Passive leadership explained as we watch these 2 horses meet for the first time 

Lol he is so handsome

@@HarmonyHorsemanship he is really cute! Is he a Morgan?

@@cantercrazee looks like an Arabian

@@jeanfish7 yeah, I was thinking Morgan or Saddlebred with maybe a little Arab but probably not.

It's so hilarious watching people who think they can tell a horse's breed by the appearance. There are hundreds of breeds, and so many are so similar. You cannot tell their breed without a genetic test. We could easily put a whole bunch of horses together that look nearly identical, but that are actually all purebreds of completely different breeds. (If we had the access to fly any horses we choose all to one spot.)

Yes! Its so fascinating

Lol yes she did

Yes these are great points

Thanks

@@HarmonyHorsemanship yo welcome :)

Me too

Yes it was:)

You're welcome

I've been studying passive leadership for awhile... im doing a virtual workshop on it in December for $9.99 email info@harmonyhorsemanship.ca and we can let you know when the sign up is available

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Thanks

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Yeah, unfortunately there’s a number of “famous” trainers (with large marketing programs behind them...CA) who are proponents of (typically)unnecessary aggressive techniques ...running the horse around until they are wet and out of breath, backing them up for meters and meters... switching directions back and forth until the horse is so confused they just give up and acquiesce. In reality, Most horses thrive with a much more subtle and gentle approach like Lindsey’s . yes, there are occasional horses who might need an initial stronger approach, but IMHA even those horses would benefit greatly from their human backing off and spending a good amount of time thinking about WHY the horse is being “problematic “ before they rush into the round pen to chase them within an inch of a heart attack.

I hope to share this passive leadership style.... definitely share the video with friends :)

Keep watching her channel! She does a lot of equine behavior videos

Thanks. I have a virtual workshop on passive leadership coming up in December for $9.99 please email info@harmonyhorsemanship.ca and when the sign is available we can let you know :)

@@HarmonyHorsemanship Yay!!! I love your webinars/workshops! Thanks you so much.

Take the hay out of the equation

Food can make the fight.... id introduce them in the arena with no food or friends

Thank you both for responding! I've had pretty good luck introducing horsea to each other by having them graze with a fence between them. The key being two separate piles, I actually use two Haypillows, so there's no need to fight. But I learned earlier today about "no friends." I had the gelding Christmas in the round pen with his new bestie mini horse mare Gingerbread. I put Romeo the stallion into the arena and he went to greet them (no food was out). Well Gingerbread the mini horse squealed and reared at Romeo the 2 year old Warlander. Somewhat controlled pandemonium ensued, with Gingerbread trying to attack Romeo and Romeo running around the outside of the round pen and Gingerbread chasing him. And between the two of them was 23 year old Christmas protecting Gingerbread. While running, he would try to bite Romeo over the round pen fence. Christmas has ring bone and anemia (which we're trying to figure out why), but he was having none of it! I was there with a lead rope to keep things from going too out of hand, but they are horses and run faster than I do. Note to self, no friends in sight when I try getting two horses used to each other!

@@daniel_moretti I'm sorry, but I'm picturing my toy poodle chasing after a Great Dane ( true story!:)

A lot of times its the mare unless the gelding is very stud like

Mares are usually dominant, other than a herd stallion, even then, there is usually a DOMINANT MARE.

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There are some animal species where the females are the boss; like lions, elephants, hyenas, killer whales, bonobos, and even horses

I hope in my next life I become a dominant mare.😮‍💨

I'm sorry to hear of your horse's troubles. I'd check equipment fits and she doesn't have a physical issue first. If she's good on a lunge line then I'd probably start with trying to lunge someone on her back.

Usually that's a tough one... neutral space, maybe the gelding alone for a week to settle, etc