Green horse rope desensitize natural training

2 yr.old perch/arab learning to yield to rope pressure around his legs. Helps horse not to panic when caught up in wire, rope, lungeline etc.
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• green
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• arabian
• percheron

[buddyforu100]

This Vidoe should be watched from some english horse trainers to open their minds

[horsepaintings]

I agree-- and this horse will be ridden English as well. Currently he is carriage driven!

[tcb4artists]

Thanks for the vid, I have just got a largley unhandled 5yr old pure arab stallion. Cut him last week and have been working solid with him every afternoon. I am trying to quieten him down before sending him to the breaker. he is extremely cooperative and resposive, and doing so well. My problem is that he has only ever been in steel yards for all of his life, and how do i introduce regualar wire fencing to him? I really don't want him to go through one and get hurt. Any ideas?

[horsepaintings]

If it's electric wire, should not be hard. If it is barbed wire, I have no experience with that & would be afraid to use it. Make it extra visible until he learns where it is, by tying strips of surveyor's tape on it every 6 feet or so, or cloth strips. Lead him around the whole fence a few times, then supervise closely until he touches it. Once zapped a time or 2 by an electric wire, he will respect it & steer clear of it. I think if it's strung wire not electric, make it extra visible somehow.

[LaRanaTJ]

@buddyforu100 I am English and an English rider. All my horses are trained by me using natural methods, we ride barefoot and bitless. My horses live in herds. I could give you an infinite list of English riders that use natural desensitising methods and would love to know by what authority you speak to make such a rude, prejudiced and blanket comment.

[SoberDevotion]

@buddyforu100 Well that's a little stereotypical . I am an english rider and I use these sorts of methods to train my horse , as well as most of the trainers at my barn .

[georgiabates]

yeah definitely. that was when she was first broken and re broken after being in a paddock for 2 years, and then i rode her for the lady who owned her so i had no control over her breaking, but then i bought her so now i own her and can treat her properly. but she is still not 100% with ropes near her back end and has major floating issues that im working through slowly with the methods my natural trainer showed us, just needs lots of practice :)

[horsepaintings]

Sorry for your horse, that's sad. I'm sure glad you moved to a natural and presumably more gentle trainer. And it always takes more time to UNDO a lousy experience than it does to be more cautious and patient in the first place. Force just does not work, and aggressive treatment makes the horse suspicious and afraid for a long time afterwards.

[georgiabates]

yeah he hobbled her back legs to stop her from kicking him....understand why i don't like the idea of them when thats the only experience i've had with them? she kicked so much that she broke his hobbles and he had to get some specially made so she couldn't brake them....she was litterally double brarelling near his head when he was sacking her out with a chaff bag..i have it on video.. but not the hobble stuff i didnt see that.

[horsepaintings]

You say "back" fetlocks?? I have only ever seen hobbles on the horse's front teet...