Good teaching moments with Trent. His face was right where he could get “cow kicked” to the side. He’s blessed to have his dad’s horses to work with. Ask me how I know a nine year old kid who had to learn on her own can get kicked like that, but not my face. And I have just been given a 21 year old gelding that has been ignoring his former owner (my niece) and running over or knocking her flying. I called the prior owner and she was surprised to here he was like this. He had developed bad habits with a newly horse owner. A friend bought him and did some good work with him but she quit coming around for a while so he’s back to spooking from”air” so time for some pay attention to me work. We practiced little circles then I would walk off and more circles, here, there, and so on. Then a short lesson on standing beside me calmly at the mounting block (stump-he’s 16.3 hands). The former owner said she had put all kinds of people on him and camped and showed him all over Oregon. It doesn’t take long for them to get sour. I enjoy your common sense way of talking and doing things and the fun trail rides. I loved the tag game. I was able to play polo with my QH with a group using brooms and a basket ball. I held back until the ball escaped the huddle then we went in low and fast and took the ball to the goal. That little Poco Buena great something grandson could move quick. You might think about that for a game with your group.
As someone who has gotten into horses as an adult this video is great. So many lifelong horse people forget things that have become instinctual and can’t teach even if you ask
Thanks for sharing some basics! So many people have no idea about any of that, I am at a 70 horse stables in California and boy do I see some stuff, if we just keep throwing it out there maybe more people will pick up some good horsemanship skills 🙏🏻
