How I Handle My Horse Spooking Bridleless *GOPRO*
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- Milo gets stressed when his friends gallop past. His “moment” is at the end of the video ~ last few minutes.
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I'm not sure you know how refreshing it is to see actual horsemanship on TH-cam. It's a breath of pure, clean air in a swamp of abusive training methods and 'breaking'. Thank you for this - what you do is so important.
love how horses are sometimes like OH MY GOD! LOOK AT THIS!! and it will be their friends or the thing they always walk past. they're so silly. you both handled that so well! he was being so good really
"You can't control a spooking horse without a bit!"
If I hear this ever again, I'll link people to this video. X'D
Thank you for this educational upload~. Trust and training as well as mutual understanding goes a long way as this shows.
You don’t need a bit, but you do need to control the head. So depending on the situation, and the horse themselves, having a bit or a bitless bridle may be needed
You are a very talented horse person. Milo has come so far! I’m impressed with you both.
I think that was well handled Shelby..Even your little dog listened to you...Awesome. ❤🐎❤
that was so fucking impressive holy shit
Love this ❤ I’m an old lady that can’t ride anymore,but never but a bite in the three horses I owned . Great job .
You handle it really well! I don't really believe a bridle and bit is gonna make a huge difference with a spooking horse, like many do think. If the horse is trained to respond to the neckrope, it too will feel like a thing holding them from going off. A bit won't guarantee that the horse stops if it's already panicked. You use your seat and voice as well. If a horse bolts, what makes a difference is that you can slow a horse down by pulling the head to the side with reins, if it's necessary. But generally, if the horse is stepping around nervously, rearing or bucking, I've never seen it help to shorten the reins and pull (actually, a bucking horse will often get worse). What I've seen working is keeping a somewhat loose rein while speaking to the horse (maybe guiding it's direction slightly away from obstacles, that kinda stuff). That's how I see it.
Love the, "doing the really safe thing and filming while riding bridleless" 🤣😂 I am going to go hike with my horse because I am too chicken to do any of the stuff you do, still our connection, as with you and your horses is the most important thing. R+/turn your $^#^ing horse out 🥰
I love all the remarks about bits as if a bit of metal would change anything. I am from the generation were you picked the bit to control your horse. My favorite bit was the tom thumb as i could have light hands. I can tell you about walking home after my many a horse or pony spooked. Back then, that was how you become a good rider. Today, learning animal behavior and training is more important then a bit of mental. Yet some people see it as the problem? If you don't like it ride on? I will be staying for the long bitless ride.
I thought the objection to the bit was that it caused pain and was able to compensate for bad training in other areas. It's odd to see you downplaying a bit as if it's too minor to have an effect.
He likes to trot a lot! Does he backup bridleless?
Yes!
@@Milestone-Equestrian He looks like he was having fun! You might get him reconnected by asking him to stop and back up when he starts to get excited or pulls past your hands.
What kind of recording equipment are you using here? Have you changed or are you still using?
This is just a GoPro hero 5 black
Why did I think that was Tucker from Equine Helper for a second-
Well this just showed up randomly in my feed. Glad it did! That was a treat to watch! Happy trails!
Nicely done 🩵✌️🐴
I used to ride horses as a tiny girl we just had bailing twin that we braided and no bits.
Wow, he’s a beautiful horse! Smart, obviously listening to you…..trusting, on the part of both of you! What a wonderful relationship! 😊
@1:50 sweet boy had the equivalent of 1 nugget from a Happy Meal before he had to hit the gas 🤣
👉As a kid, used to ride w/my horse without any tack & bareback, totally free for both of us, precious memories! 🐴😍🐎🙏
Nice to see someone riding "with" their horse instead of riding on their horse like it's a robot and not a sentient being. ❤
Here in Germany no insurance would pay a dime if you ride your horse like this in the field and something happens.
I wouldn't risk it.
No one is asking you to risk it but you can indeed make your own choices while allowing other people to make theirs on their own properties 🤗
@@Milestone-Equestrian Of course. I'm not the one taking unnecessary risks, while horse riding is a very dangerous sport by its own. Ask any physician.
I would just not post videos on youtube to show off, while young people might take that as an example and try something similar with possibly desastrous results.
You could at least add a warning.
@@nessie43 I don’t view it as taking unnecessary risks. Horses can and will injure people with tack and they do so because they’re stressed and not emotionally regulated and yet I doubt you’re posting comments like this on fully tacked horses exhibiting much more dangerous behaviours.
I have to say though, using your phone while riding is just as dangerous as when you are driving a car. Not smart!
Nah it really isn’t when I’m on my own private property and the only one riding. Comparing it to driving a car is really downplaying how much that endangers everyone on the road.
You can see the effects of your management and training here. Even for a spook this was pretty mild- a couple of bunny hops, a stop or two, some lateral movement, and some trotting. It could have been much more explosive. Well done and well done to Milo for braving walking past his scary friends 😂❤
Thank you so much!
Well done Shelby! Hilarious that you knew exactly what was going to happen, and it did, but you were prepared.
As animal behaviorist I'm totally proud that you can so good represent people working with horses!
I truly hope to achieve the bond you have with my own horse one day. I've been trying to encourage my old trainer to check out your videos and mentioning everything I've learned from you as well. I offered to work with one of her horses using R+ in hopes to show how much better it is than traditional horse training. Thank you for what you do Shelby
I’m certain you will! ❤😊
Better to be lucky than good❤
Looks like our ponies made a slught cameo in this video ☺️😂
It’s always Spirit 😂
What a fine pair. ❤
tho i much appreciate your training bonding and approach to your beloved companion and for the most part it looks fantastic - he still seems to express that he is not entirely feeling secure where as i have seen wholesome riders with horse bridle and bit both feeling super confident in each other far more solid than what is expressed in the vid. Truly i do see the horse is serious with his honest intentions wanting so much to please you and do as you instruct and command him to do but he just seems a bit insecure and frustrated like he cannot just relax and is always having to be on edge figuring out what you want him to do, and that can be so stressful for horses who love their rider/owner.
Not everyone grows up with horses and is a horse trainer, some people just like to pleasure ride in their backyard and they have to start somewhere. I’m sure he will learn to trust her!
Oh, he definitely wasn’t secure when the horses were running.
But don’t mistake him using his head and neck the way he would if he wasn’t impeded by lead or head collar as a lack of insecurity or due to frustration. He likes to interact with his environment and I let him do so because trail rides are for both of us.
@@Loarnold I did grow up with horses and am a horse trainer. The horse trusts me but at the end of the day they’re still a flight animal so what matters is how they come back from anxiety once elevated and he did that very well.
@@Milestone-Equestrian oh my apologies! I thought this was just your personal horse going for a backyard ride.
Hi Shelby!
I am currently writing a research paper on the FEI and its faults and I was looking for any sources that you might recommend? I am specifically looking for sources related to speaking out against/publicly protesting the rules in place (especially bridleless rules) All sources need to be academic/scholarly in nature (experts in field, higher the degree of education the better, that sort of stuff) and I am struggling to find any within the databases I have. I sent an m3ssege through your site as well but thought to ask here as well!
Very glad to have come across your channel. I rode bitless/bridleless from the 1960s, to a great deal of criticism. Anyone that says, oh but you don’t have control when a horse spooks, or whatever scenario they envisage the horse doing something they don’t want or can’t deal with, without a bit…are saying that unless I have something strapped to the horse that will inflict enough pain to stop him in his tracks it will all go pear shaped. If you are using a bit for guidance, steering, cues…which I have done, on a very loose rein…then it’s no more or less effective than a neck strap. So why put a lump of metal in someone’s mouth? If you plan on pulling hard on it (oh, sorry, ‘take up a firm contact’) then you are inflicting pain. You can make a horse do pretty much anything by inflicting pain on it, contrary to what people say. If you train to voice and neck touches for direction, leg and body weight shifts, AND you have a relationship with your horse and he trusts you…you do not need a bit. I no longer have horses, old and small pension, but I am so glad to see this. Peoples mindset needs to change. I was never thrown or had a bad incident since I was a child, 50 odd years with horses. Some of which I took on with severe issues.
I was a late in life rider and 30 years later, I know nothing. Or at least not what I should. I fell under the influence of the wrong person and it set me back instead of moving me forward. Details do not matter, but here I am and still trying to learn the correct approach to developing the best relationship I possibly can with any horse I meet, no matter how long I have with that animal.
There are concepts and beliefs that are long-standing that I will never understand. Dressage is one of those. Why does it take a double bridle to get the horse to move as is required by that discipline? Western pleasure insist that the horse carries its head with the horse's nose only inches from the ground. Yet, both of these disciplines swear that they are asking the horse to move naturally. Yes, a horse will naturally carry their head with the head on the vertical and often times behind the vertical. Yes, a horse will move forward with its head low to the ground. But you won't see either of these postures displayed for prolonged lengths of time as required by these disciplines. The abuse inflicted upon gaited horses is a Pandora's box that I will not open here.
That is not to say that I disagree with exercises that develop muscle, tone, and coordination so that the horse can move in a fluid manner with each part of the body doing its job correctly. This creates a horse that is more pleasurable to ride and cuts down in injuries.
The other issue I don't see discussed as much as I would like is the amount of stress we put on our horses. I don't know how such a study could be done, but I am curious as to how many feral horses get ulcers or develop habits such as cribbing and weaving.
Well dun guys ,n phoebs u keep eyes in the back of ya head😆❤keep being brillant at being a brilliant trainer 👏
It appears your horse was not ready to be ridden on such a trail without some form of head gear. I do not understand why you chose to ride without a bridle or sidepull. The problem is not that he spooked when the other horses ran. The problem is that his mind and his feet were never in the same place throughout the video. From the very start of the video the horse was mentally all over the place. The reins were very ineffective at helping the horse to mentally settle, relax and get with you. It looks to me that you got away with the ride rather than turned it into a good experience and a learning experience. I don't know if a bridle would have helped a lot because I don't know anything about your skills to ride effectively (but I assume you have the ability to direct and change a horse's thoughts). But at least you might have had a better chance of interrupting your horse's thoughts - which the reins around the neck were not going to do. I apologise if I am being harsh, but your video does trouble me and I worry about other people wanting to emulate it because of the appeal to ride their horse without headgear.
The fact that a click of her tongue interrupted her horses thought enough for him to stop goes entirely against what you are saying here.
What???
Did we watch the same video?
I actually read your comment before i watched the majority of the video, and...
All I saw was a pretty damn impressive display of horsemanship.
No, not every horse and not every rider is capable of this, but SO SO MANY of them are, and I don't see the harm in encouraging a kinder, more intuitively communicative method- she did with clicks and her seat what many couldn't have done with the harshest of bits.
Still not sure what video you watched, my friend, I didn't see what you spoke of...
@RossJacobs did we even watch the same video because it seems u came from a whole other video of someone else, and tried to interrupt it into here. When a horse spooks a bit and bridle makes it worse because many riders pull and yank on the horse and make the horse feel trapped. When a horse is scared or nervous and u r restricting their head movement it causes them to not be able to see what they r afraid of, plus it also causes them to feel trapped in a situation they can’t escape, which ultimately makes them freak out more. I’ve seen riders have bits and bridles between soft and harsh ones, and they always make the situation worse when the horse spooks because they want to yank and pull on them rather than using their voice and seat. Shelby is an amazing rider and has accomplished a lot, and the fact she got her horse to calm down without a bit and bridle goes to show how experienced she is, and how well she knows her horse. This is an amazing display of a great horse and rider bond, good horsemanship, riding skills, and positive training.
@@amandafortin640 exactly💯
Really well handled as always Shelby! So cool to see how responsive he is to the clicks and rewards!
Great Vid! Situational awareness on the part of the equestrian and a testament to her careful and intentional ground work and training that uses voice, leg cues and weight shifts other than the “expected” yanking on a horses mouth to make them respond. She masterfully spoke to him in soothing tones and gave him the support he needed to calm down. Great example! ♥♥♥