Hybrid Horsemanship (The water trap)

Sooner or later your gonna have to deal with it.

Because of the level of experience needed "Hybrid Horsemanship" techniques are specifically aimed at trainers and not for the average or beginner horse person.

DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!
I am a trained, well respected, professional with 20 plus years of experience and even then sometimes I get my butt hurt. My videos are for entertainment purposes only and are not intended for training nor should be replaced for a professional trainer.
Hybrid Horseman, Paul Williamson or Endospink, will not be responsible for any injuries incurred after viewing his videos or web site and trying this at home. ENDO SAYS: RIDE RESPONSIBLY, WHEN YOU ARE ENJOYING YOUR HORSES, USE PROTECTIVE GEAR!

P.S., Please stop asking, NO, the TAP does not work on your mother-in-law.

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Pets & Animals

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• horsemanship
• colt
• starting
• riding
• horses
• parelli
• rodeo

[vannerhorse]

You should also remember that horses are naturally worried by water as this is were a lot of them die due to things in the water or lions, cougars, wolves trapping them when their guard is down by the water. A little understanding of how they think goes a long way. Predators and prey don't think the same way and in the end the horse would 'want' to go into the water rather than being coersed into it! Think how cool that would be!

[endospink]

Ok, now you've just flown over the cookoo's nest. How many domesticated horses know lions exist? How many horses have seen another horse "Die" after going into water for that matter? You gotta stop watching re-runs of Born Free and Nation Geographic hun. This isn't Africa.

[vannerhorse]

It was like pushing a child into an elevator that's claustraphobic and saying it would be alright...it's never alright, it just needs time, patience and no pushing to help keep the horse confident time and time again. With your method I think it would go through because 'it had to' for a while but the problem would resurface later on when the horse just couldn't take that pressure anymore.

The most important thing is the horses dignity, there was none here! Sorry, just my opinion.

[endospink]

Hun, it's water. Believe it or not horses can swim across dams and rivers, this was nothing. How many little kids are scared of escalators the first time and how how many go "Oh Crap" months or years later? How many horses go "Oh Crap" after being hosed and washed everyday? Sorry, but waiting for the horse to give the ok is overkill, YOU SHOW THEM IT'S OK!! and lets not even go down the time you have road, these are racehorses with paying owners not pets in the backyard for years.

[BAequine]

it's about the same principal for trailer loading too..no options..no turning around..no side way exits..just patience..and re-asking until the horse says..yeah..I don't really care as much as you do , and doesn't want to bicker about it any more (no real force required..just tenacity...and re- ask, re-ask re-ask :)great job as usual endo :)

Derel (from my "commercial-free" channel for school :) lol

[miamayer1]

@endospink HAHAHAAHAHAH

[DJGRAH]

Endo:

You are awesome, Unlike some Richard Cranium's you do this as a profession and know absolutely what is best and for that I thank you for sharing and enlightening us horse lovers with your healthy knowledge. Thanks 4 dat.

Grah

[UnstoneHorse]

This is how i approach all strange & new situations with my youngster. It doesn't matter if you have to sit there 10 minutes or an hour, don't give in!

It clearly works as shown in this video, the horse is straight back in within seconds.

Thumbs up from me! :)

[RidingTemptation]

@endospink it's still instinct. but in a nutshell, you are correct.

[BarebackRider13]

This is amazing. Less than 10 minutes to get her over it? You are incredible! Took me 45 minutes to get my mom's filly over a small crick. Using the same type of method, but on the ground. After LOTS of big rearing, then getting backed up halfway across the large yard we were in after almost striking me with her hoof, and LOTS of patience on my part, she decided it was MUCH easier to jump the damn thing! My gelding loved it, though, as my mom was grazing him as I was dealing with her silly mare!

[TheAstCat]

Thanks for a great lesson Endo, this really helped me to be much more persistant with my horses and to stop avoiding areas they didn't like. Guess what??? My scaredy cat horse who used to loathe one particular gateway, he used to leap through it, shy through it, hold his breath through it, get on the other side and about have a heart attack...well now we cruise through there on a long rein and he's not worried at all. Didn't happen overnight but did happen! Thanks :)

[marabsky]

I was going through this same experience today (and was busy keeping my OTTB pointed at a big puddle) and as he sniffed the surface he dropped to his knees! I gave a rather loud whoop as I was worried he was going to roll or something and he jumped back up, not really a great experience and I am afraid to say we didn't manage to make it through the puddle that day... my bad. Next time I'll make sure I have an hour at my disposal and won't give up (and hopefully he doesn't go down again....!)

[ShinyTsubasa]

Maybe it's just cuz it's kind of from a distance, but it seems your reins are really loose here. Is this the best way to deal with this problem, by offering a relaxed rein? It seems to me you're relinquishing control that would be vital should the horse choose to rear, spin and bolt.

[kmphillips99]

Ok.here again to run my mouth.Would like to hear you and other prominant,effective trainers make a public opinion of the''wild horse races''that take place at rodeos.Search:Cheyenne wild horse race and Oklahoma prison rodeo(but not after u'v just eaten).

And for people who think this guy's to rough:watch that stuff and see what horses REALLY look like when their mentally abused. Keep up the great work and I hope u say something about that.

[kmphillips99]

came across your vids a few days ago,had to email u to make sure u guys were ok after the quake(glad ur ok!)before i disagreed on something,don't get me wrong, LOVE most of ur stuff and as a track chick don't really have a problem w/ nat. horsemanship either, jus that its aimed at green people to take thier $,but here i would have used a judas horse to spare us all the drama and a horse won't become dependent on it as long as its not over used.Also:ugh.....see next comment.