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@@lisaweinberger4197 glad to have you with us thank you Lisa !

@@Lionessa8 thank you very much

@@gweger6425 usually if you just take his leg straight back they will release after a bit and let you have it and keep his foot as low as possible

@@cappelhorsetrainingandshoeing thank you for I'm your reply. I think I'm going to to try the ropes like you show. Keeping it really low helps.

@@pattirockgarden4423 with a clear mental image of what you are wanting the time it actually takes to put it into practice might be much less than you think !

Fabulous explanation, this way of thinking has been a game changer for me. ❤

@@shonamathie1607 great to hear of your success

@@gaylemanion6869 thank you

@@finngamesknudson1457 just be patient with him when you are picking them up and don’t keep it up too long and usually they get along pretty good .

@@cappelhorsetrainingandshoeing - He got much better with his back left after weeks of daily cleaning, bandaging and putting on medical boot (or duct-tape boot). That was several weeks of my wife doing it, occasionally with my help) following weeks having it done by staff in veterinarian hospital! That cheap horse has gotten quite expensive! He is my wife’s baby, who she babies with treats (!) - but brings her much peace and joy, so well worth it.

@@lisaweinberger4197 the horse understanding what you want is what makes the difference. Usually slowing the pace down and getting the mind and body soft will allow you to show the horse that yielding to you with out resistance is the best deal for them and they will choose to do the right thing . So my answer to your question is yes I would do the same for any horse .

@@cappelhorsetrainingandshoeing good point

I use the blue tip halters from our local farm stores I think weaver makes them . I like the high quality yacht rope for halters and lead ropes . I prefer ones that are 12 foot long

@amandag2115 good to hear from you Amanda ! Hope things are good down under

@@cappelhorsetrainingandshoeing hey Dennis and Cindy, yes doing good… I have another little horse I’m training…. I’ve started him and let me tell you your colt start videos with Jonathan have been very helpful!

Don’t confuse quiet for unresponsive/disobedience. There are times you need them to respond immediately. Myself being a dog trainer both basic and service. If a dog is not responding to commands. This being after training is done. It is considered disobedience. I know words like commands, correction, disobedience are not politically correct. But if I’m riding down a road and see a car is not going to slow down and move over. I’m not going to ask my horse to move off the road and wait to see if he moves. Im commanding him to move now. For both of our safety. When I was working my search dog. If he was ranging following a sent approaching a road. I would command him to stop before he crossed the road till I could make sure it was safe. Yes we do want out horses quiet. But we also need them To be responsive. For their safety and ours. One of us has to be in charge

​@@StephenLathrop-kd8fx that's the difference between an awake horse and a slower minded horse. If you are going/riding where where you need a more responsive horse you need one with a naturally more awake mind. Trying to stir up a duller minded horse is not the same thing it won't really understand why you are being sharp with it. When you acquire a dog for your specialized job, do you get just any breed/type of dog and try to force its mind to perform as you want or one already with the correct traits? Like trying to "wake up" a slower minded human, would you push and push a child like that because they have been born with a slower mind? Don't call something disobedient if it is having sensory problems that you are not recognising. I had a New Forest Mare who was sharp as you like and I managed to quieten her down but the sharpness was there if you needed it. You have to have a horse suitable for your needs not be unkind to try to mould it that way. Don't consider me a politically correct, pink fluffy female please, you would be so far off the mark.

It’s not that this horse is necessarily quiet, it’s dull, becoming familiar and doesn’t respect the feel from the halter. He’s a great trainer and is asking for obedience and respect which will make the relationship better. All horses are different some are more sensitive and reactive than others and you’d address that differently, but ultimately you want a balance…calm, respectful, and responsive, otherwise it can become dangerous when a horse is dull and doesn’t listen to you. A dull horse is a ticking bomb, ask for a little more and they can have attitude and resistance you thought they never had…

@@iamKristyEscue thank you

Hi Gerry, I’m an equine osteopath and physiotherapist. Part of my work is I take horses joints through their natural range of motion and I look for restrictions in those joints and through the muscles (and soft tissue) working directly or indirectly with those joints, each joint has its own natural ROM and it’s important to put those joints through their ROM regularly to maintain healthy joints and muscles. What Dennis is doing here and throughout this video has zero negative affect on the horses joint, if your horses are unable to come out like that then they have a need for an osteopath, they have a restriction that is unnatural (most likely in their pectoral muscles for this particular stance seen at 8:15 in the video) and is probably caused by or is causing a somatic dysfunction which could be causing further compensatory restrictions and imbalances elsewhere affecting movement or comfort levels. I’m not here to tell you off, so I hope you don’t take it that way, or argue, just want to enlighten you for your horses sake. As I do for many of my clients humans. My client is the horse. I often get called in coz a horse cannot stand well for the farrier, and yes, if a horse is in restriction or in bind they will typically show resistance or inability to be placed in a way a farrier asks, but sometimes their is a disrespect issue and no bind). You’ll be surprised at how much ROM their joints like ours can move through in their healthy state and when the surrounding muscles and tendons are all in healthy condition without restriction and enjoying proper fluid dynamics. If you haven’t had a good Osteopath or Physio work with your horses I think you (and your lovely horses) will enjoy the benefits of a session. A stand-alone physio will also work with joints but not to the same degree as an Osteopath. Have a lovely day 🐴

​@@Lionessa8how does one find one of these?

@@gregevans1062 thank you we appreciate you watching

Generally the ropes for the horses are about 20 ft long so that gives them a 40 ft circle of grazing area. They learn so much about getting tangled up in ropes and then untangling - desensitizing themselves. If they get caught up in a fence or something they will just calmly stand there. They never fight it.

@@claudias4601 very interesting! Thanks for commenting . And hello from the USA

@@lamardon9723 thank you

@@shonamathie1607 softening him at the walk will help you to get softness when you trot which will carry over to the canter

@@cappelhorsetrainingandshoeing Thankyou so much, we should always trust our gut, but when friends say he can do this and that, you can feel a bit pressured. But he probably wasn’t doing anything very well. I’ve asked a few harder questions but will definitely spend more time at the walk 🥰

@@shonamathie1607 this is your journey and others all though well meaning , should mind to their own business unless you ask for help .

@@cappelhorsetrainingandshoeing thank you 🙏

@captaingilmacgregor5520 thank you for commenting and I’m happy to hear that you are benefiting from them ! Dennis

@@redturnkey I will do another video to help explain the vibration I’m talking about Thank you for asking

@@meaghangroenemann3126 Thank you

@@Lionessa8 that’s is the truth

@@xokomak252 thank you

@@iamKristyEscue I appreciate your comment and I hope this helped you !! Thanks Dennis

Yes sir, thanks very much. The end was really awesome where he just walked in so nicely. Thats what I want! 😍 My first horse is a 15 year old TWH I got in February but he was delivered because I didn’t have a trailer yet. I don’t know how they got him in but they did. I don’t think he was ever trailered much or had a bad experience. Not sure, but I keep working with him. I will try your technique. You did an amazing job. Thanks again & God bless you.

@@iamKristyEscue you’ll get him just don’t quit and remember to let him put the release in when you ask for forward movement!

@@SarahRaw with out actually seeing you and her interact it is hard to give you and answer . You can go to my web site cappel training and shoeing .com and get video coaching session and then I’ll be better able to help you . You would send a video to me then I’ll call you and help you from there . Thanks Dennis

@@j.elizabeth4621 thanks for watching

@@gregevans1062 thank you glad to have you with us