Love them!

I love the comment about problems being caused by the horse's poor balance! And the rider's poor balance!

Just watched this one..brilliant thankyou ladies❤

Age and fat

I like this video. It speaks of a very advanced topic but gives groundwork examples of how to work with horses. It also elementally tells what needs to be in-place before you collect.

Such an informative a compassionate video thanks for sharing will use this when training and helping my horse❤ lovely.thanks

Great explanation - thank you

Western trainers would call him introverted. I am lucky I rode horses who had been developed properly. Riders had to hold reins as if balancing a teaspoon of sugar. teaspoon

Thank you, my horse has the same damage as the palomino at 26:15 and time has done nothing to lessen it. Feels validating to hear that yes, this will be a lifelong affect.

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Hi Jec, what a coincedence you present a podcast on collection… I just said in my little video (self critical videos I make to track progress and learn my mistakes) yesterday that I have been stuck at second level because I do not have a good enough understanding of what exactly collection is, or better yet how it is created. On a different but related note… what brand is the western saddle you are sitting in on the lovely 18 yr old gray? I am on a quest to find a western saddle that is close contact and sets the leg under your seat correctly as you are in the photo ☺️ Thank you in advance. (And btw I love the set of twelve cavaletti risers I ordered last year!!)

Beautifully explained 😊

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Great presentation -a great book in this topic is “ the horse in positive tension” by stammer -a must read for a scientific understanding of “the horse defying gravity “

Hi, I purchased a 4 year old horse. After riding him for a few weeks, he keeps stumbling on his front leg. Is there something wrong with his front legs? Do i need to get him checked?

I love how you get straight to the point and convey the key information clearly and directly in your videos.

Background noise is distracting but all your videos are great and well done!

Really appreciate the comment concerning a troubled horse needing help shifting to positive mood state. This really rang a bell for me. We have a 10 yr old gelding that I have spent over 5 yrs rehabilitating after sending him to a trainer when he would have benefitted from a much needed rest from stressful training. It was an honest mistake, but I have been paying very heavily for it these last five years. He is now much more well adjusted, but has back problems diagnosed as kissing spine in the lumbar area. I recognize it starts conformationally, but I do theorize his emotions kept him so tight, while he tried to comply with training that he compressed his spine. L1 and L2 are overlapping, and he has continual discomfort.

Thank you Jec and Lynn, Love your chats and the ability to go back and re-listen. This one hits on many issues that are present for me.

So appreciated!!

Very good point about the spine -going into 2 point or rising trot . The woman who won the gold on Dalera warms up her horse in a 2 point position

Love these chats and thank you girls!!!

Thank you, it was a pleasure to watch ❤

So sorry I missed it. So happy you record and post the recording. Thanks Jec!😊😊

When a stifle "locks:" at the walk, is it dangerous to trot? I am working on rerhabbing my geldings stifle. I've been ponying him for 2 mos and now riding.. Can it happen at trot?

Very informative, thank you so much for sharing

I had a trainer with a degree in animal science come help me with my mare. She grabbed the lead rope and was going to tell my mare what to do and my mare tried to come to me. I said did she just try to come to me? The trainer said no! she was trying to go in the barn because she didn't want to be told what to do. This just lets me know that my gut was right in that moment. I will NEVER be asking a trainer for help with my horse again. I've had a total of 3 trainers help me with her and I am left to fix what they did to her.

Love all your videos

As always, thanks so much for sharing your wisdom here!

Person talking in background annoying and distracting

Never thought about horses physical activity, consistency, being so similar to ours . Totally agree after listening to this .

One of my geldings was in a pasture which backs up to a state park. One morning, early, I was refilling his water and fluffing up his breakfast hay while he was eating his alfalfa mash and all of a sudden he alerted me that there was something or someone weird in the woods behind the paddock. He moved left his tasty meal to stand in between me and the forest. He squared up and stomped several times. He waited in that position for a few minutes and stayed until he relaxed and felt safe enough to continue eating. Another time he refused to go down the trail we almost always went down. Most of the time he would automatically turn (that’s how often we used this particular trail.) This one day he refused so I trusted him. He’s a spectacular horse and I chose to go an alternate route around the woods. On our way around, we came upon a bunch of cops accompanied by a dive team… apparently a rapist had chased a woman into the woods and he was hiding along the trail that my horse and I usually ride on. They will absolutely protect us. I do t expect them to and I feel that we should be the o es to protect them, but God created us all with different strengths and weaknesses and horses have such incredible senses they are willing to share with us. All we have to do is listen to them. Thank you you Lord for horses. ✝️🕊️💝

THANK YOU Jec! Wasn't sure if you got/read my message. You obviously did. 😊 I'm so glad I was able to join your live session. These are so very helpful! Thanks again.

Is there a recommended frequency and/or duration of those bursts you talked about?

beautiful, thank you!!! How do you tell the horse to start with the front leg you wish to start with? Thank you so so much!!

Question: Please give some ideas for taking a horse with negative emotion to an inquisitive state. Thank you.

This is absolutely a wonderful, insightful, and well spoken description of horse's behavior and emotions!!! I am an equine body therapist for the past 35 years with all types of horses and I have discovered many of these things and have changed my interactions with my clients horses over the years with great results. Unfortunately, with my own P.R.E. gelding with an unintentional bad early foal experience, I have not had a successful inroad to him and his stressed personality. I believe watching this gives me a better understanding for yet another go at breaking through with him. He is now 13 and it has been a 12 year project!!! Thank you!

❤probably the best pod yet, thank you.

Thank you both for this excellent video. Both my mares were taken away from mothers at 6 months, & Zadie (Friesian) was imported straight away from Holland, & until I bought her, aged nearly 10 had done very little. She has made me consider 'training' more than any other horse I've owned. In the past I rarely bought anything much over 3 years old. She is now 17 & we still have our moments, she is always on 'guard duty' & we spend a long time looking around & touching & smelling things. We have done a lot of obstacle training which she is happy & confident with & now really enjoys just riding out. I would recommend that everyone should watch this session. There is always something new to learn in all your conversations together.

Where did you get the CAvesson you use in this video? I have a very heavy German cavesson but have noticed some lighter weight, simpler ones from Spanish trainers.

Was she tested for EPM/PSSM?

Clear and makes sense. Thank you!

Hi Jec, so an injury to the iliopsoas muscle (vet diagnosis) may be a contributing factor to being very on the forehand? Would some exercises in lifting the neck be helpful or do you start by addressing the HQ issue with some targeted exercises or both? I have your books so maybe you could refer to those pages for ideas to help the horse. Thank you!!! CH

I should clarify that I do NOT normally use such a large clip as the one in this video. It was simply the closest rope when I started filming, so I grabbed it to demonstrate attachment. I prefer a smaller/lighter and non-intrusive clip.

Thank you so much!

What is the length of the Paracord loop? Do you buy it as a loop or is it tied into a loop?

Yes they are very helpful thank you! My question is if horse has mild impingement of T14-15 and narrowing at 15-16 would you want to be up in a three-point position therefore putting more weight on that area when riding or would you want to be further back (can’t imagine that would be good either). Thx Jec!

Just curious did you have her tested for PSSM? going lame after light work sounds a lot like exercise intolerance which is a symptom.

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