How To Work With A Hot and Distracted Horse - Horsemanship to focus and relax your horse.

[@ArtOfTheHorseman]

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[@serenityhorsemanship3365]

“Horses want their feet to be where their mind is. You get their mind through their feet. You get their feet through transitions.” Harry Whitney. Nice demonstration here! It is amazing that you can change years of one kind of behavior with hours of the right effort.

[@ArtOfTheHorseman]

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[@rdhawke]

Ground work is your foundation...I didn't ride my very spirited, green broke Arab gelding for 10 months...he turned six y. o. after the first 4 1/2 months. All we did was ground work...👍We bonded and I trail broke him by myself . He was the best horse for hacking trails throughout 24 wonderful years.🥰

[@ArtOfTheHorseman]

Thanks for sharing, love to hear!

[@LindaKelley-l7d]

I love these techniques for working with a distracted equine.

[@ArtOfTheHorseman]

They really do help.

[@comesahorseman]

Horses like people who feed them, groom them, etc. Horses respect people who influence how they move their feet. Food for thought. 🐴

[@ArtOfTheHorseman]

Exactly!

[@AriLove225]

Loved this technique thank you for showing us and explaining

[@ArtOfTheHorseman]

You're welcome!

[@nualac.galbari6527]

Thank you, Mr. Curtis. I am currently working with an 8-year-old OTTB, and doing the same work. Thank you for the demonstration -- it's good to feel one has support!

[@ArtOfTheHorseman]

You're very welcome! :)

[@rlk8329]

Nicely done sir. Great consistency, no tension from you, and working from where that horse is at.

[@ArtOfTheHorseman]

Thank you! Appreciate you leaving a comment, stay tuned for part 2.

[@suelorenz5826]

I thoroughly enjoyed watching this, thank you for sharing! So many great tips to apply next time I am working my horse.

[@ArtOfTheHorseman]

Sue Lorenz Glad you enjoyed it!

[@nancywenlock1833]

What a terrific demo! Jack Curtis you gave so many great tips in this short video. Thank you! I have a very energetic gelding out of a kill pen who is so much like this OTTB. Very encouraging to me about some nice things to do with him.

[@ArtOfTheHorseman]

Hi Nancy! Thanks for commenting! glad you enjoyed the tips, good luck with your gelding!

[@kathykeba5770]

Thank you....I love watching what 15 minutes can do in the life of a horse. I have recently learned how to deal with my rescues from your horse fair videos, and appreciate everything you share. It's amazing how I glean a little to use from every video, even tho I don't have an OTTB that is hot and distracted, lol. One important thing y'all have taught me is that knowledge is wonderful, but patience is key.

[@ArtOfTheHorseman]

Kathy Keba so great to have you as a part of our community! It makes us glad to know that you are finding the video was helpful with your horses, thank you for commenting and sharing a little about your story! :)

[@brittanyritenour4695]

They say they have a mind of a 3 year old, but hot breeds, saddlebreds, arabians, tbs, etc they are designed to be extremely aware and observent, they recoginize things qhs and stuff dont. They are fight and flight and in the wild this is the very thing that will save them. So instead of looking at it as a flaw, I guess its understanding how you can you this wonderful sensitivity to our advantage and put those things to use, explain to them what they can do. A lot of hot breeds it is anxiety, its not always that they don't know but its anxiety as well. People use this to say they are dumb, stupid, but its far from that.

[@marymartin8763]

Absolutely! My OTTB can get pretty hot and distracted when riding but when we’re on a trail alone it’s great because if there’s some drug addict in the woods she’ll let me know, I’m safe because she’s always on watch

[@brittanyritenour4695]

@@marymartin8763 Oh yess lols! True I guess, I just like there sensitivity, they always have so much try. You can feel it. I love that try factor and how sensitive they are too you.

[@comesahorseman]

They are born to be reactive; it's not a flaw per se. The question is, how will you mould that reactivity, that seemingly boundless energy? How will you meet them where they *are*, not where you want them to be?

[@terriedwards1770]

My horse bites at cross ties he puts the chain in his mouth plays with it he was a buggy horse 💘🐎 he's such a character

[@ArtOfTheHorseman]

too funny!

[@barbarab9548]

Awesome

[@ArtOfTheHorseman]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@comesahorseman]

Idle thought.... I wonder if "cutting a corner" could be used (modified?) to teach bird dog pups to approach heeling? Hmmm.

[@ArtOfTheHorseman]

Not sure on that one 🤔thanks for watching!

[@kristysmith8185]

Such a great video!

[@ArtOfTheHorseman]

Thank you!

[@normarockman7987]

Please explain if there is an alternative to bumping the horse's face. My understanding is the knots hit nerves in the face, and no knots probably do the same on a non-rope halter. Also, why leave the blanket on while working the horse, as a blanket affects the horse's natural thermoregulation. Taking the blanket off right away before working him seems to me to be a more humane way to go. Please educate on your thinking regarding these two matters: 1) bumping the face nerves, and 2) blanketing. Thanks.

[@ArtOfTheHorseman]

Norma Rockman Bumping is definitely not something you would want to have continuously with a horse. As the video goes on and you’ll see the bumping gets to be less and less. Keep in mind this was a racehorse that probably had lip chains and chains over the nose, and had never learned proper spatial distance from a person, or a soft feel. An alternative would be a flag, which you will see Jackie use in the next video we will put out next week. The flag helps redirect the horses focus back to you and create more distance. Another alternative would be to begin in the round pen. That option was not available to Jack as the time of year was not conducive to using our round pen.

[@normarockman7987]

I also asked about blanketing, if you could address that part of my question, please. Thanks.

[@roseordinaire2096]

Norma, your blanketing question is answered in the video

[@jaceyrhine5121]

great video!

[@ArtOfTheHorseman]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for commenting!! :)

[@alisha_k]

Hi Jack - great video as usual. When my horse is particularly wound up he can get pushy and barge ahead of me and it's difficult to correct him -- if I try to get him to disengage his HQ or change directions, he sometimes yanks his head to the outside and kicks out. Any suggestions for how to apply what you did here with the changes of direction with a horse who gets frustrated with it?

[@ArtOfTheHorseman]

Check out our other ground work videos for more information. Thanks for watching!

[@sheenaburgos1777]

My two horses seem to literally avoid looking at me. Like nope screw you lol. I'll try this with my dragon OTTB mare.

[@ArtOfTheHorseman]

Hopefully this will help! Let us know how things progress. Thanks for watching!

[@neilson.equine6301]

It seems like this horse is having some anxiety about being away from its friends - why not address this first and work on making the arena a happy place instead of bumping its face at stressing them out even more?

[@ArtOfTheHorseman]

If you watch to the end you will see that the horse becomes more relaxed and tuned in because being with Jack is becoming the happy place.

[@rodneyzurek4900]

Most racehorses have pretty poor life experiences!

[@ArtOfTheHorseman]

Yes, they have a rough life early on...

[@loredelore7286]

Your doing nothing for the horse by moving around.

[@ArtOfTheHorseman]

Watch the whole series.

[@loredelore7286]

@@ArtOfTheHorseman I have and you have lost the philosophy that a horse requires when it is needing a true leader.

[@PONYHEAVEN]

Awesome

[@ArtOfTheHorseman]

Thanks!