Hard to Catch Horses - with Mike Hughes, Auburn California 

Yes this type to training will transfer over to other things like getting him started under saddle, the more he comes to trust people again the more relaxed he will be around people again.

Mike do you have more videos on the progress on this horse? I would really like to see them if you do.What a Beautiful horse!

enjoyed that thanks simple effective measures

Pressure and release bro, the first time he ran he wouldn't have if you would of stopped and waited.

Interesting! Doing same thing with a made who is head shy! But I don't keep the pressure on, in time she came up for scratches! Good. Job xc

Can you put up on a corner at the bottom of the hill or mountain a 15 x 15 area for him to go in and eat in. After you are able to catch him a number of times it will just come routine for him to be caught. But any way you can do it just do it every day not matter how long it takes then make sure you reward him and then let him go with out asking him to do any work. You just want him to get the idea it is a good thing to be caught aA

That Was Really Good ---------- It Worked !!

I have a more challenging situation. I rescue a two year old filly that is untouched,put her in pen with my friends horse which I know now I shouldn't of,he chased her and she went through fence,she's not hurt cause wires were loose. But now I need to catch her and put her in a more secure pen. Iv walked fir hours and have got some connection with her and have got as close as she will let me.. iv talked to vet they only said can put sedated medicine in feed but she doesn't really know feed and is just grazing,she was very underweight when I got her four days ago . What can I do? We thought about making a long chute into pen.

I'm curious, why did you keep supplying pressure when the horse was stood and facing you? Wouldn't release have told him standing still was the right thing?

I just picked up a 7 year old horse. He was in a very small pin for the last 3 years the people fed him and that was pretty much it. They could not even get him the load up in the trailer. I was the one able to coach him in the trailer and bring him out to the ranch. The first day I let him into the barn Stables and a small Pastor area so he could get used to me he was very skittish. By the second day he was much better. I have since calmed him out and got an electric wire out of his tail Main, I've since let him out into the 18 acre pasture but when I call him he will come up to the stable where I'm at. However he's never seen cows before I have 20 head of cattle and he stand on the backside of the pastor and he is just staring and will not focus on me. The only thing he will do is stare at the cattle what would you suggest I do to keep his focus on me and not the cows in the back, or is this just something he will get used to in the next few days? Thanks for any advice

when you went up to him when he was in the shade, you should of come parallel to the side of the rectangle, so you don't corner him, he doesn't feel as trapped

poor thing. u cant help but feel the babies pain. im just shocked that the horse just took off n didn't try to defend himself

perfect ! :)

So many critical comments - and I’m willing to bet that those people haven’t worked with traumatized horses. What I saw was a great job of pressure and release.

I have a Arabian/TWH that I did behavioral training and he's so lovable now (everybody loves him) but still has trust issues when it comes to pain tolerance. Treatments of any kind that may cause slight pain(according to my vet) will trigger the flight reaction and I won't be able to touch him for days. No one can give me an answer (vet, farrier, horse forums) and I don't have a small pasture. I don't want to corner him in his lean-to in case he hurts me unintentionally. He uses it as a refuge when something upsets him and I'm not near him. Or chase around the pasture in case he slips and break a leg bc it's always swamp land in La. It makes me want to cry seeing him like this because he has UV Itis which is slowly deteriorating. I have to practically lead him to his bucket when it's slightly dark. I'm desperate if you can suggest anything I can try. Thank you so much! You sure do have a lot of beautiful horses to train. Not surprising they're abused like my black bay boy.

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He's very pretty! I hope things worked out for him.

I just saved a Morgan cross from auction he's 4-6 years old but I found out the hard way that he was an Amish buggy horse. so he's had a hard life. and even be is in a feild he won't let you catch him unless you shake a grain bin and he Also doesn't no a wholeot of ground manors. how can I yeah. an Amish horsenotto be jumpy and spooky and catch him?

Another thing I would do with a horse like this is isolate him; DONT put him with other horses or even within eyesight of other horses; he will become bored and lonely and will look FORWARD to you when you appear, especially when you only give him grain by hand and NOT in a bucket, so he HAS to come to you for attention and grain. He will enjoy your petting him and handfeeding him and not run away from you! Had several horses for several years...

Poor technique. You never back up to allow his comfort zone.

Plus, I don't think the horse likes being touched by you, in the other video, when he was on the floor, you put your hand on his face, and he bit you. Maybe petting isn't an innate good thing, but it's a learned good thing.

Why did you keep on hitting your self with the lead role??? That's probs why he didn't come to u!!

you don't know how to catch a horse what are u doing