@@STORMWARRIOR686 If you think that ‘all he did was put him on the ground’, we have very different opinions about how to train an equine. I can ride my horse or have him lie on the ground and it doesn’t look anything like this. Although, that doesn’t count. He is trained. Let’s just say that this is not how my horse was started. It is nothing like how I teach him to do anything new. Pretty sure this guy getting on their back is also done in an antiquated thuggish way. Can I get my horse to do something completely new in a day? Nope. Because I don’t think the equine version of waterboarding to get immediate compliance is the way to go. That’s pretty much this guy’s gig. He understands very little about how they think. And there is no excuse for being so unknowledgeable today. If you are into horses/mules, like this guy. If you aren’t, that’s different. Like you. I hope you are just trolling around the internet seeing what there is to see, and just haven’t seen enough to know this is way, way extreme these days. It’s cruel. And if you are actually a horse/mule owner and you think this guy’s methods are fine, we will never be on the same page. Hell, we aren’t even in the same library😆
@@rebeccaluvshorses thank you! the mule will one day get its revenge. Thats how mules are. They don't forget stuff like that and once you are off guard they will attack
You all have lost your minds. This guy is super professional, and very very effective (and yes, that's why people pay him.....he knows what he's doing). Real horsemen deal with real problems, and this was perfectly fine. Many many veterinarian techniques for procedures are done exactly like this. Absolutely nothing was even kind of out of bounds. It was done very well in fact. He even explains older techniques that were instituted as a pain mechanism which he doesn't do. You're dealing with an animal big enough to cause you serious damage, you don't fool around with them and just hope it gets better. I would venture to say that none of the people who have a problem with this are either owners or daily riders, but keyboard cowboys. Real life is messy and dangerous and requires actual action and teaching. This guy did a fantastic job.
Tying up the legs and forcing the mule to let her ears be touched is abusive. Should we tie you up and touch you in places you don't want to be touched in?
Confrontation of fears is the only way to get over them.. ignoring and running away from everything in life that scares you isn’t healthy. Time a few of you losers learn that.
@@Trythis837 right but tying up a helpless animal and FORCING them to accept their fears through flooding isn't the way to handle it dumbass! Why is it so hard to put yourself in the animals place!
I am so disappointed and disgusted that this is still a thing, take a hint man, so u not consider this abuse? It’s kinda obvious the horse is in distress, pls take this man out of business, pls do not support animal cruelty, and the worst part is the other people that think this is real training, this is abuse. There is a proper way of training, this is not it.
Amelia people like you buy horses and spoil them then you have to sale them cas you can't handle them people like you are complete idiots about equines stick to your lap dogs this man is not hurting this mule if you and your kind can't see that stop watching these videos and keep your opinions to yourself.
Yup it should be 8 women running around beating their horse onto a trailer in a mad panic because they never took ten minutes to do work like this with it.
@@Trythis837 you dont need to do anything like this to get a horse to do anything. u dont need to beat them or hit them or tie them down. literally with time and care a horse can be happy and calm. u dont need to abuse an animal to 'train' it
@@sophiegreenwood1759 did a cracked out chick with coloured hair send you here? That’s not remotely abusive.. he’s petting the damn things ears.. grow up snowflake
@@sophiegreenwood1759 literally in 12 minutes that mule is standing there happy as a lark having her ears scratched.. at no point was she ever in any distress not even remotely.. the guy knows his stuff..
This is like one of the worst training methods I have seen by far. You clearly don't want to gain her trust at all, you can clearly see that she is pain.
@@Trythis837 It's not "Forcing". The reason horses do that willingly is because there's a bond between the rider and the horse. What IS forcing is this. Have you seen the videos of him riding them to exaustion then beating them when they don't get up?
Honestly makes me wonder if he’s doing that on purpose. His goal is to utterly destroy their spirit. He takes pride that he can make them ‘take anything’.
why using so much force on this mule?? you only make it worse because this mule does not trust people, YOU HAVE TO EARN IT. this is very bad mule handling. you are forcing her in a forced position and forcing her to accept your hands on her ears that's not how you word=k with this mule this is pure betrayal to her for the rest of her life. MAX it is not fair what you do to this mule NOT FAIR AT ALL. HORRIBLE TO WATCH THIS IS MULE ABUSE!!! And DON'T talk about respect because you don't show her respect either
Have you ever been whacked in the head by a big mule head?? Sometimes you have to do different things to be able to allow them to be trained safely and you. Obviously this mule came to him very head and ear shy.
Not even close to proper. I’ve dealt with many ear shy horses and fixed it with a simple method very easily; no real goal was truly completed. She is still flinching her head away from him because no trust established.
All you need to do really is build trust my own horse wouldn’t let me touch her ears for about a year and now she’s totally fine and she surprisingly loves ear rubs almost like a dog 😂 I just can’t touch inside her ears because that’s weird unless I’m putting swat in them
This isn’t a horse. It’s a MULE. You don’t train a mule like a horse or a horse like a mule. This mule was not hurt. Go watch some Queen Valley Mule Training videos with Steve Edwards and he will say the exact same thing.
@@privacymatters5204 it is of the equid species. Just because one or two people out of the majority do the same thing doesn’t make it right. I have worked with almost every horse breed under the sun, including mules. Each horse needs an individual training routine so it can be humanely done
I have no words for this the fact that you have the guts to post this is crazy. There is no reason that you should even have these animals they all could be great animals one day.
the horse did not submit to you you forced it to submit to you so it’s obviously not going to work as soon as you let the horse stand again it’s going to not let you touch the ears.
I agree with David. I have draft mules who are all over 18HH. If I tried this with a headshy mule, I'd never catch him again. If I hobbled him like that, there's a good chance I'd never get to touch his legs again either. Your gentle little jenny is trying hard to understand what you want and it seems you can't figure out how to tell her. She stays calm and looks to you inquisitively, what a good natured girl. There is no need to dominate a mule like this. I hope folks watching it don't get the idea that they should try it themselves. It's not problem solving.
Am I the only one who sees how jumpy this mule is. When he takes the hobbles of its jumping around every where. No wonder it's ear shy u beat the crap out of them then try to fix it.
Stop Training. Your not made to work with animals. If you dont have the knowledge, you start with force and abuse. Better you search a serious trainer and learn from him.
To anyone watching this video, please for the love of god do not listen to this man's advice. He has absolutely no idea how to train a horse or mule. His methods will only lead to a traumatized and/or injured animal.
So many of you know nothing of training fine mules. Max trains and sells some of the finest mules in the world. They’re well adjusted and not vindictive. What you need to understand is when you use terms like dominate you’re giving a negative connotation to a natural thing. Man does have dominion over the animals. But when you say leader it’s the same thing with less negative connotation. Mules absolutely must see you as leader, it is the only way to have a safe and good relationship with your mule. What he’s teaching his mule is priceless!! What might seem cruel on the outside is teaching multiple lessons that are life-saving. People want lol switch to clipping bridles or avoid the vice instead of facing it, and then one day your mule gets something on his ears while you’re riding and you end up in a horrible wreck. You’re also teaching him to stay calm in a wreck or when he is bound, and wait for you to help him or direct him. THIS instills trust and respect, and it will save your life. The mule is never in pain. He is calm and methodical and the mules respect him, they do not fear him. The mule respects he who makes him think and learn. This is not cruel, it’s lifesaving. Those of you who think being your mule’s best friend is the goal are going to get killed. Like a child, your first course is to establish trust and respect, and the friend relationship comes with time later after that’s established. Im currently working with a drastically ear shy mule. Im making progress, but the mule is stronger and bigger than the human and she always is about to keep her head high and get away from me, establishing she is untrusting of my and is the leader. I’m floored to try this because it will be a much safer way to work on this with my girl and increase our trusting bond too. We should all be so lucky to afford a Max Bishop mule! Keep it up Max!
I agree 100 percent. The man knows what he is doing and makes progress right before your eyes. The mule is also safely released of the hobbles. And the man never get mad , just works to his advantage and knowledge.
Preach! I have a Molly who gets violent when you even think about touching her ears. I tried this method after months of trying to go slow and do it the “soft” way with nothing to show for it except a bruised thigh from where she kicked me and a mule who thought she was God. I have only done it once but I’ve already seen a significant improvement. It was to where I couldn’t even put a halter on her without her loosing her shit. This has helped me beyond belief, people who’ve never had to deal with one who would just as soon kick your brains out as stand tied doesn’t know or even understand that sometimes being gentle doesn’t get you anywhere but hurt. All these keyboard warriors just need to shut up and sit down bc they don’t know nothin about nothin.
What in the world is wrong with you? It is called patience, consistency, kindness, and KNOWLEDGE. Cutting the air off?! WTF? and hobbling. You are a piece of work. I seriously hope you are reported sir.
You need to stop abusing animal you don’t deserve to live if you abuse horses and other animals it’s not nice how would you feel if I did that to you . You better stop or I will call the police and I am not joking around these are my favorite animals. They are clearly hurt and you are being a bully to them they are beaten and they are DONE!! yOU ARE DONE
IDK i have an ear shy baby and I got her used to me touching her ears by going slow and giving encouragement.. took a few days but I wouldn't lay her down because of being ear shy, or even an adult mule or horse.. thats a tad extreme.. and definitely better ways of doing it.. vrs rushing
Not at all they’re very close to the same animal I’ve ridden a mule the same way I ride my horse this guy is just not a good person to take advice from
So this is what we are doing all because she was walking because she did not like her ears touched this is unbelievable maybe use our minds and touch the ears and when she seems calm release horses and mules learn from release and pressure and the fact that you would let this guy touch your horse is crazy he is not part of my equestrian community
Max absolutely knows what he is doing. He kept himself safe and the mule was never in pain or danger. These negative comments claiming abuse are anthropomorphic, attributing human emotions and intelligence to a mule. Max speaks mule. How do you think mules and horses treat one another as they establish dominance? It’s not with tenderness.
a mule is a) not a horse b) you can not dominate mules in the long run. One day as soon as they catch you off guard they will kick your head in on purpose since they now hate you. The mule in the video hasn't learned a thing but is in shock and confused. you have to teach a mule by explaining things to it, but this guy lacks the ability to communicate what he wants so he forces it. I will be happy once the mule gets its revenge
It's really funny you say that considering the fact "methods" like this aren't only harmful for the animal, it's also incredibly dangerous for the person. Which speaks volumes about what's going on inside your head if you really think this is a legit way to gain an animal's trust and cooperation. The moment someone uses the word "dominance" when speaking about anything related to training horses, I cringe so hard I shrivel up like a f/cking raisin. People like you end up six feet under or disabled for the rest of their life because they got kicked in the head, and then the animal gets euthanized because it's "dangerous" and "aggressive." Tale as old as time.
have fun once this mule gets his revenge... Im sorry but they don't forget stuff like that. She will kick you in the head one day once you are off guard. I have mules and horses myself
This is abuse! So cruel. How on earth can a human do this? Should be stopped! 🤬 Edit:This is not training! This is abuse, forcing a horse down? Nearly breaking they legs? abuse Edit 2:I just want to know... Why do people do this? It's full on abuse! I can't stand seeing a horse in pain! I am reporting
Max: puts hobbles on the mule to forse it to lay down Me: WHY WHY DO THAT FOR ONE THAT MULE ALREDDY HAS TRUST ISSUES AS IT IS AND NOT TO MENSHON U COULD CORCE HUR TO BRACK HUR FRICKING LEG. and yes it can corse a horse to brack its leg because i trusted someone to train my horse and they used hobbles on hur and she was rearing uo and fell back and brock hur back leg and we had to put hur down because of that stupid pursen so think about that bethur you put hobbles on a horse.
You’ve got to be kidding me🤬whoever you are I can’t believe I stumbled upon your abusive sickening channel...So it helps to cut the air off from horses or mules, are you kidding me that’s abuse shame on you.
What sense do you have,clearly the mule dose not like you touching him like that that’s why he is pushing you alway listen to the mules body language.And what type of trainer are you from putting leather on the mules legs and expecting for him to sand on his knees.you can not be doing this it is abuse.
This is absolutely disgusting l am literally heart broken for this mule and all the other horses he has laid hands on this dushbag needs to be told how to properly train a horse, if l meet him l would punch him he is a big jerk.
If it were only that eassy. I have the softest, sweetest mule who loves the inside of her ears scratched but does not by any means want you touching the outside of them!
u are a horrible person! If he mule doesnt like it to be touched at any uncomfortable places then let it be. And grabbing the nose so tight. I dont know why u arent in jail for animal abuse.
You gotta lot of keyboard cowboys on here who obviously know absolutely nothing about training and using animals for their intended purpose. This video was awesome and very very well done. I couldn't recommend you high enough.
The reason why she's fighting you is because you are hurting her maybe if you know how to be a real trainer and know how to do things right then she would trust you but you don't earn horses or mules trust because of your abusive training methods. How do you expect your methods to be so perfect when you're just hurting an animal oatney opening I think a local rescue League should get involved in this because you are legitimately hurting up animal and you're not even admitting it you're such a horrible person you don't even deserve to have animals if you're just going to abuse them and hurt them just for fun and you call this training this ain't even training this is more like how to hurt your horse or mule into trusting you
Ok so first of all you are a horrible trainer you are abusing this mule who does not want her ears touched second of all you don’t just tie ropes around her legs to hold her down that is making her upset and you are not building any sort of trust with her. Third I know about horse training I ride and watch the horses be trained by EXPERIENCE people you are just beating the heck out of these horses and Mules until they want to die and they are breaking bones and getting hurt by you I don’t understand this like I have already said this so many times but you are ABUSING these animals like who trains a mule to have it’s ears touched by pining it down by tying it’s legs with rope so that it can’t get up and then grab the ears. What I would do is pet her a bit and then pet the ear a bit and if she lets me reward with a treat and try again until she is desensitized to the ear touching. But to wrap this up I just want to say … STOP ABUSING ANIMALS!!!!!!!!
Go see for yourself. And mess with a mule, they are strong willed and loyal. Hope you people can stay on. I have one from him & don't have any issue. Don't LEAVE LLLL
