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Ground work is your foundation to trading/riding.

Definitely like how you are showing this horse cues to tell him what you want.

Is this horse usually riden with a shank bit like being trained with? Wondering if bit is stronger than this horse is used too and if this horse really needs the shank length of this bit.

Please explain the purpose of the curb strap between the rein rings of the bit.

Nicely done and lots of good information!

Good points Dennis.

Us Old Timers have a funny gait when we have to RUN after one eh cowboy!? haha You're a good hand

That is a real, deap communication with the horse! Thanks for the lesson!!!

Thank you….GREAT video.

Yeah, exactly!

Where do you live?

I have one that gets right in, then panics after being in for a few minutes with the door open, or right away when the door is shut

Never heard it explained like this, but that's what you are watching by a good rider & horse.

Great video Dennis. Just show how the wrong training is so damaging and can create a dangerous horse. You've got your work cut out, but he'll be better for it.

Great advice. How often do you need to do this to make it permanent

Loved this video! I so glad I watched it, not many people do the ground work like Mr. Dennis. But it's the very foundation. Respect, trust, and understanding. My dad used to always drill that into me every day!❤

Hi Dennis….Thanks for your great content. I have found that technique to work wonderfully on my gentle, relaxed mare. Do you find these lazy types of horses trip more than usual, especially on uneven ground? I have ruled out physical problems and have a great farrier but find she still trips more than usual out in the field (even when asking her to walk out and not just mosey along). Hate the tripping but learning to live with it.

Made so much sense! Thank you for explaining it like this.

Would this be a good method for a 4 year old pony that I just got the sometimes kicks out when hold the back foot up? She’s quite to rub her all over and brush her feet but a little nervous when lifting the back legs and kicks out?

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Thank you for the tips - very helpful

Stop blaming the horse: 'throws tantrums'. It is not a horse problem. It is a person problem.

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Why would anyone use a halter that goes up onto the horse's eyeball? That is a ridiculous halter.

Can you do a video on how you treat horses with hind limb suspensory injuries, both main suspensory and branch suspensory ? I am dealing with one for the last 7 months now and wondering whether shoes are the way to go. The horse is cow hocked and splay footed, which makes me wonder whether the injury is conformational and whether shoes would help or hurt

Dennis, are you working for free 😁? …Well then! Horses appreciate positive reinforcement 🍪 and learn quite fast 😉.

So what do you say when the horse poops on the lawn and the wife yells at you?

Make them walk out good & proper best advice ever 👍👍

Thank you for such a well explained video! Will be implanting those teachings (or trying to!) with my otttb. 🤞🤞😊

So beautiful ❤

Nice simple way

Thank you for sharing❤🐎

Farriers are truly supermen (not discounting women but I've never seen one). They work under miserable conditions, tolerate backbreaking work using bad posture, tolerating nasty dispositions (either from the animals or their owners) for not much more than minimum wages. Every one I've ever met has been soft-spoken, patient, and never complaining. Now that's not to say that every farrier's the same, or that there aren't horses they refuse to shoe, or owners they refuse to work for; but all in all they're some of the hardest working and most under appreciated cowboys out there. Nobody gets rich as a farrier and there's always more work than they can keep up with. If you've got a good one you'd better show him (or her) some love, because there's enough work they can pretty much pick and choose where they want to work. And I can tell you 2 things: 1) that professional is sacrificing their body for love, for the animals they work with. Not a one who's been in the business for more than a decade or so can stand up straight or walk properly. And 2) without them your big $$$ horse will be reduced to nothing more than a cripple. Think you can save money? Give 'er a go!

Very good information sir!

Yup... On the right track! Love old school! Nothing better!

Thank you! I bought my first green horse and he was extremely resistant to me picking up his feet, putting all his weight on the front ones and kicking out with the back one. I watched this video and had the first successful relaxed feet picking up session today!! Also, it's a joy to watch with the way you are :)

This horse is absolutely beautiful

Wow that's a big yearling! Unfortunately, here in humid East Tennessee we see lots of white line. Correct that you have to expose the fungus to air or it won't go away. Then you have to soak in white vinegar/copper sulfate powder mix with a soaker boot. Alternatively, you can mix it into paste instead of liquid, cram it into diseased area, wrap with Saran Wrap and duct tape or put hoof boot on for a few hours. Once it's gone, you want to burn it closed to keep moisture out.

That was a good explanation! Thanks.

Is there a second video ? Id love to see some comparisons

Your like a great mentor god bless you with the horses and animals. Rob 🐴

Thanks for the content were you didnt use a trained horse, obviously alot of videos use ones that are well trained and not spooked

So good DC, I like your approach, would love to share this with another trainer on you tube that is getting around like a Bantam rooster, good thing is I can turn him off and listen to you!! I like that you don’t bad mouth others and just get in with it, just good horsemanship/stockmanship 👍🐎🇳🇿

Pretty paint!!

So well explained, thank you.

Thanks so much. I have a huge belgian that does not like to pick up his feet, he was Amish raised, not nicely. Also have a 8yr old newly gelding that does not like his back feet picked up. He will kick. He was used as a stud b4 I bought him. So I have to give dormosedan to him and the belgian for trim days.

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