WORKING WITH HORSES can be DANGEROUS! 

If you have a head trauma and have a headache afterwards, there a probability that you suffered a small concussion!

Fetlocks are on the lower legs, aren't they? Forelock on the face. 💖 I'd be tempted to take some clippers to their legs at least.

Oh no! 😮

I am 65 and I roll my pants

Fetlock is by their feet, the forelock is up between the ears.

Cockle burrs are the seed pods for the plants. The only way to keep them from spreading to your home pasture is to rake them up and burn them. leaving them around is on the ground is just spreading them. Good luck.

Go Alan go... drop it like it's hot. You got the moves. I'm older than you so I'm glad I don't have horses because if I did 'the crazy dance' I'd throw a few joints out of wack. LOL. It's a good thing, Alan, that the horse did not hurt you on purpose as it would of been worse. I belive that the soda & kiss will help you heal right up. Oh & the advil. Lol.

Her bangs are called her Forelock.

Their Fetlock is down around their pastern it's the just above it.

You’ll want to pull all the cockleburr stalks and burn them before they go to seed. You’ll have to do this a few years in a row to really get rid of them

Hey Allen. Love your channel. I’ve been a horse owner for many years and have owned and worked a lot of horses. I do want to tell you that their is a product that women use called “skin so soft” that works very good in helping with cocklebur removal. I put it in a spray bottle and spray them down and with a little pressure they pull right out. Hope this helps. Lowell

Your need to spray or chip those burs before they seed or you'll just keep going backwards with them.

Unsolicited advice here....get checked out for a concussion...that was a hard impact to your head, causing a headache...concussions can have consequences. I am caregiver for my adult brother who had a bunch of rowdy 4th grade classmates fall off choir risers onto him 41 yrs ago....he's had Epileptic seizures ever since...brain surgery, an implant, medications... I found him on the floor in his room yesterday (we had stormy weather and that sets it off worse, along with motorcycles passing the house/other loud sounds and flashing lights)....pure nightmare....he has seizures DAILY.... If you or your family members were in a car crash and hit your head(s), you'd get checked out.....this is absolutely no different...closed head injuries can be subtle....

Also think about digging out the bushes out and burning them is a safe place. I dig out a few every year and slowly have less each year. It's a job but easier than taking them off the horse.

It will continue to be a problem every year if you don’t stop the plant. It may take several times to get rid of them.

Oh wow Alan that looks painful. You take care and God bless you.

Wow I had to comment before the video. Someone didn't like the crazy dance. And she will not happy. Do not feel bad I'm 64 in July and I still roll up my pants. You have got some fancy dance moves there and take it slow around them. Another secret is hand all kinds of flapping stuff around the fields and barn this will help the babies as will to get use of unexpected movements. I put some by their feed and drinking area. That is some nasty hit you got. Looks like Coco Braziel must be looking down on and laughing seeing the new new version of the famous "Coco Butt". I'm glad it wasn't worst. Thank you for this very interesting video. I have seen the video of Amy's crazy dance. The only thing that should have been mention is to move slow at first. Because horse can swing there hind end so fast you would see it coming. We use to play kick the ball around the horses in the space about 70 x 100 and let them run around. Some times the ball will roll under and around their feet. If the ball was airborne it would it the walls or rafters and make noice. Or even bounce off them. By the end of 3 months they were in a parade of 150 and between 1000s of people with balloons and flags streamers. Anyway. Great video. Hit if you let oil (bady oil hair conditioner) soap for a few hours will make it easier. And if you can cut those cockleberry bushes out before the go to seed and burn what you pull out of their mains and tails so they don't grow. Have fun wish I could help.😊

I am "EXCITED", "SUPER EXCITED", to suggest some alternative superlatives. Animated, enthused, hopeful, enthused, appreciative, alive, spirited, moved........and these are just off of the top of my head. How about a little effort to avoid the incontinent use of "excited" and "awesome". It has been suggested before..........to no avail. Please?

Braid the main and forelock and put nylon stockings on their tails. Burrs are much easier to remove.

Pink hair product spray or cream is awesome for burrs and matts . Isn't nasty like wd40.

Maybe Avon Skin So Soft original scent bath oil will help. After you remove the cockleburrs soak their manes and tails with the oil. Have heard it helps keep flies away too. Best of luck! Such a prickly and tedious chore but it must give them great relief when it's done. Take care!

So glad you are ok!!! Our dogs get those cocklebur too, it's the worst!! No matter how much you brush them they get them every spring. We burned a lot of our weeds last year that really helped get rid of a lot of them on our property but I don't know how that would even work for a large field.

Gosh…. I hope you feel better soon! It is dangerous working with horses but I’m sure that you feel like it’s worth it! God bless you guys!!! 💙💙💙

Get a cheap spray bottle and use some coconut or olive oil. Doesn't take much and good for mane. Braid after to simplify and collect those so they don't come back.

ShowSheen will easily get the burrs out, you just spray on and comb them out.

Ouch ! Not fun to get clocked by a horse no matter how. Heal fast !

Forelock is the part of the mane that extends between the ears and hangs down the forehead. Fetlock is the joint above the pastern on the leg. Pretty basic!

the horses have just about all the burr picked up... should be easier now

Cowboy Magic or baby oil, wide tooth comb, elbow grease and patience.

There were stickers all over our property when we bought. We took old carpet, laid some chain link fence on top of it with some cinder blocks. Then drug it all over the pasture. Took a few years and several times a year to get rid of all of them. Love the Crazy Dance. lol Sure hope your head is better. Wow!

Alan, If you put babyoil,coconut oil or olive oil on the manes or tail they will pull out easier.

Glad you are ok. I had my foot crushed from a horse step on it and wouldn't move or pick up. After that time I can tell you when bad weather coming.

Hope you feel better. The horses look much better after getting the burrs out. Love your crazy dance. Have a good day

The burr plant is probably burdock, and the root is edible, quite sweet & medicinal, common in spring tonics and good for the liver. If you can dig them up you’re more likely to be rid of them, since that root grows bigger over the years. Check it out!

I have used wd40 in the past but now I much prefer to use a good detangler it seems to stay on the hairs longer with out the mess, all ways like battle scars fun to make up storys

I am so sorry you got hit in the head like that those kind of accidents happen when you have lots of horses it comes right out of the blue and get you I hope you're feeling better. I did want to tell you about those cockleburrs when I was growing up we had tons of them in our backfield it didn't matter how hard we tried they come back one would turn into a hundred but the thing that will work on those horses so they don't lose their manes and Tails is Crisco LeatherUp Crisco really good and let it sit on their main and soften those covers up and you can pick them right out it's amazing anyway good luck with the cockleburrs I hope you feel better God bless you and keep you safe it might have been a lot worse but you had your guardian angel with you ;-)

We got my Palomino back in March. She sat for a little bit before we bought her but after the first couple rides with her, she decided one day to buck off my husband. I understand that horses have their vices and spooks, or even just off days. However, ever since that buck my confidence level has been as low as it gets. I’m almost afraid of even catching her and brushing her off. She’s a very sweet, in your pocket, kind of mare but it definitely startled me. Any advice?? Alan, very nice dance 😂😂 just checked our Amrys channel. And I think Mrs. Vicki’s reaction was a lot cooler than what mine would have been! Lol be careful, Alan.

. . . Burdock in the forelock. Fetlocks are on the feet. A nicely roached mane gives the neck a nice arch. Very easy to maintain.

Between their ears down their face is called the forelock. The hair on the pastern is the fetlock.

Glad you are ok , I remember this same thing happening to me n my lower lip swelled up huge, but I also saw stars ✨ it almost knocked me out cold , thank God no lost teeth. ☹️

I took a 3 day class in the 70’s with a trainer, Monty Foreman, and learned you ride my mare with a twine only instead of a bridle. She only used a bozell, she never had a bit in her mouth.

I wish I lived close to you.I love a deep clean. Cockleburs have nothing on the variety that grows in Mi

Armor all works good on tangles .well they say it's your own fault the first 100 times you get hurt around horses.never under estimate their maneuvers or antics.for God sakes man be careful.

I have a scar under my left eye from an unexpected head swing.If you're going to have horses, you're going to have battle scars lol. Glad you're ok, the horses are looking fantastic.

Greetings....from the Western North Carolina Mountains...! OUCH...!!! Yes....it's absolutely important for all to know....that horses can be very dangerous to us.....simply due to the fact that they weigh, on the average, a half a ton ! Not to mention that they are a " fight or flight" animal, and can swing their bodies around in a split second, and if you're in the way...... I've been watching Amry since you first showed her to us.....what a sweet and incredibly talented young lady...!! She will have a "name" in the horse training industry for sure...! And lastly.....FYI....the hair in between the horses ears is the "FORLOCK". The bone in between the pastern and the hoof is the "FETLOCK". Watch out for those swinging heads !!!

Love your channel! Have you thought about burning out your pasture for the nasty weeds? The acreage we bought had this problem too. I have spent many hours raking and pulling and spraying the weeds. My dogs are a natural magnet too. Quick healing Alan.

Oh dear, what did you do? I hope that looks worse than it is. The hair on the front of her head is the forelock. The fetlock is on the ankles or fetlocks.

Easy way on legs is to shave the legs down. Roach mane up by the poll. (By the ears) roach from behind ears down 5”-6”! That’s helps you, but cuts a bridal path!

Back when I still had horses I used to say “It’s not if you’re going to get hurt, it’s when are you going to get hurt and how bad!” Even with gentle horses!

OUCH!! 😬 I'm glad you're OK!! Those Burrs Suck!! God Bless 😊⚘❤

I have long curly hair that tangles easy, I use a product on my hair and just apply it and leave it in , my hair don't tangle, I used it on my friends horses mane and tails ( it's safe, it's a human product..it's called.. Garnier fructis sleek and shine anti friz serum with argon oil..it comes in a green pump bottle..( it's slick as anything..) after you get the burs out. Bush it through really good..next time they get burs, they should be alot easier to get out..

Alan, did Lexi have a foal? Last time I saw her you said she wasn't far off having a foal? Lexi is your daughters horse, yes? Not sure if I might be confused, you have so many horses and they change too often for me to keep up with!

I LOVE IT!! thank you so so much for the shout out video 🥰

Wd40 that is silly...why not mineral oil it's cheap and works. Always ensure some mineral oil is in the mane and tails and you will have no problems. Mentioned this a few years ago

I know that feeling of having been hit by horses head. When explaining it, people dont understand. Its like getting hit by a truck.

Vick does look cute today 👍🏻👍🏻. Allen that bash looks so sore. You may want to get your nose/cheek x-rayed incase you have a fracture. You can get concussion from these kind of accidents, one that comes on slowly so be really mindful of how you are feeling.

Will my brother in the past gave many of his sons a shovel, and they dog out the burrs in the horse pasture before they went to seed. If Blake has time there is a job for him. I know hores can be bangers, because I had one kick me while doing a job. Get thing my father and brother was there that day. I'm grateful it wasn't really bad with your face.

Vicki is not going to be happy and she will be concerned. She loves you that much. God bless

Yeah we roached out horses back in the 70's. At that time it was just easier to take care of them. I don't have horses anymore, I'm too old to mess with them😂😂

Those burrs are seed. Hope you are burning them. A good burn off of the field, should get rid of them, or at least cut down the growth some

THOSE COCKLEBURS ARE AWFUL ! THERE IS A SEED POD IN EVERY BUR ! WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD TO PULL THE STALKS AND THEN WOULD BURN THEM ! THEY ARE HARD TO GET RID OF ! PRAY YOU RECOVER FROM YOUR ACCIDENT

please dont use wd40 on your horses, would you want that in your eyes? plus it stinks for eons. if you want a spray use cooking oil spray instead, you can get it at the dollar store

That is good to hear that the burr bushes have been dealt with

Fortop on head. Fetlock is the hair on the back of the lower leg by the hoof.

I liked your “crazy dance”. Sorry you got injured.

Try to get some Gliscerin and por a lot on main or tail or where ever the bures are and start on the outside or bottom and go slow!!

Ouch, I hope you're ok, at least it didn't knock your teeth out 😬

Was so sorry to see your injury. Sure hope you are feeling lots better! You are actually lucky it wasn't worse. You have to build up to doing those things with horses not handled daily, not just one day do it. I am surprised with what I see you all do you have escaped wire injuries pray you folks stay lucky. You can also use mineral oil on the horses names and tails to get them out.

Nice Dance there Alan. I hope you feel better Alan.

Can you use a conditioner to make the burrs come out aster, maybe soak the hair with it

Oh ouch Alan that looks bad,I will pray that you heal up soon

Hi Alan and Vicki. I just love your farm and the rescuing of the horses. I grew up with Registered Quarter Horses and my dad was a 50 year breeder. When we got cuckle burrs we used WD40 spray on their mane and tails and they pulled out great. We would put the cuckle burrs in a coffee can and gas and my dad would burn them. Your farm reminds me of my childhood . And the red metal comb is for shedding hair on one side and the other is a sweat scrape. After a bath you. Use the smooth side and scrape off the excess water. God Bless you all and keep up the great work. Take care. Sharon Anderson from Mayetta Kansas.

Fetlock is there ankle forelock is like a fringe on a human

Lol The Crazy Dance! You and Jason at coghill farm have the moves Poor Vicky ,she is so worried!

I am 72 and roll my pants up when I don't have boots on.

Forelock.

lol I already knew where that dance came from when you mentioned it, can’t wait to see her sale video from the Pitzer ranch. Well at least she didn’t run completely over you lol.

You need to mow those weeds BEFORE they go to seed.

Alan the fillies on the trailer are beautiful

Baby or mineral oil applied to the hair before combing out Cockelburrs makes the job WAY EASIER

... "a horse will anything at any time"

Omgoodness I think that crazy dance gave ya the crazy face. lol as for the folded over pants my brother wears a few this way, lol specially if it’s been raining and he is mucking the stall. 😂 BTW hope ya remembered to get the pup out of the trailer. 🤣🤣 Tfs hugs to y’all.

Forelock, the fetlock is on the ankle

I am 57 and I have a pair of jeans I roll up

why not cut the mane it will be back soon

Hope you didn’t suffer minor concussion. Be safe

What plant produces the cockleburs? I’d be eliminating those from that pasture. Would be a huge job, and might take a few seasons, but that is the pits!

If it were me I’d roach the mane but keep the forelock until I get those burs under control. I feel your pain! I was clipped on the chin by a spooky gelding years ago, cracked 2 molars and I had to have them pulled. Just glad it wasn’t my front teeth😆

Put baby oil on horses mane

Ah heck, don’t get onto Missy for bringing you that big stick. That just indicates that she is the branch manager! 😁

Good video good to see y'all

"Ohhh new kids".......lol

really thought vicky would of said need to improve your crazy dance or either thid one dont be doing the crazy dance upsetting the horses lol good video guys got to be more careful allan

Sorry about your face. Nice dance!

A 70 plus year old still rolls up her pant leg bottoms. rolled up.

Baby oil or mineral oil works for getting them cockleburs out.

❤😂ok dancing with horses is different lmbo Usually I don't play RU-vid in the barn and the animals don't hear a radio I put it on and my friend was singing on a live and my pony did react to it a bit then chilled when he could look at my phone so I kinda get what you are explaining 😂

Roach it!1

Maybe the combination of you always being "excited", the horses being "excited", and the Crazy Dance is just too much "excited"? And then there is "awesome." Overload!

That's one supremely understanding wife you've got there.... good on you both.