 It's nice to be at a distance, and there's so many people that would just benefit from this and so many horses would Let down put their head low if you just got out of your horses space the problem is Get out of my space here The problem is people don't establish a halt From the start as I walk I might have to lift to slow him down as I walk I might have to reach up with the rope and send a wave at him Back up a little bit if I lift and get tall I'm conveying a sense of liveliness energy Possibly movement, but good It's looking pretty good Right about here is where a lot of people say hey or they say it a little different They say hey and they yell at their horse for oh He goes I think I'll back up and I say I'm gonna stick with my I'm gonna stick with my idea there pal So long as I can bend his nose to me He probably would never kick out at somebody because the thought's not there Now if he's in a position to kick out at you if his head goes to the other side of his body away from me It's quite possible that he would Kick out you might not even realize you're there because he forgets. Oh come on now. Don't come there. We go find that back up Hope that makes sense that you keep that horse's attention towards you. You keep the bend Towards you The thought of kicking out won't be there It's not the action or the movement that I think about it's the mental state that the horse is in So if I need more life, let's get more life. I'll get tall. I'll ask him to trot a little bit. I realized he's still That's funny It's gonna stick with them. Oh interesting He's out of view to drive him forward a little bit There we go. Leave him alone get forward above all Come on forward. That's really what you need to have come on forward. I'll leave you alone. Life is good Come towards me Move the hindquarters notice how to reach up Offset the haunch. All that is is stepping the inside hide link under Turn towards them Actually there I might let him settle in he says I want to float over there. So what if we're giving me this side? Now, what about the idea? Something I'd really like right now Would be could I get him to step forward and over as if he were leg-yielding Almost if I were riding because boy, that would feel good for me because that would give me space when I circle Notice I use the rope sort of on his barrel Where your leg would be that's looking pretty nice. He didn't move over. I Think you'll notice more arc natural arc in the neck as we go I'll walk out of there walk out of the center. I'm probably getting pretty far away from you right now in that view on your screen but I Want to work with them on the other side of the ring So when I work a green horse or a young horse Preferably It will be done on both sides of the arena So you can see both sides and notice he kind of comes towards me. I realize He there will move him forward His nose goes to the outside. I'll move him forward a little bit Step around that'll draw his attention bring the hindquarters to me. I Need him to see the side of the ring Good. He's he squared up nicely Keeping my attention on him letting him see both sides of the ring Both directions left and right I would like to get a canter here at some point and maybe he Maybe it'll be here Yeah, there you go nice little kick action makes it more exciting I Bent his head towards me. Let's try that again got a little crossfire canter. I realize it's hard to see Try this again, let's get united. I have a little crossfire. So a disunited canter. Let's try this again Yeah, boy He's a trotter. Let's see here Okay He doesn't even see the jump standards look at that houses awareness Once his awareness comes back to his feet You'll have there's a united lead with a tail swish now had I not I'll bring him to me He doesn't know this yet. I'll cut an angle and he's got to bring his mind back around because There it is. Yay Look at that his mind came back Let's go down to this side. Ah come for the ride. Good. All right Yeah, so I actually like these lively horses, but When they kick back or kick out a horse like this Yeah He's just sort of that's old life experiences and the way he's dealt with things and This looks like it might be his better lead. We'll see here We're getting in and out of frame It's a little tight in here It's funny because His he's so unaware of his feet there it is. I thought you might get the lead. I'll get out of there And walk away a straight line give him lots of room all the head came down. What a nice horse and The halt come on buddy. I want to back up. I'm staying tall He doesn't understand that when I stay tall keep his life up when I bring my life up You bring your life up Let's see that leg yield that's enlarging the circle. They're stepping over to the side. I Step forward and over and I I step in the direction. I want him to go I get tall and I press in It's looking all right The other thing is if I could fall back to my heels, that's excellent meaning at first I step towards them. I step forward and over. I'm stepping in the direction I want to go then when he finds it. I've got to watch it on this side tension. Ah He's started to lift his lip ups a little tension. So when he finds it on the right side, he steps over I'll stay where I'm at So I'll initiate the movement by stepping forward and over. I am moving towards him I am moving my feet then when he gets it. I'll fall back a little bit. Oh careful now Don't and he says I want to face you. He said I that's what I did earlier and that worked I said you're okay. You just leave me on your side. He says this is my offside or this is my right side No, and actually We just translate what horses are thinking Because in reality, he's just a little nervous about me over here. So he just is protecting himself His tail swishing is telling you That they're a lack of clarity and understanding what I want. It'll come through things come through it takes time a little change looking and chewing You'll hear me talk about looking and chewing and mental changes and a mental change brings on a physical change because the whole horse is starting to Figure things out come through now If I reach up with the curry comb As he comes to you kind of stepped into me anyway, so I just reach up and brush a little and Now I'll take that hindquarters. I'll step to the rear step to the straight line away from him We'll do this again. I'll take that forehand over. I'm rubbing a bit. I'll step past the hindquarters And bring the front into me. Let's do this again That hindquarters will over bring us front into me All right, he's changing direction, but at least he's trying so let's just sort of go with him on that Let him feel like he's good. He can relax step to the hind Take the hindquarters. I won't after repeat This lesson after today that much Notice the sensitivity level there. Ah, yeah, he's real sensitive. So just brushing him I thought the metal curry would be a good thing for him Just to get okay with that little sensitivity Sensitive horse. I use the curry on his barrel and even that is Hard for him right here. He looks pretty good notice. I can always bend his head to me Let's bring that fun end through a little further. Let's bring that fun end through It's like a turn on the hindquarters right there It's distracted Looking to the side. So it takes a lot of pressure to bring him back is to me. Look at that It's a lot. It's a lot of work to bring that mind back to me boy riding makes you wonder if he'd be really kind of heavy in the rain But I'm just guessing Never been on him he's got the potential to be quite the horse He's put together well. He's got a bit more of that refined nose refined head and body So I find these thoroughbreds to be a little more energetic just Partly because of their build their body But that I like that kind. I don't know that I can step that rib cage over I was feeling like with that tail switching and with them pressing in there I was feeling a little squashed little compressed. Let's get that hindquarter or let's get him stepping all four legs over here So am I grooming him? Am I doing groundwork? The answer is yes doing both What would he learn being cross-tight right now swishing his tail and Who are being tied? See those human those are human Conveniences Hope that makes sense I'm not gonna do there as a little change little lick-and-chew Forward motions coming through he's even stepping over for me. He's like Jack. I think I know what you want now He looks to the outside. I might walk over here. We want to take care of that. It's getting a little annoying to me Now I realize He's just what he knows and it's just his life experiences, but it's annoying to go Step to the side and automatically have him look to the other side. He needs to feel for me. That was nice It's nice Keep him keeping me more mindful use the curry comb as a blocker Curry comb has some advantages Looks a little better obviously the heads away though look at that every time I go to the right side He looks to the left every time I go to the left. He looks to the right Boy, oh boy It's gonna get better though It's gonna get better All right, I can I notice him behind me. He's looking around, but he's being somewhat mindful. He is Kind of working his jaw in a good way Right here. I just you notice he's just gonna run right through me Come on buddy. I'm here too There we go there. He's thinking about me So I bring my posture down I walk away bring him to me draw him in look at that Help some he goes. Oh, I like it better When I look at you and you walk away or when I put my head towards you smell I like this now. I lost him see Bring that front end through What I'd like to do is brush him with this hard brush carefully Horses like this they don't I Want your attention, buddy, so see how I bumped his side and he'd use that cautiously I'm always able to bend his head towards me. I'll try to not mention that too many more times, but I'm here Look at me. It's enough for that. If I were riding him, I'd be using that left leg Is he nervous? Yes, he's lively, but I'm still here and the other way I look at this is this is great training for him because he's under pressure Horses Only as good as they are When they're under pressure Look how much time I take though. People say I don't groom that's funny because looks like I grew him a lot Okay, stay with me pal. Yeah, that's not the answer See, that's what I mean. Some of these older well, I should say some of these greener thoroughbreds these six seven-year-olds and They've got the mind of like a two-year-old sometimes at least when they're nervous or when they're lively He can't help that. He's not dumb It's just he was handled in a primitive manner on the track. I hope that makes sense. It's primitive On a on a racetrack They're gonna get it done Time is money to race race people And some show people too High and quarters See he's always I always have an there felt good right there. He kind of considered me a little more See whenever I brush he thinks oh look to the outside. It's my permission to look look away. It's no Maybe I brush him on the move a little bit. I've got to get under that belly good because The girth is gonna have to Get put on