Catching a Horse That Doesn’t Want to Be Caught
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 พ.ย. 2021
- We have all come across those horses that do not want to be caught. I’ve been asked several about how times how do I approach a horse that does not want to be caught. This video addresses that.
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There are a couple of spots where the audio dropped, I suppose I was at the range limit. But I decided to just keep it in. Keeping it real 🙂
Another great video. Thank you.
It was just fine , very straight to the point lesson with positive results. No yelling, no force, no sweating involved 👍
I just tried this... THANK You. It worked!!!
Positive results brought on by logical thinking! Well done!
I've taught every horse I've worked with for the last 30+ years to come when I whistle.
And yes, I use positive reinforcement to train them to come when I whistle.
Of course I rarely have turned out 2 or 3 horses together so I'm not certain my method would work with a large number of horses.
But I don't think I've had to actually go through the process shown here in 30 years with a horse I've spent time working with.
Starting out, I reward every time with small alfalfa cubes. Then, I cut back food rewards to very infrequently.
Anyway, works for me.
If you can train a dog to come when you whistle, you can train a horse to do the same thing.
Bitz is like a kid who doesnt want to do his chores. But he knows there's no way out of it.
Patience and persistence in action. ♥ Awesome video. Bitz is beautiful! This whole HERD is beautiful. And it's so cute that the draft is named Andre 😄
Like a solid rock that chestnut beauty. 💕❤️💖
Nice job. Pressure and release. Stick with it until the horse realizes that 'I'm way better off to be caught, rather than running from this guy.'
Taught this when I was 6 yrs old . My great uncle was a great horseman, and cowboy. You have to have a lot of patience for the stubborness that a horse will give ya. No patience no ride. Ya gotta good lesson there. Liked it.
And Big Andre just stands there saying "catch me"!
Most of them were doing the same thing. The only time we saw them move, they were saying to Bitz: "Don't put me in the middle of this."
sorta like 'Andre the Giant"
haha i doubt he wanted to be caught. prolly knew he wasn't after him.
Wonderful, sir! Simplicity and patience works again. Common sense works. No force or intimidation at all! A joy to see...you've got the wisdom and quietness that works best with horses, better than anyone else I've ever seen. Exceptionally well done. Thank you!
I ain't no Horseman or Cowboy ,but I watch your videos just so I can understand my friends that are pure old horse crazy! I do have a lot of experience working out in the elements in Alaska and WASHINGTON state and can tell you are REAL, so I figure your horse knowledge is as valuable as your general outdoor wisdom shows.thanks for the great content!The guy that was my childhood hero and taught me to play five string banjo was a packer who loved his mules ,horses and his bluetick hounds.
I do the same thing with Shorty. I thought that I was doing something wrong but you vindicated my strategy!
He sure "knows" doesn't he!
Amazing that out of all the horses in the field, he "knows".
Beautiful horse he is, and wonderful to see how this all works!!!
PS I have a female "cat" like this, she just knows when I want to pick her up, she runs under the chairs, under the sofa, she "knows" where I can't reach her and she "knows" when I'm in the mood to pick her up.
No matter how I try to make myself seem inconsequential, no matter how I try to act as if I'm not really interested , she somehow knows!
Bought my first horse couple weeks ago. A 12yo grey mare. I've learned quite a bit from your videos already. Thank you!
Me too!! Just got our 1st definitely a learning curve but these videos are really helpful.
You are so lucky to have this man's wisdom. There are a few people who I listen to today that I surely wish were around when I had my horse. The things I should have known. I was lucky I had such a patient horse who was better trained than me.
As an update, I caught her for the first time the other day using Dwayne's technique. Worked perfectly! Thank you, sir!
she ain't what she used to be
Incredible how animals always sense who the predator has chosen. My dad’s method in a bigger field was just to walk up slowly backward till you are at the neck then drop the rope over. The horses were either mesmerized or couldn’t move for laughing.
Ahh! Priceless.
One of the best advise i got was walk up like you aint even going to them then throw that rope over as you go by and youll have them. After a few time they just quit running
He didn’t sence him bitz clearly heard Dwayne say his name when he called him out on video so bitz was expecting him
By far as good and as practical a demo, as I ever seen.
Great job Dewayne!
Many people will find that their horses are a lot easier to catch if......
your saddle doesn't pinch
the bit fits the conformation of their mouth, (and the horses personal preference)
and you don't have heavy hands.
Pay attention to these videos, Dewayne knows what he's doing.
This has quickly become the channel I look forward to seeing updates from the most.
Good demonstration, love that you were talking live while doing the demo and didn't add the voice over after the fact.
Perfect! I have a mare who does exactly the same, but has 2 buddies who take turns acting as shields. She's in a dry lot (that's usually 6" deep mud ) that has lots of tracks and holes to fall into, and many other horses that you also have to go through. Taking treats is not a safe option.
Well done. Just perfect. He moved away less and less and then his brain took over.
My horse couldn't wait to get out. He liked being ridden and being out. I think his favorite word was a softly whispered "run."
Bitz is a really nicely built horse. Pretty too! Happy Trails.
Good job DeWayne. We've all had the problem but that is a good one. He sees his Buds are just hanging around and he's doing all the running.
Great demonstration on not chasing your horse around or letting yourself get dragged. 👍So glad I found your channel!
Back in the early 60's, our SW Louisiana horse trap was 7 acres. Too big to walk a horse down. Dad would just yell HEAR! and it was a race to see which horse could run to the barn and stall up first. My sister rode a fancy little Buckskin named Honey. She was spoilish and cute. A Pisel-tail dad would call her. Counterfeit as she could be he'd said. Sometime dad had to jack a shell into his 12-gauge pump (bird shot) before Honey would shake her beautiful long mane and come arunning, looking for her headstall. Dad could rope a calf off of Ol' Billy Grey with no bridle. Cutting cattle? Same way. All the dogs and horse learned cute tricks. Dad love to show them off to strangers. Everything on our farm obeyed. Hounds, horses, cattle, goats, and children. Now momma? She did what she wanted. She never answered when dad yelled HEAR! Momma didn't follow dad's rules. He was Texan. She was Cajun. I still live on that farm (got grandbabies). I miss sister, mom and dad and the 60's. You boys are far better trainers then we were. I enjoy watching the modern ways.
I simply loved reading your comment! It's a trip to a kinder, saner age and time. Your wry wit and wonderful anecdotes make the scenes come alive! You might consider writing a short story or a novel about your childhood. I'd surely read it! God Bless
@@pninnabokov3734 thank you for those kind words.
Yep. "speak the horse language": move the feet, release the pressure, let them see you as "herd leader". 💞💞
Nicely done, no stress, no strain to either for you or the horse.
Yep that works cutting off his drive line the same as you here. I work mine the same but then i turn my back on her and just stand there with my head down ignoring her. Then she comes up to me.
My method works but i don't have other horses here in the paddock.
I subscribed to your channel as its just good to see some old fashioned common sense and great philosophy of living simple and slowing down.
Television = Tell a Vison= Tell people what you want them to see.
TV Programs= The TV is programing us. Programing us to think the way the establishment wants us to think.
Horses are great teachers of patience and they can teach us alot about ourselves. Greetings from South Australia.
That was cool to watch! Almost like you had rehearsed it with him! Ok now Bitz, when I come out you run around for a few minutes first, then give up. Love it. Also that huge draft in the shot. What an amazing animal!! New to all this and trying to catch up on past content. I learn from every post and for that I thank you. God Bless.
And don't just catch your horse when you want to put them to work. Sometimes, catch, halter and release. Then they won't always think it means work.
Gold.
That is very important, and do something pleasant for the horse, make your horse like being with you.
my horse won't let me catchbhimnto even give treats or feed.. I think he actually hates me
@@decevious He probably doesn't hate you, but he doesn't enjoy being with you either. Forget about riding him until he gets to the point he enjoys being with you. Make it pleasant every time you catch him. Once he gets to like you concentrate on making riding him fun for both of you. Every horse I ever owned myself loved me. I could catch them anywhere and they would come at a run when I called them.
Yah I try to catch to just let him eat, but he won't even go near the food or eat next to me...
Only very rarely will he let me touch him while he's eating
How do you catch a hard to catch horse?
1. Realize that humans are supposed to be a little bit smarter than horses.
2. Realize that horses and humans both don't want to work any harder than they have to.
3. Understand as a human what you see in horse behavior.
4. Realize that unless there's something inherently bad in a horse's behavior due to some external or internal reason, that sooner or later that horse will give up assuming it doesn't have an endless amount of space to run away because it will get tired of running away ... eventually.
5. When in doubt, grain and treats help.
I must admit though, I'm always concerned about horse kicking and biting when in tight situations like that. Please stay safe. Even the most reliable of horses can have a bad day.
Treats especially. That and no rope or halter in your hand when you go out to 'catch' them. Use a hidden catch rope instead. I'd also ad, no halters on them unless you're working with them. If halters are mandatory, stop grabbing for it, stop grabbing for their head. Makes them head shy. Use the hidden catch rope instead.
Thanks for the video. This is the same method I've used on my horses. I can now just walk out with the halter and they will come put their head in it. It's worked on every horse except one who was a rescue horse. I spent 20 hours over the course of a week in the round pen trying to catch her, and never once got to even touch her with the halter. The next day she jumped out of the 5' round pen, so I roped her, loaded her in the trailer and let someone else try their luck with her. Once she was caught she did excellent, but there's too many good horses to waste time on a horse that is dead set on not being caught.
Hey Lady Its not about you
@@ken4059 a good horse costs just as much to feed as a bad one. If the horse isn't right for you, pass it on to somebody else, maybe it's right for them.
@@Wile_E._Wolf Exactly. And some horses have strong aversions to men but like women and vice versa.
what i like is you give from 1 to 4 good tips per video..easy to remember
Great advice as always- stay calm and be persistent- keep the great videos coming
Awesome!! What a blessing you have - the land and the animals! 💞💞
Working smart not hard is what comes to mind. Nice demo.
Wonderful video! I'm definitely going to be checking out the rest of your channel :)
Great video, thanks. I think the biggest thing you said (to me) was being patient. I have a horse like this...one thing I did differently was after putting the halter on him....was take it off and walk away and do it again!! He was shocked and confused 🤔🙄..but it has worked.
Thank you so much! I sometimes just give up and get a carrot or an apple and try again. I much prefer your way: Let the horse come to the conclusion it's too much work and agree to be haltered. God Bless
THIS VIDEO IS GOLD!!!!!!!!!!! Very helpful for a beginner thank you VERY much!!!
A continuation of the “No Drama” theme. I like it.
I'll keep this idea in mind, thanks Dwayne! 😄
Gorgeous horse with a unique rabicano tail
I do this with my 16 yr old mustang mare.
My 2 yr old stud just comes to me thinking we're going to play and get scratches.
Love the way you go about it !
Thank you for this! My boy likes to do this as a game. Good to know I've been doing it just like you: patiently face up, touch, then put halter around neck (but not near the ears). It's weird because once I have something around his neck, he will follow like a puppy - even hands off!
This video would make a good advertisement for trail motorcycles. They don't run away from you when you want to get on one and ride it.
Yeah, but, on horses you can hear yourself think, hear the birds in the trees and watch the wildlife from a different angle than their backside running away from you. Also, you don't have to turn back early to keep from running out of gas!
Very fun to watch, thank you sir!
I have a bay that's an escape artist. I have to be very careful if he hangs around the gate. He ran the other day and had a great time for himself until I put some corn on the ground. No problem, he came right in. Great job with yours.
Big Andre is an awesome looking draft. Thanks Dwayne.
Thank you, great to watch. I'm going to try this with my dog when I want to get him in from the garden as I'm sure it will work better than me chasing and shouting at him!
That was great. Had to smile.
Love it. How did all the other ones know you were going for Bitz? Lucky you to be a horseman 🥰
My dog will do the same thing if he knows I'm trying to get him to do something he doesn't want to do
They can tell by your body language. It's just like cutting cattle. When you zero in on one animal, all the others get out of the way but don't run away because they know you're not after them.
That was fun to watch 😊.
Thanks Dwayne, that was pretty cool.
After one minute I thought "I am curious - the video is only 4 min long". And finally 2,5 minutes later the horse just stopped. Very interesting.
Moral of the story… don’t chase, let them come to you.
That’s an important and difficult life lesson to learn 🤠
Right on I’ve been doin it right thank you for the vid it’s just amazing to see it done I’m not the only one
Patience is certainly key with horses. A trick I use is catching them in this manner if difficult & taking them out to eat grass, I do this a couple of times randomly & they always have in the back of thier heads they will get to graze on luscious grass, it's been my experience with horses the belly gets them every time. Plus I enjoy grooming a horse as they graze, a double whammy positive reinforcement for both of us, is I like spending time to be as enjoyable for them, our companionship, as it is for me.
Great Job Duane! Wow you really know your stuff.
Thanks for sharing your videos and keep them coming please.
Thank you. Good info.
Well done, sir.
Terrific thanks for the video.
Absolutely AMAZING! Love it!!!
My horse behaved exactly the same way, right down to picking the biggest horse in the field to hide behind. And my solution was just like yours, patiently walking him down from an angle for as long as it took, until he decided it wasn’t worth it and came in meek as a lamb. I’ve even heard him make the equine equivalent of a sigh of resignation! The only difference is, I used to bring a pocketful of goodies with me but I’m not sure that it made much difference, he became pretty clever about snatching stuff from my hand at long range!
Always have a smaller Catch Pen constructed in a bigger Pen and save Your breath Sir ! ...not being critical or nothing...Your
Method of approaching Him is the best way...Good job!
Awesome! What a blessing you have _ the land the animals
A master at work
Welcome to Texas
have a 23 yr old 16 hd appendix mare ex barrel horse that was abused & neglected didnt find out til she gained her weight back that she #1 pulls back when tied #2 the second she sees a halter in hand she'll take off like a bat out of hell BUT she'll stand to be brushed/ hooves picked, bathed & loves to be hosed off when it's hot. Unfortunately 8 yrs & 2 trainers nothing changed, then my vertigo had got so bad she's become my favorite "lawn ornament". As we say here every thing is bigger in Texas lol
Just for all the newbies out there how about you show a video of you haltering the horse. I tried helping a horse a couple days ago and she was easy to catch but my boss was telling me I was frankly doing it all wrong now granted I haven't been in the saddle in 6 years but I did manage to catch her and I did get it right and I noticed that you use a rope halter I was using mine that was a halter for the right side and I'm used to using a halter for the left side.
Sweet...great lesson....thanks!
,,,great vids Dwayne...saludos del Rio Grande Valley, Texas.
I used to sit down and eat a nectarine.... my mare would be over in a flash to help me with it, and spit the pip out when she was finished.
Wow the big beautiful chestnut with the big white blaze and flaxen mane and tail..beautiful ♥️
Thanks Dwayne!
Great domo, thanks.
Just started watching your videos. Fantastic! Informative. Domo Arigato from Japan
Thanks Dwayne. That's a whole better way.
Thank you!
Nicely done
I wished that would work with our old gilding, but it doesn't.he has been getting caught for 25 years and still wants no part of it. He usually gets all the horses to run in a mad circle even if we don't do anything but just stand there. Ours is butthead. We usually have to catch all our other horses first and get him last or catch a another horse to use to corner him somewhere. Thank you for the video. You're awesome
Thanks a million 😊
Love your philosophy.
Good job nice little Bay
I remember having to do that quite a few times with my horse when I was a teenager. I didn't know this trick but learned it through trial and error. I did however "chase" him as in get him into a canter a bit. He'd get fed up real quick because he liked me... he'd stop, look back and kind of ask "can we stop now?". That's when I could catch him.
sorry my keys were stuck ok now thank you for the great video please keep up the good work
I once spent 5 hours following a mare until she gave in, I can get her to catch me in the middle of a million acres, she just submits because she knows I won't ever give in-I am far too much work for her to run so she walks straight up to me.
Thing is...if you start out to catch them by walking them down, don' stop until you can walk up, halter and all without a fuss. Be sweet as pie. You bang on them for making you walk, they will be harder next time. And if you start, you don't quit till they are caught. If you are not serious or are short on time,or are in a snit, skip it. Good video of catching done right. Thanks, Dwayne.
Nicely Done
When you contacted him at 3:57, one of the things I often do is rub the horse on the shoulder and not put the halter on. I walk away. Then he learns he wants to catch me.
That is a good way of handling it. Also the other horses in the pasture that you walk by could’ve used a good scratch on their neck as well. If horse remains difficult catch I may want to look at how I’m handling the horse when he is with me.
Excellent
Thanks, that was interesting. Helps that you had a fairly small area he was in. Whole different deal when you have acreage. I just whistle call their name and wait for them to come to me. ;-)
My mare was at trainer for a while so not used to pasture. Got her home and she was our with 2 others and I was catching her with feed but the other two ended up fighting over the food and I'm in the middle. I sectioned off an acre today and she follows me around now . I may try this and see if I can do what you did so she can he back with them . They were going nuts when I would take her away for riding but she gets slightly upset and still pays attention good and does her job. I'm not sure if she needs to be in with them . She has contact over tur rails and can still see them sp shes not " alone ". I guess I'll see how the next week goes with the change. This makes sense that they would rather eventually be caught than move their feet and run .
That’s probably how Michael Myers always gets people without running.
Nice video! Is the size of the pen (small) key or does this work just as well (and the same) in an open field? Thanks!
great video.
Never had a horse I couldn't catch, not for long, and using similar tactics. But must confess to ALWAYS having a carrot or apple or slice of bread, keeps 'em coming. Grain is dangerous as can get mobbed. Greetings from Australia.
Cool technique!
Nice and relaxed , our old trotter had to bigger paddock hed bolt 300m away 🤣
j did tbs exact thing to my horse. Now he just walks up to me or into his stall. Then he stands for me to put his head in the halter.
Just like most things in life. Don't chase it, but keep at it until it finally comes to you.
Tried this . 1st time it took 10 minutes . 2ns time 30 minutes but I didnt give up she did. And she knew exactly where to go to avoid me. Behind and in between other horses.
Well done😊
Excellent, just how I catch them. The time & patience bit is what most people lack - or don't get . I always says that you can have as many fancy equine qualifications as you like, but they ain't worth shit if you havn't learnt catch a horse.
Good job boss