Quarter Horse Training Shortcuts can Cripple in Connecticut

Improper training techniques, like this currently being used in Connecticut, to create hyperflexion in Quarter horses which leads to sever hock damage. This technique is used to create that extreme low head carriage and hyperflexion. The rope is anchored to the barn wall and then uses pulleys through the rafters and the connects to the horses halter. The horses head can then be held up high enough to form a little b between the rope and his nose. The intent is to have the horse hold its head up for hours at a time which is unnatural. This is done to make the neck muscles at the wither to become too sore to carry its head naturally while under tack hence achieving the "peanut rolling" carriage, also known as Rollkur. Any trainer that "cheats" while collecting a horse is one to stay very clear from. If they knew how to ride correctly they would not need to cheat now would they? It will not only waste your money but cost you plenty in vet bills as well. Is the performance of these horses for a couple of ribbons worth what the horse will pay for the rest of his life?. This is animal cruelty. The poor horses have to be injected to ease the pain so they can keep doing this crippling movement.

It shouldn't matter if you are Jacky with her groom Lindsay heading off to the olympics, or Willard just doing trick riding to entertain fans, or just working with your own horse to partner with each other better, there is no reason to inflict this on your horse. We have learned better in the past several hundred years!

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[MelnorFin]

Interesting comments lately that have nothing to do with the subject matter at hand. Note the vocal of the upload has been changed. My apologies for accidential inclusion of a horses name. However the owner of the horse identifies herself as Truthseeker below and apparantly endorses this treatment of her animal saying that he is happy and well adjusted. She offers an undocumented story of earlier abuse with her own animal as the reason for tolerating the current conditions.

[velocabunting]

This is one of the most ridiculous things I have ever seen in my entire life, is the purpose of this really to make them happier about dropping their heads? Are they western horses? I thought the western disciplines were steering away from peanut rolling? I don't get it, whoever is doing this is on glue, and clearly has neither the patience or the knowledge to be training horses, we should never have to resort to this...... pathetic.

[angelacmeyer]

this makes me sick.

[JMQTRS]

@MaizieandMindy LOL, this is a laughing matter, all these comments are absolutely ridiculous and brainless. The grey in the video is in distress from anxiety from being restained NOT pain, do YOU know anything about horses?!. Pathetic is all I have to say to anyone who thinks this is an issue

[JulietSmeeth15]

pardon my french, but what the fuck is going on here? people need to stop trying to be so "innovative" with their training techniques... there's a reason why the best trained horses become the best trained: because they are trained properly, by methods that have been proven to be correct, by thousands of successful horses, horse people and trainers. the thought process "rules are meant to be broken" should never, ever be applied in a situation involving horses.

[greeneyedkriswithak]

Please explain how this tying up causes hock damage? I am confused.

Do you possibly mean the "peanut rolling" movement causes hock damage?

[greeneyedkriswithak]

I understand that this video was posted in order to gain some compassion towards the cruelties that can be in the horse world (of which there are plenty), but you have to know what you are talking about before you will gain any compassion towards your cause. I know what you are thinking of and this is not an example of that. The tying is done WAY higher than these horses, who look like they are being taught to tie. It's not high. Peanut roller does not equal rollkur. It's actually the opposite.

[broodmare25]

First off, Rollkur and peanut rolling are two completely different things...which the poster of this video does not seem to know. It seems to me that these horses are just going through a tieing lesson.

[MaizieandMindy]

@JMQTRS I'm sorry if I sound rude,but do you know ANYTHING abut horses? Well,I'm sure you do,but the grey in this video is very obviously in distress and in discomfort.Horses are not as brainless as you make out.They aren't about to trip over their own leadrope,and have you noticed that not everywhere has a ceiling? Forcing a horse to hold its head up is wrong.Its cruel.It strains the muscules and causes aching and sometimes back problems.In some cases it hurts their breathing.

[mare1979]

The heads aren't unnaturally high. Most likely this was done to teach the horses about being tied to something and to wait patiently. The reason you run it up to the rafters to so the horse can't get leverage on the rope by sucking back and learn to suck back to get free (which is a very dangerous thing for the horse and those around it.)

[horsegirlmj]

Western pleasure, dressage, hunters, polo, jumpers whatever. Training methods in all disciplines range from humane and compassionate to cruel and callous. This is just one example of people having more money than brains and heart put together. It also shows the true character of the horse. Infinately forgiving. Were I that horse, the first person who came into the ring to unhook me would get a hoof to the head in a second.