Mr. Anderson, I have watched, listened and learned from you. Today, while training in my arena, my horse had a major kerfuffle when a truck/horse trailer went by on our dirt road making a heck of a noise. That is her big bugaboo, but she hasn't done it in forever, so I thought she was over her fear. She caught me by surprise, and 0:03 tried to turn and bolt, but I got her head turned into a circle and we just kept moving in a circle until she finally stopped moving her feet. I asked for one more circle, then walked her off and continued our lesson. My heart was racing, but I realized that my mare was really willing to get back to the job at hand, so I gave us both a few minutes to let our adrenaline settle and then we were both fine. In some way, I felt she even performed better afterwards, almost contrite about the blow up. I pictured Robert in my mind, calmly riding that crazy Arabian a while back (!) and thought to myself, "I did it!" I think you would have been proud of me today, especially knowing what a great influence you have been to me.
I have been trying to let my horse know that I am the leader and he is safe with me. I found taking him out on the trail by himself is building his confidence. In the indoor arena, we played the touch it game. He had to touch the rail all around the arena and this helped a lot. We are making progress.
It has been a great lesson for me to learn to not take what the horse does personally. It’s an opportunity to improve my teaching/training/ communication abilities.
When you replied to the question about cold weather affecting a horse’s’ behavior I remembered a cute quip, maybe from England, about ponies having summer personalities and winter personalities.
Yep, my sensitive Qtr gelding tends to be spooky, and partially with your guidance, I have learned to be more of a leader/ less of letting him stop, look and process, like I used to. It has made a big difference 👍🏼
Honestly, I think my horse, Beau, enjoyed spooking. He’d throw his ears up like he was alarmed at the deer, the squirrel, the log, whatever. Because I saw it coming he never got me off. I didn’t lose my temper but made him just continued where I wanted to go.
Fantastic video. Joining you from Devon, in the UK! Currently working with a very spooky 11 year old Thoroughbred. She's a very expressive horse who does some odd things with her facial expressions, pinning her ears, etc, which don't really mean she's angry. My thoughts are that people have reacted with fear to her when she does this, misinterpreting this as a sign of aggression, which has taught her that she needs to be afraid.
I know i missed the live.. but i have a 11 yr old gelding who acts up at some shows but not others. He side steps, wont stand still, tries to take off... But then i hauled him to a ranxh clinic and he was great . He has acted up at this particular show both times we have gone to it.
I just got a horse who has lived in a box stall and exercised in an arena. He was started as a 2 year old and restarted last fall. He is now 7. I knew it would be a big change for him to come live in a pasture situation but what I didn't think about is that he has never been exposed to anything. Literally, everything he sees is new. Cows, cars, trees, farm equipment, bicycles, you name it, he hasn't seen it. Consequently, he is nervous and on high alert all the time. I try to be a confident rider but any advice you have would be great.
re: the horse offering tricks- he has a discrimination problem, and doesn't fully understand the cue means the trick, and only that trick. it's easy to get caught up in rewarding any effort from the horse, which can lead to confusion. Work on 1 cue and trick per session in multiple locations until the horse can reliably give the correct behavior when cued. Don't reward uncued behavior at this stage. When you go on to a new trick, ignore his offer of the "old" trick, and start cueing it at random times away from focused training sessions. This will help him "generalize" - understand that the cue means the trick, no matter where or when. Hope this helps!
My young TB mare started getting really spooky and terrified of everything. I found a really good trainer that adheres alot to Buck Branaman style of training. He said alot of her issues were coming from me😢 which is always a hard pill to swallow. He worked with her and was amazing with her. She sustained and injury while at his facility and unfortunately ended up having surgery on the injured leg and was off for 4 months. Now i feel like im starting to see some of the same issues coming back. Unfortunately the trainer no longer trains and lives 6 hours away so i cant go to him for lessons. I know im contributing to the problem. I think its my hands and the amount of contact i have with her mouth??
After loaning my Andolousan mare to a client she was returned she is now spooky with going in and out of her stall! She bever sis this before. Lately I have left her in a paddock stall 3 sided no doors. She still spooks at the gate I wait then allow her to relax then she rushes throw the gate. Riding saddling she is fine
Be intentional. I do that. We go round and round at saddling time. I placed the saddle blanket, swung the saddle blanket and dont sneak up on him. Saddle him untied and tied. Mostly untied because we go in circles. Any suggestions?
One thing I saw in another channel was to make the horse go backwards in circles. The thinking being, "You want to move? Ok, I'll move you in a way that's more difficult than you just standing still & relaxing with the saddle." It's similar to what Tim does at about 6:00. Cheers!
Rocky is stiff in his knees.. Especially his left one. When he stands still he holds the left leg at an odd way. I noticed that before you got on him. He's off in his headshake bc of the front left knee. It's hard to see if you aren't used to working and leveling TWH's. I'm surprised you don't feel it.
I think I missed the live but I do have a question. I live in an area where motorcycles and other off road stuff terrorize the roads. Afraid to ride out because of them. They have no respect or consideration of horses and riders. How would you desensitize your horse to this? I have never seen this addressed before.
Yes inconsiderate drivers are often a problem. No matter how broke you get your horse to things like motorcycles it only takes 1 inconsiderate drive to shatter their confidence
@timandersonhorsetraining we live at the bottom of Mt Grelock in NW Mass, tourist attraction galore, summer and fall, and then winter for snow mobiling, we have really curtailed our road riding over the last 5 years, since covid when everyone was bored and bought a motorcycle and came here for fresh air. My best times to ride out lately are Nov and March when they are not riding anything! Or we trailer to trails with no motorized vehicles, but then you have the loose dogs owners who do not have control over and mountain bikers who fly down hills! Agggh. I want my own horse park lol
@@catherinedemick1103 I totally agree with you. I have the dog problem too along with the motorcycles. Just a few weeks ago there were two people in my area that were bitten by dogs that came out of a fenced yard with the gate open. I live in Southern California and unfortunately there are no non-motorized riding trails near me. I wish I knew what the answer is. Be imprisoned riding on my property I guess.
Obviously, your training has to start away from everything and make sure your horse can flex and bend to a stop if needed. I had a vest made on Etsy that is Flo yellow and in big black letters, on the back it says "slow down horse in training". That has worked a bit . Also if you know somebody with a four wheeler or a motorcycle, have them come over and start doing short desensitizing sessions with your horses in your arena or somewhere that's a safe space. Every time my mustang hears one she gets a little on edge(she is slowly getting better), but I turn into the nearest driveway or off the side of the road/trail and have her face it and then as soon as whatever it is, four wheeler, side-by-side, motorcycle, car, passes us, I make a clicking sound, I give her a treat.
I remember the Old Mac hoof boots. I had them back in 2001 on my Tobiano mare ,as we have a lot of flints and gravel around here.Not sure they still sell them here (UK)
I think ljones 2868 might be right each time he stumbles i think it's with that left front leg. Being gaited makes it hard. I personally don't know, just feels like something is off.
Mr. Anderson, I have watched, listened and learned from you. Today, while training in my arena, my horse had a major kerfuffle when a truck/horse trailer went by on our dirt road making a heck of a noise. That is her big bugaboo, but she hasn't done it in forever, so I thought she was over her fear. She caught me by surprise, and 0:03 tried to turn and bolt, but I got her head turned into a circle and we just kept moving in a circle until she finally stopped moving her feet. I asked for one more circle, then walked her off and continued our lesson. My heart was racing, but I realized that my mare was really willing to get back to the job at hand, so I gave us both a few minutes to let our adrenaline settle and then we were both fine. In some way, I felt she even performed better afterwards, almost contrite about the blow up. I pictured Robert in my mind, calmly riding that crazy Arabian a while back (!) and thought to myself, "I did it!" I think you would have been proud of me today, especially knowing what a great influence you have been to me.
I have been trying to let my horse know that I am the leader and he is safe with me. I found taking him out on the trail by himself is building his confidence. In the indoor arena, we played the touch it game. He had to touch the rail all around the arena and this helped a lot. We are making progress.
It has been a great lesson for me to learn to not take what the horse does personally. It’s an opportunity to improve my teaching/training/ communication abilities.
When you replied to the question about cold weather affecting a horse’s’ behavior I remembered a cute quip, maybe from England, about ponies having summer personalities and winter personalities.
Yep, my sensitive Qtr gelding tends to be spooky, and partially with your guidance, I have learned to be more of a leader/ less of letting him stop, look and process, like I used to. It has made a big difference 👍🏼
Honestly, I think my horse, Beau, enjoyed spooking. He’d throw his ears up like he was alarmed at the deer, the squirrel, the log, whatever. Because I saw it coming he never got me off. I didn’t lose my temper but made him just continued where I wanted to go.
Tim great educational resource thanks for sharing your knowledge much appreciated. I'm watching from Gold Coast Queensland Australia
Fantastic video. Joining you from Devon, in the UK! Currently working with a very spooky 11 year old Thoroughbred. She's a very expressive horse who does some odd things with her facial expressions, pinning her ears, etc, which don't really mean she's angry. My thoughts are that people have reacted with fear to her when she does this, misinterpreting this as a sign of aggression, which has taught her that she needs to be afraid.
I know i missed the live.. but i have a 11 yr old gelding who acts up at some shows but not others. He side steps, wont stand still, tries to take off... But then i hauled him to a ranxh clinic and he was great . He has acted up at this particular show both times we have gone to it.
At one point he looked like he clipped his front hoof with the hind. It could have been the angle I was watching from, I only thought I saw it once
I just got a horse who has lived in a box stall and exercised in an arena. He was started as a 2 year old and restarted last fall. He is now 7. I knew it would be a big change for him to come live in a pasture situation but what I didn't think about is that he has never been exposed to anything. Literally, everything he sees is new. Cows, cars, trees, farm equipment, bicycles, you name it, he hasn't seen it. Consequently, he is nervous and on high alert all the time. I try to be a confident rider but any advice you have would be great.
Beautiful horse
re: the horse offering tricks- he has a discrimination problem, and doesn't fully understand the cue means the trick, and only that trick. it's easy to get caught up in rewarding any effort from the horse, which can lead to confusion. Work on 1 cue and trick per session in multiple locations until the horse can reliably give the correct behavior when cued. Don't reward uncued behavior at this stage. When you go on to a new trick, ignore his offer of the "old" trick, and start cueing it at random times away from focused training sessions. This will help him "generalize" - understand that the cue means the trick, no matter where or when. Hope this helps!
My young TB mare started getting really spooky and terrified of everything. I found a really good trainer that adheres alot to Buck Branaman style of training. He said alot of her issues were coming from me😢 which is always a hard pill to swallow. He worked with her and was amazing with her. She sustained and injury while at his facility and unfortunately ended up having surgery on the injured leg and was off for 4 months. Now i feel like im starting to see some of the same issues coming back. Unfortunately the trainer no longer trains and lives 6 hours away so i cant go to him for lessons. I know im contributing to the problem. I think its my hands and the amount of contact i have with her mouth??
Your hands are likely part of the problem, but I'd bet there is more to it.
After loaning my Andolousan mare to a client she was returned she is now spooky with going in and out of her stall! She bever sis this before.
Lately I have left her in a paddock stall 3 sided no doors. She still spooks at the gate I wait then allow her to relax then she rushes throw the gate. Riding saddling she is fine
Be intentional. I do that. We go round and round at saddling time. I placed the saddle blanket, swung the saddle blanket and dont sneak up on him. Saddle him untied and tied. Mostly untied because we go in circles. Any suggestions?
One thing I saw in another channel was to make the horse go backwards in circles. The thinking being, "You want to move? Ok, I'll move you in a way that's more difficult than you just standing still & relaxing with the saddle."
It's similar to what Tim does at about 6:00. Cheers!
Rocky is stiff in his knees.. Especially his left one. When he stands still he holds the left leg at an odd way. I noticed that before you got on him. He's off in his headshake bc of the front left knee. It's hard to see if you aren't used to working and leveling TWH's. I'm surprised you don't feel it.
I think I missed the live but I do have a question. I live in an area where motorcycles and other off road stuff terrorize the roads. Afraid to ride out because of them. They have no respect or consideration of horses and riders. How would you desensitize your horse to this? I have never seen this addressed before.
Same problem, I worry about the inconsiderate drivers, not the horses so much
Yes inconsiderate drivers are often a problem. No matter how broke you get your horse to things like motorcycles it only takes 1 inconsiderate drive to shatter their confidence
@timandersonhorsetraining we live at the bottom of Mt Grelock in NW Mass, tourist attraction galore, summer and fall, and then winter for snow mobiling, we have really curtailed our road riding over the last 5 years, since covid when everyone was bored and bought a motorcycle and came here for fresh air. My best times to ride out lately
are Nov and March when they are not riding anything! Or we trailer to trails with no motorized vehicles, but then you have the loose dogs owners who do not have control over and mountain bikers who fly down hills! Agggh. I want my own horse park lol
@@catherinedemick1103 I totally agree with you. I have the dog problem too along with the motorcycles. Just a few weeks ago there were two people in my area that were bitten by dogs that came out of a fenced yard with the gate open. I live in Southern California and unfortunately there are no non-motorized riding trails near me. I wish I knew what the answer is. Be imprisoned riding on my property I guess.
Obviously, your training has to start away from everything and make sure your horse can flex and bend to a stop if needed. I had a vest made on Etsy that is Flo yellow and in big black letters, on the back it says "slow down horse in training".
That has worked a bit . Also if you know somebody with a four wheeler or a motorcycle, have them come over and start doing short desensitizing sessions with your horses in your arena or somewhere that's a safe space. Every time my mustang hears one she gets a little on edge(she is slowly getting better), but I turn into the nearest driveway or off the side of the road/trail and have her face it and then as soon as whatever it is, four wheeler, side-by-side, motorcycle, car, passes us, I make a clicking sound, I give her a treat.
I remember the Old Mac hoof boots. I had them back in 2001 on my Tobiano mare ,as we have a lot of flints and gravel around here.Not sure they still sell them here (UK)
I think ljones 2868 might be right each time he stumbles i think it's with that left front leg. Being gaited makes it hard. I personally don't know, just feels like something is off.
Question: why do gaited horses often go ‘pacey’ in their gait ?