I love this slow, laid back, confidence building way of training you have. I wish you could work with my mare who used to drive and myself. I do not know how to drive and no one close by is willing to take on the liability of training us.
@@Horsewis you're very welcome and thank you! My Fjord is more experienced with driving than I but it's very helpful to watch other people who know what they're doing. 😀
Really good video, we do many of the same things here. We start them with a bridle on with a soft, plastic or rubber covered bit, under a good flat halter. We drive them from halter initially for a long time. Then we drop the halter noseband down, till the bit rings and halter can be buckled together with the reins and introduce the bit to reins, that way. Once they are OK with the halter and bit together driving, we use just the bit. Sometimes when young mouths are changing, metal bits and driving straight off of a metal bit, they play more due to the noise on their teeth clanking. Also they learn to come behind the bit more, chin to chest, when started straight away with a bit. They know halter pressure and I would rather they made those 1st mistakes into a flat halter over a metal bit in their mouths. We also use a very lightly attached running bitting string from girth at point of shoulder height, through a harness ring ran through a leather curbstrap on the snaffle, to the opposite girth fastened just taut, bit without changing normal head carriage, at point of shoulder level and allow them to walk around a lunging pen free, to learn to move forward, in all three paces, with little or no contact (as they relax their necks and lift their shoulders to move forward) without issue. We can also drive, from the halter with the little running string attached to the bit, on under the halter, once they have the fundamentals of driving down pat, in halter. Once they are OK driving with halter and bit together and the running string, they are ready to drive just in a bit. We also lunge them WTC both ways, both leads with the harness on. We do this as the 1st time they feel the breeching and crouper running up and down their butts in canter, should not be after a little startle and scurry out on the trail! We have had some pretty good bucking shows, when introducing cantering in harness on the lunge, that avoided them happening out on the trail while put to a vehicle! We also start them open.
My mare was semi feral when I bought her in July, recently I noticed she loves praise, it just took a while fir her to show it. She is ground driving now and ready to drag noodles.
Love this video thank you for shereing,just wanted to add the in allmost all of the steve young horsemanship videos he shows how to get yourhorse to stand still go forward and back in a very simple king respectful way and his methods work very fast as well..its worth a few hours of studying his videos..he is the best genral horse trainer but in his videos he mostly fixes extream problems with fast results.
Loved it. Excellent video. I got my fjord driving as far as pulling a tire, but I may have missed some steps so I will go back now. Thank you ❤ Tell me. Where did you get your soft shafts.
@@anitaparra4419 Hi 😊 Thank you for asking. Do you mean the red «soft poles»? If so, I just bend them around a part of the harness/girth. About a foot long piece, around a piece of the harness. Its soft, and its not uncomfortable to the horse like that. They stay on fine, and if the horse step on the other end, they fall of with no drama/noise and it’s not scary/uncomfortable for the horse. If this was what you was wondering about?
I don’t think that is what I mean- you have the Fjord ground driving in the wooden False shafts dragging the tire etc. The shafts appear to be attached to the harness with what almost seems to be some sort of quick release. Does that help clarify what I am asking? Thanks; I have my horse dragging poles on both sides of him but I need to figure out how to attach the poles to the harness but in a way that is safe that I can get him out of them if I need to. He seems to not care about the poles dragging. He is such a good boy. I have a cart. I have put him in the shafts of the cart without attaching anything and pulled the cart with him in the shafts and he is totally fine with it. I plan to take loads of time to practice as I want to be as safe as possible- thanks so much Anita
@@anitaparra4419 ok!! Now I know what you mean!! 😊 It is an attachment on the work harness that is threaded through a hole in the hitch and fastened with a kind of pin that is threaded through on the other side. Did that make sense? I dont know what Orepinne is in english 🙈
Hey there! That’s awesome! I used to be a schoolteacher too. Sometimes I get horses in training that are super scared of different things. I usually start by putting the item in their stall while they’re eating. At first, they don’t like it, but they usually get used to it being around without feeling threatened. Like, I have this horse that works in a theater, and he was really scared of the Viking costume (Brynje), but after a bit, he got used to it! 😂 And then I take it from there. Gradually more exposure, and the horse sets the pace. I like to use positive reinforcement and I always work without a clock. I can talk about this more in one of my videos this winter, planning to make some videos with my soon to be two year old. Love your question, and hope this was helpful.
Thank you, I would like to teach her to pull a tree and to ride her, she is beautiful, I would like to send you a picture or video, do you have Viber? Happy new year!
Yes, a fjordhorse like other horses can founder from eating too much grass. (Laminitis, also known as founder, is a painful and serious condition that can affect horses when they consume an excessive amount of grass or rich pasture) It is important for horse owners to monitor their horse's diet and grazing to prevent the risk of laminitis. Nb! Make sure to gradually acclimate the horse to the grass season. Also, be careful during fall and spring when there is night frost and the grass is stressed (then there is higher sugar content, and horses are more prone to founder)
I don't have instagram only fb- I am happy to share my e mail with you just not sure how the best way to do that is. I also have WhatsApp- I assume you are overseas in Europe somewhere? If not I can open an instagram account
Very sad to see you think a Fjhord youngster requires a drop nose band. I have successfully trained my Fjhords with bitless bridles and positive reinforcement.
@@CloverfieldBehaviour Great 🥰👌 The thing is, in Norway it is against the rules to drive bitless. I’ve successfully started to ride several horses bitless, and I love it 🤗👍
I love this slow, laid back, confidence building way of training you have. I wish you could work with my mare who used to drive and myself. I do not know how to drive and no one close by is willing to take on the liability of training us.
Thank you ❤️ (I’m sure it would be fun training you and your horse, it always is when we like the same approach to training)
Great informational video. Thank you for sharing. Flotte hester, flinke jenter
Tusen takk/Thank you ❤🙏🏻
Love the pace of the longer form video, voiceover with text, and perfectly selected background music! Great videographer and editing too!
Thank you very much 🥰🙏🏻
@@Horsewis you're very welcome and thank you! My Fjord is more experienced with driving than I but it's very helpful to watch other people who know what they're doing. 😀
Really helpful because its realistic, step by step and shows what to do when something is not perfect yet.
Thank you ❤️
Really good video, we do many of the same things here. We start them with a bridle on with a soft, plastic or rubber covered bit, under a good flat halter. We drive them from halter initially for a long time. Then we drop the halter noseband down, till the bit rings and halter can be buckled together with the reins and introduce the bit to reins, that way. Once they are OK with the halter and bit together driving, we use just the bit. Sometimes when young mouths are changing, metal bits and driving straight off of a metal bit, they play more due to the noise on their teeth clanking. Also they learn to come behind the bit more, chin to chest, when started straight away with a bit. They know halter pressure and I would rather they made those 1st mistakes into a flat halter over a metal bit in their mouths. We also use a very lightly attached running bitting string from girth at point of shoulder height, through a harness ring ran through a leather curbstrap on the snaffle, to the opposite girth fastened just taut, bit without changing normal head carriage, at point of shoulder level and allow them to walk around a lunging pen free, to learn to move forward, in all three paces, with little or no contact (as they relax their necks and lift their shoulders to move forward) without issue. We can also drive, from the halter with the little running string attached to the bit, on under the halter, once they have the fundamentals of driving down pat, in halter. Once they are OK driving with halter and bit together and the running string, they are ready to drive just in a bit. We also lunge them WTC both ways, both leads with the harness on. We do this as the 1st time they feel the breeching and crouper running up and down their butts in canter, should not be after a little startle and scurry out on the trail! We have had some pretty good bucking shows, when introducing cantering in harness on the lunge, that avoided them happening out on the trail while put to a vehicle! We also start them open.
Thank you for making this helpful video I love your gentle process. I am working on my welsh pony and I will add these lessons!!
@@juliefranck8510 Great! Is there anything, any topic you want to see more of?
Super video, thank you for sharing, I learned different ways of doing things.
Great! 🌟 Thank you ❤️
My mare was semi feral when I bought her in July, recently I noticed she loves praise, it just took a while fir her to show it. She is ground driving now and ready to drag noodles.
Wonderful 🥰
Love this video thank you for shereing,just wanted to add the in allmost all of the steve young horsemanship videos he shows how to get yourhorse to stand still go forward and back in a very simple king respectful way and his methods work very fast as well..its worth a few hours of studying his videos..he is the best genral horse trainer but in his videos he mostly fixes extream problems with fast results.
Great! What did you like the most with this video today? 😊
Very good enjoyed it
Thank you ❤️
Loved it. Excellent video. I got my fjord driving as far as pulling a tire, but I may have missed some steps so I will go back now. Thank you ❤ Tell me. Where did you get your soft shafts.
Great! Check out www.hooks.no 🤩👍
A wonderful video!!! Thank you.
Thank you ❤️
an amazing video !
Thank you very much! ❤️
Excellent job by all
Thank you ❤️
can I trouble you to send me a couple of close up pics of the arrangement that you describe- I really appreciate it
Absolutely! Can you please pm me on Instagram?
instagram.com/henrietteskjelbred?igsh=MWs5cjZ2MmhqcnM3ZQ%3D%3D&
how are you attaching the "false shafts" to the harness- very clever set up but I cannot figure out how you have done it. thanks
@@anitaparra4419 Hi 😊 Thank you for asking. Do you mean the red «soft poles»? If so, I just bend them around a part of the harness/girth. About a foot long piece, around a piece of the harness. Its soft, and its not uncomfortable to the horse like that. They stay on fine, and if the horse step on the other end, they fall of with no drama/noise and it’s not scary/uncomfortable for the horse. If this was what you was wondering about?
I don’t think that is what I mean- you have the Fjord ground driving in the wooden False shafts dragging the tire etc. The shafts appear to be attached to the harness with what almost seems to be some sort of quick release. Does that help clarify what I am asking? Thanks; I have my horse dragging poles on both sides of him but I need to figure out how to attach the poles to the harness but in a way that is safe that I can get him out of them if I need to. He seems to not care about the poles dragging. He is such a good boy. I have a cart. I have put him in the shafts of the cart without attaching anything and pulled the cart with him in the shafts and he is totally fine with it. I plan to take loads of time to practice as I want to be as safe as possible- thanks so much
Anita
@@anitaparra4419 ok!! Now I know what you mean!! 😊 It is an attachment on the work harness that is threaded through a hole in the hitch and fastened with a kind of pin that is threaded through on the other side. Did that make sense? I dont know what Orepinne is in english 🙈
My horse was half wild, but I done great things with her, I hope that I will ride her one day. How can I send you a video or photo? School teacher
@@borisilic8383 on my channel, you find link to my Instagram, you can send me a dm there? 😊
Hello from Serbia! I m school teacher, and I buy a young horse a year ago. She is now 19 months old, she is afraid of harness, can you give me advice?
Hey there! That’s awesome! I used to be a schoolteacher too. Sometimes I get horses in training that are super scared of different things. I usually start by putting the item in their stall while they’re eating. At first, they don’t like it, but they usually get used to it being around without feeling threatened. Like, I have this horse that works in a theater, and he was really scared of the Viking costume (Brynje), but after a bit, he got used to it! 😂 And then I take it from there. Gradually more exposure, and the horse sets the pace. I like to use positive reinforcement and I always work without a clock. I can talk about this more in one of my videos this winter, planning to make some videos with my soon to be two year old. Love your question, and hope this was helpful.
Thank you, I would like to teach her to pull a tree and to ride her, she is beautiful, I would like to send you a picture or video, do you have Viber? Happy new year!
just messaged you on FB thanks
Where do you get soft shafts??? What are they made of?
@@DianeStPeter Hi 😊 I bought mine from www.hooks.no. (Soft foam and rubber/plastic)
Where do you get the skafts
@@sherryberger1600 Hi 😊 I bought mine from www.hooks.no. (Soft foam and rubber/plastic)
I have a question can this horses founder from eating to much grass.
Yes, a fjordhorse like other horses can founder from eating too much grass. (Laminitis, also known as founder, is a painful and serious condition that can affect horses when they consume an excessive amount of grass or rich pasture) It is important for horse owners to monitor their horse's diet and grazing to prevent the risk of laminitis.
Nb! Make sure to gradually acclimate the horse to the grass season. Also, be careful during fall and spring when there is night frost and the grass is stressed (then there is higher sugar content, and horses are more prone to founder)
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I don't have instagram only fb- I am happy to share my e mail with you just not sure how the best way to do that is. I also have WhatsApp- I assume you are overseas in Europe somewhere? If not I can open an instagram account
@@anitaparra4419 ok, here is my Facebook, you can pm me there? 😊
facebook.com/share/nGBo5ih3jzEbJ46p/?mibextid=LQQJ4d
Very sad to see you think a Fjhord youngster requires a drop nose band.
I have successfully trained my Fjhords with bitless bridles and positive reinforcement.
@@CloverfieldBehaviour Great 🥰👌 The thing is, in Norway it is against the rules to drive bitless. I’ve successfully started to ride several horses bitless, and I love it 🤗👍