I have been asking a lot of questions on your videos and I sure do thank you for your responses. This is an excellent video. Why do you think all of these natural horsemanship people push the idea that your horse should be several feet behind you when leading them ? Never seemed safe to me. I sometimes do it as part of groundwork in an arena but never to actually lead
Every person is doing the best they can do with their understanding at the moment. I’m sure that they have valid reason for wanting what they are wanting . I know that I have changed my opinion of what I want several times over the decades and the present is subject to change if I see something that I think might work better
I appreciate your videos. I would like it if, when you demonstrate issues like this, that you use a horse who has those issues. A well-trained, calm horse does not show me how you would handle this. My horse and I do nothing but go in circles when he gets ahead of me. I don't know what else to do.
Most of the videos that we put up are in real tune with horses that are getting their first exposure to a new concept. You might look through the ones we have put up and see if you can find what you are looking for . I appreciate you watching and taking your time to respond thank you
@@cappelhorsetrainingandshoeing Thank you, Dennis, I look forward to watching your videos. I wish I could find someone like you in my area who would help me get over a few issues with my horse.
Great video, just wondering what u might do if u had a horse nipping occasionally when being led close… would u back them up, or maybe few disengages or any other approaches (assuming the horse isn’t in pain on movement that is) thx mil
Nipping of any kind for me is completely unacceptable. It is a respect issue and needs to be addressed with discipline that tells the horse that the consequences for moping his leader will not be tolerated . I usually place this correction to the hip and make it count .it is important to make the correction them be done with it and to go on like nothing ever happened . Don’t pick at the horse
Stay beside him and with a short whip tap behind the withers until the horse steps forward willingly. Repeat as necessary until the horse finds relief by staying up with you . It is just a matter of making it easier for the horse to be up with you than it is to lag behind
I have a question , I have 3 of my horses over grown feet trimmed, and a week later all 3 of them where ,sore and lame , I also started to feed them hay with 20 to 30% alfalfa Timothy hay that same week , I don’t have the answers please help me figuring this out could it be the hay , or the trime thank you in advance 😊
Not likely to be the hay . I can’t tell without seeing them but it is unusual that the lameness too a week after the trim. Could be the angle change. Could be tender soles, could possibly be abscesses . Could be muscle soreness . At any reason like this it is temporary and in a little bit of time it will go away . There might be something that a good farrier can do to help speed the process up with .
I have observed that you are minutely aware of most things that are jointly beneficial for the horse and human. I am wondering about the type and depth of your arena sand. Anything special about either?
I appreciate your observation. That is what my clear mental picture allows me to do !! As far as my area it is sand on top or in worked soil . When I’m cutting I like sand to be 8 inches or so deep . For everyday riding I don’t want it that deep . I think it is beneficial to get a horse comfortable with how to handle him self on any type footing . If you just stay in deep sand too long when you ask a horse to stop he’ll turn inside out . If you work them too long on are ground they will start protecting them self’s and become guarded . It is always a process of knowing your horse and what you expect of them and make your footing decisions based on that .
