Anyone else think it's cute how his horse listens but tries to go back to sleep as if saying "yeah what ever dude, I'm gonna take a nap while you yap to the thing" it makes me giggle and smile
Glitcher1987 I found this Horse hysterical. I giggled all the way through. His bottom lip was drooping. Towards the end with his stance, I thought for a second he was sedated. Lololol
I am so glad that you explained where to place the nose band. I see so many people that have there nose band to low. Some do it on purpose and other people don't know any better.
Use a rope halter to train on the ground and then ride with it. No metal parts on a rope halter. Rope to rope. Strong. Very versatile. That is all you need.
Good video, especially explaining about the nose band. A lot of pro-bit people say the rope halter is painful and you risk breaking the delicate nasal bone but I was explaining exactly what you said to my daughter just yesterday about placing the nose band. I wish I'd known all this years ago when I had my horse. I doubt I'll ever be able to have another as I don't have the money and I'm now disabled but if I ever could I would go bit-less all the way. Personally I'd get a rope halter that has no metal at all but nonetheless this is a great video and your horse is gorgeous :)
Treka Double I think you misunderstood their comment. They’re saying that the horse completely changed as in its personality for the better when he switched.
Yikes, that halter looks really tight! And lose the metal! And don't forget to take the halter off when the horse is in the pasture. That can be really dangerous, especially if the halter has as much metal as this one does.
Amen to the placing of the nose band! I though I was the only one who thought this way! My mare is in an Indian hackamore buy I am wanting to transition her to a chin slip.
The bit isn't harmful as long as you don't yank on it or pull harshly or use a harsh bit It's what the horse is comfortable is and how you use it. It's not controlling it's what the horse is comfortable with. Bitless bridles can be more damaging than bits. Not saying bits are great but they aren't bad, I'm pointing out that you are brainwashed
Hunter Elrod so just because she learned bitless from the start she’s brainwashed? then what does that make people that have learned to use bits from the beginning, huh?
It is very easy divert right or left but the problem is about stopping for example you run very fast and you need to stop immediatly how you can do that?
What kind of bitless bridle is this? Never ever heard of it. It does seem pretty severe though, with both the knots and the pressure mechanism under the nose.
Great question. True Collection is something that generally takes a while achieve. Things like self carriage, proper muscling, and relaxation need to happen first before collection can even be thought about. Once achieved, then through using hind end engagement can your horse will start to find collection on their own. I know this is a very condensed answer but it takes a lot of work for the horse to come into themselves properly. However if your just looking to teach your horse to put their head down (not collection) can be easily achieved by putting slight pressure backwards on the bit and as soon as the horse starts to drop their head, release and reward. Repeat steps until the horse better understands.
Ellin Louise Miller Snoxell you most certainly can try it with a nylon halter. The only downside is that there is a higher chance they lean on the pressure more due to the thicker material. Let me know how it goes!
Lylon halters are useless for training them in, Im not doing my boy until I buy a rope halter this week, this rope bridle is the worst Ive ever seen, to much on it, just get a normal rope halter
I do riding as a hobby, and changed stable to there where i can ride bitless and without saddle (is it called bareback?) and close there is beach where we go on little trips. Also there r much nicer people working too
MinSuga Genius... Kudos for going bitless! But be aware that bareback is hard on the horses back so keep the bareback rides short. You don't need a big heavy saddle by any means, but do use something to distribute the weight of your body. Without weight distribution, you are jarring the horse. Check out Natural Ride or close-contact saddles.
SA spinks thank you and most of the time when I ride bareback I use a saddle pad still but mine hasnt really got the shape of my horses back ill be getting money soon and hopefully I can buy a better one that fits his back a little better so it doesnt slip as much I havent had my horse for too long just after this Christmas i got him and I dont get to ride him that much since we are moving but we are going to get him to my new house pretty soon along with the rest of our stuff but thanks for the advice and I know you were talking to the other owrson but I am going bitless too and everything so it helps me too
CherokeeGirl02 - Kudos to you too for being bitless! I too like bareback and have a Best Friends Bareback Pad that I use with a pad & blanket under it and recently got a treeless close contact endurance saddle (no horn). It's awesome and fits my mutton-withered, wide flat-backed mare. We both like it! Hope your move goes well and you & your horse love his new home. Remember, you don't have to be riding to build your relationship with your horse. I connect a lot more from the ground than I do from saddle.
hoRSe-CrAze Harrianne you can get these halters from this link! advantage-horsemanship.myshopify.com/collections/training-equipment/products/bitless-halter
I have a horse and would like to change using a bit to hackomore how can I get my horse used to using a little s hackamore, when I put it on she doesn't really like the noseband part and tosses her head.
Belle_17_ when your horse tosses her head try to hold steady pressure until the horse holds her head still and relaxes. Even if she doesn't fully give to the pressure, you may just have to take a day just showing her that she doesn't need to react negatively to it. Give that a try and if you have other questions let me know!
Ride in a halter a few time and your horse should get used to it. What I did was i had a halter with clip-on reins under my bridle without reins, and then once you can control them without the bit them try taking out the bit.
No metal of any kind around the horse's head. Just use a rope halter with lead line converted to reins for riding. Start in an enclosed area like a round pen. Then progressively larger areas. Ride with one rein at first until you are confident.
@@danielcontreras6448 Injuries to the horses head and face, weak points that can fail, if a horse pulls and breaks the halter he gets release from the pressure. Thus he has learned that pulling is the right answer. You do not ever want the horse learning that.
@@danielcontreras6448 No bridle. Nothing in the horses mouth. My opinion. But, realize to accomplish this (rope halter with reins or traditional hackamore riding, it is a process. Take the time it takes to master it.
How about the knots on the nosal part of the halter, don't they hurt a bit and chafe the nose of a horse when reining, especially during initial stages of training? Is it better to make a halter without thise knots or to cover them with a shearling lambskin cover like ones they use on ordinary bridles sometimes? No criticism meant, just asking to learn more about reining with halters. I have made rope halters and tried them but then switched back to bit bridles.
Sometimes you buy a horse from somewhere, where they're ridden in a bit and you need to switch first. I wouldn't recommend just jumping on a horse with only a halter, without checking how they react..
@@showandtell1313 I agree. However you need to make sure he is comfortable in it, and he respects it. You can do all the training to make him respect it,but doesn't mean he is comfy in it. Some horses prefer the pressure in the less sensitive mouth than the pressure on the sensitive face.
I have 5 horses, and they will do well with a bit or hackamore, bosal, no problems at all..... Two of them are year and 6 months Philly's.... The other three are older mares...
I appreciate the video but did not understand why you didn't walk around the horse to the other side to soften his neck. It was clearly confused by you reaching over then didn't seem to know what you wanted. so started backing up, just sayin'
You guys need to do something differently. You are of superior ignorance and as far as ignorance goes, you have that cat in the bag. Now if you are changing directions, steer clear of halter fitting, rope halter information and horse training.
The place where this guy has the nose band of the halter is actually in the perfect spot. If you want to know how thick the bone is there and how much pressure you would need to break the horse's nose then look up Horse Skull and compare it to where he has the nose band. Here's a video for further explanation: th-cam.com/video/IOQuKJ5ScsU/w-d-xo.html I don't mean to be rude but you really should have done more research before commenting that. A horse's nose is actually stronger than some people give it credit for, it's the nerves on top of the nose bone that you have to be careful not to damage. But if you have the halter in the right place and it's fitted correctly then you would need quite a bit of pressure to hurt the nerves.
I am honestly so sick of people feeding other people shit. Bits aren't all that bad and neither are bitless bridles. It depends on what kind of pressure the horse is comfortable with. If he doesn't like the facial pressure from bitless bridles then use a neck rope or a bit bridle as long as you aren't using a harsh bit and being abusive with it. If he doesn't like mouth pressure from the bit, use a bitless bridle or neck rope. Not rocket science. Peop,e always look at one video of someone horse being uncomfortable with the mouth type pressure, and scream that all bits are abusive. I know some complete idiot is going g to say to me "well how would you like it if you had a piece of metal in your mouth?" First of all, our skull, dental, and facial nerve structure is completely different than a horses structures. Second of all, it would get the same results if we did have a bit for humans. It moves around a small bit with regular cues regardless if you ride one handed or two. It slide around harmlessly with cues because it's slippery from the saliva and doesn't hurt the damn horse or human. IT ONLY HURTS IF YANKED ON OR PULLED HARSHLY. IMAGINE THAT. Find out what kind of pressure your horse is comfortable with. An example of bitless damage that is common in our vets office is nerve damage. Facial nerves are easily damaged no matter how gentle you are with the bitless bridle. Once a mare didn't like the facial pressure and when her owner tried to turn her in a circle to stop her, the bosal pressed so hard into her face that it tore the skin and did some serious damage. Her entire left side of her face swelled up and then it literally drooped like she had a stroke. It was paralyzed and she couldn't use it. She couldn't eat or drink and eventually had to be put down. I'm not hating on either of the two, I'm just trying to stop this debate. It's stupid and going nowhere. There's facts and evidence right in your faces and you are all to stupid to see this. Find out what your horse is comfy in and use it. Quit arguing I highly suggest you all watch Shelby Dennis and her video on the bit debate. She gives facts and evidence. I rest my case
Anyone else think it's cute how his horse listens but tries to go back to sleep as if saying "yeah what ever dude, I'm gonna take a nap while you yap to the thing" it makes me giggle and smile
Glitcher1987 I found this Horse hysterical. I giggled all the way through. His bottom lip was drooping. Towards the end with his stance, I thought for a second he was sedated. Lololol
It made me laugh! Such a sweet, patient horse.
I am so glad that you explained where to place the nose band. I see so many people that have there nose band to low. Some do it on purpose and other people don't know any better.
I agree
I love how the horse is sooo calm and stands still. So patient. Thats a great trained horsie.
Use a rope halter to train on the ground and then ride with it. No metal parts on a rope halter. Rope to rope. Strong. Very versatile. That is all you need.
Good video, especially explaining about the nose band. A lot of pro-bit people say the rope halter is painful and you risk breaking the delicate nasal bone but I was explaining exactly what you said to my daughter just yesterday about placing the nose band. I wish I'd known all this years ago when I had my horse. I doubt I'll ever be able to have another as I don't have the money and I'm now disabled but if I ever could I would go bit-less all the way. Personally I'd get a rope halter that has no metal at all but nonetheless this is a great video and your horse is gorgeous :)
loose the metal all together, rawhide and horsehair and never looked back.
Good! That’s what I plan to do as soon as I get out of the barn I’m at.
That horse is so relaxed that they are nearly falling asleep
Pressure & release buddy !!
I love the color of the rope halter and reins you're using.
Me too!
The horses should sue us for waiting more than a thousand years to figure this out .
I love your comment. More training, less gear, more freedom and connection.
Its a different horse going bit less, wonderful
Jan R no it's the same horse. Same white spot on the head and on the back foot, same saddle
Treka Double I think you misunderstood their comment. They’re saying that the horse completely changed as in its personality for the better when he switched.
What a good horse
The horse really knows he's playing the model part 😂❤️
Awesome!
THANK YOU! 🦄
Polster the noseband. Make it soft for his nose.
Yikes, that halter looks really tight! And lose the metal! And don't forget to take the halter off when the horse is in the pasture. That can be really dangerous, especially if the halter has as much metal as this one does.
Nope, the metal is there so it can hook up to the reins
Actually, your halter should fit snug. They are far more dangerous if they are dangling and floppy.
I agree about the dangers if the halters are too loose, I just thought the halter looked tight and uncomfortable. A happy medium is always best.
@@bonblue4993 You're right. It doesn't have to be that tight.
Bonnie Barto what’s re you a metalophobic?
Well done.
Amen to the placing of the nose band! I though I was the only one who thought this way! My mare is in an Indian hackamore buy I am wanting to transition her to a chin slip.
Well explained.
So, since I were little I learned to ride bittless. For me, the only right way is to right bittless. Why habe metal in the mouth of the horse?!
The bit isn't harmful as long as you don't yank on it or pull harshly or use a harsh bit
It's what the horse is comfortable is and how you use it. It's not controlling it's what the horse is comfortable with. Bitless bridles can be more damaging than bits. Not saying bits are great but they aren't bad, I'm pointing out that you are brainwashed
Hunter Elrod so just because she learned bitless from the start she’s brainwashed? then what does that make people that have learned to use bits from the beginning, huh?
He kind of looks like a Thoroughbred
Is there a bridle like this but without the metal? I really want one
You can use a rope halter and modify it to fit your needs. It will be cheaper and work the same!
@@susannah_hb4388 Thank you, few weeks to late just got one delivered!
UtterlyHooves Oops, sorry 😂🤷🏻♀️
@@susannah_hb4388 :)
Just use a plain rope halter that leverage strap is unneeded don’t need leverage and pressure if your confidant and competent
It looks like the reins can be clipped to the other rings if one didn’t want to used leverage.
It is very easy divert right or left but the problem is about stopping for example you run very fast and you need to stop immediatly how you can do that?
Where did you buy the bitless bridle?
What kind of bitless bridle is this? Never ever heard of it.
It does seem pretty severe though, with both the knots and the pressure mechanism under the nose.
This video will show you a little about it!
Fitting your Bitless Halter th-cam.com/video/rrR1pr90tzs/w-d-xo.html
💞💞💞I love bitless💞💞💞
If I ever get horses I will always ride bit less
@@marissa-lynncrofts7591 same💯💯
I use a homemade bridle for my 2.5 year old lol I’m supposed to transition to a bit in a year or so. Butttt I’m debating to keep her bitless
How to get your horses head like down (collected?) in English riding? I’m not sure what it’s called
Great question. True Collection is something that generally takes a while achieve. Things like self carriage, proper muscling, and relaxation need to happen first before collection can even be thought about. Once achieved, then through using hind end engagement can your horse will start to find collection on their own. I know this is a very condensed answer but it takes a lot of work for the horse to come into themselves properly. However if your just looking to teach your horse to put their head down (not collection) can be easily achieved by putting slight pressure backwards on the bit and as soon as the horse starts to drop their head, release and reward. Repeat steps until the horse better understands.
Can I use my nylon halter? To star off with. I wanna try this tomorrow but don't have a rope halter
Ellin Louise Miller Snoxell you most certainly can try it with a nylon halter. The only downside is that there is a higher chance they lean on the pressure more due to the thicker material. Let me know how it goes!
With my experience the horse will ignore you more in a nylon halter but you can do it. Hope it went well.
Lylon halters are useless for training them in, Im not doing my boy until I buy a rope halter this week, this rope bridle is the worst Ive ever seen, to much on it, just get a normal rope halter
What if your horse does throw his head around? Advice for that?
I do riding as a hobby, and changed stable to there where i can ride bitless and without saddle (is it called bareback?) and close there is beach where we go on little trips. Also there r much nicer people working too
MinSuga Genius with Bts jjang jjang man bbong bbong yes when you ride with no saddle it is called bareback
Yes, it's called bareback
MinSuga Genius... Kudos for going bitless! But be aware that bareback is hard on the horses back so keep the bareback rides short. You don't need a big heavy saddle by any means, but do use something to distribute the weight of your body. Without weight distribution, you are jarring the horse. Check out Natural Ride or close-contact saddles.
SA spinks thank you and most of the time when I ride bareback I use a saddle pad still but mine hasnt really got the shape of my horses back ill be getting money soon and hopefully I can buy a better one that fits his back a little better so it doesnt slip as much I havent had my horse for too long just after this Christmas i got him and I dont get to ride him that much since we are moving but we are going to get him to my new house pretty soon along with the rest of our stuff but thanks for the advice and I know you were talking to the other owrson but I am going bitless too and everything so it helps me too
CherokeeGirl02 - Kudos to you too for being bitless! I too like bareback and have a Best Friends Bareback Pad that I use with a pad & blanket under it and recently got a treeless close contact endurance saddle (no horn). It's awesome and fits my mutton-withered, wide flat-backed mare. We both like it! Hope your move goes well and you & your horse love his new home. Remember, you don't have to be riding to build your relationship with your horse. I connect a lot more from the ground than I do from saddle.
What and where do you get the halter?What's it called???
hoRSe-CrAze Harrianne you can get these halters from this link!
advantage-horsemanship.myshopify.com/collections/training-equipment/products/bitless-halter
It's called a side pull bridle
I have a horse and would like to change using a bit to hackomore how can I get my horse used to using a little s hackamore, when I put it on she doesn't really like the noseband part and tosses her head.
Belle_17_ when your horse tosses her head try to hold steady pressure until the horse holds her head still and relaxes. Even if she doesn't fully give to the pressure, you may just have to take a day just showing her that she doesn't need to react negatively to it. Give that a try and if you have other questions let me know!
AdvantageHorseman thank you
Ride in a halter a few time and your horse should get used to it. What I did was i had a halter with clip-on reins under my bridle without reins, and then once you can control them without the bit them try taking out the bit.
0:10 did he say bit less halter.....
Yea, the whole point of the video is to transition from bit to bitless.
No metal of any kind around the horse's head. Just use a rope halter with lead line converted to reins for riding. Start in an enclosed area like a round pen. Then progressively larger areas. Ride with one rein at first until you are confident.
Why is metal bad
@@danielcontreras6448 Injuries to the horses head and face, weak points that can fail, if a horse pulls and breaks the halter he gets release from the pressure. Thus he has learned that pulling is the right answer. You do not ever want the horse learning that.
@@gerrycoleman7290 thank you so can i use a regular rope halter as a bit-less briddle
@@danielcontreras6448 No bridle. Nothing in the horses mouth. My opinion. But, realize to accomplish this (rope halter with reins or traditional hackamore riding, it is a process. Take the time it takes to master it.
@@gerrycoleman7290 thanks
How about the knots on the nosal part of the halter, don't they hurt a bit and chafe the nose of a horse when reining, especially during initial stages of training? Is it better to make a halter without thise knots or to cover them with a shearling lambskin cover like ones they use on ordinary bridles sometimes?
No criticism meant, just asking to learn more about reining with halters. I have made rope halters and tried them but then switched back to bit bridles.
lmao
The thing about the nota is that he tied it too tight.
Why not just use a rope halter in the first place? Any horse should know the basics of halter pressure. I don't mean to be rude.
I agree!
Sometimes you buy a horse from somewhere, where they're ridden in a bit and you need to switch first. I wouldn't recommend just jumping on a horse with only a halter, without checking how they react..
It depends on the horse
all horses can ride bitless in a rope halter its the human who needs to train themselves
@@showandtell1313 I agree. However you need to make sure he is comfortable in it, and he respects it. You can do all the training to make him respect it,but doesn't mean he is comfy in it. Some horses prefer the pressure in the less sensitive mouth than the pressure on the sensitive face.
I have 5 horses, and they will do well with a bit or hackamore, bosal, no problems at all.....
Two of them are year and 6 months Philly's....
The other three are older mares...
He wasn't resistant he just wasn't getting good enough direction.
People just love blaming the horse.
get a metal free halter
He has neck pain on the right hand side, why dont you get that fixed before forcing him
I appreciate the video but did not understand why you didn't walk around the horse to the other side to soften his neck. It was clearly confused by you reaching over then didn't seem to know what you wanted. so started backing up, just sayin'
The horse is bored.
That halter is too tight it can break your horses nose
You guys need to do something differently. You are of superior ignorance and as far as ignorance goes, you have that cat in the bag. Now if you are changing directions, steer clear of halter fitting, rope halter information and horse training.
The place where this guy has the nose band of the halter is actually in the perfect spot. If you want to know how thick the bone is there and how much pressure you would need to break the horse's nose then look up Horse Skull and compare it to where he has the nose band. Here's a video for further explanation:
th-cam.com/video/IOQuKJ5ScsU/w-d-xo.html
I don't mean to be rude but you really should have done more research before commenting that. A horse's nose is actually stronger than some people give it credit for, it's the nerves on top of the nose bone that you have to be careful not to damage. But if you have the halter in the right place and it's fitted correctly then you would need quite a bit of pressure to hurt the nerves.
I am honestly so sick of people feeding other people shit. Bits aren't all that bad and neither are bitless bridles.
It depends on what kind of pressure the horse is comfortable with. If he doesn't like the facial pressure from bitless bridles then use a neck rope or a bit bridle as long as you aren't using a harsh bit and being abusive with it.
If he doesn't like mouth pressure from the bit, use a bitless bridle or neck rope.
Not rocket science. Peop,e always look at one video of someone horse being uncomfortable with the mouth type pressure, and scream that all bits are abusive.
I know some complete idiot is going g to say to me "well how would you like it if you had a piece of metal in your mouth?"
First of all, our skull, dental, and facial nerve structure is completely different than a horses structures. Second of all, it would get the same results if we did have a bit for humans.
It moves around a small bit with regular cues regardless if you ride one handed or two. It slide around harmlessly with cues because it's slippery from the saliva and doesn't hurt the damn horse or human. IT ONLY HURTS IF YANKED ON OR PULLED HARSHLY. IMAGINE THAT.
Find out what kind of pressure your horse is comfortable with.
An example of bitless damage that is common in our vets office is nerve damage. Facial nerves are easily damaged no matter how gentle you are with the bitless bridle.
Once a mare didn't like the facial pressure and when her owner tried to turn her in a circle to stop her, the bosal pressed so hard into her face that it tore the skin and did some serious damage. Her entire left side of her face swelled up and then it literally drooped like she had a stroke. It was paralyzed and she couldn't use it. She couldn't eat or drink and eventually had to be put down.
I'm not hating on either of the two, I'm just trying to stop this debate. It's stupid and going nowhere. There's facts and evidence right in your faces and you are all to stupid to see this.
Find out what your horse is comfy in and use it.
Quit arguing
I highly suggest you all watch Shelby Dennis and her video on the bit debate. She gives facts and evidence.
I rest my case