GAITED HORSE TIP of the day #27
Jane demonstrates my NO LOOKEY LOOING theory wonderful!!
This is how i get past the neighbors without my horse spooking people! Eyes and ears forward so the body MUST FOLLOW!!
Tap that horse with a heel to fix it!!! If it turns to the left tap to the right and vice versa. Fyi I get confused and don't know my left from the right in the video 🥴🥴🤦♀️
AND notice how easily Jane converts back to a rack because I got her SQUARE!!!! SQUARE in the BRIDLE means SQUARE UNDERNEATH me which means
SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fyi Jane will be available in a month or two so please follow if you in the buying mood!!!😜😜
GAITED HORSE TIP of the day #26
DO NOT TAKE AWAY your horse's SENSE of TOUCH!!!!!!!
This fella here in the video is a 5yr old that come in for training yesterday. I'm already teaching him to TOUCH ME! To come to ME for COMFORT!!! If he gets insecure he needs to know
I AM HIS ROCK💪💪💪💪
WE CAN DO ANYTHING as a TEAM!!!💪💪💪💪💪
So plain and simple if your horse is nippy correct the nippy behavior don't take away his desire to TOUCH YOU by smacking him!!!! Simply take your index finger and push his nose to midline in a calm manner and continue what you were doing without any verbal comments; their goal was to aggravate you. If you show frustration in your voice or your behavior they won. Doesn't matter if you do it's 1000 times. DON'T get AGGRAVATED!
GAITED HORSE TIP of the day #24
How to get your pony past the scary neighbor's place!!!
Stick your horse on the edge of the road, use the road and grass line as a "rail". Pony must keep head forward so his body will follow straight.
He looks to the left I tap with right heel to get his head back straight. He looks to the right I tap with left heel. I tap just hard enough to get his attention and remind him no lookeylooing!
He may stop and process but must stand square and head straight, if he wants to see whatever he can move his eyeballs to see.
I'll stick a second video passing the SCARY cementary also in comments. And 3rd crossing scary bridge and gaiting loose reined. And a 4th to show reins a flinging and 5th to show Hawk ground ties 😜
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They will talk IF YOU LISTEN!!!!!!
Tulsa the single footing mare had her 1st ride in the woods yesterday and done wonderful! That week of silly work in the hay barn and round pen definitely paid off!
Remember how she didn't want to stand still and focus on me? Well this is where I was going with that exercise folks!!! (Gaited horse tip #22).
A horse needs time to process new and different things! And this is how it's done!! Notice how she is soft under me, not bracing on me or my reins. I have only light contact with her mouth but I'm quite confident she isn't going to bolt off with me, she's too soft underneath me!
I merged 15sec clips here, lmk if you like it or don't.
Western pleasure horse anyone? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I can't make this up💪💪💪 Bring me a barn sour horse and I can walk it out of there darn near rein free😜
My horses are nice and above average 😜
This comment to anyone that piped in on that "no bit sh*t" group post that I was featured in! I AM the mother bucking HORSE GURU!!!!! And this the mare you fools called a paso 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Now who's laughing 🤣🤣🤣🤣 And she in the SAME bit!!! Soooo 🤣🤣🤣🤣
"Bitting issues" are often NOT the bit people! Open your dag on minds😁
GAITED HORSE TIP of the DAY #21
Teach your horse to walk on a loose rein!
Horses are much MUCH happier on a loose rein! You should always be a giving and a taking with them reins, always!!! If you keep your reins tight all the time what do you think is going to happen to your horse??? It's going to become stiff underneath you and brace against you because You are being REALLY INCONSIDERATE!!!!!!
Sooooooo I done a simple video last night showing you what I mean!!! I did use one hand to video but use two hands, both hands on the wheel folks!
Think of your arms as shocks on a motorcycle! I am being dramatic about my arm movements but I did this so you guys see my shoulders move, my elbows move, and my wrist moves under saddle!
This is often FORGOTTEN so I'm here to remind you 😜 you want a happy horse teach them to roll on a loose rein. You guys should be starting to put my tips together and getting this yourself!!!! 💪💪
Now watch my video!
Boy I'm ON FIRE today 😂😂
GAITED HORSE TIP of the DAY #18 (3rd for the day 😜).
MUST WATCH VIDEO! It's only a minute long
Fyi I only take a horse on this highway here that's almost finished because I HAVE to have FULL CONTROL of the horse. It's not hoping or guessing or praying; it's KNOWING I can control every inch of this 1,000 pound beast that can kill me, kill herself or even worse kill an innocent person in their car. So make sure your horse is solid enough to be on that road💪
GAITED HORSE TIP of the DAY #17 (also 2nd tip of the day😜).
Notice how this mare stands quietly AFTER mounting! No reins no hands needed. She just stands💪💪
She didn't come like this, I CREATED this button!!! And I created this button by tackling her ANXIETY!!!
I break down every little step of saddling, bridling, and mounting and don't continue next step till last step has ended in a relaxed state. Take that extra couple of seconds or minutes or hours to achieve that relaxed state and I promise you horse will walk off MUCH calmer and smoother😜😁💪
GAITED HORSE TIP of the DAY #16
A gaited horse should ALWAYS be SQUARE in the BRIDLE! No looking around which makes your squareness go away!! Eyes and ears forward at all times and focus on the task at hand. If he's not square in the bridle his entire body will follow if you don't do something quick. And your horse being SQUARE is where you are safe!! A square horse is way less likely to bolt, to spook, to rear, to buck and so on😜
Imagine your bit as a carpenter's level. The horse's shoulders are the object we want level. We want the shoulders level at all times so the horse remains SQUARE in it's body.
Your reins work INDEPENDENT so if that bit goes out of level pick UP that ONE rein to fix your level! Pick UP to fix the horse do NOT pull back. Up is what's going to fix your level. Get your level back level and then put your hands back to your comfy spot that's just above the withers after the horse is fixed square!
Since the above is a lesson from the past LET'S BUILD on THIS idea!
Pick you a spot for this exercise in a field with tire tracks in it; you can also use the road, or the grass line as an edge. Just something blatantly there on ground so the horse gets the picture, they do recognize borders if that makes sense. I chose tire tracks in a field. Pick a side, any side!
Now imagine your horse is a motorcycle, yes a motorcycle 😂😂 the bit is your handle bars. Where those handle bars point is where that bike will go. Remember THE BIT IS YOUR HANDLEBAR!!!!!!
Do whatever it takes to keep your horse's head and body in that tire track. Use your legs heels seat reins whatever to stay in that track. Let your horse gait just as long as it remains SQUARE and in the track!
Sounds EASY and SIMPLE and a no brainer doesn't it? Well go try it then let's talk!!! Use two hands on the reins, I have one only because I'm videoing. A gaited horse should be ridden both hands. Yes there are plenty of people that ride one handed
GAITED HORSE TIP of the DAY #12
. Is your horse ROAD SAFE? Does it cross bridges voluntarily? Does it pass by that big scary trash can at the corner of your neighbors drive that most definitely has horse eating monsters in it??? Is it confident when cars go past?
Best yet what about COWS!!!!😂😂😂 If you been following me you know I LOVE cow training!! I enjoy watching the horses process their thoughts while I'm up there instilling confidence 😜
This little fella here demonstrates processing cows perfectly! He looks at the scary big stinky things inquisitively NOT spooky on a looser rein. We done our homework for the last month which prepared us for the road and whatever else pops up.
Notice how he LICKS and CHEWS when he's done processing! And of course he went on like the awesome student he is and off to our next obstacle which was a bridge without sides and a big creek flowing underneath us. And of course he went willingly over it AFTER I let him process which was evident by his LICK and CHEW!!!
You see where I'm going with this guys???? It's all about LICK and CHEW! Take that extra minute or minutes or half hour to let your horse PROCESS!!! You will build your horse up like this! I PROMISE!!!
I do suggest training only on safe roads because if you are nervous your horse is nervous! Set it up for SUCCESS not failure because your insecurities shouldn't become your horse's insecurities 😜😜
Anyone close is welcome to trailer in for road training. I have a ton of road routes that expose your horse to many things. Just do your homework before your road test so you aren't wasting my time 😜😜
GAITED HORSE TIP of the day #10 continued about the horse riding BEHIND the BIT
This is the chocolate mare I was on bareback the other day. She is ON the BIT as opposed to BEHIND the bit so my exercises are working!
And guess what???? I got a beautiful nice soft gait on her here!!!!!
From the saddle I can tell this mare is traveling correctly because I see her square poll and hear 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4. I also got a shadow view towards the end so you can see foot fall and see how she is settling down on the bit. We aren't perfect yet but we are gaining!
Another little tid bit is to do your training/fixing with TWO hands until you get that horse 100% solid in gait and soft in the bridle (notice I turn off my phone so I can use two hands). And I encourage spurs to keep the rear end under the horse.
Notice how she still chomping on the bit so her anxiety remains. Anxiety can't be fixed over night, that's something I address every single time I touch her.😜
