Horse training as it really happens. Not sugar coated, I don't edit out the real stuff. My channel shows training on site, Problem loaders are a specialty My aim is to help people, to share my knowledge from years of experience traveling throughout New England for the past 25 plus years. I hope you can pick up a tip or two from these videos. if you think you need hands on help, I do travel to train visit bobcatfarm.com/ I have a option for you to talk to me "live" about any training issues. I drive over an hour, sometimes 2 out of my home base of MA. I work in conditions I can't control, with horses I have never met. I don't have 30 days to get to know the animal or create the bond you have with your own personal horse. Please don't expect me to be as gentle as you are with your own horse that you know or a horse you had weeks or months to work with. I have a great relationship with my own horses, I train how I do, to be able to live to work and ride another day.
I can’t believe how arrogant and disrespectful the filmer, who I assume is the owner, is. Talking and not paying attention and ignorant opinions while you are working hard to teach their horses, to give them a good foundation for communication.
I had a new person with me, she met me at the job, (Which I had never done, for a reason) I was not able to tell her please don't talk while I am training, as my clients are paying me a lot of money. I want them to pay attention. I did ask my client if it was ok, as the camera person, lived near her. I was not happy either.
I enjoyed your video. I have a 10 year old horse who hasn’t had much riding. This week I found that he was terrified when he stepped over a rope and got it around his leg. I’ll use my carrot stick to get him settled about ropes as you’ve shown - being careful with him! Thanks.
My friend just had her first to rides with you she’s been riding for ten months to a year and she said she learned so much from you and I heard your a amazing trainer
I ride my OTTB in one. People ask me if I’m worried she’s going to run off… nope… her face is so sensitive, I actually keep the noseband much higher to decrease the leverage.
I have several horses that are like that in the bridle, takes a very light touch. The two Icelandic horses I am working with are so much more responsive and light bitless.
Yes, I'm lucky this course is not too far from me, but honestly there are many places that host versatility clinics, and competitions that one could attend. These Mountain Trail courses are indeed the cream of the crop!
If you have a whip, you gently tap the ground, if they still won't go, tap up on top of bum. Start soft before upping the pressure, horses can kick at you if threatened by the whip. Best to hire a trainer to show you with your horse.
My own no-catch experience was with a re-started mare. We went from more than 45 minutes of running & hiding behind other horses to having her leave the herd in the woods and run up to me to be haltered. Took more than a year of consistent work though, and it was only for me; others still had difficulty. Enjoyed the video, even though the sound was not great in places.
Wow, you train the horses, so you should get the right amount of money. One part your farrier work, one part the horse training. 200,- € for fixing a problem for good is not much money. Only payable if the problem is fixed and with the option to correct if it shows up again.
Thanks, I think. Payable for the time spent, not only if the problem is fixed. Very dangerous work. Problem not created over night so can't expect a miracle in a two hour session. But I think all of the ones I have worked with were. I did say that to one client though. I said If I don't fix it you won't pay if you bring the horse to me, so I don't have to travel to your farm and charge you so much for my travel time, and the actual job. She said she was willing to pay me to come out. I did fix it in less than an hour and then worked with another horse on a few different issues. I don't have that footage as I have hundreds of different horse training video footage that sits in my camera, on sd cards and no time to upload and edit.
The hardest horse I've ever had to catch is one that ran as soon as he saw anybody and didn't care about feed. Wise to that trick. Turned out on 20 acres. I started with Pressure and release with the 4wheeler, only place for release was barn. Two years later he comes up to me and puts head in halter but has been a long process to get here.
Do you have any tips for a horse that does not want to go? My 3-year-old has tons of energy when I turn her out but when I put her on a lunge line I have to really get after her to stay at the trot. She just wants to walk and not go forward. And I don't want to physically hit her too much. Any additional tips would be great!
Sorry to hear, glad the video could help. Hope your healing goes as well as it can. It's a long road, but you will get through it a better person in the end. You will learn who your real friends are, and have more sympathy to those that are in the same boat, or that will never get better from being disabled permanently.
I'll say I hate training a problem loader in a 2 horse straight load! Not a lot of escape room for this human who's older and kinda crippled now. Definitely not fast enough to duck under bar lol. Nowadays I start with an open stock trailer, even if I have to bring my own, otherwise I won't do it. I will do a slant load if the rear tack can be collapsed. Once the horse is loading reliably and calmly on the open trailers, we can work on 2 horse straight.
Thanks. Older equals more experience. Cripple is a little harsh I had a hitch in my giddy up. If you look at my other video recovery from a tibial plateau fracture, you might appreciate the hard work it took to get back to where I am now. 2 years after my injury. As far as the two horse straight load. Not my favorite. I own a stock. Unfortunately most of my clients. 99 percent here in New England think it's the safest. Thankyou for the rest of your thoughts.
@@bobcatfarm I was talking about myself being older and crippled up now not you lol. Glad to see you're doing better. I had a calcaneal (heel) fracture and broke 5 ribs February 2021 when I got launched off a dishonest horse. Rode great for 20 minutes at all gaits, back at walk, not even an ear flick commencing into rodeo bucking. It's taken surgery/screws and a long time to rehab and still not 100%. Wonder why they think 2 horse straight is safer?
@tracyjohnson5023 oh boy, I guess I jumped to conclusions. I'm sorry. I'm also sorry this happened to you. Training problem horses is a dangerous job More dangerous when owners are not forthcoming about existing problems behaviors that they are well aware of. After they strike you. ,"Oh ya he does that." Or a known dirty bucker etc . Please accept my apologies.
@tracyjohnson5023 oh I forgot to add. Most people think extra tall, extra wide padding etc will keep their horse safe. When they see me send my horse into my stock trailer and shut the door they are dumbfounded. "Your just going to let him loose in there, a free for all? "Yep, no breast bar to go over, no but bar to go under. No metal to kill themselves on. But try telling them that. More risk of injury for handler as well.
I dont see a bit of fear in this horse . He has not been trained basic fundamentals . If the owner won't learn basic fundamentals how will the horse learn . The Farrier should NOT have to train these horses .
You can get into a lot of trouble with those Dr. Cooks nose cinches. Learn to be softer with your hands. Notice how his mouth is trying to flex against the pain of the tightening (without release) noseband.
Dr. Cooks bites bridles offer NO RELEASE, they tighten up on the horse's nose and do not let go. Stop using them - learn to get softer with your hands, stop pulling on your horses people!
@@bobcatfarm the mechanics of the Dr. Cook noseband make a timely release impossible. Even if it did release it is the horse that must cause the release by exercising its jaw. When the leather is sweaty it is worse, it sticks (binds) get light with your hands and contemplate a traditional rawhide Jaquima as replacement as you throw that thing in the trash. Let's be perfectly honest, the only reason that people are attracted to these gadgets in the first place is because their harsh hands are causing problems, the horse's nose is up in the air, it crow hops, etc. Get better with your hands, fix yourself, stop thinking that gear is going to make you better. Ideally the noseband ought to be a few inches higher - about halfway between the bottom of the eye and the top of the nostril. Too low asserts too much pressure on the cartilage of the nose, creating "pain", which as with a Tom Thumb Bit will get you a response.
A few months ago i bought a horse and i watch him get his feet done and he was good as gold but now he rears and has a really bad time and its got to a point where the farrier refuses to do him. I dont know what to do any suggestions
He made have been sedated, you need to hire a Problem horse trainer to get him good with his feet. You can't blame your farrier for refusing. If he gets hurt he cant make a living. Can you contact person you bought him from and have them come help, or use the farrier they used? Does the horse allow you to pick feet? If so you can start working with him. If not contact the seller to see if they will take the horse back. Maybe give you some of your money back.
Good shooting and horseman ship bus I wish some of you people ot there explaining.what you.sre doing could talk a little louder I've got my volume turned all the way up and just barely hear what your saying some people with good ears and soft spoken don't understand what its like for someone who is hard hearing to understand what your trying to say unless you talk louder. Other wise from what I seen and could hear you have a great show
Sorry about that, I just checked it, and since I voiced over this one, it seems loud enough. The ones that I don't voice over I can't help as I don't have a mic on, or a crew to get good audio.
Ive got one. She’s such a good horse but her nerves get her with shoeing. I’ve even had my farrier trainer take her for a month and work with her every day but she is stuck deep in her fears. She strikes in the front if her hood is hells more than a minute or so. She’s some better not cross tied. The drugging really doesn’t work well enough. Idk - do you think some are lost causes?
Watching that halter break is why I don't like cross ties or web halters. In fact, I don't even like to tie. I also trim my own. I don't even put a halter on them. They feel less stressed and better behaved if not tied. Yes, the farrier CAN be the problem. I worked with one that was golden with his feet, but horrible for the farrier. I couldn't figure out what was wrong. He was always great for me. When the owner changed farrier, all the problems went away and he was the best he had ever been for a trim. Watching you trim at liberty in the end is my goal.
