288 Days at Shelter - Horse Plus Happenings #5 | 10/1/2024 

I totally get all the criticism and stuff but at the same time you got to remember this young woman has been a member of this channel and will be reading all these comments. The horse will continue to grow as she gets it training and trains it. Some of the comments are just harsh and unkind. ❤❤❤ Congratulations Clem🎉

What awesome teamwork guys, no one lost their cool while Miss Clementine worked on her courage to load, think she is off to her perfect, loving, forever home. You all take good care, Kathy

Awesome team work! No one lost their temper, just worked at loading Clementine safely. Kudos!

Glad you stayed filming getting the horse loaded, it was interesting and so good she is finally adopted, she's a beautiful horse and I feel that she will be loved, forever...!

Thank you Horse Plus for everything you do! ❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏

May the Great Spirit bless the Navajo Nation. May the knowledge they bring be shared far and wide. I too am a gentler. With all animals I've worked over several decades. My first horse was an old gelding, I rode him with nothing but his mane for directions, no saddle, just hop on and off we'd go! It felt so normal to me to connect with horses as a wee boy. Oh by the way, this episode should be totally dedicated to Oh my darlin Clementine! 🤠🐎

I absolutely love that you are benefiting from the Navajo gentlers and that Clementine got her forever home. As excited as that young lady was, I think it was worth the wait.

Thanks Tawnee for answering my question 🐎🌟

I am truly amazed by Hailey. You have brought much depth to HP.

The young girl will learn so much from that mare. Just stick with it , be creative, be patient and seek knowledge from good horsemen. Never lose your temper but if you do just know it doesn't work. I'm so grateful for all the challenges my animals have made me face. It pays off .

Clementine is in a mood. She will do when she wants too.

Clementine may have been the quickest adoption but she was the longest loader 😂

Wow! She finally JUMPED IN! Such patience they found to deal with this. I hope the new adopters are not frightened by the prospect of trailering her in the future....

Clementine loves you all, didn't want to leave! I just love little Sage! I've been watching Sages story since the beginning. I have checked the adoption page over and over with mixed feelings. Wanting a family to be found, but wishing it was me. Can't wait to see what these gifted trainers accomplish!!!! ❤

Seeing real struggles help understand more of what the daily routine is like. ❤❤❤

Love Clementine and glad she found her home.

Clementine isn't breaking a sweat.

The young adopter is seeing what a young horse is really like that hasn't been trained to load. I kind of wish she would have changed her mind and took the older mare that went right in. Hopefully, she will have help at home with a trainer.

Could you show more before (at rescue) and after (at adoption) photos? That was incredibly inspiring to see how far she had come!!💗

I think Clementine found her person. Someone that wants to train and grow a bond with a young horse. Clementine needs that one on one and I'm excited for both of them. As for trailering that's a skill that is a trust based skill, Clem will get there with consistency and gentle training. I have confidence in her adopter, good luck!

I remember this happening at a show I was at. It took hours. they finally brought in someone who could get the job done with no damage to the horse. Loading your horse is one of the first things that we got taught to do.

She just likes her home at HPHS and doesn’t want to leave….

You guys did a great job with her. Adorable ❤

Easy you got it!!.. good job.

You are doing very well with indeed 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Awesome job getting Clementine in the trailer. 💕🐎

Good choice for Clementine! Her new people will teach her and love her ❤

I guess loading into trailers needs to be part of training the young horses .. its n important thing to learn and to not have a traumtic experience ...

I apologize if this is not all right to mention here, but Bowie Texas Livestock got in a huge shipment of Amish Belgian draft horses. Fletcher Farms Amarillo has rescued six of them, but Bowie still has some adults left, plus nine colts and fillies between the ages of four and six months. Can anyone help?

Yay Clementine!! She’s a beauty!😊😊

Great job of patience. Been there done that sometimes I take out the center divider to give them more space. A lot of them don’t like tight areas, but all in all loading was handled very kindly.

Good luck to Clementine and her adopters. I can't wait to see updates on her progress. I'm sure trailer loading will be one of the lessons that will be worked on a lot. That leap she took at the end there shows she was willing, just couldn't figure out how to get her hind feet in too. 😄

Please have patience with Clementine in training so she doesn't learn to explode when she is unsure.Glad she's found someone who will give her love.

Looks like Clementine doesn’t want to leave…❤

Aother great episode ❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍

My dad had untreated Streptococcal when he was in the Military during the Korean War. Ten years later it had destroyed his Kidneys. He was one of the first people on Dialysis and was possibly going to one of the first Kidney transplants, but his heart was too damaged by that time. He passed when I was I had just turned nine. Do not fool around with Strep, especially as you get older!!!!!!

❤😊❤ awesome job all of you!

There will be times when you wish, Corey was still with you!😊

Good job Keith !

Great job guys!❤

Please have the gentlers watch some Steve Young Horsemanship videos. I think they could truly benefit from his training advice. The man is pure genius!!

Clementine......i gotta do it my way😊

Awesome video. Poor Clementine she loves HP so much she didn't want to leave. Like the old saying goes You can lead a horse to a trailer but you can't make him go in 😄. Question: Clementine has been at HP for over a year I'm kind of thinking that during that time someone should have trained her on loading. Anyhow I'm glad she finally got a new home 🏠👍.

Awesomeness ❤❤❤

I like Caitlyn’s new glasses.

Streptococcus......VERY contagious

Hi from Ontario, Canada! You are all amazing people to help these horses with grace and kindness! She may need a moment to herself to figure it out on her own. Lots of tail swishing going on.

Parelli has many Trailer Loading Videos , they are very helpful .

I love Harmless Harvest's Cocoanut Water! I go through several bottles a day!

Are you and staff and animals ok post hurricane??😮

You should Steve Young's videos on how to trailer horses .💥🏇😍

maybe one of the gentling procedures needs to be floating practice, after watching the momentous task you guys were going through trying to get that young'n in. What made her do the leap of faith in the end I wonder? It was impressive, even more so is the fact that no one was in the float in her way. She would have squished whoever. Anyhows just a thought.

Never seen so many struggles to get a horse in !!

Shes beautiful

I know how you feel. I've been there.

Really appreciate your working with the a Nation. Touching work. Huy chexw a

Trailer was very dark for a young horse... White paint interior would be more enticing. Have found a rope around the rump assists plus angle the divider to make it more roomy and inviting to enter. Just young and uncertain...❤

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How on earth are the adopters going to ever get Clementine in a trailer again?

The young man was getting frustrated and she could feel that this is where a loading shout would be so helpful not because shes unhandlae just for everyones safety

Clementine,nice little horse but probably with a western saddle on top plus her adopter is not the best idea. You condemn Big Lick, poor horses with stacks and chains plus heavy stiff big old man on top, of course I agree. I follow your videos for years now and several times I was hoping that the adopter won´t be the rider because of size and weight. Except this problem I really like what you are doing there. Greetings from Hamburg / Germany

Sorry but my opinion is that Horse Plus should had intervened and stopped the adoption of this horse. This horse had no respect for this young girl...they should had showed her other gentle horses and let her ride them to find the right one that she could handle ...this horse has been there 288 days no wonder no one adopted her. I have supported HP and they are a fantastic organization that saves countless lives of horses.

2 horse straight load trailers are SO challenging for even the best of horses. Ive had horses who load phenomenally but dont want anything to do with a 2 horse straight. Its very confined, and dark, and theyre smart that they know they cant even turn around once theyre in. Its against their nature to put themselves in such tight spots. I never recommend this style of trailer. If the divider couldve been removed it likely wouldve increased the chance of success. Good job working with what you got though!

Clementine is too small for her rider. Come on people!

Will you eventually open the house gentler program to other tribes? From Oklahoma and this is an amazing program all the way around for native peoples and horses!

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Strep throat is streptococcus .

I love you all❤

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Thanks for all this. The trailer loading left me with a lot of questions but it was what it was.

The cameraman sounds like he needs some asthma medicine!❤❤❤

Live cam would be neat

I'm sure I'm going to get a lot of negative feedback for this, but there are two questions I have to ask. Number one is. My trainer said that a horse shouldn't be really ridden until they're about 5 years because their bones haven't quite finished growing yet. Question number two is. We also have a weight limit on these horses that someone over 250 lb cannot ride because they will hurt the horses back and injure them. I've unfortunately seen a few people in here that I would be uncomfortable allowing them to ride. So I'm asking for forgiveness for these questions cuz I know they'll hurt some feelings but the truth is the truth. some answers to these questions would be appreciated.

Just curious, how long did it take to get Clementine to load? We had an Arab cross that hated to load, so we would put her feed in the trailer daily and she was fine after a bit.

Greetings from New Jersey!

About the blind stallion that tested positive with streptococcus: Surprised about you guys concern regarding streptococcus since most streptococcal infections are usually benign and are easily treated with antibiotics.

Tawnee, I did some research on Harmless Harvest. You might want to investigate them before you talk to them about sponsoring. Also, coconut water has natural sugars and carbohydrates, which can cause weight gain. As a diabetic I always read labels. Check the grams of carb per serving ( usually 8 oz), then multiply that number by how many servings per container. You might find the carbs to be quite high. Lowering carb intake can help with weight loss and increased overall health. Please check the label. I know you said you have dyslexia and dyscalculia. Maybe Jason can help you. I'm an educational advocate so I understand those learning challenges. Sending love and hugs! ❤❤

These babies are meant for small riders, no more than 100 lbs.

Would love to have seen that jump repeated in slow motion

Wow, the Navajo tamers are beyond good they're spiritual, so connect to the herd mentality. You have out done yourselves partnering with the Navajo Nation.

Tell this customer to only feed horse in trailer. Gradually moving the hay further into the trailer.

Please tell me those two women will not be riding these small horses!

OPen the side door to give light and seeing an open tunnel

How bout trying a training flag to help Clementine load up?

First trailer experience can set up training for life!

Next time open the front panel on trailer at the front so the horse sees some light so it's not so scary. They don't feel like they are going into a dark place. Also don't look at them when your leading them they don't like it when you look at them when you lead them. It might go easier next time.😊❤❤❤

I don't even know where to begin but this kind of appalled me---I am a very proud financial supporter (in a VERY small way, wish it was more!!) & I think you do an amazing job of rescuing horses (etc.!). I admit to skepticism about "magical spiritual conections" of any kind, because it is easy to see what you want to see. But I was eager to see what the Navajo gentlers were doing & how the horses responded. They are indeed getting these horses used to being around humans, but to be honest I can't see anything special about it. I know, Tawnee that you are very enamoured of the rapid progress they make, but keep in mind they have only one thing to do, unlike Korey, who had multiple responsibilities & wasn't training full time. Of course they are getting faster results. But as this incident showed, they are not forging a working partnership with the horse---Clementine didn't know what to do, didn't have faith in her trainer. All he did was pull on her (which is how I see them training. also), essentially trying to force her, & even when she complied a little, kept pulling. If you want to watch someone who really understands how horses think & feel, who turns frightened, confused horses into relaxed, licking-&-chewing, understood horses, please watch Steve Young; if you want to be impressed by gentle training methods, take a look at Elisa Wallace who just did a couple of eventing competitions with her mustang who 6 months ago wouldn't let her touch him. Again, I love what you do & support you whole-heartedly, but this was a fiasco, where some person or horse could have been badly hurt. Not up to your standards.

Might I suggest having handlers wear helmets when loading unsure horses, especially in such small trailers? If Clementine had jumped in like that when he was still in there that would’ve been a wreck! The least you could do is provide a little extra safety with a helmet. Same with anyone applying pressure from behind or trying to close the door behind her. All it takes is one kick or the door being kicked back open and you could be down a trainer. Helmets may not be as glamorous when being filmed and some people hate wearing them, I’m just advocating for safety. I’m my opinion there were quite a few safety concerns in Clementine’s loading. I did appreciate at around 26:16 when they were attempting pressure from behind that as soon as Clementine tried or even thought about trying to get in, they rewarded her by taking the pressure away. Great timing! These are just my thought as someone who’s volunteered at multiple rescues, including ones where safety has been lax and ones with excellent safety protocols. I wish more people would lead by example and advocate for safety!

I've often wondered why you don't have a ramp so those horses don't have to jump up. I don't know if it makes a bit of difference, but I thought I'd ask.

why not a ramp

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Lots of animals carry strep 🤷‍♀️

I always worry about the weight/size ratio. Clementine is a dainty girl. Potential owner is a big girl.

In horses it causes strangles

Next time have the person that caught her to start with loading Clementine she didnt seem comfortable with the other guy loading her really 😅and he didn't seem to understand the assignment 😅 just tugging isnt how u load horses simply observation with a sensitive horse shes energy sensitive to how hes feeling and the vibes he gives off😅she can tell hes frustration and lack of understanding what hes doing

That loading was a disaster and very unsafe for the horse and handlers. That horse should have been trailer trained before ever being put up for adoption. You need to consult with a professional on how to work through the loading process. Yanking, pulling, and pushing are not safe or effective ways to accomplish your objective. The horse should have been taught to yield to pressure way before attempting to load cold turkey. As soon as the horse yields, let up, don't keep pulling. Cory knew that principle. He must cringe at how this was handled. Help those young people learn some techniques that are effective before someone gets hurt. Your trainers need training.

It is a small trailer but perhaps a butt rope would have worked first? Bucket of food might help as well.

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