Use a clicker, not a bridle

[NegativeNancy17]

my only question would be is if you show him or everytime he stops does he always reach back for the treat?

[lyssmarie87]

@NegativeNancy17

Fortunately, never! That is not how clicker training works. He expects a treat ONLY when he hears a click, and of course you would not want to click in the show ring. The same applies for when I ask for a halt. The treat is not linked to a halt, it is linked to the click, so there is no expectation for treats when you stop.

[lyssmarie87]

@life is deceiving

Yes, Jericho is a very enthusiastic pony, and he did initially "Slam on the brakes". However, once he became used to the process he stopped doing that simply because it was too much work, and most horses will realize that a slow stop gets a treat as well as a fast one. On the other hand, this made it INCREDIBLY easy to teach him to stop when I wanted. Now, he stops easy at just a whoa, but can nearly do a sliding stop from a canter when I really sit down and ask!

[LifeIsDeceiving]

yeah only bad thing about doing the clicker training with riding is this horse is going to slam on its brakes and expect a treat every time you click. I'd rather use a bridle and be able to change from a canter to a walk or trot to walk.

[Senyeratheonly]

@LifeIsDeceiving

You haven't understand the technique with the clicker. It is only in te learningprocess you use it! When the horse know the task, you slowly let it go further and further between the clicks, and you ask more and more from your horse before you click.

It takes more time than with a bridle, but it is much nicer for everyone involved!

[LifeIsDeceiving]

@Senyeratheonly yet you still get the same slamming on the brakes effect. I'd rather teach my horse voice commands so I don't have to yank on his mouth than have no control like this if he spooks. Just two different opinions and I respect yours I just see a few faults and you see a few faults with my opinion too. So agree to disagree

[Senyeratheonly]

@LifeIsDeceiving It is not a problem to disagree, I just think that in your first comment, you wrote "is this horse is going to slam on its brakes and expect a treat every time you click" and that shows to me that you have missunderstood the technique.

[pittielove]

HOW did you train your horse this way?!!! I love it! I would LOVE to do this with mine!!!

[chem987]

me toooo!!!!! thats when i get one. :D

[4Champ2and0]

@pittielove I know you left this comment like for ever ago, but I just thought you might like to know that there is a girl who does lots of how to videos of this type of training (clicker training). Her screen names are : "Ponypros" & "Welcometopemberly". I think the ponypros sn is more of the how to videos though.. I think she mostly posts horses for sale on the other account. Wish you the best! :-)

[morganmares]

This is lovely. I appreciate the softness of movement and response. Standing quiet by the mounting block is an extra bonus which I hope individuals watching this video can teach their horses. Keep up the good work! jp tucson

[Shels00]

as for starting 2 year olds, I have a horse that I never started until he was four since his bone structure was so petite, and another horse that I started ground work at 1 year six months as he was a particularly agressive colt and lunging came natural. By starting, I am not necessarily saying that I ride them at that age, but I start their ground work and basic concepts for sure. Breed, Bones and Brains are my main qualitifations as to when to start a horse

[crazzyhorselover]

thats NOT a paint!!! thats an albino!!! do u see the pink eyes and muzzle???

[IrishSaddlebred]

Nope, I see spots

[aybrooke]

theres no such thing as an albino horse?

[vixon225]

yes but they never live long and are called White Foals and are a genetic problem .

[Shels00]

@vixon225

Not all albino horses have White Foal Syndrome. Only those horses that are homogenous (meaning they have two of the deadly genetics) will have this syndrom.. they would never have lived to this point, they usually die within 72 hours of birth, as they are born with a digestive tract that doesn't reach their rectum.

[bridlelessgirl]

they are not called white foals..they are called leathal white foals..they are not to be expected t live for much longer then 30 min

[crazyformisty123]

oh really well hen why is there a beautiful white horse at my barn with blue eyes and all. but ur right bout some horses

[bridlelessgirl]

its not albino!!

[crazyformisty123]

ok then would u like me to show u guys a pic of a white horse with BROWN eyes

[bridlelessgirl]

ITS NOT ALBINO! get it through your head! grey horse turn white when they are older perlino/cremello horses are white and perlinos are kinda cremy...trust me i know!

[crazyformisty123]

im not stupid my god the horse is 2 and he is in training! o h my god u think i no nothing haha this doesnt bother me when u talk to me like a 5 year old lolz im just sayen so sorry if i said any thing to make u act pissy

[bridlelessgirl]

i disagree with the clicker and they only thing you did was say you had an albino horse and they do live..

[crazyformisty123]

well i do 2!!!! i rode my horse like this today but with out a clicker lol

[EnglishMuffins12]

Paints don't have to have spotted coloring. My old horse was a paint and he had no splotches as any other paint would. It's perfectly normal for that horse to be a paint.

[Shels00]

@crazzyhorselover

an albino is a colour. Paint is a breed, Thus a paint can be an ablino. Also, the pink around the eye could simply mean that there is no colour around the eye, even though there could be paint markings else where on the horse that might still register the horse as a paint marking. The pink could also be due to sunburn or how the horse has been clipped and brushed.

[bridlelessgirl]

ITS NOT ALBINO! horses can NOT be albino! its a cremello or a perlino..NO ALBINO!!

[bridlelessgirl]

horses can not be albino..the pink skin is not from sun burn it was there when they were born..clipping and brushing a horse will NOT turn their skin diffrent colors

[Thoroughbred17]

Paint horses don't necessarilt need to have spots or patches, it's the name of the breed. just like not all PINTOS are Paint horses. :)

[gobarrelracing]

lol i know right pepleget hat so mixed xd

[fourstars09]

If He is an arabian then I agrea you shouldn't ride him until he is about 5. Arabians bones develope different from any other breed.

Now if he is any other breed... I would said kudos to have such a well trained two almost three year old. Its OK to start any breed at 2 other then the arab.

[bleller8888]

You should really do you're homework before playing out these cards "Its OK to start any breed at 2 other then the arab. " ..That is NOT true, ou should not begin with an icelandic horse until he's 5, so the arab isnt the only one, and i'm sure there are more!

[fourstars09]

I don't study breeds unless I own the breed and we dont have icelandic's here so I wouldn't know that. xD

Well it is ok to start MOST 2 year olds...

[fourstars09]

Well I mean I do but I don't study when its "ok" to train them. So don't judge me just by me saying hat once. Don't get an attitude over me saying that once. Things can be worded differently.

[lyssmarie87]

I think that this might be too general of a statement. Many trainers believe that you should never start a horse before they are 3, especially for slow-developing breeds such as warmbloods. And while many trainers successfully start horses at 2, it is not true that all other breeds CAN be started at 2. It is always safer to wait.

[fourstars09]

Well see I don't mess with warmbloods lol actually I don't "break" or start any horses right now. I want to make it my job one day but ive only been riding for almost four years(1 1/2 years of that was H/J lessons) so I am no expert and I dont know much about starting horses but im just saying.. around here.. we mostly have QH's and paints and they start em at age 2. I agrea with this statement though and I am not gonna start horses til they are 3. just safer that way

[holunderblume]

why is it neccessary to ride a two year old horse? He shows clearly in his body that he is not ready to cope with the weight of the rider.

I don't see the use in it.

[lyssmarie87]

No it is never necessary to ride a 2 yr old, but I think you are mistaken when you say he "shows clearly" because you have not taken his body type into consideration. If you compare this to my other video in which he is 4 you will notice that he is the exact same height and has the same fine bone structure in his legs; the only differnce is that he has put on weight and muscle. So if I were going by body structure alone, I would still not be riding him. Also, he was 2 months away from being 3.

[holunderblume]

hi,

i didn't watched the body structure, but his use of his back and hindquarters. His feet never really leave the ground, his head is going down to try to help the back carrying the rider. He is clearly a very nice horse, no doubt about it. :-) and he trys hard to fix out what he could do to make you happy and earn the click.

[lyssmarie87]

While I hate to debate with people over the internet, and I don't disagree with you completely, I cannot leave this alone because I am not sure that you quite understand what I am training for here. Jericho is putting his head down because his back comes up, and because this is a behavior that I started training before I started riding. That is why when his head goes down, he stops because I have clicked him.

[lyssmarie87]

Also, the low strides are a characteristic of his stock breed, and another trait that I initially reworded because it put less strain on him. All of these things in combination mean that I have a young horse that already knows how to properly use his back to carry a rider's weight, something many horses never learn. From your shoes, if I did not know this horse the way I do, I think that I would have drawn the same conclusions.

[lyssmarie87]

Thank you for the both the comments and the criticism; it is nice to know that there are some people out there that are concerned enough with the welfare of horses to try and educate the owners/riders when they see a problem. (You could maybe try a more helpful tone however; your original comment sounded slightkly accusatory :)

[Shersequest]

Incredible! I've used clicker training with one of my horses too, this is great.

[eventingis4me]

how do you teach your horse to do tht? my mare was rescued from an abuse situation and i think this would be great for her

[stinahumana]

Great work!

[dressageisthekey]

I agree! Excellent walk/ trot transitions! Now you can start working on the quality and duration of the movement and that's always really fun. I'm so happy to see more people using positive reinforcement. It is a highly effective training tool and it enables a true partnership rather than a dictatorship. Plus, it makes lessons FUN and you are able to build a good relationship with your horse (which you obviously have). Great Job!

[lyssmarie87]

Thanks! This has been a lot of fun. Hopefully I can post more video soon, and I think everyone will be able to see the improvement over last year.

[dressageisthekey]

I agree! Excellent walk/ trot transitions!! Now you can start working on the quality and duration of the movement and that's always really fun. Great Job!

[DreamyVirus43]

thts rlly awsm

[Taliaa070]

woww! thats really cwl

doesnt that horse whisperer guy use that?