More you use your reins the less they use their brains... Love that! I wish I could get the heavy hand “control” trainer at the barn where I currently ride to understand this...
So interesting. I have a Irish Cob that is sensitive and always in a hurry. I would love her to decompress and just relax. I am definitely going to try a bit of groundwork with her. Just to relaxxxxxxx.
I have a tight and nervous aged mare. Has done all natural preparations however every step requires teaching relaxation with feet moving again. It's coming along remembering head down - a game change for us and thanks for confirming details that are helping build her confidence and me staying progressive.
Oh yes, that canter departure.....fast- tight- trot- dang it horse-get it together -ugh- gotta rebalance-return to walk kinda wonky. Yes, delightful it is not 😆 thanks for giving us the truth in training, very much appreciating your videos
Love me some low neck angle. I once got a horse stuck in my string that went everywhere with his neck straight up in the air. My personal problem with that is that, that horse is one small idea from rearing back and landing on me. That crap kills a lot of horse folks.
Explained thoroughly. But to a beginner rider. They would be lost. I have built on my experience and knowledge, over 40 years and still learning. Thank you for you patience with this horse. Yes. Horses have to understand what rider wants. I grew on all levels with your thought process and work ethics with this ride and for the response you received. It’s great to have wonderful horsemen who knows positive training for a better calmer less stressful horse. Many more happy trails. Thanks 😊
yes this definitely isnt a beginner type video. Beginners wouldnt be starting their learning with a video called "reactive horse" but its a great stepping stone once they have learned the basics! :)
I’m really curious about what you said at the 9:45 mark about when they rub their face on their leg. My horse does it a lot during ground work after I’ve gotten him to carry himself in a more engaged way, of course it’s accompanied with the head shake, licking, chewing, etc. I’m really trying to learn better about the not so obvious body language and what it means, especially when it comes to them processing stuff.
Thank you! I’ve been riding a semi western (western training, owner has mileage but isn’t well trained) horse for a few years, trying to never use direct contact, or even indirect or a leading rein, for that matter. Now she’s gotten into using a hackamore and trying to “collect her”, but the horse is an emotional 19 year old. She throws a fit when it doesn’t go her way, and she hurts herself when she’s not calm and quiet. I don’t get it. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it! And, I still ride her, so I have a mess on my hands now. I don’t know what to do. Super frustrating.
Hi Ryan I am so excited to have found your channel! I am very curious about the leg rub my daughter's horse does that often throughout her lessons. I am wondering if there is something that can be done to lessen the times she does this?
@@Eatthefetus Ryan said in the video that she is coming off of adrenaline he did not say she she was itchy so I am curious about this. His explanation of the behavior makes more sense for our horse than itchy.
@@deeonnelson1130 Mr. Rose mentioned the parasympathetic versus sympathetic nervous systems. As you probably know activation of the parasympathetic nervous symptom results in a lower heart rate among other physical parameters and the sympathetic system is associated with the opposite effects and is the mode of flight, stress, excitement, anxiety etc. The mediator of this sympathetic activity is adrenaline. The horse is trying to lower it’s adrenaline which would mean a lower sympathetic response. If your horse is doing this action many times in a training session it suggests that the horse is getting stressed or excited with some requirements and then resettling as evidenced by the rubbing behavior. Mr. Rose may have a better interpretation but I offer this from the perspective of my medical understanding of these two nervous systems. 😊
Can you do a video on saddling spooky horses. I just got a pony who shakes and darts away when the saddle pad and saddle comes towards him. He was foxhunting before, i had a ppe on him with zeros issues, but i cant ride because i cant get the saddle on
Curious about something, do you ever ride without spurs and or bid? If yes or no why :) Not a horse owner myself but curious about horses and like the videos I've watched from you so far :)
Yes frequently, Spurs help give specific cues and help keep them From leaning on our legs. So if I’m not asking for specific yields like when I’m trail riding or green horses I probably wouldn’t have spurs on. Thanks
Ryan Rose, When I met you a few years back at Midwest Horse Fair. I really wasn't too fond of you. Sorta short on conversation, stuck on yourself abit. BUT....I went to a clinic of yours a week ago, love your horse skills, your PEOPLE SKILLS AND YOUR VIDEOS ROCK!!!!! Thank you, for GROWING INTO A VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE HORSEMAN and a TRUE GENTLEMAN! PEG Smith.
PSA- don’t longe a horse with a long line while wearing spurs. Very dangerous. That extra line dragging can get caught around a spur. . Plenty of people have found out the hard way while tangled up with an excited reactive horse. Don’t do this.
Hey Ryan, I love watching your work. Quick question. At 4:13 horsey is described as little too soft on her LF. Plz can you explain? Is that a bad thing? Thank you, from the UK ☺
To me Ryan saying she is being too soft means that she is evading the pressure he has applied to the bridle and bending more than he has asked. like she has over bent her head and neck to the slightest pressure rather than responding appropriately with just following the feel and the pressure applied. Please correct me if I am wrong or off base here Ryan!
@@lizarutherford2477 to me it means your horse is reacting to the cue rather than responding. so the horse isn't thinking his way through the task but rushing and panicking to get any relief he can find
Nope, she was throughly checked by a vet before she came in for training. I’ll be doing a video soon on identifying if it’s a pain issue vs a behavioral issue. Always need to make sure it’s not pain first. 👌
I though so too, she seems a bit off/stiff in the hind end. Short strides and tail swishing. Not to say she didn't have training holes as well, she just seems off. Idk, Im not an expert.
