Bringing A Horse Back Into Work
Some key things to look for and issues to work through when bringing a horse back into work after winter or extended layoff.
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Videos
Video Description
Runaway Horse – part 3
In this 3-part video series we work with a horse that had a habit of running away with the owner when asked to lope. As with most problem solving, we must first go back to the foundations and clarify communication issues. This was a clear case of a horse doing the right thing the wrong way, reactively instead of responsively. By taking the time and breaking down the process so she learned to think, we were able to develop a correct loping transition upwards and downwards without losing the plot.
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Runaway Horse – part 2
In this 3-part video series we work with a horse that had a habit of running away with the owner when asked to lope. As with most problem solving, we must first go back to the foundations and clarify communication issues. This was a clear case of a horse doing the right thing the wrong way, reactively instead of responsively. By taking the time and breaking down the process so she learned to think, we were able to develop a correct loping transition upwards and downwards without losing the plot.
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Runaway Horse – part 1
In this 3-part video series we work with a horse that had a habit of running away with the owner when asked to lope. As with most problem solving, we must first go back to the foundations and clarify communication issues. This was a clear case of a horse doing the right thing the wrong way, reactively instead of responsively. By taking the time and breaking down the process so she learned to think, we were able to develop a correct loping transition upwards and downwards without losing the plot.
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Practice your Rope Handling Skills
There are a lot of different factors that require coordination in order for our timing to be clear. The handling of the lead rope is one of those factors. If you’re just starting out learning groundwork, it can be beneficial to take some time to intentionally practice the different ways you’ll be using the lead rope without your horse involved to add to the number of factors going on or oftentimes their confusion.
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Making the Right Judgement Call?
For everything our horses do or don’t do, we need to attempt to understand why. Without realizing it, misjudging their motives can lead to addressing the situation incorrectly. It takes lots of practice, awareness and adaptability to be able to discern what approach is needed in a wide range of circumstances.
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Trail Riding Foundational Ridden Work
This video is from our On The Trail Horsemanship Clinic in Spokane, WA and includes different students working through a variety of communication challenges. This is a unique clinic, as rather than being based in an arena, it is based mostly out ‘on the trail’ with diverse terrain to ride over. The groundwork skills are useful for building a better rapport through improved communication, trust and understanding, as well as having the practical ability to be effective and safe when dealing with real-life situations where you’re working your horse over or through something on the ground.
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Trail Riding Foundational Groundwork
This video is from our On The Trail Horsemanship Clinic in Spokane, WA and includes different students working through a variety of communication challenges. This is a unique clinic, as rather than being based in an arena, it is based mostly out ‘on the trail’ with diverse terrain to ride over. The groundwork skills are useful for building a better rapport through improved communication, trust and understanding, as well as having the practical ability to be effective and safe when dealing with real-life situations where you’re working your horse over or through something on the ground.
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Creek Crossing Problems
In this video we work with a horse who has had traumatic experience at this particular creek crossing. This video is in real time to help you see a possible approach in breaking down steps to help a horse work through piece by piece and gain confidence. This is just one unique approach to help break it down and Ben would use different approaches for different horses.
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Filling in Fundamental Holes
This video is with a young horse who is quite quiet – except when he isn’t. This is a common situation and surprises the owners, as they think they have a quiet & laid back horse, but the horse is lacking understanding and experience to be responsive when actually troubled. Watch to learn how to approach this on the ground to help fill in these holes.
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