Teaching how to read horses ears and body language is tough. Your granddaughter is getting a great start with you explaining the signals....the more repetition the more cognizant she will become. All ending with a positive experience!!
What a great learning video for everyone. Denali is doing so well. Your granddaughter is going to make a wonderful equestrian in the future. And you’re very fortunate to be in the situation, where you’re helping to mold your granddaughter’s future. How exciting! I would like to see more of her and Denali’s progress. Happy birthday to the sweet little horsewoman!! ❤️🎉🎁🎂🐴
~a lovely video of the generosity and kindness you show toward the horse you have prepared/trained, so well, & the experience your granddaughter has from the culmination of experience she is so lucky to learn from. Beautiful video and experience. You understand horses so well. Bob is such a good boy. Denali is beautiful. I love Buckskins
Absolutely brilliant Tim, what a great little rider and so calm and confident. Denali is doing so well and I love Bob, such a good horse to pony off, great job!
This was amazing! Watching you instruct her on the correct method was so fantastic! Denali did great and Dad had a pretty good handle for a 1st time pony...lol Teaching her that repetition is so important! A top hand in the future for sure! We need more great horsemen!
Just from Denali's overall personality I figured it would go as smoothly as it did--but you never know what may happen until you get on. Your granddaughter did a great job and I am sure her dad was a bit nervous( just because) but Bob is wonderful at his job , so calm and unflappable, even with Denali consistently being all over him with his mouth. I look forward to seeing his progress and I do believe your granddaughter is going to be way taller than you!
Lakota, I’m so proud of you to be the first one to ride this horse. I know you knew your granddad and your dad would not allow anything to hurt you. You are a very brave litter girl. You are getting great training at a very young age. Your Granny. Tim you are spectacular in your training 😊Techniques.😊
Bob is worth his weight in gold! So calm and confident and gently all business! Ya never know when a young green horse will react.....having "solid" Bob there is critical to keeping things from going too western!!
So true. I originally bought Bob as a reining horse prospect. He is an own son of Einstein out of a daughter of Shining Spark. I won the NRHA worlds on his sister. As a reining horse drop out he found a career that suits him and is very valuable to me for training and keeping me safe.
I knew there was a reason I loved Bob. We have a 21 yr old Einstein son here on the farm...my BIL's horse...bought as a 6yo who was in a reining program. He did all the right things, but he wasn't passionate about being a reiner. He's a wonderful people horse and he knows when he's babysitting and when someone knows a little more. Kindest, steadiest disposition...just an all around solid horse. Semi retired but still does light riding and a bit of teaching. Bob's nature is exactly like him...Dun By Einstein
This kind of work is great! A young n' getting the best experience right along with a young green horse. Denali becomes more aware with each set up for the rider. May seem tedious to some, but this is building a sound foundation. As your granddaughter grows up this experience will lead her to success with horses....
This video just melted my heart. ❤ Such a wonderful opportunity for a young girl to learn so much in a safe , controlled way with an excellent kind instructor. Priceless. ❤
When I was ten and eleven, (in the 1940s) there was a livery stable that rented horses by the hour and half hour 75 cents or a dollar fifty which was a lot of neighborhood chores in the day. We rode every weekend we could raise the money and just hung around when we couldn’t. Those horses were gentle and careful with us kids. No one was ever kicked or bitten or thrown in the two years I lived in the area. There was a nearby park and the mounted park rangers would let us pet their horses and look into their immaculate stable. It was a far cry from where the rented horses were stabled. None of the kids had the sense to fear any of the horses. I still remember waiting to ride Mousie, my favorite mare. Looking back I pity those poor creatures. They must have had such sore mouths by the end of the day. None of us kids had riding lessons or knew anything but what we picked up as we rode.
I really enjoyed this video, your granddaughter is amazing, oh to be young and have that no fear again, she did great and Denali did so well as well, a credit to your horsemanship.
Wonderful first ride lesson for the rider and the horse. I’v been able to fill in many, many horsemanship and riding gaps thru you Tim. Started riding in my 50s. Never heard or I wasn’t ready to hear such relevant information as you offer.
Building a Legacy: raining Denali while educating Lakota (very safe environment) Lakota just might be the gal to keep the family business and equine expertise alive. I like that you give other people kudos for what they do.
dunno how i missed this one, but this is a super fun video. But man I can get how this would be boring/frustrating to both the horse and the kid :) New fav.
I forgot what breed Denali is. Is he a morgan? I loved these videos. It's amazing what horses will do for us if we are just patient & go at the horses learning speed.
LOL! Lakota started her own horse and then sold him because he was not fast enough. And she is 10? She just might be something to reckon with. Before the subtext came up I thought the same thing (about anyone dating her will need to be ready) except that Daddy won't need to shining that shot gun when the young man comes to call.
Generally really like everything on this channel, but PLEASE stop Whacking on the horse. Petting/rubbing gently is usually much more appreciated (try it on yourself).
I have NEVER seen you "whack" a horse! Especially repetitively! Horses communicate by kicking, biting, rearing, striking, a light correction hasn't caused a SINGLE sign of distress in this horse! There's no ear pinning, tail wringing, jigging or anything that shows this horse is under duress, one firm tap or spur roll is much more kind than repetitive ineffective cues.
