My Riding Story: From Beginner to Professional Trainer| 21 years with Horses
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My riding story be like: *From begginer to failure*
I'm willing to bed that your statement isn't true, we are always so quick to judge ourselves. You should give yourself more credit because you deserve it x
@@hollynoormets1398 No like I'm an actual disappointment
I hope that’s not true I ain’t the best rider but I pushed myself and got very far
My riding story: From potential to “ITS JUST A BLOODY FENCE” XD
@@s_11869 :')
she should like make a masterclass on working with horses
I did a quick search of Banderas and he seems to really like throwing foals with interesting face markings😂
what did you look up to find his foals??
Yeah the entire Balou Du Rouet line throws some really neat markings
@@marim-dy3jq I looked up his sire (banderas) and found some TH-cam videos of his foals. I also looked up his pedigree on a website (I just typed Banderas Oldenburg pedigrees and it was the first result ) and it listed his offspring.
@@EmilySmith-hz1ko thank u!!
@Grace Gottlieb I love Bon Balou too! Unfortunately since he died, breedings from him are super expensive / per frozen straw which is why I went with his half sibling when breeding Banksy :)
34:24 Putting an animal down is already hard enough even when you know it has to be done, I can't imagine what it was like having people tell you that you killed him. That's horrible. I already think about the things I could've done differently or that I made a mistake, I don't know what I would do if I had people telling me that. I'm sorry you had to go through that. You're an incredibly strong person and a huge aspiration to me as a young rider. You give me hope that I'll reach my goals despite financial shit and general life getting in the way. Love your videos and blog.
Aw, I remember when you had Dallas and I remember Farley and Maya too! I really admire how you are able to look back at yourself and be critical of how you used to handle and treat horses sometimes, without losing sight of the fact that you were just a young person doing what they were taught. Not everybody is able to outgrow the ways of wanting to do it fast and taking shortcuts rather than taking your time and being patient for results, that really speaks for your character Shelby. I wish more equestrians were able to admit that we’ve not always done right by horses, even if it was with the best of intentions we can still be wrong. You are a wonderful horse person and trainer and I’ve really enjoyed watching you grow all these years and I’m thankful I’ve been able to learn from you and unlearn some of my own misgivings along with you.
What an incredible journey, with many more years to go. Due in part to watching your progress over the past couple years (and your occasional cracks on the equestrian community lol), and doing my own research into horse psychology, I too have come to re-evaluate and criticize many of the commonplace practices in my little corner of the horse world. Some big names in the horse training world have also began to shift their methods over to attending to the emotional and mental state of the horse first, and then training second. What a massive difference listening to your horse can make, along with using gentler methods. "Behaviour problems" (aka human-caused problems) can disappear once you change yourself because it was never a horse problem to begin with. People like to think in this mindset that it's the horse that's aggressive, dominant, anxious, etc. and it's simply a personality thing that has to be managed with aggression and harsh equipment in kind. However, the horse is just reacting and developing coping mechanisms to deal with that treatment or lack thereof.
But, old habits die hard and it's a struggle to deviate from "This horse tried to bite me and needs a smack/yank" to "Why does this horse feel the need to bite? How am I or others interacting with this horse that makes him feel this way, and what am I missing before it happens?" The answer could be many things, from a lack of good leadership to pain, fear, etc.
My long term goal is to rehome a rescue and just have a partner to learn about and hang out with. I don't want to show, just ride in a rope halter and learn how to communicate. If you ever decide to sell rope halters, I'm totally buying one from you!
Totally agree with everything you’ve said about the horse world and change. Also funny what you said about rope halters! Janae has actually just started making them and may be offering them for sale once she’s practiced making some more!
We got an OTTB for my 14yr olds first and forever horse! Best horse ever, so honest and loves trying new things with her. They love jumping and hate flatwork too but after a yr together she is jumping him bareback in a halter.
This was so incredibly inspiring. Not gonna lie, you had me in tears multiple times! To see someone achieve the dreams I've always had is incredible. I've followed you for more years than I can count and you have always been so inspiring to me.
Thank you so much! 💕
I love the comment you made about wanting to be around horses whether they behaved or not!!💞
I was just happy to get on anything so long as I got to ride :)
Yes!!
I saw you on Twitter wondering if you should do 2 parts to this or just screw it and do one whole one.... I’m glad you decided to do one whole video! I love riding story videos and yours are always very interesting and fun to watch. You are such an asset to the equestrian community, and a shining example of how horses should and can be treated. I look up to you so much. Thank you for all you do Shelby!
Thank you so much! I figured it was about time to do an updated riding story since so much has changed :)
@@Milestone-Equestrian yes, so much has changed! and I can’t wait for another few years when you update it again once Bansky is under saddle!
Hi Shelby! I just wanted to start off with that I am a huge fan! I just wanted to comment on something completely unrelated to the video, I just watched Claire’s video with her yearling and saw your comment and I just wanted to let you know how important i think it is to speak up on things like that and thank you for saying that especially because you have such a big platform so more people hear you. I think it truly shows to your character and I’m so thankful that we have equestrians like you in our community! Hope you and your mom and ofc all the ponies are staying safe and healthy!
something i dont see often, especially in social media, is acknowledging that you make mistakes when training horses, especially when you're a beginner. thank you to opening my mind to a lot of things, that are considered "normal" to some people, but are clearly not the right kind of training/enforcement.
I've watched your videos for the last two/three years, at least, and I'm such a fan of your work ethics! Especially your awareness of how you house your horses. I don't know how it's in Canada but in Europe the concept of putting your horse in a cage is still wide spread. 24/7 outside, in a herd, that's how its supposed to be. Thank you for spreading !
Also, it's so refreshing to see a horse person tell the whole story, with all the mistakes and how they wronged their horses. This is so important and it really pays off, for the horses, for the person and also the business. I'm glad your doing well and happy to see your success! The world needs more people like you!
Thanks to your feeding videos I've completely changed how I feed my horses. Ever since I started riding at two my family always fed a high grain diet. I wanted to change it but most resources I found we so complex and in corporate like 7 different feeds. I now feed three things free choice hay(something we already did) soaked alfalfa cubes, and a pellet diet formulated for easy keepers and on the plus side we spend way less on feed now.
It nice seeing how far you've come ive been working with horses for 18 years now and it seems like I'm still learning how to do things right.
I also was quite the brave rider when I was younger. I think the younger you start the less you fear because you haven't learned to yet. At that young of an age the fact that 1100lbs animals are dangerous doesn't even cross your mind
Your story is an amazing triumph. Thank you for sharing. You have come a long way and you never gave up. Also I can't believe you were disciplined enough to capture a lot in pictures and videos. I don't know anything about horses but I draw them.
Write a book! Refreshing demonstration of patience, persistence and humility. Proof you don't need to be born with a silver spoon to rise to this level. Horses don't care about a luxury barn, turn them out, and let them be horses...witness the change in disposition! A dirty horse is a happy horse... "boohoo you have to groom, get over it princess". Ride on Shelby
you were the first channel I came across when i realized i could afford to start riding horses again as an adult and now 6 months later I have my own very sweet/level headed ottb I am bringing along with my instructor ! As a kid I never really thought about the treatment of horses, but I am glad your influence opened my eyes to how cruel the horseworld can be and ignited my curiosity on how best ethically train my horse and question bad practices
Congratulations! That is so so exciting!
Milo has been looking absolutely amazing this year, you're such an inspiration! 💖 Your compassion for the horses you are training and your willingness to continually grow and reflect on your methods truly make you stand out. Also, I love how you're currently tackling the issue of saddle fit, congrats on collabing with an icon like Jochen Schleese!
I love how honest you are about your successes as well as your mistakes. You are truly one of my biggest inspirations.
Dear young lady, you are an inspiration and rare example of good character and tenacity. Thank you for sharing your brave story. 👑
Thanks for an interesting and honest video. Thank you for talking about mistakes, regrets and mental health - as well talking about the things you are proud of and looking forward to. You are amazing!!
I have the attention span of a jelly bean, but was mesmerized and couldn't find any parts of this video that I wanted to skip through! This is super inspirational. I see myself having a similar path to you in the future, and it really is nice to see what you've done.
Your story is so inspiring! I watched your journey with George and i cried when watching the part about him. He was truly amazing and had so much potential! I've come to think that things happen the way they do for a reason. Keep being amazing Shelby!
Love this Shelby. You're helping me get back to the horse show world and want to prove the naysayers wrong. Thank you❤️
I can relate with you so much in everything you’ve been through, and are going through. I took a 5 year break with horses, but I’m back at it. I’m currently struggling myself with depression, and the lack of energy to go to the barn. Some days I skip because I can’t force myself to walk out the front door. I thankfully have a supportive family that helps me out on these days, but I know it’s not fair to them. I’m scheduled for a consultation next month with a doctor to figure out the why, and what needs to be done. Thank you for posting your story! It’s comforting to know there is a light at the end of the tunnel!
Depression is so crippling. I'm fighting it too. It's bad in the winter. I'm taking St, Johns Wort supplements and it helps, Hang in there, you can do it!
What a incredible journey. Feeling really inspired by this and love how you took your horses into consideration over anything else. 💕
So beautiful to listen to your journey i love the fact that you never quit.
I’ve been here since you first got Archie, it’s so amazing to see how far you’ve grown!!!
Shelby..... Wow. I felt like I connected so much with your story. From riding from young, to financial struggles, to just trying to find a place I belong, to being diagnosed late with ADHD. Kudos to you. ❤️
Amazing to see your story over the years!! It might not be as "exciting" now that you are a better trainer, but I'm so glad you are able to ride more safely and provide a better life for your horses. The change in Milo is amazing! It's awesome to see new horses coming in - you are really making a difference!
Also, please ignore this if you want, but I did find the video a bit hard to watch because of the echo in some of the recording and the text appearing together with the voiceover. I haven't noticed this in other videos though :) you're amazing, Shelby!!!
You are amazing and wonderful. I am not a horse person but have trained dogs for years. Your ability to see what a horse needs is amazing. Milo was blessed by angels the day he came to you. I really wanted to see you with George as I live a few miles from horse park. I was in Florida visiting my daughter and it was over 10 degrees cooler than in Lexington. I love watching your channel. Thank you for sharing in the joy of training.
Oh my gosh I knew your name looked familiar! I followed you way back in the day on Tumblr, I think I came in just before Dallas got hurt. I remember the heartbreak of you selling him and the photos of Doodles. I remember seeing the baby Milo pictures too! It's so cool to stumble across you again, I'm so glad you still have Milo and are doing so well!
It’s crazy that I’ve been subscribed for 5 years! You are such an inspiration Shelby! I hope to meet you one day, your are such a wonderful equestrian, and an amazing person! You have a beautiful riding story ♥︎
Such an inspiring journey! I'm so thankful to have found your channel, Twitter, and recently your podcast! I've learned so much about improving my horsemanship over the last 2 years being subbed to you. I haven't had a consistent trainer in years, but I feel like my riding and horsemanship has improved immensely from watching your videos. My 22-year-old mare, who used to go around hollow and tense, now is softer in the mouth and relaxed. We went from a Kimberwicke and standing martingale to the Centaur Ecopure bit you love and no martingale, and the difference is insane. Thank you for all you do! Love your videos ❤️
The story about George really got to me 💔. The heartbreak of loosing that special horse.
I am proud of your accomplishments and dedication to your dream. I think it is a gift that your number one fan and supporter is your mom and that she is as horse crazy as you. I'm glad you had the opportunity to gallop racehorses and understand the horseracing industry and make good connections there too, A very valuable resource for your business and career.
Hi Shelby! You propably wont see this, but this story really ispired me. Your story is AMAZING and I hope oneday I'll be like you! You're so great with your horses!
Have a great year ahead xxxx シ︎
Wow, what an amazing journey. You've grown to be an incredible horsewoman, Shelby!
Honestly I started riding at a VERY late age. Seeing you go from someone who knew how to ride but not well to a professional is comforting to me. I’m often scared that I will never be good because I didn’t have the time to learn as a kid but realistically, I know that isn’t true
You're such an inspiration, I'm literally here in tears because this has made me realise this is what I want to do one day
I started when I was five. The lesson place kind of just threw me in a round pen and worked with other people. I guess they thought I was too young. Then we found another place to go to. They were super nice and I learned a lot but then the trainer had to go to college. It was probably a year before we found another place. We went there and were there for years. Recently, the trainer moved to Florida for her dream job, so the other trainers took on the business. I just started English and I am learning how to jump after riding Western for 8 years. I have only done one show in Western Pleasure was going to be in 1st, but then I got knocked down to 5th because of the consistency. I haven't done another show and I was planning to do one in 2020.....but COVID happened. It's really cool to hear about other peoples riding stories. I hope to major or minor in Equine Sports in college. I have ALWAYS wanted to ride an Arabian!! That's so cool that you grew up riding them! Sadly, I wont be able to have my own horse until I grow up and get a job and stuff, but my lesson horses are so sweet!
Today I just broke feeling like I’ll never make it in the horse world never getting that early start in life and feeling so exhausted all the time but hearing your story really inspires me to keep going no matter how terrible it gets
Man, I followed you on tumblr 3-4 years ago and I thought you were a bit of a punk but had your heart in the right place. Still holds true, glad to see how much you've learned over the years and that you're addressing your own mental health. What you're doing is good for you and the horses, no one needs to comment on anything else
was not expecting to sit in my lunch break and watch this!
My god, i love you!
Really fantastic.
Triggering because of the hundreds of horses I have trained and sold.
I pray the new owners treated them well.
Thankyou for sharing this documentary of your life up to now.
Your riding and horsemanship skills really improved .
Its great you speak up about the cruel techniques and methods used in training horses just for that Blue Ribbon.
keep speaking up for the horse! That is our job!!!
It really makes me cry looking at Farley every time. I wouldn't be surprised if he was related for my mare and I had a similar journey. Except I'm a sucky rider but I can be effective
I fell like I can relate to you a lot bc I suffer with adhd, dyslexia, depression, and anxiety. And sometimes I fell like I can’t get my self to get up and ride. But I love riding I’ve been riding since I was 5 or 6 and I’m 13 now. It’s just hard to get up and now I fell like I can get way farther then I thought I could. Now I fell better and I’m gonna keep going
Your story is so beautiful so far! I think being able to look at your own mistakes and learn from them is an amazing quality. I am so glad to be able to follow your journey!
Shelby, you were made to be on a horse! You are my favorite rider ever, and I'm 60 and have ridden and owned horses my whole life. I called you "velcro butt" from day #1, but your "stickability" term is a little more ladylike. wink.
Thank you so much! 💕
Haha my Daughter's teacher referred to her "driving seat" as she has a "hot arse". That cracked me up.
You have really inspired me to be better even as an amateur. I also have a love for thoroughbreds and I have one of my own I am retraining. Even though I feel like I am starting my official 'career' in horses too late you have really inspired me to never give up and to continue to listen to my horse. I rode trails as a kid, and did some lessons as a teen and took care of a horse I almost leased but nothing other than that so I am starting at my journey at 20 but I am so glad I have someone like you to look up to!!
You took my 66 year old self back to my horse days. I enjoyed your story so much. I am subbing and hope to see more of your beautiful horses. :)
This is such an incredible and inspirational story :) amazing to see and hear about your experiences and how these have changed your training style in the future. Well done for listening to your gut and to your instincts, not giving in to pressures of other people.
Thank you for making this video! You are such a big inspiration and greatly changed my views on thoroughbreds. Before discovering your channel I only knew the spooky and crazy thoroughbred and was so sure I didn't like the breed without having a lot of experience riding horses.
It all changed when 1 year ago I started taking riding lessons consistently at a barn that casually had a lot of rescued OTTBs and there I met my heart horse, a 10 y/o thoroughbred mare, she was very green and definitely not the horse for a beginner like me as she only had been used as a trail riding horse. I decided to lease her anyway and started paying it out by working at the barn every day I could and expanding my experience. I certainly did a lot wrong with her due to my inexperience but now we're finally growing as a team and improving. In the process, I worked with other OTTBs there and fell in love with the intelligence and athleticism of the breed.
I too, like you, hope to one day become a trainer and maybe even work at a racetrack even if I don't come from a wealthy nor horsey family. So again, thank you
Wow, what a journey! I love your training approach. It's one I personally love and strive to apply and learn as much as I can about. Lemme has taught me so much about listening and being patient. OTTBs are the best! Keep up the great work your doing!
Really really really admire your honesty. Great footage and wonderful story 💙❤️💙
Thank you for sharing this. Made me remember my own life with horses.
Amazing video!!! I love how open-minded you are about changing training methods and realizing training mistakes/coming up with better ways of doing things. One major thing I have learned is training isn't cookie-cutter and what works for one horse doesn't work for another....which is sooo obviously looking back, but wasn't something I thought about at the time
I'm going to fangirl all over your page here for a moment and just say, I've been watching your videos for a long long time now :) Seeing your new videos and photos are always my favorite to watch Archie was one of my favorites of yours (very cool to hear he made an impact on the Vancouver police force!), and George was such a wonderful boy, I genuinely cried when I heard he passed. Simon and Roulette's rehoming and retraining actually meant the world to me.. as it's a lifelong dream of mine to rescue horses on the way to the kill pen, give them skills and training to be seen as 'more desirable' and find them loving homes. My life has led me down a different road and I'm unable to do that at this time, so buying your merchandise and supporting you a province over is one of the ways I can help.
You're an incredibly talented rider and trainer, and are using your gifts and talents for the good of horses. Grateful to see a horse professional with good morals and ethics and who treats horses the way they should be, not in stalls 24/7 and trained by means of discipline and dominance, but with natural horsemanship practices/husbandry and knowledge. If you keep going the path you're going down, you'll soon be one of Canada's legendary horse trainers and riders, and do all of us proud.
Thank you SO much for your hard work saving and rehoming OTTB's and auction horses (when you can!), you deserve your beautiful, flashy, hard earned Oldenburg baby, your new truck and trailer, and bucket loads of praise and encouragement!! Happy to hear this awful pandemic year has been kind to you. :)
I wish I lived in the area to take lessons by you someday, maybe clinics and lessons are something you'll do in the future. :)
I really love how forthright you are about having made mistakes in the past. None of us are born knowing any of this stuff, and I think one of the most toxic things about the equestrian community is that people are highly critical of each other about the mistakes that they are making---which just leads to defensiveness and doesn't lend itself well to learning.
Don't hate, educate! I appreciate how much you do that
RIP GEORGE, you were a good boy:(
I think you are an amazing girl and horse trainer Shelby and if you were my daughter I would be super proud of you. Well done!!!
What a journey! Thanks for sharing it with us :) I wish I had that many footage of me riding when I was young or even if 10 years ago when I finally got my first horse!!
Riding race horses is probably the more hardcore training I ever done. I rode trotters for a summer back when I was 18 and fit but it was still a pretty hard workout!! And I normally rode 3 a day cause the rest were on sulky. So I can only imagine what riding 16+ would be like!!!
Finally, if I may add a little suggestion for your next video of this type. Can you please leave the writing for a little longer! I had to press pause so many times cause my reading in English is quite slow and I also wanted to hear what you were saying ;) so I couldn’t do it all at once!! that would be great!!
What a journey
Your story is so cool! I really want to start working with sales horses myself. I retrained my mare who I bought three years ago, she was being used for barrels and poles but had never been given a proper foundation, which I'm still currently building up on her. Its been the best three years, though not without some blood, sweat, and tears.
The nurse mare was such a blessing
I HATED dressage days as a kid in lessons, but I am so incredibly lucky to have a ground work background over a jumping one. It really makes a huge difference in riding abilities.
Thank you for sharing this with us ❤
So proud of you! I've been watching since Sydney; watched you go through so much. I have a daughter who is 23 so I’ve seen you though a mother's eyes and just want you to know how special you and your fur family are to me. Watching you live your dreams and create your passion is awe inspiring. Thank you for being so transparent in all you do and bringing so much awareness to the world, including non horse related issues! I hope you feel as loved as you are and I’m excited for what’s to come! ✨💕💖
Thanks for sharing your journey - you're come a long way!
Living in a small country where people don't know much about the proper handle of the horses, turnout, and so on, dreaming of becoming a trainer and sticking to good morals is hard, but having you as my role model helps a lot, even in the darker periods. Thank you for making your story public and continuously updating us and showing non-invasive methods to improve the training of horses.
aww this is amazing!
Thank you!
You deserve it all sweetheart.
I watched through this entire video without taking pauses! It kept my attention really well. I have to say it is incredibly inspiring how you have improved your training methods, and admitting to making mistakes is very hard at times (trust me, I know). I admire that you are willing to share this story. It will be exciting to see what comes next. Banksy's training somewhere in the future, especially!
Yeah, I couldn't hold back from mentioning Banksy again. What? He is a really good horse for being so young 😅
I am super excited to watch Banksy develop. Being patient is so hard but I cannot wait for the day I can finally start him under saddle.
What a journey! You are truly an inspiration and have really influenced my turnout and horse care views in the last year
Wow. That is an amazing riding story you have had so much improvement! I strive to be as patient with my horses as you are with yours. I definitely have to work on not using as much negative reinforcement. Thank you so much for sharing!
The key to being less harsh in training is to remember if the horse is not understanding something with R-, amping up the severity of how you ask is likely to increase stress but not overly likely to elicit the correct response. So, instead, you can try asking in a different way or ask for smaller approximations towards the correct behaviour and reward those!
@@Milestone-Equestrian Thank you!
I love your story and your patience! I look up to you as a rider and its so nice to see how far you've come and actually changed your methods, which can be hard for a lot of people who have done it for so long! I appreciate how honest you are and how you do such a great job with your horses. Keep up the good work!
Beautiful video. I hope one day you capture some of your confidence and understanding of horses.
Love watching this video Shelby 💕 I am always in awe of you and how you train your horses . Interesting listening to how your trainer was with your first horse with harsh methods , I have actually stopped training with regular trainers and my friend now helps me who is much more into natural horsemanship and confidence . I like this so much more , regular trainers can be so cynical and harsh . Hoping one day to find a show jump trainer who can help me with my young horse tho . 🦄🦄
You’re amazing...don’t ever forget that
i love how you talk about the mistakes you have made and learned from it, that is something i don't see very often!
I love your work with horses
This is going to be so fangirl, but don't even care: I LOVE YOU SO DAMN MUCH.
hii i just wanted to say how much i appreciate you & your presence in the equestrian community, especially your honesty in regards to past mistakes and/or general struggles. tbh, you and jill ultimately got me back into horses + more into learning properly about them and not listening *solely* to whatever my trainers said (i later found out they were notoriously awful trainers @ that lol) anyways, specifically between your debate/debunking vids that contain credible sources and thus ofc far more understandable n reliable information, and videos like these where you share your experiences and growth esp in regards to past mistakes and/or ways of thinking, theyve helped rekindle my passion for horses, and mostly, my hope for the horse world as a whole, knowing that people like you are here & have significant influence in it. im not sure if this has made much sense as im quite sleepy rn but tl;dr Thank you so much n keep up the amazing work as u see fit!! 🥰
I remeber when you decided to sell Archie. Everyone was so pissed about it but I always thought it was the turn of a new chapter. Its been incredible to see everything you accomplished this far
Well done, I also love TB'S and Arabs, their are fantastic horses, but I love Classical Dressage, and Healing Horses, good luck to you.
This is beautiful ❤️
I know how u feel with tbs. I had a ottb gelding, when I met him the first time he was soooo dangerous to be around. Im not joking when I say that I cried soooo much when he was sold.
Simon has scope, awesome pony!, congratulations to his owner!
Love this! Thanks shelby :)
So glad!
I just watched your old one yesterday 😂
You are the Gordon Ramsey of equestrians😂
hopefully less yell-y hahaha but thanks for the amazing compliment!
Wow, this is so amazing
Hey Selby that s is so beautiful video. Of your riding career. Especially you start age of four years old. I start riding age between ages of eight . And ten years old. My first Walsh pony called Blaze. And he was alittle buger to ride .My sister . And I try everything from dragging us down the hill in our back yard. We kept him . at my house.he would put his head down to his chest. Because he was driving pony. And loved him so much too. Like you Love Gorge when you had to put him down. Selby it's very sad. He was beautiful thorbead 🐎. All my 💘 Selby and to your mother . And your beautiful hores
10/10 sclicked so fast
Your so lucky! I bet you had equestrian perents
I had the exact same journey as a rider not family wise, except i first rode when I was turning four, then a few years later at seven my 20 yo brothers fiancé convinced my mom to give me riding lessons (she was also an equestrian and didn’t teach me any bad things, she ended up being bad outside the horse world... cheater!) the lesson teacher got me started on the unfair things though she didn’t tell me to do them directly or do them herself but she was never careful I didn’t do anything unfair till I was 9 I started to have a mindset of “your horse has to work for you” so I started lunging my horse way to much she didn’t even know how to walk on the lunge anymore (I never hit her though) then we had to sell her when I was 10 as we were moving to grow our farm (also I never to this day have boarded a horse as I’ve always been on an acreage or farm) a few months after we moved I got my second “horse” my very first horse was a mini named popcorn but at the time he had a buddy named splash witch I always rode as he was much calmer my brother rode popcorn the stubborn headed one but still my fave lol it was weird to my mom she hated that thing it was pure trouble anyhow my second horse was a qh/welsh pony witch I still have named buttons she was a
legend as that’s when I started to watch Clinton Anderson’s shit vids I started to hit eventually it became less hitting (the hitting was never hard) and more scaring her into doing what I wanted, luckily at the age of 12 were most equestrians think 12 yo are “stuck up” thinking their trainers, I started to get my mentality back, also my dad grew up forcing a horse to do what you want same with my mom they were never really supportive and still aren’t, I stopped hitting or scaring my horse (thank you Raleigh) I realized my horse started to come to me when I had a halter and I just became a better rider, I later bought a 7 month old mini horse for only 50$ (at this time I was experienced enough to get my first project) he was a flaxen mane chestnut who I named popcorn after my first “horse” I halter trained him and I still have him I’m still waiting for him to be old enough to buggy train! Sorry for the long comment and thank you to all good equestrians for helping me change 🥰 love y’all and pls support 12 yo to continue as those people who say on tik tok now “now that all the 12 yo trainers are here” wouldn’t have helped me back then thanks! 😊
Such an incredible and inspiring story 💕
Amazing story. Feels like a fairy tale almost 💕
Wonderful story. Thank you for sharing 🙂
If other equestrians were half as kind and competent as you, I could sleep well at night.
What a dream! I hope to do what you do someday.
Also, can you do a video on how to ride bareback so well? You are amazing at it and I really want to get better!
I am a beginner and isn't Shelby, but I recently came home from a riding lesson, and we were doing bareback. I found it easier to balance if I was sitting heavy but not with a crooked spine, slightly leaning like, back, sinking "into" the horse. Following the horse's movements. This worked for me at a walk and trot. Does this help you? =)
@@iclynnx I kind of do that too. I really try to allow myself to move with the horse. I think the main thing is staying loose in your thighs. I struggle mainly in the canter, my horse does little baby bucks, and I’m not sure whether it’s because I’m too tight, or because it hurts her back (I am very bony 😂).
@@sydneydayken5110 Alright, well I can't give any advice on bareback cantering since I barely know how to sit a canter with saddle myself, ha ha. But I hope all goes well for you! Good luck.