Trotting and Cantering In Hand Over Jumps, Horse's 4th Ride

[fezdogwog]

Buster is a gorgeous horse.

[horselover99100]

OMG HE WAS SOOOOOOOOOOOO GOURGUS and awesome techniques i will use them

[CanterQueen820]

Awww, you gave him a treat and hes like YES FOOD!!!

[xHorseChannel]

How tall is the horse? Gorgeous! I love the look of that horse, it's beautiful!

[XxXIsaHorseyLoverXxX]

either he's running really fast or the horse is just cantering slow (lol jk)

but nice!  =D

[luce0472]

he is so beautiful!!!

[phillincoln88]

This looks like such a good way to establish a real bond with your horse - what treats do you use? I was thinking about doing something similar with my horse.

ps. he is so beautiful - a real stunner! =D

[welcometopemberley]

Thanks! The training method is called clicker training. You can find more info in the yahoo groups "clickryder" or "pnh clickers". A really good book to use to get started is "Don't Shoot the Dog" by Karen Pryor. There are some other books out there by Alexandra Kurland and Leslie Pavlich as well, but I like Karen Pryor's book best because it is more about the principle than recipes.

[welcometopemberley]

For treats, I use a nickel sized amount of Safe Choice grain. It's low in sugar. Most horses get sick of carrots after about 15 minutes. Cheerios, the cereal, works for some horses. Packer Pellets are a little big, but if you're worried about your horse trying to eat the spilled grain later and ingesting sand, they're a good option.

[welcometopemberley]

You can keep your treats in an over the shoulder purse/satchel, an ammunition bag that hooks through your belt, or a fanny pack. I've found that 2 cups of grain (about 3/4lb) is plenty for a 1 hour session.

[Dreaming3horses]

I love how calm he is,he's very pretty too! :D

[breebreesgirl]

wow!! if he did that well the 4th time hes bound to become an excellent riding horse!! u r doing a great job!!! p.s. he is beautifull!!!!

[devinbriann12]

if I make a video of my friend`s horse would you be willing to try and help us out?he was a contester and when you try to get on he kicks and bites!then when you`re riding he starts to rear but he doesn`t.he has the softest mouth but when you barely touch his sides he tries to take off!urgh,I`m trying to get him broke of all of this but I only go out and work with him 2 times a week,no one else is trying to go on with the training,urgh,haha

[welcometopemberley]

Yeah I'll help you. He might have a rib out of alignment... that is really common. If you hold his sides on the ground or run your thumb across his ribs and he gets nippy, that is almost certainly your problem.

[XSpinDriftedX]

great!!!!!!!

[friesianloverxoxo]

great tips! can you tell me how to do the voice overs on the videos? im dying to know.

[iNLOVEWiTHWEBKiNZ98]

omg BEAUTIFUL HORSE

[YawningDiamond]

That is such a calm 2 year old

[welcometopemberley]

Thanks! I really like Parelli and Clicker Training for creating calm young stock. All our rescue colts turned out this calm and they were completely unhandled until they were yearlings.

[LilMissCheye]

your horse is soooo pretty! he's so talented and smart =]

[welcometopemberley]

Thanks!! He's pretty great.

[ftr1966]

beautiful horse!

[welcometopemberley]

Thanks! He's great.

[nanagrace11]

hes gorgeous

[Everhopinghorses]

Wonderful videos, I am training my horse all on my own and this helps loads! Also what kind of treats are you giving them?

[welcometopemberley]

I'm glad you liked the video, thanks for your comment! Sometimes we use Safe Choice grain. It's kind of a pain because you spill a lot. Carrots and apples work. There are also whole food treats you can buy that are essentially pelleted hay. Some trainers use Cheerios. Skodes horse treats has low sugar treats.

[DoomedToDeath]

Your videos are very informative, and can come in handy when I help work with our abuse rescuees.

I thank you very much for these. :]

[welcometopemberley]

Thanks for your comment! I'm so glad to hear we're making a difference. Please let me know if you have any q's :)

[GallopGirls]

Pretty horse!!!!!!

[welcometopemberley]

Thank you! Buster was adopted last fall and he is now living in California with his new owner. She calls him Rajah, meaning "prince," and he totally is :)

[chapiesbubblegum]

nice training

[9yrhunterjumper]

lol thats soo cute

[seeyouatx]

Kind of hard to hear with the static in the background. Horse is very cute, though!

[welcometopemberley]

Yes, for some reason the fan on my computer often starts going when I'm trying to record. I think the computer gets overwhelmed by video editing. Then fan makes all the static.

[colormecoloryou]

It's neat to have two people doing the voice over. You get more info.

[welcometopemberley]

Thanks for the input. I'll try that again soon.

[14GMC12JSM]

this is my favorite!

[welcometopemberley]

Thanks for commenting! I'll have to make more like this.

[evanswelsh]

How could you not like this video? Very fun!

[welcometopemberley]

I think this video has been the most popular out of all that I've shot. Maybe I need to do more that are just really fun like this. I love horses like Buster who have a huge play drive. It's nice too because he was never very pushy, probably in part because he was only two years old, but I bet he'll still be good when he is older b/c he's had so much training.

[horsepaintings]

Great natural horsemanship you guys! I'm wondering if he's half draft of some sort. We have perch-arabs learning to drive as a pair, his build looks a lot like our guys. Hope you will visit my vids!

[welcometopemberley]

Thanks for the compliments! I'm not sure what he is. We had his mom and she looked mostly like a QH. He is awesome, that's for sure. Your driving videos are fun. Beautiful country up there.

[xosupercutie123]

He just has to be the most perfect horse in the world he is so mellow OMG ur so lucky

[welcometopemberley]

Thanks!

[lesfreeman3]

The "chair game" looks really interesting! Does it work with every horse? What about skittish horses?

[welcometopemberley]

Yes, it has been great for every horse I've tried it with and I've used it with a lot of skittish ones. I think it's the best way to get a skittish horse used to being mounted because it's 100% their idea. I usually play without a lead rope so the horse is at liberty. They can come line up to be mounted if they want to and they almost always do :)