Neck Up mounting on a draft horse

[SuperJerkofalltrades]

he seemed to get a kick out of that. literally.

[katronandfriends]

Bo is such a good boy :)

[GeuniGirl98]

i try it..

it doesn't work. XD

my horse took its head up and i fall down..^^

[AngieRed7]

I taught my horse to do this today because he is extremely tall, and I couldn't do the Indian swing onto him or anything, so I finally found your video and it helped me out so much. (: I love it!

[mackielouis]

very kewl!!

[TerrahWiselove]

"Horse: knickers sarcastically" LOL! Love the narration!

[aprilsitaly]

He's a pretty boy. Big too. :)

[facinelli3944]

that horse is beatufuil! ( i spelled it wrongg) congrads on teaching him that :)

[Duckminifarm]

Very cool. I have trouble getting on the drafts even standing on the fence and having stirrups. My method would have been to lead him up to that Mule or whatever sitting over there and clamber up.

[LongLiveCowboys18]

Video: Okay horse putting head down..good licking and chewing..guy jumps on neck and onto the horses back Me: WOAH NINJA DUDE!!

[hellobeautymeow]

horses do have great strength but if you were to try this with a arab then yes it may be harsh on their neck but for this big boy its nothing but lifting up a piece of hay hah :) he beautiful his coat reminds me of a Hershey bar haha

[OrangeJuice967]

Guys, this is a draft horse, this man's weight is nothing on his neck. :|

[sinxnite]

aww.. he's such a sweetheart. Did he step on your foot? lol.

Regardless, I still pity his neck, though he did seem to be able to hoist you up quite effortlessly

[sevenirises]

haha....good horse....good owner too.

[horse99lover]

He's massive!

[BlackAmethyst91]

@SkiesOfPurple  Where's the fun in that? lol

[xosomehorsesloverxo]

that was so cool! he's a lovely horse, too!!

[SkiesOfPurple]

have you ever heard of a mounting block? hahaha

[Hughganaught]

What a catapult. Why is it that we can vault on to a horse's back unassisted. But with a donkey, we always uses a step?

[thinice53]

Good job! well done and you look very happy about it with good reason!

[MrsDreWGaLLoWay]

LOL the words on the bottom gave me a good laugh. You're right tho, a good horse will help you out! Thank god I have a good one!

[AdivettexD]

hes so big and pretty! your lucky to have him!!!

[bluedrgnMethy]

Awww...he reminds me of a full version of my horse. He's so cute and smart! He just wanted to be on camera longer^^

[kezzaFIDDY]

is it really that hard just to jump up? probably saves time and effort haha :p

[cfox248]

@kezzaFIDDY haha it is ridiculously hard to bareback mount a draft. I have one, almost 18 hands, and she is so tall I am teaching her to bow so I can get on bareback. They are also very slippery, which makes it harder.

[IANT68]

Got there in the end! Good stuff!

[binxtilly]

wow im surprised u didnt fly over the other side :P The script is hilarious :P

[Lagolop]

Nice horse. Even small horses have very strong necks.

[horsescanter]

he is really beautiful

[rjryan64]

awesome!!!



[jmlspa]

ok first of all poor horse their necks are not strong second of all that was soo cute !!

[BlindMagSoprano]

@jmlspa Actually, horses have more muscle in their necks than a human does in their whole body.

[wildhorses253]

Love the little script lol

[Naessly]

Beautiful horse XD I do that with mine too :P

Sometimes I wish I had a draft horse, but then again...I do the hoof trimming myself so no thanks, LOL.

[Mclovin569]

THAT WAS EPIC !

[ChloeJponygirl]

WOAH! I thought u could fly for a moment then!

[samanthaXlover]

this is a really awsome video

[Chut619]

hahaha thats cute :)

[wayuphighify]

HAHAHA this is just. SO FREAKING CUTE. i love the captions. makes it adorable :) MORE VIDEOS PLEASE!

[MissaCraze]

How did you teach him to do this? :)

[dlambert67]

@MissaCraze Horses are so wonderful. They will do whatever you want as long as they feel safe. I worked with him by first getting off of him further and further down his neck. Sometimes I would just lay over his neck for awhile so he would get used to me being on his neck. Then (with a stool) I started mounting him at his shoulder, then further and further down his neck. Next I began asking him to lower his head to let me get on. This video was shot after working with him for only 2 hours!

[jmaritz328]

@dlambert67 i wish you were a trainer local to my area, you could do wonders !

[emma36963]

imstepping on your foot when you get off :| hahah 

[TobianoHorse]

Draft horses are awesome. :P

I loved the way you handled the situation. I see too many people on here beat their horses when they don't do what's expected. However, I wouldn't mount my horse by his neck. Ah well.

[Hantarrrrr]

Wow! That was amazing! What a beautiful horse!

[Horsepassion4life]

poor horse! Their neck isn'ty that strong you know.. anyways, still funny to read! lol

[dlambert67]

@Horsepassion4life Horses' necks are incredibly strong in the upward direction. They have an enormous ligament that acts like a giant rubber band to help them lift their head up. An average sized horse can grab a man my size by the shoulder and fling them across the paddock like a rag doll if they are aggressive. The draft horse I was working with barely noticed my weight on his neck.

[Horsepassion4life]

@dlambert67 maybe, but they still have fragile things in their neck... Don't remember what it is... (my friend is vetenarian).. anyways, still like that. (I've done something like that before.. and the horse, like you said, didn't seems to notice any difference)

[unavailabletoyu]

@Horsepassion4life If you're friend is the vet, I'd let them do the talking. Otherwise, no, their necks aren't "fragile."

[mariejan2000]

@dlambert67 Is it the same with lighter breeds like the Arabian?

[Flumbiguous]

@dlambert67

What kind of draft horse is that? Belgian?

In any case, he's beautiful.

[11TasteTheRainbow11]

@Horsepassion4life Horses necks are actually very strong...

[horseexpertgirl]

@Horsepassion4life horses necks are strong u pedo i bet u don't now a thing bout horses

[Horsepassion4life]

@horseexpertgirl I'm living around horses since i'm 2 yo and I'm now 20... I do own a horse also.. so yes I know about horses. They do have strong necks, but they r not elephants as well XD I don't if you think it's okay to do stuffs like that.... I just gave my point on which I wouldn't to that with my horses. ;) Everyone has the right to have their opinion! :D

[LetBabiesLive]

@Horsepassion4life obviously you dont know much about horses. so let tell you, the neck of a horse is very very strong, one of the most muscled parts of the horses body in fact! so dont go saying bad things when you dont even know what you talking about.

[Horsepassion4life]

@LetBabiesLive how r u to tell me I know little about horses? I was riding horses even before I knew walking...

they are trong but it doesn't mean you can do what even you want etc... If you've read the other answers I've given you would have seen it wasn't necessary to come back on that (I wrote that comment like what 8 months ago?) pass over it people!

[Horsepassion4life]

@LetBabiesLive question 4 you, do you know something about horses? please don't judge the others before knowing ;)

[Hudson2012]

wow hats off to you!!

[Hoofstepsx]

0:24 ; chicken clucking. baha

[kaeldi2010]

now this is a little better lol.. my gelding practically is a draft horse

[kikiza123]

i ried to do that..... didnt work out

[directionofgleek]

haha:] epic at 0:49

[BlazeArceus777]

If I were on some farm with a horse I was ALLOWED to get up on, I would just stand on the fence and have the horse come by it.

[raaaandi]

@BlazeArceus777 that can proove diffcult and problematic sometimes lol

[BlAcKpEaDlEs11]

Awesome !

[alliexwtff]

Haha! this made me laugh :)

[kDOTsProductions]

Oh my goodness big enough horse there bud? Haha just kidding. gorgeouss!

[MsHenryTheGreat]

The horse is like.. "Wait.. what just happened?"

[Howrse1000]

Shame I Guess I shall have to keep working on getting her next to the tractor then!

[Howrse1000]

Hey do you think it would work for an unbroken mare Clydedale.

[kdmigloo]

@Howrse1000 heck no!!!

[horsesrme12123]

@Howrse1000 i do absoulutly HATE the word unBROKE broke gives the hint tht u do want to have her fear you, use montey roberts meathods, it gives a MUCH BETTER RESULT

[mcook311]

hahaha the rolling script kills me lol

[Horselur219]

Lol nice

[townsan1979]

wow

[xShilohxLovex]

LOL

[zrx110099]

This is a beautful horse :)

[LaVelvetVicenza]

funny vid!! nice horse!!

[HrseLvr7]

Awesome!

[animalrights800]

haha i would have flew off when he picked his head up

[horsymad100]

Beautiful horse!

[softballbabiii14]

Bahaha! xD That's awesome! Beautiful horse!

[BabaaNii]

Haha xD

[FiGhTtheSoNg]

haha ahahah still laughing !!!! XD

[breydonsilver]

haha! this made me laugh so much. What a lovely horse. x

[Ponypal95]

i wouldn't be able to do that so fast and I'd go flying

[MalteseLover11]

Oh! I don't think that's too good for his neck...

[maybhicks9596]

@MalteseLover11 But you have to realize the horse probably ways around 2,000lb. and they have alot more muscels in there nech than a human and that horse has a fairly thick and muscular neck :)

[tashafangs]

He's such a good boy. I love drafts

[PepperPony76]

hes really big! very pretty bay too! your lucky to have such a good horse!

[LoveMyHorseShazam]

WOAH!!!

[maxi3736]

cool ur lovely to your horse, most dont do this like u. great =)

[AnaraneSeragone]

That was adorable!!!! Thank you :)

[vancouverjac]

Thanks great. I'm going to try it with my Belgian Annie, she's 17.2 hands and I'm 5"5"

[ChanceGetsLucky]

how tall is he?

[deadbrokefarm]

That's a hoot! And you're right: it's a really good thing he's such a good horse. I can see how that technique could go horribly wrong with a less cooperative mount. Cowboy up!