Josh Nichol is a respected horseman and teacher around the globe. His multidisciplinary approach is focused on a relational desire to connect on a deeper level with horses. Josh's Relational Horsemanship™ philosophy is based on meeting the horses' needs and helping the horse to move and work in a way that empowers their confidence and trust in themselves and their rider. You can find out more about Relational Horsemanship™ at joshnichol.com/
I have a fat simple snaffle and it is set with no wrinkles, a year or so ago I tried lowering one hole more, and my guy would not stop throwing the bit around in his face, so I adjusted it back, now I wonder if I should lower it and wait for him to learn to carry it on his tongue?
The primary purpose is the pole but there are always moments when the neck will be involved. Every horse will bend the neck as they need but we should be doing our best to isolate how the rotation affects the hind end!
@JoshNicholAHorsemansPursuit I get that the neck sometimes bends- but the true bend is at the pole...rather the Flexion comes from the pole. I feel people get confused when seeing a bend as something we should teach the horse, rather than flexing the pole
Picking a horse out of a line up ... Kijiji! Then that horse decides she wants to have a jumping career. I was not her person but I loved her. She is now in a jumping home. My lesson was to learn to let go. I can't be all things for all horses. Surprise! I love you two!
This video has helped me so much. i have watched it so many times and continue too. Shows me the "dance" to unlock any tension and soften to pressure. Watching you go thru the whole session helps me put together everything on your subscription site. Thank you.
Absolutely, the challenge with riding is that their are many elements that influence a horse as they find themselves with a rider on their back. We touch the reins, shift our seat, create tension, etc and as we consider that their is a positive head height and a negative height and both are influenced by the way we ride, we will consider it more in what we do.
Thank you for explaining the benefit of the cavesson in such a clear way! We get criticized all the time for putting our horses’ halters on upside down 🤦🏻♀️😅
@@JoshNicholAHorsemansPursuit We don't actually put the halters on upside down; our horses have rope cavessons that look like rope halters, except more fitted than a halter and with the loop on their nose instead of under their chin. They work great! But, people see the rope halter base and automatically assume we've just put the halters on upside down. It's pretty funny.
Great demonstration of correct carriage and movement and also mental connection. Once the pole rotation comes through, you can sure see how it affects troughness. The rider gets a wonderful feeling of ease through hand and seat. Awesome work, Josh! Thanks for putting this video up! More please.😊
For anyone who doesn't yet know Josh's work, it is truly life-altering in the deepest and most positive way. So good for the horse. So good for the person! Whatever your horse-related goals are, whether you are a weekend trail rider or an Olympic competitor, you will find tremendous value in Josh's relational approach to working with horses.
Good eye! This is exactly why the work needs to be done. When the shoulder and the poll are out of balance the hind end can't come through correctly. The poll is the key to unlock the hind end and at this stage they are not quite together which leaves the hind end trailing behind. Soon the connection changes the movement and engagement begins!
I will work with them lose, work on the space and get them into a really good mindset before I work with the halter. This allows you to start in a good place. Then when you work with the halter, don't waste any time, just go ahead and get it on when you horse is in the right state of mind. When you have it on then continue to do the work you see in the video!
I read something very cool this morning... "You can ASK a stallion, you can TELL a gelding, but you have to DISCUSS it with a mare" Great information! ❤️🌵☀️⛈️🌈☮️🐎
In my experience, this piece is missing with the majority of horse owners. Teaching my students how to let the horse feel of them has opened a beautiful new aspect to the relationship with their horse! Excellent video!
