was simply a progress video for his owners and to share with people interested in how he was then going. It does however show a range of exercises which I used and if people want more information or to learn then they generally come to a clinic or have some lessons, while I could explain it all for the video that would take up a lot of time which I don't currently have so I'm sorry if it wasn't helpful to you. You may find answers to your problems by looking at some videos from one of my mentors, Warwick Schiller.