Tim, what I appreciate most about your channel is that you take us along on the training journey of the horses brought to you. My days of professionally training bird dogs and field trialing from horseback are long over, but I truly enjoy continued learning about horse training. Your patience, experience, and no non-sense, safety minded approach to developing horses and solving problems is so satisfying to watch.
Thank you very much for these excellent demonstrations . You have given the best advice I have found which will help me with a 3 year old Dartmoor pony who is barely halter broken and is arriving very soon as a companion to my 29 year old Welsh pony. I shall watch several times to keep it fresh in my mind.
Excellent video training a young horse. Foundation for his future. Do wish your instruction videos had more exposure. They not only teach an owner the work necessary but they reflect the efforts needed to be successful.
I’m no expert by any stretch of the imagination but here’s my two cents worth anyway. I say ‘lift’ audibly when I put my hand on their leg so my mares know I want them to lift a foot. Sometimes I just want to feel for inspection while the foot is under load of their own weight. The word ‘lift’ oft times looses it’s ’f’ and ‘t’ sound and becomes a long ‘Lee’ sound. Same with spitting the bit. I say ‘spit’ and it becomes a truncated ‘spi’ sound. I love how calm and determined you are with this. I see trainers that make all this a high energy event. Horses love the interaction if it’s kind and gentle and an exchange of information rather than a lesson in combat.
Your word lift is fine, the important part is constancy. Making horse training videos is a balace of being energetic enough that the viewer is not bored but not too energetic for the horse. Thank you for recognizing that balance.
2 days ago my yearling colt (ungelded) came to live with us. He is pretty skittish and wild at this point. Weaned appropriately last year, turned out with other colts. Typical colt, likes to express himself with his front feet. What would you use for a gentle "correction"? I'm worried about safety (mine) but I also don't want to frighten him. I'm an experienced horse person but this is my first baby. Not halter broke, he is currently stalled until I can reliably handle and lead him.
First he needs room to burn off energy, I'd put him in a small paddock where he can run around. Next be gentle when he is respectful and not gentle when he does something dangerous. Establish your leadership by making him be respectful of you. Young colts are like rough little boys, don't treat him like a fragile little girl.
I’m no expert by any stretch of the imagination but here’s my two cents worth anyway. I say ‘lift’ audibly when I put my hand on their leg so my mares know I want them to lift a foot. Sometimes I just want to feel for inspection while the foot is under load of their own weight. The word ‘lift’ oft times looses it’s ’f’ and ‘t’ sound and becomes a long ‘Lee’ sound. Same with spitting the bit. I say ‘spit’ and it becomes a truncated ‘spi’ sound. I love how calm and determined you are with this. I see trainers that make all this a high energy event. Horses love the interaction if it’s kind and gentle and an exchange of information rather than a lesson in combat.
Tim, what I appreciate most about your channel is that you take us along on the training journey of the horses brought to you. My days of professionally training bird dogs and field trialing from horseback are long over, but I truly enjoy continued learning about horse training. Your patience, experience, and no non-sense, safety minded approach to developing horses and solving problems is so satisfying to watch.
Thank you. That is what my intent was when I started my channel.
I appreciate your style of horse handling. It all makes sense. I'm looking forward to seeing how this yearling turns out.
Thank you very much for these excellent demonstrations . You have given the best advice I have found which will help me with a 3 year old Dartmoor pony who is barely halter broken and is arriving very soon as a companion to my 29 year old Welsh pony. I shall watch several times to keep it fresh in my mind.
Excellent video training a young horse.
Foundation for his future.
Do wish your instruction videos had more exposure. They not only teach an owner the work necessary but they reflect the efforts needed to be successful.
Thank you. I think youtube has a hard time figuring out what "type" of horse people to serve my videos to.
I’m no expert by any stretch of the imagination but here’s my two cents worth anyway. I say ‘lift’ audibly when I put my hand on their leg so my mares know I want them to lift a foot. Sometimes I just want to feel for inspection while the foot is under load of their own weight. The word ‘lift’ oft times looses it’s ’f’ and ‘t’ sound and becomes a long ‘Lee’ sound. Same with spitting the bit. I say ‘spit’ and it becomes a truncated ‘spi’ sound. I love how calm and determined you are with this. I see trainers that make all this a high energy event. Horses love the interaction if it’s kind and gentle and an exchange of information rather than a lesson in combat.
Your word lift is fine, the important part is constancy. Making horse training videos is a balace of being energetic enough that the viewer is not bored but not too energetic for the horse. Thank you for recognizing that balance.
Thanks!
I just like to ask a question when you fix these horses how long does it take or do you not have a time limit thank youx
Different horses take longer than others. What I look for is consistent improvement.
2 days ago my yearling colt (ungelded) came to live with us. He is pretty skittish and wild at this point. Weaned appropriately last year, turned out with other colts. Typical colt, likes to express himself with his front feet. What would you use for a gentle "correction"? I'm worried about safety (mine) but I also don't want to frighten him. I'm an experienced horse person but this is my first baby. Not halter broke, he is currently stalled until I can reliably handle and lead him.
First he needs room to burn off energy, I'd put him in a small paddock where he can run around. Next be gentle when he is respectful and not gentle when he does something dangerous. Establish your leadership by making him be respectful of you. Young colts are like rough little boys, don't treat him like a fragile little girl.
@@timandersonhorsetraining thank you. I'm on my way down now. Thank you for the mindset as well.
How do you reward a horse that will not let you touch them?
I’m no expert by any stretch of the imagination but here’s my two cents worth anyway. I say ‘lift’ audibly when I put my hand on their leg so my mares know I want them to lift a foot. Sometimes I just want to feel for inspection while the foot is under load of their own weight. The word ‘lift’ oft times looses it’s ’f’ and ‘t’ sound and becomes a long ‘Lee’ sound. Same with spitting the bit. I say ‘spit’ and it becomes a truncated ‘spi’ sound. I love how calm and determined you are with this. I see trainers that make all this a high energy event. Horses love the interaction if it’s kind and gentle and an exchange of information rather than a lesson in combat.