Leading your horse

The difference in safety, control and training between the BHS taught system and that of the Natural Horse Person

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[dappledbaybeauty]

you handled that very well !

[horseproblems]

@dappledbaybeauty Thankyou Dapplebay.

[BnFHorsemanship]

I would have said almost the same thing as Lou (chappysmom87) did :-)

Although you got your point across ("English" way of leading vs. the natural horsemanship approach) quite accurately and leaving no more room for doubt, I myself would have done the introduction to the scary stuff first. One immediately saw how much more relaxed the horse was once you've given him the chance to check it out by himself. I think he'd have learned a lot faster then. Anyway, you've proved your point convincingly:)

[horseproblems]

@BnFHorsemanship Thanks but I wanted and needed the reaction to prove the point in the most graphic and real World way, for it is the 'Real World" that most don't teach in. I wanted to warn and promote thinking and for people to appreciate risk. but thanks heaps. As you saw, had I given him a look before hand, the Video would not have got the point across and I would have been reduced to a "Float the Rope Dope" :) Regards

[chappysmom87]

Glad to see you have a vew vid up...I think it was a good example of why one shouldn't lead holding the lead near the snap...you are correct that being farther out is is safer. That was a bit of overload for the horse though--w/o this being an example, you wouldn't introduce him to that so quickly would you? If you would, why?

[horseproblems]

@chappysmom87 Good question. Given that he had to go there anyway, from that Day and every Day as he has to be tacked up and ridden on the Dressage Arena, he had to accept it. My Wife would have had to lead him and she is 5.5 and 55kg and had a bad broken leg a couple of years ago. So in the deep end, which of course fixed him as she lead him every day since and after two days he ignores the netting :) It turned out a good opportunity though. Regaards

[kevinmelias]

Awesome video. I will definitely take a close look at what I've been teaching my horses.  I look forward to the next one.

[horseproblems]

@IHateHorseSlaughter1 Simply hang on the end of the rope with passive persistence until the horse does something. Either rear, walk backwards or come. If come, throw reward and relief to it, if rear, release momentarily as horse is in air but retake before it hits the ground and still be holding and if walking backwards, hold still, no matter how far for in the end, it will give and come forward. Miss the relief opportunity and you would have stuffed the system :)