Ranger day 1

Kitty Lauman, of Lauman Training is competing in the Extreme Mustang Makeover Challenge. She has about 100 days to gentle, halter train, ride and then show the mustang she named Ranger in Fort Worth, Texas against 99 other trainers and their mustangs. Watch how she gets her first contact with Ranger and in no time has a halter on him and getting him to give quietly to the rope and allowing her to pet him. Visit www.laumantraining.com for more information on Ranger and our other training.

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Pets & Animals

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• horse
• horses
• mustang
• mustangs
• gentle
• gentling
• extreme
• makeover
• challenge
• training
• train
• riding
• ride
• wild

[IMMASTAR50150]

Hi I have a quick question. When you get a mustang for the makeover are they already gelded?

[laumantr]

@IMMASTAR50150 No, the mustangs are wild, they have only been handled in a chute, which usually doesn't give them a feeling of safety with humans.  Some gentle easy, some never will be truly gentle.

[jailbait1005]

this is amazing!!!! i volunteer at a horse rescue in va and i am working with our wild mustang stallion. he is 8 years old now and we hv had him since he was 4 months but due to complications we are just now being able to start working with him. this looks like an amazing way to start out!!!

[laumantr]

@jailbait1005 Thank you for your note! The method is wonderful! My Granddad developed it in the 1930's and I have used it on 100s of wild and untouchable horses! We do have a complete professionally done DVD that shows step by step how to gentle them with the bamboo pole and how to get the rope halter rigged up on them, you can check it out on our mercantile page of our website if interested, it is called FROM WILD TO WILLING and our website is laumantraining Good Luck!!

[XxhorsexfreakxX]

was this all done in one day?

[laumantr]

@XxhorsexfreakxX Yes, in about 2 hours. It is all in the technique we use, it works great!! We have a video out that shows how we do this in an easy to follow step by step format. It is called From Wild to Willing. Check us out on our website!! laumantraining

[laumantr]

@jmhaze2006 with out human intervention they would starve to dead as the areas would be over run by wild horses. I am sorry you don't see the need to gentle and tame a wild horse but it is needed and if you were to watch more you would see he is a very happy horse that gets to do a lot of things and loves his life here, were he doesn't have to worry about starvation, cougars, wolves or other predators who would like to eat him.

[laumantr]

@jstalberg We don't push the horse any more than he can handle. We give them several breaks so they don't feel trapped or pushed. If you watched all of Rangers videos you will see he isn't feeling trapped or pushed. If he was he wouldn't have been able to do all the things he does!

[Immagoincrayyyzayyy]

It's hard to believe from watching this first video that you take this boy all over town and order ice cream on him and eat it! I love these videos! Positive training is awesome and it really works. Thank you so much for sharing! :)

[sevilla19852007]

Such a pretty boy, he has a great head and neck, color and those perky ears are cute!

[EddieOchJag]

amazing!

[horsewhisperlad]

I have several athletic type horses including one halter bred gelding They all have their little or sometimes in the past big quirks, however I love and nuture all of them. This vid really assists me in the understanding, training, rewarding and working with mine. I am praying God give me patience now.

[akanewe]

From time to time I come back to this series of vids and enjoy them just as much everytime. This series is among my favourites for many reasons. Yet I don't talk to my horses the way you do and there are things I don't do that you do but no big deal, the idea is to learn along with the horse and make him get to enjoy the whole thing. Maybe because you are so original in many things, the "round pen" for instance and many details that make you so natural and stand out. Congratulations, good luck.

[johnsoncm65]

From wild to being petted in two hours? That's absolutely amazing. Awesome work!

[myex0ticlove]

What a neat and SAFE way to work with the mustangs. I am learning all I can, readying myself for our mustang :) your videos are wonderful.