Hempfling - Borderline Demonstration

[transfigurationable2]

I reflected on secret of Klaus Hempfling. It seems to me : his personality has a huge stock of internal harmony, which suffices to counterbalance the disharmony of a horse.

His relationship with music has here a greater role (besides communication with the nature and love to horse).

The keen observer-psychologist can notiсe: Klaus has not self-estimation (neither the positive and negative) of his personality, he does not think of own Ego, he really does not know anything about himself.

[InformatikPower]

Hello there,

i got a question. At time 0:22 - 0:25 you can see that the stallion is rearing and managing to become trapped into the rope.

His right front foot gets over the rope.

Then there is a cut in that video. I would really appreciate to know how he fixed this very dangerous situation.

Thanks in advance!

[artofhorsemanship]

@InformatikPower: I have never seen the raw footage of these clips, so I recommend that you ask Hempfling directly through his YT-channel: /nature2promotion.

[nature2promotion]

@artofhorsemanship This happens very quick, when a horse rears. The option to act: be prepared first and await quietly the moment in which the hooves touching the ground. At this moment, the horse is always quiet to free the rope. If one is prepared, then this goes very fast and easy. In the moment, when the rope is free, the giant will rise up again. But then one is already in place - with a smile on his face. Trust is everything - then the body is reacting itself. Klaus - Best wishes

[artofhorsemanship]

@nature2promotion Thanks for your respons to @InformatikPower. All the best, AoH

[444malefic]

i have only seen a few videos of this man, but he seems magical!

I know it is practical in a working horse...but i do hate seeing a docked tail - no fly swisher :-(

[SHAUNAMURRAY93]

hes good =O

[KickAssCourtneyxX]

The horse I lease has been doing that a LOT lately (rearing and striking at the person leading him, not just me, EVERYONE) if I walk him like he's walking that horse, would he stop? Do you just give them that much slack between you and the horse? I'm confused...can someone clear this up for me?

[usandpets]

a reason your horse is rearing/stricking is possibly a lack of trust or respect. another is that he is lazy, and if he does that he won't get worked and be left alone. i would start in a round pen with getting him to move forward, and changing directions frequently. this is just a start. check out videos, like clinton anderson or pat parelli, or ask a local trainer for more help.

[gullinvarg]

There's more to it than leading from a certain position, although that's part of it. Try getting his "Dancing With Horses" book through interlibrary loan and see if the training seems suitable to you. He has another book and 2 videos as well. All are available on Amazon. He's supposed to have a boxed set of videos coming this summer as well, but I don't know if they'll be available in NTSC for the States.

[gullinvarg]

According to Klaus one should lead with the shoulder in front of the horse's nose. If the horse's nose is ahead of your shoulder than you're in the position of least power. Klaus mentions in the book that the lead stallion is actually behind the herd. That's the position he has people take when lunging (shoulder even with croup, but off to the side a ways). If I recall correctly from other sources, the lead mare actually leads from the front, so in front or behind are herd leader positions.

[wordreet]

@KickAssCourtneyxX If everyone gets the same treatment from the horse, the problem is everyone. He trusts none of you. You will have to make a new beginning. Get to know him. But be careful, never take your eyes off him to begin with, read body language. And understand that your body language will be read by the him! You can only turn away once you absolutely know he is in a calm rusting state. Watch more of these KH videos, I think he has a website where you can buy his DVDs and books.

[54spiritedwill54]

He's the best!

[fleur4198]

He looks not that healthy... Especially legs, hoofs and probably neck and back... So some of the problems in behaviour can go exactly from that point....

But what Klaus does is the most correct and snsitive that only CAN be

Bravo

[anatasha30]

Klaus is not using that trick of making it worse for the horse to be far away from him, which also would make the horse come. He lets the horse act and only shows it that he has no intention of fighting and that he does not want anything from the horse. He claims his space, but he also gives space to the horse, whatever it wants to do with it and after a short while the horses only want to be close to him, because they feel understood, supported and protected.

[DJBelbe]

yup, that's exactly it. My coach is an avid follower of this man and always told me I needed to take the horse's space but give him space at the same time. I always found that very confusing untill a short wile ago and it works like a gem!

[apachiedragon]

Many similarities in this and Parelli Natural Horsemanship. Both take a strong understanding of the basic nature of the horse and of why they react the way they do. These videos are always inspiring to me, no matter which person I am watching.

[Nesa992]

true true...

[horseideology]

Actually I see no similarity between Klaus and Parelli.

[DJBelbe]

neither do I. xcept maybe that both are kind. Klaus simply has so much control over his body that the horse sees him as a worthy leader shortly after the first contact. I manage to do what he does but it takes around 4 months for me! he does it in 15 mins!

[gmwwc]

The major difference between Klaus and Parelli is the spoken language. If you do not see the similarities you are not looking.

[Kolibri2005]

I really can't get enough of these videos. They are so wonderful, truly. Thank you so much.

[WesternHorseGirl]

man thats a big horse love the wild hair lol

[davidranz]

I had the privilege of treating "Phaeton" in 1991. I had no experience on horses when I was sent to the Aran Valley with him. At the begining the horse was really violent but with lots of patience, apples and carrots I managed first to be admitted to clean him and after 2 weeks he was happy to share long moments with me outside. The horse is very noble. I was quite sad when leaving the army since his fame was still that of a very dangerous animal. Some used to call him "the soldier's murder".

[horseswithspirit]

This trainer is truly amazing, what he seemed to learn in a matter of years, (from what I read in his books), will probably take us, "normal folks" a lifetime to embody.

Still, it's an honor and pleasure to see that true horsemanship still lives, untouched, in this world...

[RimfrostHuldra]

He's the best!

[babikaszunomar]

Strong leadership must be the clue to this marvelous result.