@horses1238 I know, he's a ham ;) You don't HAVE to do a bridle path if you're not showing, but it helps make it easier to bridle them. If you're showing, you should do it.
i thought i've heard of trimming a horses hoofs i also ride (show jumping) and i was wondering what that is and how you do that? thanks!=) Real helpful video's too!=)
@SchleichLover182011 Trimming hooves is something a farrier does. All horses, not just show jumpers, need their hooves trimmed. They grow just like our fingernails do, and get too long if they don't get trimmed down. Someone who's trained to trim hooves should do this, though, because you need to understand about hoof anatomy and angles and such to do it right.
i think its SOOOOOO cute when there little lips wiggle about and i especially like it in the tack up video Noah's little lip going up and down waiting for you to put the bit in his mouth. So CUTE!xx
To me the funniest part to a horse is their mouth. They move their mouth in a very cute and funny way. It is so cute how Noah tries to eat the clippers. x.
Please, please, please. Don´t clip his whiskers. You're literally mutilating him. Horses aren't able to focus with their eyes on things near to them. Without the whiskers, horses have problems with close orientation and checking their food while grazing, it's prooved by scientific studies. I am so glad that for that reason this is not allowed in Germany.
@sorornoctis I have never heard this before! I did a literature search and couldn't find any papers published on it...could you send me any papers that show these studies? I really want to know if this is true! I will also be contacting my vet regarding this issue. I am also contacting my riding friend in Germany about it. Thank you for bringing it up.
@sorornoctis done a bit of research. You are certainly right that whiskers help with feeling around, but it not deadly for them to not have them. I don't advise trimming whiskers all the time, but there's not too much wrong with once in a blue moon trimming them for a big show. They grow back quickly. So everyone--revision to my video! Don't clip your horse's nose whiskers very often. Much better to leave them be. (but my friend in Germany says there's not law against it...)
@mad4hebe I probably wouldn't clip him as all, unless you're riding him really hard and he's getting really sweaty. Then really the only one that is appropriate would be a strip/gullet clip that just clips the hair down his centerline on his chest and stomach. Just remember that horses without rugs/blankets really need their coats to stay warm during cold winters!
And, no, it doesn't hurt at all to trim his whiskers. Noah always seems to enjoy it, actually ;)
Heyy Ali. My horse Tonto is giving me alot of trouble, he is scared of his bridle very head shy and scared of water. I tend to sit in his atble for a ehile and pet him . i try to get as close as i can. he lets me pet him but i cant get close to his nose and mouth. I just want to know if theres anything i can do the trainers at the stable are too busy to tend to him personally. some people can get his bridle on with hout a problem but they are are quite rough with him is there anything i can do x
@AmbzLPayne22 The best thing you can do is to keep spending lots of time just hanging out with Tonto, grooming him and walking him around and touching him, even giving him a treat or two so he gets used to you and realizes you're nice to be around. Then use a very basic training technique: you can never force a horse to do anything, but you can make him want to do the same thing you want him to do. So when you reach to pet his face and he pulls away, just ask him to back up or walk in a circle--
@AmbzLPayne22 CONT. and then try again. Every time he pulls away, just quietly make him do some work. He'll soon decide it's much easier to just let you pet his head ;) It may take you awhile, so you have to be committed to keep working at it until he lets you touch his head (otherwise, if you stop before he does, you'll just teach him to hold out on you). Repeat as often as you can, and always reward him when he does well!
@mtrenchFTW3 Yep! Just like your hair, mane hair keeps growing. And I don't think that the little whiskers ever "fall out"--if you want them gone, you've got to clip them.
@GotToLoveHorses1 There's no reason you couldn't. They're probably not heavy-duty enough to get through clipping his entire body if you were doing a hunt clip or something like that, but could probably make it through a strip clip. They make special full-body clippers if you need to go the full monty on your horse!
Noah's got such a cute innocent face'aww
LoisRags13 3 weeks ago
LOL! I love as soon as you take the halter off his nose, he goes for the camera! He must love being tape :D Also, do you have to do a bridle path?
horses1238 1 month ago
@horses1238 I know, he's a ham ;) You don't HAVE to do a bridle path if you're not showing, but it helps make it easier to bridle them. If you're showing, you should do it.
-Ali
aokamins11 1 month ago
@aokamins11 Ahh, Ok. Thanks soo much!
horses1238 1 month ago
i thought i've heard of trimming a horses hoofs i also ride (show jumping) and i was wondering what that is and how you do that? thanks!=) Real helpful video's too!=)
SchleichLover182011 1 month ago
@SchleichLover182011 Trimming hooves is something a farrier does. All horses, not just show jumpers, need their hooves trimmed. They grow just like our fingernails do, and get too long if they don't get trimmed down. Someone who's trained to trim hooves should do this, though, because you need to understand about hoof anatomy and angles and such to do it right.
-Ali
aokamins11 1 month ago
@aokamins11 Oh thanks that helps alot!
SchleichLover182011 1 month ago
i think its SOOOOOO cute when there little lips wiggle about and i especially like it in the tack up video Noah's little lip going up and down waiting for you to put the bit in his mouth. So CUTE!xx
SuperHorsegal123 1 month ago
@SuperHorsegal123 I know, I love that too ;)
-Ali
aokamins11 1 month ago
To me the funniest part to a horse is their mouth. They move their mouth in a very cute and funny way. It is so cute how Noah tries to eat the clippers. x.
SuperHorsegirl2000 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
@SuperHorsegirl2000 I know ;) I LOVE watching their little lips wiggle! I particularly like when he's clearing snow with his nose to eat grass.
-Ali
aokamins11 1 month ago
@aokamins11 Awwww how cute... you are very lucky to have a such a cute and beautiful horse like Noah.... God bless. x.
SuperHorsegirl2000 1 month ago
Please, please, please. Don´t clip his whiskers. You're literally mutilating him. Horses aren't able to focus with their eyes on things near to them. Without the whiskers, horses have problems with close orientation and checking their food while grazing, it's prooved by scientific studies. I am so glad that for that reason this is not allowed in Germany.
sorornoctis 2 months ago
@sorornoctis I have never heard this before! I did a literature search and couldn't find any papers published on it...could you send me any papers that show these studies? I really want to know if this is true! I will also be contacting my vet regarding this issue. I am also contacting my riding friend in Germany about it. Thank you for bringing it up.
-Ali
aokamins11 2 months ago
@sorornoctis done a bit of research. You are certainly right that whiskers help with feeling around, but it not deadly for them to not have them. I don't advise trimming whiskers all the time, but there's not too much wrong with once in a blue moon trimming them for a big show. They grow back quickly. So everyone--revision to my video! Don't clip your horse's nose whiskers very often. Much better to leave them be. (but my friend in Germany says there's not law against it...)
-Ali
aokamins11 2 months ago in playlist Uploaded videos
thanks noah seems really sweet, he is cute when he tries to eat them, and thank for your help!
mad4hebe 3 months ago
my horse loves the vibration from being clipped
TheCrosscountryfreak 3 months ago
@TheCrosscountryfreak so does Noah ;)
-Ali
aokamins11 3 months ago
what clip would you use on a horse that lives out all year with out rugs?
-caitlin
THANKS!
Does it hurt when you clip his whistkers of?
mad4hebe 3 months ago
@mad4hebe I probably wouldn't clip him as all, unless you're riding him really hard and he's getting really sweaty. Then really the only one that is appropriate would be a strip/gullet clip that just clips the hair down his centerline on his chest and stomach. Just remember that horses without rugs/blankets really need their coats to stay warm during cold winters!
And, no, it doesn't hurt at all to trim his whiskers. Noah always seems to enjoy it, actually ;)
-Ali
aokamins11 3 months ago
what clip would you use on a horse that lives out all year with out rugs?
-caitlin
THANKS!
mad4hebe 3 months ago
Heyy Ali. My horse Tonto is giving me alot of trouble, he is scared of his bridle very head shy and scared of water. I tend to sit in his atble for a ehile and pet him . i try to get as close as i can. he lets me pet him but i cant get close to his nose and mouth. I just want to know if theres anything i can do the trainers at the stable are too busy to tend to him personally. some people can get his bridle on with hout a problem but they are are quite rough with him is there anything i can do x
AmbzLPayne22 5 months ago
@AmbzLPayne22 The best thing you can do is to keep spending lots of time just hanging out with Tonto, grooming him and walking him around and touching him, even giving him a treat or two so he gets used to you and realizes you're nice to be around. Then use a very basic training technique: you can never force a horse to do anything, but you can make him want to do the same thing you want him to do. So when you reach to pet his face and he pulls away, just ask him to back up or walk in a circle--
aokamins11 4 months ago
@AmbzLPayne22 CONT. and then try again. Every time he pulls away, just quietly make him do some work. He'll soon decide it's much easier to just let you pet his head ;) It may take you awhile, so you have to be committed to keep working at it until he lets you touch his head (otherwise, if you stop before he does, you'll just teach him to hold out on you). Repeat as often as you can, and always reward him when he does well!
-Ali
aokamins11 4 months ago
I love yall Noah is so cute!
Ilovehurby101 8 months ago
They have whiskers for feelers at night so that they don't hurt their muzzles at night. It is also true that they help with frost too. :)
Naturalviolinist42 8 months ago
I LOVE your videos!! And can u do a vid on how to wash and load a horse?
Horsegirly244 8 months ago
will the mane hair grow back? Also, do you have to clip all teh little whiskers or will they fall out by themselves?
mtrenchFTW3 9 months ago
@mtrenchFTW3 Yep! Just like your hair, mane hair keeps growing. And I don't think that the little whiskers ever "fall out"--if you want them gone, you've got to clip them.
-Ali
aokamins11 9 months ago
@aokamins11 Ok thank you :)
mtrenchFTW3 9 months ago
could u use these clippers for his whole body!
GotToLoveHorses1 10 months ago
@GotToLoveHorses1 There's no reason you couldn't. They're probably not heavy-duty enough to get through clipping his entire body if you were doing a hunt clip or something like that, but could probably make it through a strip clip. They make special full-body clippers if you need to go the full monty on your horse!
-Ali
aokamins11 10 months ago
i love horses too! i really hope your going to keep making more videos like this! i love your passion for horses!! Noah is a gorgeous horse! xx
XxmarquixX 10 months ago
@XxmarquixX thanks so much!!!
-Ali
aokamins11 10 months ago
Noah's a gorgeous horse. :) How old is he?
FluroUnderwear 1 year ago
@FluroUnderwear He's 13 now.
aokamins11 1 year ago
very informant thanks!
iluvhorses61 1 year ago