Taming Scared Wild Mustangs FORCE FREE at liberty | 1 year later
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- Finally got around to doing a Mustang update, sorry for the delay!
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I admire the way you work with your horses so much. I often get discouraged with the horse world and recently had to quit riding because i was getting so deeply sad about the way horses were being handled around me. Seeing your videos gives me hope that things can be done in a kinder way. Thank you. All the best.
I took a 3 year break from riding for the same reason! I started up again after watching Shelby discover R+ during my hiatus and now I’m at a barn that incorporates it into everyday training
Thank you so much!!
@@Milestone-Equestrian keep doing what you are doing need more people like you that don't do it the "old cowboy way" of like "you gotta make them respect you so beat the crap out of them" or "just throw a saddle on that 4 year old that has never been around people and make them blow up and flip over" I know a 4 year old that never gave a crap about having a saddle thrown on her from the get go because she trusts people her first ride was a trail ride and now she always wants to go out
We can take heart, I entirely changed my approach with horses after 40 years when I got a new one 5 years ago. My current horse absolutely will not tolerate being handled in a traditional way, and it must be an agreement between handler and him. My trainer taught him lay down over a year and a 1/2 that was force free rewarding each small step towards progress. And now he will lay down and wait for his treats with just pawing the ground with your own foot.
What a triumph! When Mesa whickered at you I nearly cried! That she has become so trusting and WANTS to come to you is HUGE. She is learning so much, and seems calm and very happy now.
Juniper is such a goof, she is smart and happy, and looking forward to her safe future.
Your methods with these horses prove sound. Anyone can do this with any horse. Imagine starting foals like this? They would be such better companions, friends, partners. Calm horses don't get ulcers from stress or fear, they get hurt less from not running away or freaking out. The humans also get hurt less because the horse respects them and cares for them. There are so many benefits to this method. Great work! ❤❤❤
What a beautiful, gentle journey you have taken with these girls. Thank you for the privilege of joining you, Shelby. 💜🇺🇸
Thank you for sharing this. It makes me so happy to see horses treated with respect and kindness.
So true; PATIENCE has virtue. Beautiful example of easing animals into cooperating. Loved this video.
Being able to see a gentle journey and not a rush forced change "100 days challenge" with this pretty girls makes me so happy 💕You and the girls did amazing, thank you so much for letting us see this, Shelby 💗
Time. The BEST advocate to training. Interaction. A relationship.
Juniper and Mesa are two beautiful girls that landed the BEST human friendship.
I respect your thoughtful, gentle approach. Very well done. My Gotlandruss pony is blind in her left eye and is a lovely ride. She has competed in hunter shows, hunter paces, hound walks, horse trials, dressage, and hunting. ❤ Mesa will be fine.
Hi Shelby! Thank you for posting a Stang update! I love what you’ve done for them with positive reinforcement! I’m very proud of you and them. 👍🐴🐴👍
Excellent work and patience you have developing a relationship with these beautiful animals! You are gifted and I hope all horse owners will emulate your Love, devotion and care for them as you do. The reward is priceless as you’ve shown! Thank you for sharing.
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This is just incredible work. These girls are very lucky with you
They love you, you respect them, and they really appreciate it,you can see it clearly, great job.
These mares were so lucky to not be “good enough “ for the US. Can’t wait to see more of your progress with them! You are doing amazing work ❤
It makes me so sad to think that the majority of horses out there and on a global scale will never know this kind of patience and understanding. But it is, of course, fantastic to see you do such marvelous work AND gaining more of a following by the day. Hopefully one day we can realize that there is, gasp, safety in the knowledge that you have a willing partner instead of relying on abhorrent methods of force and control to get the job done. Keep fighting the good fight.
When you said family bonds might be broken… that got me
Bless you for your patience and kindness.
Thats amazing Shelby, you are a true horse whisperer!
Being their friend is number one 💥💯🏆
They are adorable! Love your gentle way of training 😊
*Wow Shelby you have done an amazing job with these two mustang girls. Looking forward to seeing what you are gonna be doing with them next. Merry xmas and all the best for 2024 🙂.*
i love this way using open space! i hate how people keep them in corrals for so long just because they want to be able to be closer to them and catch them more easy
To have the trust of any animal is the greatest gift 💜 Truly appreciate what you have shared in this journey and I am positive that you will have inspired many to follow your lead ❤
3 years is crazy! poor girls im so glad they came into a home that could teach them humans are not bad people! im loving how you use positive R! its the best way to teach any animal to trust
This was the way I communicated with my horses but didn't use food rewards. Mine were not wild just had a few issues caused by previous owners I just went into their paddocks and we all enjoyed each other's company All were handled at liberty This was an intuitive way for me. Choice is important. Choices build trust and friendship
They have come such a long way! Love to see them both enjoying your presence and of course, the scratchies lol. Can't wait to see their progress in the new year!
Love seeing this. ❤ The way it should be with these sentient beings. Great job!
Your training methods are great , and so much like I did in my riding years - a while ago -
I followed my feeling and not what was commonly done in horse training .
And ...I fell in love with June from the start .
Both have now a good base of trust with people , thank you for the time you put into it Shelby !
A lovely approach and some methods I've used too. It is such a shame that dominant people need to force horses using ropes and flags to "teach them respect" .Horses are equals and respect is mutual well done Shelby
if i had horses this is exactly what i'd want my connection with them be like
This is actually inspirational. I want to go into the rescue/training field (of course I have a trainer), and I love to see what methods are effective. My goal has always been to train a mustang when I'm older and have my own place, as I'm only 15. Liberty/tackless/groundwork has always been what I wanted to do, but I had to end my lease a few years back on my appaloosa, whom I'd ride better in just a halter bareback than in full tack. He seemed to enjoy it more. This sparked an intrest in me, and I knew I wanted to do something like this. I currently have the oppertunity to help do some firsts with a little auction pony from Mexico. We have barebacked, jumped 3ft, and done some wide oxers. I can't wait until I have the resources to do something like this.
Interesting this personal challenge looks like if was quite the little journey. Getting them to follow and do their feet at Liberty is truly impressive
Mustang news! Christmas gift!!🎉
I cant believe its been a year!! Always loved the approach you took at the beginning if their journey with you ❤❤❤
This is such a great video! These horses are lucky to be with such a good person. The way a person interacts with animals tells a lot about their soul and character. My hat is off to you, young lady! You keep up the great work. Happy holidays to you and yours!
Really sweet the way you handled them and l am happy that you shared this with us.
Love how you do things.
This is very interesting, and quite different from the 100 day Mustang make overs.
What you do is remarkable. And wonderful.
They look fantastic...and happy.
This is very cool to see. Thank you!
This is so much more enjoyable than watching mustang trainers training the typical way! 🎉
How does it feel to live my dream?! I love watching their and your journey 😊
Thank you so much for your work and love.❤
Shelby & Shelby’s Mom - WOW, so very impressive, humane and kind. I knew you’d end up with Mustangs eventually, Shelby. I’ve been watching and admiring your wonderful work with horses since before Banksey was born and you were amazing then now you are superlative! (PS do you happen to know the folk tale The Superlative Horse?)
Excellent video, Shelby.
I love how we all use the term "boop" lol.
You did so good ,excited for the rest of the journey
So inspiring! they are lucky girls to end up with you :)
This was wonderful to watch!
We free walk every morning. They follow, alpha mare first then the other three follow. The free walking helps so much.
Walk stop reach stop. Never both at same time. They don’t like hand shakes like people do.
oh my gosh they are doing amazing. AMAZING.
I have truly enjoyed watching you gain the trust of these 110% wild horses. It's amazing to watch what a little bit of patience and RESPECT can do.
SOO INSPIRED BY YOU ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ HAPPY VLOGMAS ❤❤❤❤
This video was amazing!
Im very surprised they werent bought? Theyre beautiful
they were part of the sales authority program
They are beautiful!❤
Do you think putting the mustangs together with the rest of the herd helped them improve? sorry if it sounds odd english isn't my first language. Loved the video!
Thank you for sharing 🩵✌️
Absolutely wonderful ❤ thank you for sharing 🎉
They are lucky to have you but the amount of trauma they endured is way much more than explained in the video
The focal point of this video is their transformation, not their past so that would be why.
You are doing an amazing job. I’m upset to hear that you had problems adopting here in United States. Maybe because they are trying to prevent them going straight to slaughter? Idk. While I very much appreciate your approach and do agree it’s for the best, many horses would be left living in pens or worse , if they couldn’t be trained and sold onto a hopefully good home. Horses are very expensive to keep even on your own property much less if boarding at a facility. Hay and feed in the United States has gone up to insane levels. You can humanely train in much less time but in a perfect world your way is ideal.
Lovely.
Clicker is amazing. I've used it extensively as well with my horses.
Interested that. CANADIAN are kept so low when getting Mustangs considering how many are kept in pens and never adopted.
Love how horses greet you❤ mine do too...always love getting the herd greeting.
Could be that horse meat is legal in Canada......
@archangel807 you make a good point. I do know that there is an active horse slaughter business in Alberta. There are also live horse export flights from Alberta to Japan. We have been trying to get this stopped, but there are horses that go for slaughter here for sure.
the "lets be friends first" approch
Wow … love what You do❣️🙏🏼
Excellent 💖
I've wondered how these beautiful girls were doing. They have come so far.
Beautiful 😍
Have you been able to look at their teeth? Are they really 3, now 4, years old? (Mine were all at least a decade older than listed.)
You have done a lovely job, and it certainly takes a very long time.
Do you have any videos related to positive reinforcement training that explains the food reward? Particularly I'm curious how you use it without getting the horse to be overly pushy and nosy for treats. Thank you!
If I ever had a girl crush; it would definitely be you; and if I were ever a wild Mustang; I would want you to be my owner; A wild mustang is all I ever wanted; and I am going to build trust exactly the way you did with trust and patience; for me it's the only way; thank you so much for training. I know it's not going to be easy but I feel if you know what you want; then that's half the battle; thank you so much, and I will support you as much as I can; also, I am not crazy in Motown!!!! (land for sale here I come)
They are beautiful girls . Love the way you are training them.
They love and trust you, so great
You are so kind, thank you!
This was fun and very informative how long did take for the gentling to trust take?
Hi! I just found out about R+ training and it’s boggling my mind a bit, so I’m trying to find out more. For things like riding, does the training ever get to the point where a reward isn’t needed (eg a horse will always stop on a whoa without reward)?
How does it work if you need to be “louder” for them to understand you? Take a horse drifting on a lope circle despite leg and rein cues. I would bump the rein and increase leg pressure to make myself more clear. Does pressure/cue scaling like this exist?
What happens if a horse gets pushy or dangerous on the ground? In these cases I push the horse away with big body language and bumps with hands until they stay away. Does R+ just ignore behaviors like this? My initial impression is that R+ is mainly for horses that are already well-mannered and respectful but this may be wrong.
Again, I’m completely new to this so I don’t have a good understanding of the intricacies. But always looking to learn!
I would think wild brumbies are better off in the wild than ending up as dog food. So many people breeding horses then you have an excess where they are not looked after. Same with dogs and cats you have puppy farms where dogs are bred to death. Surely there are enough animals around without taking them from their environment?
You’re all so beautiful 😁🧜♀️🦋💕
A question for you….how do you prevent the horses from molesting you for treats? I have been trying this approach with my horse and she became so pushy for the treats that I had to stop.
The first behaviours they’re taught are neutral head positions and how to behave in order to accept treats. you get what you reinforce so if horses become more pushy, it means we are unconsciously reinforcing that.
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@@Milestone-Equestrian thank you, I appreciate you taking the time to respond. I will pop over on patroon and take a peek.
Please learn Marty Roberts "Join-Up" method! Which you can watch on TH-cam in numerous vids.
You see, horses have a language. Through looks, gestures, movement, you may learn what they mean. By performing the "Join-Up" procedure, your horse, any horse will soon place it's muzzle on your left shoulder! They'll follow you around like a puppy and be your friend forever!
The join up method has been debunked and it has nothing to do with equine behaviour. I study equine behaviour in post secondary and work as a behaviour consultant as a profession. Monty Roberts did a great job of marketing it as what you say but it’s been completely debunked in science and would merely be using aversive pressure to make my mustangs run until they come in to me, damaging the relationship I’ve built with them.
Agree with Milestone Equestrian 💯 %