Jesus H. Roosevelt. That’s the stupidest way to teach stay, ESPECIALLY with a sighthound. They are lazy as fuck, literally the easiest thing you can teach them is stay, because that’s their natural way of being anyway lol. You are basically just rewarding them being themselves. I’ve seen my own whippet slightly annoyed because I BROKE the stay, and she didn’t want to move. Not to mention, this pushing thing Beckman does can be absolutely a fun thing if the dog likes to play a little rough, so it is so inappropriate in every aspect of training. Sighthounds are very intelligent. I know I’m not making sense in a training session if my dog gives me a confused look. They are very good at pattern recognition (god knows for no reason other than mischief). Beckman makes this harder and more abusive than any regular balanced trainer would, and this is not a compliment to balanced trainers.

Tara has much to hard hands for a bitless bridle. Her hands are too hard for any sort of reins! She should go back to learning the basic of using your body/ balance instead of pulling on the reins like she is holding on to dear life.

Poor Bella... Tara is just cruel. She never gives any release and always blames her horses for problems *she* causes!

Ar the end of the day we're looking after horses no need to fight human wise keep your comments to your self please

She ruined Bella. For years people kept telling her and tried to help her with advice, but she refused to listen. I can't believe people still defend and Support her Tara is so frustrating to watch because 1.) She never listens to advice and 2.) She *ALWAYS* blames her horses

I like how you peel back the layers and want the dogs to be set up for success. They thrive on that and, to me, it is essential and fundamental to the leadership that dogs look to us for instinctively. It's more of a long term strategy than these situational tactics that Beckman showcases.

OMG that poor horse. Yes, "sack of potatoes" is a perfect description. That woman needs to practice and train to strengthen her balance before mounting a horse and she needs to find a horse that can support her body weight. It's horrible to see stupidity when an animal is on the receiving end.

Thank you for sharing this video. This man is grossly insensitive, abusive, and uneducated about horses. He has no business working with horses.

Dressage is cruel!!! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Shame on people who think otherwise.

Thank you so much for commenting about "barrel horses" etc. Those for entertainment horse sports are cruel and cause injuries and long term pain. I like Clever Cowgirl because she rescues horses that no one else wants or cares about, and puts a lot of hard work into giving them good lives. I just found your channel and will check out your other videos. Thank you again.

When will Tara ever learn, that using a rope halter or a hackamore bitless bridle with rough hands is going to get her nowhere with her progress? For me, using a clip-on rein that goes around the neck is a better option, or a treeless saddle and wool pads would be better for improving balance. They're good for walk/trot rides, cantering or galloping with a treeless saddle on can result in you flying off your noble steed's back, and leave you with a pine tree to the face, so bareback is better if you want to go faster without stirrups.

I taught dog obedience classes for several years at a training club. Currently I compete with 3 of my dogs in Rally/Obedience. I have been on the dog training circuit for many years and have never seen anyone teach "stay" by literally pushing a dog back!! What the😅 heck???. Is this guy making it up as he goes along? And what about the people who are sitting in his class and thinking this ridiculous, unprofessional method is right!

God certainly gave you a gift with animals😇

And never apologise, when you get sad, my partner has his x lab till 17, and still gets tears in his eyes over king SAM, Thank Gosh he had a wonderful life with you, and not a luny, i may have mentioned before, but once pulled a pupil off a horse for her temper tantrum, i will not tolorate any bad conduct, NOT even on a spider, your work with dogs excellent, attitude to horses insightful xx

I dont give horses voice, AS it does not work simple horses dont scream at each other, HEAD DOWN TERRROT, DO AS YOUUUUR TOLD, NOW, total lunacy, sick of the yanking, pulling, get a stronger bit, tie down, electric shocks, ALL WICKED XX

Hi angelxx i think you interupted his reading princess bookxx lol, seriously, no screaming seeeeif,,, DOWN YANK, PULL DO IT NOWWWW, You are kind gentle, take your time, AND LET HIM TAKE HIS TIME, could be weeks,, so what!! No screaming, HOW simple if know the basics, GOSH AN ADORABLE golden fox angel, so proud of you xx

I think it was Raleigh, who said ‚if you ever see a trainer looking for a negative reaction, so they can punish it, they’re a bad trainer, who abuse animals.‘ and I think that 100% applies here.

Beckman is a douche. I will never understand so-called “trainers” who have to force every behavior. Great job on showing how it SHOULD be done!

What's the matter with that guy he is so spoiled and selfish man..

I’m new to your channel and so far I‘m enjoying your videos. I deliberately started with your critiques of channels that I like (it‘s easy to just agree with disliking someone, who‘s methods already seem iffy to you), because what you have to say is insightful. I like to hear the good with the bad, though, tell us when someone does something really well, tell us when you have a concern and obviously tell us when something is completely over the line. One thing I noticed was the comment towards the end about the legs being clean unlike the ‚last time‘, though, wich makes me think you‘re confusing Clever Cowgirl for Free Spirit Equestrian. It was FSE where you took issue with the muddy legs, not CC. I hope I‘m phrasing this gently enough, and you absolutely have my sympathy for any amount of hate that was and is directed your way. I’m sorry you’re having to deal with that and I‘m obviously not condoning any level of hate when I say: If you‘re going to make videos on the internet critiquing peoples animal handling, wich IS a super interesting topic, you‘re going to have to put up with some level of critique to your commentary. I get that the sudden influx of attention on you must be disorienting, and you‘re probably feeling a little defensive about it, but I‘d recommend trying to refrain from comments about peoples priorities with their animals, when you genuinely don‘t know what their priorities are and actually do what you say you‘re doing and just comment on what you see. If your commentary makes you sound uninformed or ignorant, especially if you make kind of catty comments ascribing motivation to people, without knowing the actual context like you did in this video, people will naturally want to provide you context on that. Just look at all the people telling you about why CC trims her horses tails, or heck, my comment. I was like ‚Oh, they seem like they confused CC with FSE, maybe it would be helpful for them to realize that going forward‘. From what you‘ve said in the four videos of yours I‘ve watched so far, you don‘t seem to want negative engagement and I don’t think you need to be antagonistic to keep people attention. Your opinions alone are interesting enough and our genuine love for the animals in the videos really comes through. Everytime you spotted Tiny the cat in the background, was delightful.

Tara tries bitless riding with a thin halter while riding Bella with the same harshness as usual, fails, goes back to riding Bella harshly with a bit, fails, blames the horse and refuses to do bitless riding again instead of taking accountability, and puts Bella on a two month vacation. The more I see what is happening to Bella, the more I wish Tara can sell her to a better and more competent person like she did with the Fresian she bought with Apollo, the Andalusian colt she sold because he wouldn't tolerate her nonsense and was "spoiled" (his name was Diablo and he was bought at around the same time as Bella), and Farouk because with how it is going, it would be for the best! She almost ruined Farouk and is on the way to ruining Bella who is still a young horse. Bella came from a breeder who left her out in the field under-muscled, unhandled, and sick. I won't be surprised if this early upbringing and Tara's mishandling of her end with Bella getting ruined and sold faster than the other horses Tara bought. Also, while there are legitimate welfare reasons to clip a horse especially horses with PPID and certain other health issues, horses who are overheating even when outside, horses who can't shed on their own, etc. it looks like Bella was clipped for vanity. She is continuing to ignore the discomfort Bella keeps telling her and keeps calling her stubborn or naughty with the influence of her creepy comment section not helping. It is honestly a shock Bella didn't explode yet. There are ways to easily ride a horse with a bit whether it's metal (snaffle or a similar bit), leather, rubber, a war bridle, etc. without being a clown who rides with harshly. I have seen a lot of humane equestrians on KZbinr and near my living area do this with none of them ever riding their horses in a way that causes pain so it's definitely possible! The problem is Tara once again because she refuses to change to gentler ways (look at her, she can't even ride with a halter!) and the results of her refusal to change are showing through Bella. I feel bad for this poor little horse.

It's kind of a relief to find this post. I stumbled on Bella and Tara a few weeks ago. I thought she was riding horribly but everyone in the comments was praising her

I’ve just commented on Tara’s video to say I am a saddle fitter in her area and I would take a look at Bella’s saddle as it doesn’t look right at all. I actually know the fitters she uses as they also come to yards near me and I have not heard good things! But that’s a whole different story. The saddle she is using looks unbalanced, it is too wide once Tara is sat in it so it is sitting on her withers, it looks slightly too long for Bella in some clips and it will cause her pain in the long run if it isn’t already. I hate think that poor Bella is uncomfortable 🥺🐴

I've seen this woman before and she has always seems to hate the horses. Why doesn't she find something else to do and then everyone can feel better.

Honestly I think the best thing Tara can do is just sell that horse that horse has so much potential but Tara doesn’t know what she’s doing ..

Poor Bella.. she clearly is confused and in pain tara necer releases any pressure at all... wish someone could do something to remove Bella to safety

She also sent back a beautiful chestnut Andalusian colt, after she had it gelded and then claimed it was "spoilt" a Friesian was also sent back to Holland. All In all this woman is a degenerate .

I’m really surprised Bella hasn’t completely lost her temper. Warm up should be a lose rein and relaxed walk.

When I first discovered Tara's channel, I thought it was relaxing, with hacks out in the country and the grooming of her horses. Now, I don't watch it too much, with Bella always looking uncomfortable. I saw her attempt at going bitless and thought, at least she's going to try it, but Bella was getting mixed signals and looked very frustrated and uncomfortable. I won't be watching it anymore. I definitely prefer channels like Free Spirit Equestrian, much more educational, and the horses are calm and relaxed.

I don't think I've ever seen anyone with such hard, fixed hands who is meant to be able to ride/school. Just been back to watch her riding her other horses and it's exactly the same with all of them. The closer I watch, I can see she's using the reins for balance, especially during transitions because she doesn't have an independent seat! She needs to go back on the lunge with a trainer and have her reins taken away from her. As for the incessant "chatter" at her horses, no wonder they're confused and switched off from her. Poor horses.

That mare is beautiful, i dont like her rider . They are not a team , she does not represent us UK riders guys . She desperately needs a good AI to help her , i can see an explosive accident in their future 😢 . Bitless is definitely a better experience, ive never seen this woman before so ill try and find other videos of hers . I remember someone from my youth , wealthy parents kept buying great horses for spoilt daughter who was a lousy rider - She wrecked every single one 😢 . One mare went back to her original owner who had trained her , she was devastated. Took her 3 years to straighten her out and she kept her the rest of her life

Tara will sell Bella when she is so confused and broken like she has with her other horses. Tara needs to have some riding lessons. Poor Bella is so much thinner and she looks so miserable ❤❤

I did here her comment a few weeks back that she and bella may do dressage 😂 good luck with that! On another note, her husband must be bored senseless doing all this filming, the majority of men would not be stood like he is for hours on end, i just find it all bizarre!

When she tried riding Bella bitless, she needed to use a proper bitless bridle and she needed to give more time to work

She has completely ruined a lovely horse by never giving release to her

That mare never looks happy.I commented to her about why is the horse run up so light but...no reply. Could the horse have ulcers ?

This horse has been ruined by the constant feeding of treats. She is always looking for them and very impatient if she has to wait to get one, over and over

Hi! My first time watching your video about the clever cowgirl and I really enjoyed your critique. I have seen many many clever cowgirl, videos and many of the free spirit equestrian so I’m curious to see what you have to say about free spirit.. It’s always good to get another opinion. Thank you and I think you’re doing a great job.👍👍😁

This is gross. I was one of those "haters" back when she got this filly. I have been an advocate for the horses to be sold. She sent the colt on his way. She sold off Farouk thankfully too. I have not consumed any of her content in years, I am sad to see how ruined Bella is all ready. Tara is a horribly narcissistic woman.

She doesn’t even praise Bella when she stands still at the end. Not even a pat on the neck. That poor horse is so confused and doesn’t even know when she’s done something right.

What causes people like Tara to see everything as adversarial ? She's clearly incapable of having an actual relationship with Bella, she clearly can't stand the horse and scared of Bella. From what I hear, the British equestrian industry is full of this kind of BS.

You know what's really scary?. This woman trailers poor Bella all over the countryside and gallops her on all kinds of terrain. She always says Bella insists on running and so she allows her to do so. Tara cannot walk or stop this horse without tight rein control and even then it's iffy but she feels apparently perfectly safe with this situation. Lets see - 5 year old mare who is not properly trained or safely riden, older woman who is poor rider and has no control of young mare without full throttle control of reins galloping throughout countryside= (sadly) recipe for disaster for one or both of them. When Bella does do something that really scares Tara enough she will be sold off like all the others. She will be labeled difficult to ride, bossy, stubborn etc...but we all know better.😢

Ps the bitless,, not for you, i use wide soft leather, covered with thick pure sheepskin, and she is still binding her into tight corner. Have veiwers noticed that when she mounts stirrup goes down 4 inches, maybe the sky was blue today, and shes stubborn, CLAP TRAP she is so ill, for novices, no you angel xx

To Tara everything else is the problem, not her. She blames the horse, blames the equipment, blames other riders and their horses etc. Fails to actually look inwards and realise that she is causing all these issues with her horses. Tara has absolutely no feel, the saddle doesn't fit her, and that bit looks like it may be done up tight so even if there's slack in the reins there would still be pressure and pain... Bitless would be great for Bella, if Tara just gave her some loose rein and allowed her to stretch her head down and learn to relax in the walk. Someone should take Tara's reins away and put her on the lunge line in a round yard so she can learn how to feel the horse without using the reins to balance.... That's how I learned to ride (it was bareback too)... Then I fell off because I accidentally squeezed a little too hard and the horse went into a canter hahaha.. I was like 11-12 at the time though. This poor horse... This is how horses are ruined which then ends up needing rehab work (like bodywork, and going back to the basics from the ground up).. But also many "problem" horses end up being passed around because barely anyone has the knowledge to fix these issues... I wonder how Farouk is going, the poor little arabian that became a problem for Tara, so she sold him..

So sorry, im in tears over this, prob cos i live not far away. When Farauk nearly got killed, and he nearly killed her bolting down roads, i almost begged to help Bella is REALLY ILL, SO SORRY TAY XX HUGGS TO FUR BABIES XX FROM LUNA LUNATIC CAT XX

Ps i would take on Bella today, but i really beleive she is on last legs.

Hi angelxx so happy you gor more subscribers.Xx YOU deserve it,AND all you observe and say about horses, is totally true. This video is worse than some may know,,,,,, 2 days ago (Bella gets ther in end) video, she stumbled so bad near fore, prob cause stomping, in total helplessness, Today (2 poles,,) video, Bella IS LAME, near fore, never mind the dishing, back, SHE CANNOT WALK properly on near fore. I hope this does not offend you, as from what you say, you know a heck of a lot about horses, as well as qualified with canines. I have tried everything to get her help. This is NOT hate Tara,, Bella is also puffing like a train, and lame visably. Defficates, almost every video, weight loss in 2 months a guess 25% I Please ask anyone to help, ive tried to no avail. You are a kind truthful, very intellegent animal owner, and if i could give you a million subscribers, i would, and you deserve every one.xx Please, if anyone else reads this save Bella, before its to late, xx

Oh my days, blame Bella for everything. You only have to look at Bella to see she’s in pain, frustrated and completely clueless as to what the hell is being asked of her. I wish with all my heart that Bella gets sold to a dedicated horse person.😢

Her stifle caught

First off, to corner the horse in order to mount up …. BIG mistake. Pulling on the bit while kicking her on 🙈 This woman has no idea. As long as Bella is in her stable that poor horse will never know freedom or trust. Tara sits like a sack of potatoes and does everything to confuse her horses. It’s pure cruelty but her followers think she’s amazing🤷‍♀️ I wish I could knock her off and take Bella as far away as possible. I love that you are so caring for animals and you say it loud and proud. Well said my friend🌟