Excellent video as always. I will say i do disengage the hind quarters before i hop on a horse as i find it prepares them for the ride.

Personally I have always hoped my kids and grandkids would be smarter than me. Two out of three daughters like horses, enjoyed riding when they lived at home and always go to the barn to see their old horses. Third daughter was too allergic to really get into horses. Her three year old son, my grandson, loves the horses and his first stop when visiting is the barn. Hopes for improving the bloodline dashed but it is a great way to keep him entertained when they visit and hopefully we will have equines in common for years to come. I know I can't be cured.

I'd say she may be the next great horsewoman, however by her cute little left-handed wave to her grandpa she may want him along side her as she grows into that role.❤😂❤❤❤

I would love to hear more about types and techniques.

Love this❤

I have 3 questions. 1. I notice your horse gets bothered and tosses it's head every time you ask for a hq yield (eg 1m 50s). Is that in response to the inside rein or the inside leg or both? 2. What would the hq yield look like if you only applied inside leg (no inside rein) or applied only inside rein (no inside leg)? 3. When you ask the mare to shift her hip to the right you lean to the left (eg, see 1m 50s). Her centre of gravity is moving to the right, yet your centre of gravity is shifting to the left. Would it not be easier for the mare to move her hq if your centre of gravity is as close to her centre of gravity as possible? Thanks for your time.

As always I love how you simlify the tecniques you snow us. Today in Nova Scotia we had a rare one. Temp just above zero, sunshine, not even a hint of wind and trail ride for an hour. YEEE haww.

Enjoy your videos. It's fun to see somebody else trying to get a little training in during winter weather. Here in Utah, property values jumped so high, everything around me has turned into homes. Fields are all gone, So I have to load up to go ride someplace. County has an indoor arena with open riding during the day time. But if you are trying to get some ridding time in after work in the evenings, all times are pretty well booked by Barrel Racers, Calf ropers etc trying to practice. I frequently haul to Southern Utah during the winter months to get a little warmer and we trail ride. I need to remember to work on basics like this during my trail rides. I'm heading out in morning for 3-4 days of trails for New Years holiday, then back to work. I'm taking a mare down that we started, then gave a year off for maternity leave. I'm trying to get her back under saddle this fall, mainly because she looks like a Propane tank and needs the exercise . Here is one of my early winter rides, Before the snow was very deep. We were riding on South and West faces where the snow had not accumulated very deep. I was 6 weeks after having my knee replaced and right off the bat, had to go thru a gate, and it would have been nice to get my horse to move over so I didn't fear banging my knee. You've reminded me I need to practice those basic moves more. Thanks kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZ3aqp98qdN4jZofeature=shared Feel free to cross some of your training on my page. With 14,000 followers, There might be a few who might enjoy watching yours

Betty is so good in the cold weather. The saying about ponies having a summer personality and a winter personality doesn’t seem to apply to her. Enjoyed your video. The only thing we have to worry about in So Cal is mud in the winter and heat in the summer.

excellent

Hi.. I have a question about using inside leg on a fresh started colt to soften them to the inside rein… it seems to help them soften but I’m concerned it’s confusing to them when I then switch to outside leg with the neck rein … seems like it makes them stick their nose out the wrong way…. Would love to hear your thoughts

can you teach horse people backing up and how to use hands too and other backing up exercises that we can do.

Good morning from snowy Germany ❄️☃️❄️

Why am I loving all of these videos with Betty ?? Her ‘coming along’ has been really enjoyable to watch. I think because she came to you as an unknown adult horse rather than a weanling.

Is it cold up there

What a handy video. My horse can use this info!

Very effective and easy to boot

We can't afford any hospital bills.

Learning

As a non competitive , casual rider , i find bits intimidating to understand. Your knowledge is greatly appreciated. Takes a lifetime I believe.

Enjoyed it much

He who moves his feet first LOSES. That young owner lost at 21:00 minutes. Way too much horse for her current skills.

I know that Argentine snaffles have swept back cheeks. Is that the only difference between it and the much criticized Tom Thumb? What are your thoughts on an Argentine snaffle? The trainer for the horse I was riding, out of his tack room full of bits, found that the only one the horse liked was an expensive sweet iron Argentine snaffle from bitmaker, Gordon Hayes. The horse is also a sensitive prima donna. Cutting horse bred. I also like to watch Tim Anderson’s videos.

Great video - thank you.

Thanks for the video. I just got a 5 year old QH - been riding her in a snaffle bit - she too has the the habit of pulling through it - I think it's time to move her out of the snaffle. Thanks for the advice.

Thak youI enjoyed your experiences!!!

Loved this! I'm an old lady born in the early '50s and you 're exactly right about how we learned. I was lucky to have grown up on a ranch in Central Texas and our ranch manager and the other hands were kind enough to teach me a little, but mostly it was "get on and figure it out." Luckily, working quarter horses have lots of tolerance and a good bit of situational awareness. Most of our "accidents" were no worse than kids get skateboarding today. I was 29 before I met a man who taught me to think a bit deeper about working with a horse's mind to accomplish more with less. He was an older gentleman from Poland who had trained Lipizzans and helped me with a traumatized feral mare we rescued from being shot when she got tangled in a ball of barbed wire. Thanks for this talk and the memories.

Herm where was this video 3 yrs ago when I needed it most ?? 😂 I love my horse but I got sold a lemon , I believed what the seller said about the horse

Great video. Interesting & educational stories, plus great advice at the end.

Thank you !! Loved your trip down memory lane and the hard knock lessons they always remind me of similar lessons I have had. Thats why I enjoy your videos and invariably I learn something as well. Hope to one day, or maybe I have just haven't see a video of your teaching how to read a horse. Such as pig eyes, ear shape, white in the eyes and swirls in the forehead etc. Yes, I know those are so subjective, but you have such a good way of explaining it that I have no doubt you can also maybe show that they are just another tool to evaluate with. I had a horse I ended up breaking when I was about 17 that had them all together and turned out to be a good horse, maybe a bit slow on the thought process. (I called him big dumb) but after all he was a product of inbreeding.

Cool trip down Memory Lane for this 60 something.. I was that 8 year-old girl horse trainer one of the commenters mentions. My first horse was a 10 year-old cow pony out to pature, aquired from my Dad's buddy no longer running cattle. We were city transplants. Whiskey was gentle, kept me safe, but mostly did what he wanted. Eventually this frustrated me, so Dad -- a product of coal mining Appalachia -- took me and Whiskey to another rancher buddy of his. Kenny got on the horse, spun him around a few times, pronounced him good and walked off. Never occurred to anyone to bother teaching a by now 9 year-old girl what the buttons are. That left me with a super patient horse and pitifully superficial articles in Western Horseman magazine to piece a few things together. Books? There was no internet to search for them and the only ones at the library were about physical care of horses. I've learned more in the past few years from videos than in all the "dark ages" strung together. I haven't owned a horse in decades, but still love learning and thinking about what might have been. Thanks for all you do, Herm.

Love your tales, thanks

There was also lots of yelling at horses, dogs and children especially during lessons. Those who knew things pretty much let you figure things out on your own. Those who didn’t were eager to spread their lack of knowledge. The horse magazines did go from historical articles, interesting stories and pictures to finally some good how-to articles in the late sixties. Those articles weren’t as sophisticated as the good You Tube videos that we have today, but they were very helpful. Regarding ponies, Chris Cox said the problem with ponies is most of them are trained by 8-year-old girls. Enjoyed your video, you sure are right about how unconcerned people were about risk. I think that then people believed the only way you learned was by hard knocks and observing the master if you were lucky enough to find one who would let you.

Very interesting video & accurate. I free leased a PMU horse, a gelding 10 yr old, from a friend of mine. She has got him as a weanling, sent him for training, at a hard trainer & then sold him. He bounced around, ended up in a bad situation & she got him back. I needed a trail horse, so she offered him to me. I was confident that I could bring him around to being safe & pleasant. I must add once you were in the middle of him, he never gave you any problems - was bold, confident & a joy to ride. On the ground he would lay in wait for you. I thought, foolishly, that with fair, consistent treatment, a good routine he would relax & come around. Wrong!! After a year of trying, this horse would still just as soon bite or kick you as look at ya. He was fast & he was accurate. You were taking your life in your hands to groom or saddle him. Trailering was a nightmare kicking & hammering in there the whole trip. So I sent him back to my friend, who still has him as a pasture ornament. Sign on his stall says..I might like you; but, probably not, so stay away. There are too many good horses out there, why deal with one that wants to kill you.

Great way to approach something. If Betty did react, would you have continued until she calmed down, or just stopped and tried another day? Thanks for the video

Thanks, Herm. You are the only horse person that I watch on a regular basis, because I know that along with horse lessons, I'll get good life lessons, too.

I suspect that Betty is becoming your favorite . There were a few seconds there where I was holding my breath . Good girl !

I have a friend who taught all of her horses to accept being cleaned off with an electric leaf blower. She is very short and her horses are tall so it makes it easier for her. I had a yes moment with a horse that I am taking care of when I got to the point that where I could saddle, cinch him up and not longe him (which made it worse) without it going completely western. Once he was settled it was okay. I was pondering whether or not I should step up as it seemed like all systems go when along came a much younger person. I deferred to him. He got on with no problem. So the work paid off and it was a lot of work.

Dang, she is a good lookin' mare.

Great video. Choosing the right moment to ask the question really depends on paying attention to and knowing your horse. I remember the earlier video of her being tied there. Her calmness when you turned that blower on was quite the change. I didn't like Warwick when he first started doing videos ages ago, but he changed himself and the way he works with horses and is one of my favorites, (along with you), now. I love his video about a horse suddenly acting up, (freak accidents), where he explains the horse probably told you 7 times it was distressed and you ignored each message. Pretty much the same as his collecting rabbits idea. Thanks, Herm.

I agree we should not smear someone out of spite. But CA does abuse animals, and I believe we should point it out. Not in a "low, nasty" way. But he does whip & beat horses...it's on record. Silence is consent.

Great message, I always enjoy your videos and words of wisdom. You're much appreciated Sir.

Great video

Great message. When I see something mean spirited posted, although I try to avoid those, I think of this comment: . A lady wrote that once when she drank too much she spent $300 on eBay on a purple dress that was several sizes too small. So maybe some, maybe a lot, of those mean comments are really the equivalent of too small purple dresses rather than very negative remarks from very negative people. So “pay it no mind” and go out and enjoy the horses.

I agree that being negative and spiteful on Social Media (& other places) is epidemic and distasteful, to say the least. HOWEVER, the generation that began the "everyone gets a blue ribbon"/"everyone wins" is almost as bad, as it ignores the fact that in all of life's situations, some people do better than others. So, how about some reality checks all around?

I agree 100%! There are at least three youtube horse people / ranch people I personally can't stand. Rather than hate on them, I prefer to just not watch their stuff and go about my life. If I fill my life up with the negative, there would be no room for love, joy, gratitude, kindness and all the things I would like my life to be filled with.

WC Fields said dogs and kids always steal the scene ... he left out horses. 😂

That was good timing, just got in from giving my two horses their morning hay, and there is your video first in line on my KZbin suggestions.

The world needs more people who think and feel like you Herm. A timely message for todays world.😊 much respect to you Sir , on so many levels.

Belated happy thanksgiving :)