Grooming your horse, the Laura Bechtolsheimer way

[olivermarkandmurphy]

@anotherblonde You sound like an ignorant interior designer. Stick to watching HGTV and you and the rest of moronic designers can build your own stall then lock yourselfs in it.

[olivermarkandmurphy]

@anotherblonde Why were you even watching this video? You obviously do not ride or have been around many barns! Alf has 8ft. of shavings in his stall as well as warming lights above

[hannahbananaroxsox]

Strapping is really old school, but some people still do it. It's not painful - you just let your arm fall you never actually hit them in this process. It makes the horses tense and release their own muscles

[Foxhunter49]

What a pity that Carole doesn't use the correct hand for grooming with! Left hand left side, right hand right side!

[ninilein1505]

Obviously Laura lives the dream! but hell I´d be happy If I had Caroles job!!

seems like the best job in the world! I really learned a lot from this!

Laura is suuuch a great rider its good to see how well she and her employees care for her horses! :)

[anotherblonde]

It is time the design of horse stabling was looked at! Square boxes, steel bars and little natural light is more akin to prison and very un feng shui! And to see this poor horse locked down in shavings and not turned out to graze is heart breaking - put yourself in their position, would you like it?

[hannahbananaroxsox]

@anotherblonde They are turned out - this horse is currently in its stable.

Obviously you're too stupid to think about the aspect that this horse may need box rest for injury, may be going to a competition tomorrow, may be in whilst a fence is being repaired, it could be ridden within the next couple of hours

[DramaQueen19191919]

God I would love to work for Laura xxx

[multidressagequeen]

holy that stall is big i would love to be that horse!!!!

[XxmarquixX]

I just wanted to know if you are against rollkur! Please say you are! PLease respond asap!!! :'(

[ponigurlami]

@XxmarquixX i think everyone should be against rollkur mainly because its cruel but also illegal im believe but mainly cruel!

[XxmarquixX]

I learnt so much from this!! Please make more videos of you grooming your horses! they are stunning horses you have !!!

[lornajones24]

Loveley horse

-how much do you earn, being a groom at this level?

[DutchOldenburg]

proof dressage horses have it made in heaven :p

[Justasam]

beeeeaaaauuutttiiifffuuuulll horse!!

[terrorizerr1]

that horse needs no major grooming since all his hair was remove,clip, or shave, i mean he have no hair!

[XxmarquixX]

i love ur videos keep making em' big fan!!

[biocybernaut]

wow, you're taking extreme good care of that horse! :-)

[zananja]

You do it so profesionally, by the book. :)

[horselover7882]

good video just how i groom and i learned a few new things!!! AND LOOK AT 0:39 THE HORSE IN THE BACKROUND IS LIKE WHATS ALL THE NOISE ??

[9yrhunterjumper]

that is one huuuge stall ! O.O whoa

[AQHObsessed]

why dont you groom your own horse? its extremely good bonding!

[liberatingstrife]

@AQHObsessed Professionals don't bother.

[SwornSwordII]

What breed of horse is Alf?

[Lyllerh]

@SwornSwordII He is a Danish Warmblod

[haileypuffs]

I havn't used this method for grooming but now I am going to definetly start! My pony loves being patted and brushed firmly, so I can imagine he won't have a problem with banging. This is an exellent video.

[planes100]

excellent video . cheers from australia .

[Horseylover118]

To anyone saying banging is cruel and hurting the horse...you are clearly wrong. If anyone has seen the way Alf reacts to applause in the arena you will know that he is a nervous horse...if he was at all affected by this banging then he would show that he was scared.

He is perfectly relaxed, happy and extremely well cared for!!

Definitely not an 'abused' horse.

[caspixel]

No way my horse would put up with that banging. It'd scare the crap out of him.

[rodeosabuseanimals]

Yeah I say ... people are really beating the shit out of their horses ... now that is not weird ??? Bristish have their heads so far up their asses that they end up beleiving in their own crap

[xSPARKLEfoolx]

??? No Thats People like the ( Famouse )

Normal people dont

[universalradio]

my horse LOVES being banged/slapped/ patted hard. I mean come on, have you EVER seen horses out together? They're so rough on each other, even when they're being affectionate, mostly because of their size and nature.

People are weird.

[Newbpwng]

ur horse looks perfectly groomed before u even groomed

[universalradio]

LOL

are you retarded?

[horseherovideo]

I think it's the famous british stiff upper lip niriton. Banging has long been used to help the horses build muscle & improve circulation. Most horses enjoy it & it's similar to human massage techniques. No, it's not what horses do in the wild but then neither is it "natural" for horses to be stabled & ridden!

[niriton]

Great looking horse, but dont be shy to the word sheath :3 its a horsey, nothing to be ashamed or bashful about

[SportyTedspam]

why are they saying its cruel! if the horse was upset it would be rearing and showing its discomfort!

[SportyTedspam]

beautiful horse, i was just grooming a ex racehorse, thoroughbred this morning :)

[kyosinmyheart]

lol if i did the banging at my paddock everyone would look at me like WTF. i'de love to try it but my horse would have to get used to me slapping him first haha.

[9yrhunterjumper]

that is a very large stall

[bcbeaupied]

Cruelty? Are you kidding me!! Does the horse look upset by it? No. That horse gets worked everyday, banging just helps.

[DannyXox01]

GORGEOUS!!!!

& banging isnt abusive...it's just that not a lot of people do it anymore either because they don't think it's necesary or cuz their horse may spook easily.

i dont do that with my horse...only bcuz i he may spook.

[LoveJojoxx]

This is cruel - when do you see horses "hitting" each other in the wild? - YOU DONT! yet another bad example of the humans domestication!!

[xBarrelRacerx3]

oh its not cruel, shut up.

[bcbeaupied]

Are you kidding? Because the horse looks soo abuseddd. You must not know what an abused animal looks like.

[nutcase1995]

he is a gorgeous horse!!