It’s humbling to see someone as experienced as Matt, still trying to learn new training techniques for his horses and himself 😊 even when it looks like he has it all figured out and is a phenomenal rider
He is not as good as he thinks :(. Poor horses. Love his tri to learn but soooo much to learn for him. Look at the horse who finds the amazing home bij the spanish bloke. This horse was in so a bat shape thanks to matt :(
I’ve had so many people say my spooky horse was looking for a way to get out of work and that just never made sense because he just has never seemed lazy, but the explanation of his increased excitation changing his physiology and alertness makes so much sense. I work with humans in mental health and say all the time how context affects our pain and mood so I don’t know why I didn’t apply this to my horse🤦🏻♀️
This is exactly why I hate when people become extreme with the not anthropomorphizing animals during training. Yes, they don't understand human concepts, but there are certain base psychological reactions that are hard-wired into many animal brains. There is a reason Pavlov was able to observe conditioning in dogs and still have it apply to human psychology. There exists a sort of vend diagram between human psychology and animal behavior.
It's interesting that all trainers start with defining the bubble or space. Which is surprising that these experienced riders (owners) forget. what an amazing horse - soooo beautiful!
That was fascinating Matt. I like how he explained what he’s doing and why. Also, the fact this becomes a learned behaviour and is uploaded into the body’s memory bank, so to speak. Something so simple and yet subtle … and long lasting. You could see the difference in his demeanour quite early on when he started working with him. He’s going to be amazing once he starts to gain that confidence your other horses have. Hopefully it come through how he carries in the neck and chest, on these boys I’m still very impressed that he’s such a manageable stallion … in that, you’re not in danger per se … within reason of course … of him flat out attacking you, as some stallions get at times. Meaning, he’s quite well-behaved for what I think of when dealing with stallions. Thanks for this informative VLOG! 🙏🙌❤️🇨🇦🐎🐴
Great class, you can tell Tristan knows how to read a horse, all those tiny details count. Etro is such a good boy and really wants to please you. Thanks Matt and Tristan, really enjoyed the class. Happy Holidays!🎄👍
Matt if you like Tristan, check out Steve Young horsemanship. If you really spend time watching these guys it will change the way you interact with your horses for the better.
I really like this trainer. The space is important and noticed once you touch he would again take your space. You need the distance the trainer created and look at his feet and not directly at him. Your relationship is new and trust and boundaries take time. Your actions speak volumes to get the confidence and response you want. He is nothing like your other horses except the gentleness he is capable of. I don't believe much of the ground work was done before riding which is why you see the immaturity and nervousness. Go back to the basics. Looking forward to seeing the progress. Beautiful boy with so much potential.
Isn't his newest horse the grey dappled one he got for the stables? @@micheledemos9587 as far as I knew (unless I missed something? I;m happy to say that i'm wrong) Etro is the only Chestnut that Matt has.
Tristan is just awesome! So intuitive! I got to see him when he came to Wellington, Fl a few years ago, I believe it was during PRE Week. Every horse he worked with was transformed like magic!! But of course it was not a magic trick, it was knowledge! So happy to see you working with Tristan with your horses. Just shows me that you understand you need to develop the WHOLE horse, not just create tricks, 😉 BRAVO!! Your boy is super smart and showed visible change!! ♥️🦄
Cheers to you for focusing on the needs of your horses and asking for help when you hit a challenge. And thank you for making your journey public. I practice natural horsemanship and learned from this video!
Matt, your beautiful new horse needs a lot of liberty training on the ground! This will comfort him and gives him, what he needs to get self confident and more willing to work together with you!
Think how we feel when we come under any kind of stress. Things that we’d normally not even notice suddenly drive us nuts. As opposed to the “legit” spooking at things that are truly novel and potentially dangerous
Even though I'm not an equestrian, I thoroughly enjoyed this video. I learned more about horses from Tristan Tucker in 20 minutes than I thought possible. Keep up the excellent quality content, Matt!
This is NH, they may say that it is something else/different but what is happening is the same. Moving the feet, demanding space etc. The yawning and sniffing the ground has nothing to do with "learning", those are calming signals. The horse here is unsure of what is happening and is soothing himself and communicating that uncertainty. I would love to see you guys bring in an ethologist and learn more about what the horses actually communicate.
@@horseworldtv I am not living near the Netherlands so I do not know of any by name in that region but Renate Larssen is a Swedish ethologist located in the UK. Maybe she could be something for a future collab or perhaps she could point you guys in the direction of any ethologists in the Netherlands. I recently attended a Zoom-webinar where Renate Larssen held a lecture in aggression in horses and she had a very good presentation and great examples in the form of videos.
The whole time you were talking at the beginning I was yelling in my head.....Matt, own your space!!!...lol! Fortunately, that is the first thing Tristan addressed and within a minute, your gorgeous horse was relaxed! Just watching him stand there...his conformation and color are mesmerizing!
I had a mare that invaded my space all the time and refused to accept the space concept. I tried for years to follow these steps but she completely refused. Sooooooo frustrating.
I am thrilled to see you working with Tristan! How I would love to have a session with him! I have watched all his videos and am a member of his on line school.
Wow. What a beautifully enlightening class. Thank you so much for this. I will have to watch this again and again. These concepts are so subtle and elevated. It’s such a revelation to think about tension as being a reflection of a commonly reinforced movement pattern in the body. I will use these concepts of body awareness and redirection when I’m helping a horse move through fear or discomfort. I’m so excited for part 2!
my gosh what a guy his energy got me hooked from the first and the horse was feeling it.. ( willy out and yawning is an energy release).. that guys energy is powerful!! and majorly effective i fell asleep at the end.. wish id known this years ago!!! can’t wait for second video! the only person i would love to do a course with as i understand energy!
Absolutely brilliant video Matt 👌. Thank you! It’s just great that you are trying your best to help your beautiful horse and you went to such a knowledgeable trainer, I’ve never heard better explanations and I love the way he kept talking about having the conversation and also not too keep on and on at the horse about any one aspect.
I have always find when they turn 5 they seem to forget everything hahahahaha...... It's just apart of growing up. Great job supporting your boy...he's beautiful
He is actively pushing you, making you move YOUR feet, telling you he's in charge. You need to stop that. During the first 5 minutes of this video he pushed you about 5 times. That's how horses control one another. He doesn't trust you to be in charge.
Excellent session! Finding the area where the tension is being held and "giving him the answer" is so spot on. For me, energy is language between me and my horses. I am sure there are many who would agree. Just those 2 steps was already benefiting Etro. Going to take some of Tristan's approach to introduce to my Friesian mare. She also, is up in her poll and neck. So look forward to the next video!
I like this man a lot. He is clam, consistent and he explains with great awareness for us all. I cannot make out his logos. If I zoom in they are blurry. Anyhow never mind- loved it and having just come of a very spookey- horse- totally got what he was saying! Xx
My pre is exactly the same! When the work is gettin a little hard. She spookes about everything. Even when im done riding she gets spooked of a brush and is like what the actual f is that 😂
Absolutely love this ,👍👍thank u so much for sharing this video my big boy very much like that too 😱 . ❤️❤️ Tristan is unbelievable,, he’s a 💎 gem ,, I wish we had him here in Northern Ireland, fab ❤ .. such a beautiful horse …
Tristram is a good judge of a horse. I have a Section A almost identical bto this horse. Tristram puts him back into balance in his mind and body which helps him sort out his awareness and space. The contact when riding also becomes better after this sort of work. Move the front before the hindend, big difference from the cowboys of America! Good trainer.
I used to ride. Was the horse mad kid. But Horseworld is entertainment too! Not just for the horsey crowd. Great stuff Matt and Jesse. I think I need to fully subscribe.
I discovered after 6 months of my previously bombproof horse becoming increasingly spooky that he was actually going blind. Felt embarrassed. Settled down again once he was blind.
Another great thing a horseman will tell you is "that you Always move the horse's feet and Never let the horse move your feet". Plus don't let the horse come into your space unless you ask the horse to come into your space.
This was fascinating! I watched it twice and picked up many nuances from the horse the second time. Stallions are so smart, mine keeps me on my toes daily.
17:57 Trainer reminds me of using "The Masterson Method" of body work awareness with a horse. When horse takes the sign & yawn really reminded me of the Masterson release. Check them out, as you may be able to do a video about that with your horses. 12:56 Please be careful about using noises like the "shhh" to move a horse. That is a sound coming from an opening soda can or other things. I don't think that's a good suggestion by this guy as "the backwards noise". The movement of human's direction should be enough energy. This horse was invading the space at start of video & bit pushy. This trainer guy did a perfect thing to show the human how to teach the horse to stay out of their space & to look to the human about space. That was very interesting watching how this man thinks about movement & energy in his horse that feeds into behavior & comfort for the horse. Very deep!! "It's not about the bench." 🤔👍
Yawning can be a sign of releasing tension but also a sign of stress or boredom so you need to look at the whole body language to put it in the right picture
I just LOVE the TRT methode! I have a memborship for a year now and helped my mare a lot. Eventough Parelli worked as well with ourre stallion in the early deays (he is now a gelding).
Matt, as a professional animal trainer of 30 plus years, may I suggest you looking into positive reinforcement training (aka clicker training). Some of the best reference video material would be Shawna Karrasch. And reading material by Karen Pryor. I train horses using this scientifically proven method by teaching them what to do, and in this case letting a spooky horse know good things happen in these spooky situations and building trust. One of the first things I noticed when watching this video is your horse's nibbling and muzzling you and by using positive reinforcement we can modify that behavior and teach the horse what we want him to do (head forward, no nuzzling), rather than when people punish for what not to do. Moving the feet, swinging the lead rope, etc, is a "method", but isn't teaching the horse what you want him to do. It is avoidance behavior, or preoccupying him instead of learning that good things happen in this situation (positive reinforcement). If you want to talk more about this I would be happy to anytime.
Always interesting to see how "horsepeople" have so little clue about horsemanship. If you don't see how good Tristan is, it's better that you own a cat.
G’day Matt Jesse Tristan Etro Team & Co ;-) Exceptional horsemanship skills, to have such a terrific trainer impart knowledge at such a subtle level will elevate change in to Etros psyche forever. So looking forward to seeing the next instalments! With many source blessings with truth clarity love light laughter happiness joy fun play creativity adventures abundance wisdom wealth health and may peace be with you all! Victoria Australia 🇦🇺 xox 😘
True. I have a tendency to tense my right shoulder when I'm cycling.. I think it makes me more 'reactive'.. although tbh it's probably necessary to cope with idiot traffic 😅
Thank you for doing this video! I’ve always noticed this same pattern in my mare. My mare can be very relaxed, soft & supple at the walk and when I ask more of her (to be in a different space in her body) her heads goes up, neck becomes tense and she gets spooky- like looking at very familiar objects with suspicious eyes. When this happens, she freezes. Stops her feet, doesn’t want to move forward. When I apply more pressure, she moves her feet backwards which is not the answer I’m looking for so I stopped doing that. I can’t wait to try his technique to unlock her shoulder
