Wonderful Barry and Rea. So many lessons for us and our horses. It is indeed a privilege to spend this time with you. I'm so encouraged to try my mare in a rubber bit and even without blinkers.!! I only wish I could travel to UK with my horse to walk the roads of your beautiful villages🙂.Thank you XX
Barry, The best advertisement for your training is this little gray Rosie enjoying her exercise and all the interesting sights, sounds and experiences you are giving her. She is indeed safe, happy and cheerful and just the kind of pony I'd like to spend a day with. I once had a Shetland mare that had been so well trained that she would keep the wheels of our cart out of ruts - even when there was a child on the other end of the reins. She had been a family's 'show pony' but when her whole human family was killed in a car accident caused by an intoxicated driver, we gave "Powder-Nose" and her new filly foal a home and they spent the rest of their lives with us. The pony taught me to drive. If my instructions to her weren't clear enough, she would just stand where she was until I finally guessed what she was waiting for - and did it. Then she would happily do as she was told. Since her original training had been excellent, I finally looked fairly competent in the cart. I had been well-trained to care for and ride horses when I was a child, but I learned how to drive from our little gray mare.
I have owned 3 driving horses. Everyone I drove with open bridles. Now I am breaking my young horse into harness, also with an open bridle. Here in Norway, it is very common to drive horses in open bridles :)
Thank you Barry and Rhi, you have made my day. I don't know what it is, but I am there with you, drawn in and totally absorbed. Lovely day, lovely drive, lovely horse. May there be many more videos to come. Listening to Barry is like being with an old friend you can depend on for kindness and wisdom.
What a privilege to be able to spend an hour with Barry....sharing his knowledge and experience with us‼️‼️ And such a beautiful drive it was too👍☺️ Thankyou Barry, Rea, and Rosie xxxxx
Super lesson at the gate when ye got home, Not for the horse but for us the audience. No getting excited just asking for the stand and not leaving untill its done right. Well done !
So, the horse learns on her own that disobedience leads to walking into the bit instead of learning that you have the strength to force her actions. A wiser, happier horse results. One that knows to rely on your decisions.
Thank you Barry and Rhi for yet another great video showing us how perfectly content a horse can be when it has been shown that time spent between the shafts can indeed be happy and fulfilling. Barry, your wisdom and knowledge is second to none, as is the manner in which you quietly talk us through everything. Many thanks.Xx
Really interesting, great job, I'm breaking in a mini at the moment and was wondering about the block blinkers, when I was training pacers we always stated with dolly vardens (cup blinkers).Keep up the good work ,watching from down under.
I enjoy all of your videos, as it is such a treat to see parts of your training. I was just going to ask for some comments on blinkerless driving and I saw this video option. I agree that a video on making rubber bits would be helpful. thank you.
The driver was a total A-HOLE, the animal wanted to eat & drink while A-HOLE got his jollies keeping the horse in the street because A-HOLE loves power tripping with animals tied up & helpless against harsh treatment!
love these videos, particularly as I've questioned the use of blinkers (I grew up in Germany) and especially as I 'feel' that because of Merlin's prior abuse, if he can see what's happening behind him, he will be less likely to go into a panic because of the thing behind him that hurt him before he came here.
Thank you ! I enjoy this kind of videos the most ! THANK YOU VERY MUCH, this is like going with you for a drive (or it is as close as I can get to it at the moment). I'm looking forward for the next one ! And thank you again, for sharing your knowledge and your expirience with us, there are always people who want to learn and do stuff as best as they possibly can !
right through that whole video I was watching her head turning and looking at stuff. "ooh look bright flowers...........oh look at the sign...............see that hoomin on a bike.......that looks a nice bit of grass over there...........look at the rainbow on the railing, that's new.."
Any driving horse, including track horses, should stand quietly alone while being harnessed and hooked up. Then they should stand till asked to walk off. Basic stuff but you'd be surprised how many horses don't know this.
Yes usually Biddie - tack rooms or online shops. They are sold as flexible or non-flexible, so make sure you check which it is if you're hoping to have the same flexible bits we use!
barryhook2 You're my great granda come back. I swear!! He had the same philosophy as you. Each horse is an individual, you can NOT make cookie cutter children any more than you can make cookie cutter horses. Each is different, each learns at a different pace. Some, it comes very easy to, and others not so much. Many Blessings to everyone there and please Remain Safe. From Ontario, Canada, Jenn.
Hi Jennifer! I see you all over horse TH-cam! Even though this comment of yours is 3 years old, I thought I would use it to congratulate you on the successful birth of all of your foals over Christmas time. I saw you comment on it somewhere else, maybe a few times, but at the time I wasn't able to get a reply to you. It must be very happy days at your place with all those sweet babies and their mamas, although all those births at once must have been quite a challenge for you! I hope you had help from others, and got enough sleep, and also that your Christmas and New Years were lovely, with lots of family and friends. I don't always bother you when I see you around, but I did want to say how happy I am about your new babies. I'm an old lady who is so sad to not have ever gotten my small acreage and my own horses, but I spend as much time around them as possible, and try to keep learning anyway. I'm originally from Winnipeg, lived in Ottawa, and am stuck in Edmonton for now. But I pray it's not for too much longer. I hope to return to my dear friends in Winnipeg, or to move to paradise in any part of BC except the Vancouver area. Maybe some day I can go on a trek and visit a few of the horse TH-camrs very briefly, IF luck were with me and 1 or 2 of them happened to have a hour or 2 to spare for a new friend. I'd also love to get to see my old friends from Ottawa, who are now spread out in Ontario. While there, your farm is also a place I'd like to see, and I'd be so honored to meet you, but for the forseeable future, it's only a dream. A very nice dream though, that keeps me going! I like to imagine that some day somebody would allow me to visit somewhat regularly, and pitch in with the work. I just bought a car, finally, so my next step will be to see if I can volunteer for the Therapeutic Horseback Riding Program at a local barn. If I can, I will be over the moon with joy! I hope all of your family are well, and of course your beautiful horses, and any other animals you might have have. I hope as well that you have a wonderful time raising your sweet little ones, and I wish you all the best in 2024! Take care Jennifer! From Barb in Edmonton. ❤🐴🐎🐴❤ Edit: No need to reply. Just thought I'd say hello.
Great video. Was Rosie originally trained to drive in blinkers or straight into the open bridle? Atom has been in half cup blinkers for many years since you trained him Barry. I’d like to see how he goes in an open bridle. Any tips for transitioning from half cups to open? X
Hi Danielle, Rosie was originally trained in blinkers, yes. Then straight to open bridle. Feel free to give Barry a call one evening to chat about Atom on (01264) 720200
Blinkers....just like most other horse things, its always been done that way. Or is it? Egyptian tomb paintings and discoveries, as well as Roman.......some do, and some don't. Maybe like us these day, some people just didn't see the need or it was a handy too for those horses that need abit of focus. Just as in racing today......
Might have missed the bit where you explained why you chose to drive this one in an open bridle? Or do they all go in an open bridle towards the end of training?
Rosie is a ride and drive - if you watch in future films you'll see her riding in heavy traffic. We used an open bridle when driving with her to get her used to the traffic in an open bridle to help her when she is ridden out in one.
@@barryhook2 So it's not common for driving horses to also be riding horses? My horse is a riding horse, we started driving training when she was 11 years old. My trainer opted for an open bridle because she's been a riding horse for so long.
No, we find it's quite the opposite in our line of work! Apart from the miniatures, most horses we train either are or will end up as ride and drive horses. We train horses for Ride & Drive if asked to and take many much-loved, can't-part-with, outgrown children's ponies to give them a new job in the family. We do not train previously ridden horses any differently to non-ridden horses as a rule, we always work with the horse as an individual.
Well I feel better about not getting a 'proper' driving bridle for my standardbred- I just switch the reins on the riding bridle. His previous owners told me that blinkers are 'vital' to safety, saying the horse will never shy in a direction he cant see. But I'm coming to the belief that what is vital is lots of good training. Btw I'd love to know how you make the rubber bits...
I've a;ways preferred an open bridle, My theory is better to see and understand what is coming than imagine what monster is making that noise. I wouldn't want to be asked to work with most of my vision blocked, so why would I ask another being to do it....
😮Please Excuse my Question,,,, But Why do you Ask if this is a rich Area?!! I'm Certain that Mr Hook has been Working very, very Hard, over the Decades, and has worked for Many long hours to get his Stables ,Home and Land!! It has taken me, nearly 24Years of Hard, Physical work with long hours,,,Etc,.. to save the money for just a couple of Acres!! Also, I would suggest that to ask that type of question,,, you use your good manners, It will have a much better and positive effect. Please and Thank You are a good start, also, How, to *Word* any questions, that you might want a serious answer to!! Because, it's a bit of a personal question, It can seem rather crass, when you ask people this kind of question!! Aside from the fact that that's off topic, and, this is a video about Training Horses.... Also, It's kinda bad manners to Assume that because this video Is about Horses, and the Areas they will be Driving through look Rural and Quaint, That when you Basically,,,Assume that the people who are living in a certain area,,, are rich and /or poor, is in very poor taste, and bad mannered!! Namasté 🙏💞 Best wishes and Kindest regards, Andréa and Critters. .❤... XxX....❤ Ps, English is not my first language, but, always, ~ I do remember that "Manners Maketh the Man".
@@AndreaDingbatt Your manners are the ones that are questionable! She didn't ask him if he is rich. Her question was not even about him! So the next time you decide to go into a very long drawn out criticism of somebody else, first make sure you know what you are talking about. You could have asked what it is the person wants to know, or why they want to know it. But instead you just assumed the worst of them. That is very rude and inconsiderate indeed!
@@cattymajiv Possibly, looking back to this Comment from god Knows when.... Ah, now I know what you are talking about,,, However I Stick with my Original Answer. Which was a Reasonable one. Sooo ,One moment, Let me "Get This," ~you are Offended by a Reply left for Someone Else?!! Did you notice that I was just explaining, politely,,, in a polite way to the Original Commenter?! Nope.... You just Decided to get Full Karen on me!! Also, Due to a Comment that was deleted by the self same person. Who wrote it... Means~ There's a very high Probability that you have not got the fullest of pictures of the conversation ... Not too Worry,,, it is considered "Bad Form" to ask if an area is Wealthy, and the assumption that you are Wealthy also... Inverted snobbery is a "Thing" as is "Offended Culture" ~and to be honest,,, I don't have any time for either Have I made my point?! Have a Nice Day!! Andréa and Critters. ...XxX... Ps ,I didn't manage to read your full rant, it was just one long paragraph.... No Grammar or punctuation❗ Pps, Purleaasee~ Stop showing your Demographics,,,, they're hanging out all over the place!! I'm about to eat my supper!!
@@cattymajiv Also I Did ask Why they were asking this question,,, Evidently you are just a troll with nothing better to do.... I know a Nice Bridge near me, in need of a shiny new troll!! Dearie, dearie Me,, ~ You Decided to get Offended without actually Reading what I wrote?! (To someone else's reply!) Go see a Doctor//Veterinarian. It's nice to live Rent Free in someone else's Head, 😜💯😆
@@cattymajiv I Did Ask!! Kindly Read the Full Comment before you decide to be offended by a Reply left for someone Else!! Ps, Just Sayin that was Advice and Not a Criticism!!
Wonderful Barry and Rea. So many lessons for us and our horses. It is indeed a privilege to spend this time with you. I'm so encouraged to try my mare in a rubber bit and even without blinkers.!! I only wish I could travel to UK with my horse to walk the roads of your beautiful villages🙂.Thank you XX
Barry, The best advertisement for your training is this little gray Rosie enjoying her exercise and all the interesting sights, sounds and experiences you are giving her. She is indeed safe, happy and cheerful and just the kind of pony I'd like to spend a day with.
I once had a Shetland mare that had been so well trained that she would keep the wheels of our cart out of ruts - even when there was a child on the other end of the reins. She had been a family's 'show pony' but when her whole human family was killed in a car accident caused by an intoxicated driver, we gave "Powder-Nose" and her new filly foal a home and they spent the rest of their lives with us.
The pony taught me to drive. If my instructions to her weren't clear enough, she would just stand where she was until I finally guessed what she was waiting for - and did it. Then she would happily do as she was told. Since her original training had been excellent, I finally looked fairly competent in the cart. I had been well-trained to care for and ride horses when I was a child, but I learned how to drive from our little gray mare.
awesome and just so delightful! horses are outstandingly intelligent! 🍎
I have owned 3 driving horses. Everyone I drove with open bridles. Now I am breaking my young horse into harness, also with an open bridle. Here in Norway, it is very common to drive horses in open bridles :)
Thank you Barry and Rhi, you have made my day. I don't know what it is, but I am there with you, drawn in and totally absorbed. Lovely day, lovely drive, lovely horse. May there be many more videos to come. Listening to Barry is like being with an old friend you can depend on for kindness and wisdom.
What a privilege to be able to spend an hour with Barry....sharing his knowledge and experience with us‼️‼️
And such a beautiful drive it was too👍☺️
Thankyou Barry, Rea, and Rosie xxxxx
Glad you enjoyed it Sherri - you're very welcome!
Super lesson at the gate when ye got home, Not for the horse but for us the audience. No getting excited just asking for the stand and not leaving untill its done right. Well done !
Honestly, the BEST thing I learned from you and that I taught my horse with your direction, was to stand and stay there until directed otherwise.
So, the horse learns on her own that disobedience leads to walking into the bit instead of learning that you have the strength to force her actions. A wiser, happier horse results. One that knows to rely on your decisions.
What a lovely place you live . Beauty horse and great job on her. You have great training practices .
Thank you Barry and Rhi for yet another great video showing us how perfectly content a horse can be when it has been shown that time spent between the shafts can indeed be happy and fulfilling. Barry, your wisdom and knowledge is second to none, as is the manner in which you quietly talk us through everything. Many thanks.Xx
Really interesting, great job, I'm breaking in a mini at the moment and was wondering about the block blinkers, when I was training pacers we always stated with dolly vardens (cup blinkers).Keep up the good work ,watching from down under.
Thanks Barry and the rosy is really enjoying her outing her ears were constantly turned towards you both waiting for instructions
I enjoy all of your videos, as it is such a treat to see parts of your training. I was just going to ask for some comments on blinkerless driving and I saw this video option. I agree that a video on making rubber bits would be helpful. thank you.
You are so awesome I love watching your videos how you care so much for the horses God bless you
I *loved* the way Rosie stopped and inspected that scaffolding and had a proper good shufti.
Loved this, thank you, its nice to see her play about at the gate and you both just keep calm and try and try till she does as asked,
Princess Lisa
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The driver was a total A-HOLE, the animal wanted to eat & drink while A-HOLE got his jollies keeping the horse in the street because A-HOLE loves power tripping with animals tied up & helpless against harsh treatment!
I mean the comments for Rhi as well. Amazing trainer as well.
Thanks Melanie!
Love the videos and I really help as one day would love to drive horses
Pretty new paint job, a lovely day. Thanks for the explanations of the continual calmness and following directions.
Thanks Barry.
Interesting to see the open bridle technique.
I enjoy your films and your methods so very much. Thank you.
Lovely drive. Thanks for the open bridle demo .
Thank you for the video.
Grandma Sue in central Indiana and Izzi Too
love these videos, particularly as I've questioned the use of blinkers (I grew up in Germany) and especially as I 'feel' that because of Merlin's prior abuse, if he can see what's happening behind him, he will be less likely to go into a panic because of the thing behind him that hurt him before he came here.
plus, I *want* him to look about and enjoy himself as we're walking about.
Thank you ! I enjoy this kind of videos the most ! THANK YOU VERY MUCH, this is like going with you for a drive (or it is as close as I can get to it at the moment). I'm looking forward for the next one ! And thank you again, for sharing your knowledge and your expirience with us, there are always people who want to learn and do stuff as best as they possibly can !
Great video.
right through that whole video I was watching her head turning and looking at stuff. "ooh look bright flowers...........oh look at the sign...............see that hoomin on a bike.......that looks a nice bit of grass over there...........look at the rainbow on the railing, that's new.."
😊❤
great stuff no messing stand when your told to stand and all with a quite stern voice
Rosie’s a pretty Cob!
There should be a scholarship for Barry Hook's school for hosses. I'd put Merlin's name forward :)
Top Job Barry and Rhi
Any driving horse, including track horses, should stand quietly alone while being harnessed and hooked up. Then they should stand till asked to walk off. Basic stuff but you'd be surprised how many horses don't know this.
Too many trainers think they know it all, but yet they skip many of the very important early steps!
Hey there was a reaction from the horse when the shaft was dropped down watch the head ears and body
I have just found this today which answers a question I wrote. Sorry.
Are rubber bits sold wherever others are sold?
Yes usually Biddie - tack rooms or online shops. They are sold as flexible or non-flexible, so make sure you check which it is if you're hoping to have the same flexible bits we use!
barryhook2 You're my great granda come back. I swear!! He had the same philosophy as you. Each horse is an individual, you can NOT make cookie cutter children any more than you can make cookie cutter horses. Each is different, each learns at a different pace. Some, it comes very easy to, and others not so much. Many Blessings to everyone there and please Remain Safe. From Ontario, Canada, Jenn.
Hi Jennifer! I see you all over horse TH-cam! Even though this comment of yours is 3 years old, I thought I would use it to congratulate you on the successful birth of all of your foals over Christmas time. I saw you comment on it somewhere else, maybe a few times, but at the time I wasn't able to get a reply to you.
It must be very happy days at your place with all those sweet babies and their mamas, although all those births at once must have been quite a challenge for you! I hope you had help from others, and got enough sleep, and also that your Christmas and New Years were lovely, with lots of family and friends.
I don't always bother you when I see you around, but I did want to say how happy I am about your new babies.
I'm an old lady who is so sad to not have ever gotten my small acreage and my own horses, but I spend as much time around them as possible, and try to keep learning anyway. I'm originally from Winnipeg, lived in Ottawa, and am stuck in Edmonton for now. But I pray it's not for too much longer. I hope to return to my dear friends in Winnipeg, or to move to paradise in any part of BC except the Vancouver area.
Maybe some day I can go on a trek and visit a few of the horse TH-camrs very briefly, IF luck were with me and 1 or 2 of them happened to have a hour or 2 to spare for a new friend. I'd also love to get to see my old friends from Ottawa, who are now spread out in Ontario. While there, your farm is also a place I'd like to see, and I'd be so honored to meet you, but for the forseeable future, it's only a dream. A very nice dream though, that keeps me going!
I like to imagine that some day somebody would allow me to visit somewhat regularly, and pitch in with the work. I just bought a car, finally, so my next step will be to see if I can volunteer for the Therapeutic Horseback Riding Program at a local barn. If I can, I will be over the moon with joy!
I hope all of your family are well, and of course your beautiful horses, and any other animals you might have have. I hope as well that you have a wonderful time raising your sweet little ones, and I wish you all the best in 2024! Take care Jennifer!
From Barb in Edmonton.
❤🐴🐎🐴❤
Edit: No need to reply. Just thought I'd say hello.
Oops RHi typo error you do a great job
Great video. Was Rosie originally trained to drive in blinkers or straight into the open bridle? Atom has been in half cup blinkers for many years since you trained him Barry. I’d like to see how he goes in an open bridle. Any tips for transitioning from half cups to open? X
Hi Danielle, Rosie was originally trained in blinkers, yes. Then straight to open bridle. Feel free to give Barry a call one evening to chat about Atom on (01264) 720200
Blinkers....just like most other horse things, its always been done that way.
Or is it?
Egyptian tomb paintings and discoveries, as well as Roman.......some do, and some don't.
Maybe like us these day, some people just didn't see the need or it was a handy too for those horses that need abit of focus.
Just as in racing today......
Do you have any recommendations for blinkerless bridles for driving?
We tend to use riding bridles to be honest!
Where can i get a rubber bit for a pony , can you let me know please?
You can usually find them pretty easily online - or sometimes in tack shops.
Might have missed the bit where you explained why you chose to drive this one in an open bridle? Or do they all go in an open bridle towards the end of training?
Rosie is a ride and drive - if you watch in future films you'll see her riding in heavy traffic. We used an open bridle when driving with her to get her used to the traffic in an open bridle to help her when she is ridden out in one.
@@barryhook2 So it's not common for driving horses to also be riding horses? My horse is a riding horse, we started driving training when she was 11 years old. My trainer opted for an open bridle because she's been a riding horse for so long.
Of course- thanks :)
No, we find it's quite the opposite in our line of work! Apart from the miniatures, most horses we train either are or will end up as ride and drive horses. We train horses for Ride & Drive if asked to and take many much-loved, can't-part-with, outgrown children's ponies to give them a new job in the family. We do not train previously ridden horses any differently to non-ridden horses as a rule, we always work with the horse as an individual.
Well I feel better about not getting a 'proper' driving bridle for my standardbred- I just switch the reins on the riding bridle. His previous owners told me that blinkers are 'vital' to safety, saying the horse will never shy in a direction he cant see. But I'm coming to the belief that what is vital is lots of good training. Btw I'd love to know how you make the rubber bits...
I've a;ways preferred an open bridle, My theory is better to see and understand what is coming than imagine what monster is making that noise. I wouldn't want to be asked to work with most of my vision blocked, so why would I ask another being to do it....
That's very fair enough! We often try both and see which the individual horse prefers.
Is rhi your wife,or just a helper ? Either way,you two are wonderful together ❤️
No, Rhi is essentially one of Barry's grandsons.
Is this a rich neighborhood?
😮Please Excuse my Question,,,,
But Why do you Ask if this is a rich Area?!!
I'm Certain that Mr Hook has been Working very, very Hard, over the Decades, and has worked for Many long hours to get his Stables ,Home and Land!!
It has taken me, nearly 24Years of Hard, Physical work with long hours,,,Etc,..
to save the money for just a couple of Acres!!
Also, I would suggest that to ask that type of question,,, you use your good manners,
It will have a much better and positive effect.
Please and Thank You are a good start, also,
How, to *Word* any questions, that you might want a serious answer to!!
Because, it's a bit of a personal question,
It can seem rather crass, when you ask people this kind of question!!
Aside from the fact that that's off topic, and, this is a video about Training Horses....
Also, It's kinda bad manners to Assume that because this video Is about Horses,
and the Areas they will be Driving through look Rural and Quaint,
That when you Basically,,,Assume that the people who are living in a certain area,,,
are rich and /or poor, is in very poor taste, and bad mannered!!
Namasté 🙏💞
Best wishes and Kindest regards,
Andréa and Critters. .❤... XxX....❤
Ps, English is not my first language, but, always,
~ I do remember that "Manners Maketh the Man".
@@AndreaDingbatt Your manners are the ones that are questionable! She didn't ask him if he is rich. Her question was not even about him! So the next time you decide to go into a very long drawn out criticism of somebody else, first make sure you know what you are talking about. You could have asked what it is the person wants to know, or why they want to know it. But instead you just assumed the worst of them. That is very rude and inconsiderate indeed!
@@cattymajiv Possibly,
looking back to this Comment from god Knows when....
Ah, now I know what you are talking about,,,
However I Stick with my Original Answer.
Which was a Reasonable one.
Sooo ,One moment,
Let me "Get This,"
~you are Offended by a Reply left for Someone Else?!!
Did you notice that I was just explaining, politely,,,
in a polite way to the Original Commenter?! Nope....
You just Decided to get Full Karen on me!!
Also,
Due to a Comment that was deleted by the self same person.
Who wrote it...
Means~ There's a very high Probability that you have not got the fullest of pictures of the conversation ...
Not too Worry,,,
it is considered "Bad Form" to ask if an area is Wealthy,
and the assumption that you are Wealthy also...
Inverted snobbery is a "Thing" as is "Offended Culture"
~and to be honest,,,
I don't have any time for either
Have I made my point?!
Have a Nice Day!!
Andréa and Critters. ...XxX...
Ps
,I didn't manage to read your full rant,
it was just one long paragraph....
No Grammar or punctuation❗
Pps,
Purleaasee~ Stop showing your Demographics,,,, they're hanging out all over the place!!
I'm about to eat my supper!!
@@cattymajiv Also I Did ask Why they were asking this question,,,
Evidently you are just a troll with nothing better to do....
I know a Nice Bridge near me,
in need of a shiny new troll!!
Dearie, dearie Me,,
~ You Decided to get Offended without actually Reading what I wrote?!
(To someone else's reply!)
Go see a Doctor//Veterinarian.
It's nice to live Rent Free in someone else's Head, 😜💯😆
@@cattymajiv I Did Ask!!
Kindly Read the Full Comment before you decide to be offended by a Reply left for someone Else!!
Ps, Just Sayin that was Advice and Not a Criticism!!