Evaluating a Feisty Warmblood Yearling

[@ryanrosehorsemanship]

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[@alisonevans7403]

Appreciate Emily's vulnerability and honesty. It's easy to get kind of stuck when you're trying to get a young horse going without messing them up. So this was a really helpful session, thanks.

[@AlisonBerreyZabik]

Love the fancy warmblood filly rockin the rope halter. The world needs more of this.

[@JanaRussellNails]

What a gorgeous girl! It's wonderful to see her respond and try to figure out what you want and offer a correct response. Thank you so much for your patience with all these horses! You're an amazing trainer and moving slowly is obviously key.

[@NNLBC]

Beautiful filly! So balanced and her movement is just wow . Happy for you Emily that she’s yours and that you’re in good hands and to lead you both :)

[@lizpetruzzi7700]

What a beautiful horse! She moves like liquid silk💕

[@annab4796]

Thanks very much for this video, Ryan. It's been a while since you've had a full-length presentation on your channel, so this was a welcomed treat. :)

[@KelseyHargroves]

Ryan you're an excellent trainer and teacher. One of the best tips I ever learned for working with horses (or any animal really) is "Do less and see if you get the same result" not only to gauge the animal's understanding of what you're asking but also the level of connection and communication you have with them 👌 Starting with less and only increasing pressure or cue when necessary makes a really responsive animal. Well done sir!

[@Alexander-vm7wf]

I love the 'setting up for succes' videos! Thank you sir!

[@april5666]

Really interesting episode. Lots of good details on small adjustments and when to make them and when to do something else instead to avoid explosions. Lots of good points, in context, especially for a young horse. She is a very pretty mare and I'm excited to see her continued development. Very clear and useful tips :)

[@heidibujak5368]

She is gorgeous and still a baby with a baby brain. They need to learn to be a solid citizen and safe around humans. It is giving them a good foundation to move forward when they are mentally mature. Our 9year old had a rough start when we got him as a 2 year old. Took us 7 years to unlearn all the bad training. My horse who is 17 had no training in ground manners when I got him 8 years ago. It has been a journey!

[@melanies.6030]

Just a year old and already floats like a butterfly. Great potential! So glad she's getting the best handling.

[@PageMcCarthy-z4j]

Yes, and the reason we want to see the good, bad and the ugly - so we know how to manage it best when it happens. I feel these are some of the most crucial times to have that skill set. Thank you.

[@JennTN411]

Gorgeous girl! Great training makes good horses, starting them young builds their tendons and joints so they stay in good health longer. Great work!😊

[@Marchwind]

What a lovely filly. Beautiful work with her ❤

[@jeniferrinehart1107]

Beautiful filly. Lovely, soft work with her! ❤

[@kbubbles6367]

Ryan 🌹, you’re amazing and what you do is amazing! It doesn’t matter what anyone else says.

[@victorialowry638]

I always love rhe brainwork and the explanations you give. I have really learned how work on getting to a horse's mind through your videos.

[@carolmcloughlin2859]

It's such a great privilege to see you being the best at what you do I could watch you for hours great privilege to work with these wonderful animals. It's the best job I couldn't do anything else.😊 it's a pity you don't live in Ireland I'd like to work with you I'd learn everything I need to know to get into training horses myself I'm not quite there yet.

[@melindamiller2804]

Really enjoyed this video and this horse's learning!

[@carolmcloughlin2859]

❤❤ how's it going Ryan wishing you a happy New Year hope it's a great year for you and your family.. excellent video 📷 as usual love 💕 watching you teaching us I'm a horse woman too worked with them for years hoping to get a new job in February with them you have such a great talent with them I wish I had.. brilliant horseman thank you so much for sharing this 😊 beautiful animal great mover.. lovely colour.. you're so passionate about what you do as am I. You continue to inspire me to keep going. Kind regards for 2025.😊

[@budnspud]

What a stunning filly.

[@lisazappolo9989]

Congratulations, Emily. She is a beauty with incredible movement and will have mare attitude all the way! Looks like you two have a bright future together. Looking forward to seeing you at training level in a few years.

[@KM-lu7nh]

What a beautiful horse! I love her trot. Definitely moves like a dressage horse. I've never paid much attention to the horse's ears when you use the flag, but I had to laugh at her ears when you first started using it. 😄

[@Zamkat013]

The way she follows you curiously is so cute, looking at you straight on... She feels straightforward and confident.

[@spriddlez]

What a gorgeous horse

[@NoblePeril]

I have been really focused recently on making my young horse think. It is very very tempting to just lunge him until he's tired as he can be very energetic. But i have only frozen ground so its not even an option. He needs to behave as soon as I pull him out of the pasture! I've been using backing, walking the line, and yields to help him focus up. He's so so good under saddle so I was wondering why after some time off, he was coming out of the pasture almost aggressively and had reverted to nippy colt behavior. If it was summer, I'd just go run him down the road ditch till he was hufffing, then try in hand stuff. But the icy ground has forced me to rethink my methods and really have found great help on Ryan's channel! He's right, I don't want to have to lunge my horse just to get him to calm down enough to handle standing still for grooming. Thanks for making me think!

[@The63blonde]

I've got my volume all the way up and I have not been able to hear you well for quite a while

[@lynnperdue1571]

She moves beautifully.

[@lorimayer9928]

Ele (not sure I spelled her name correctly) stole the show with her adorableness!! It was hard to follow all that you were saying this time Ryan (I usually hang on every word) because I could not stop admiring Ele's cuteness. She's so beautiful and full of personality and seems really smart! The beginning of the video when she is jumping around made me giggle out loud, as did her sniffing you with her lips curled! She seems very affectionate! Thanks you two for sharing such great content!

[@Love2all-tz3fh]

What a beautiful horse and lovely owner ❤

[@jenz4524]

When my late gelding was a yearling, he was the same way-fiesty, rambunctious, and crazy. He knew how to lead, stand for the farrier, go over tarp, wear saddle pads, stand for the vet, do light round pen work, and being exposed to every day things around the farm. When he was two, I did ride him, but once a week and only at a walk. We trotted 6 months in and didn't canter until he was 3 1/2. He was a quarter horse and had a great brain.

[@pattirockgarden4423]

She's doing well. Bravo. Agree, keep pressure low, & short short sessions. She's a yearling. Naturally, she does dressage! ❤ My weakness is definitely consistency. My mind needs to slow down....someday. Owner made a wise choice bringing her to you!

[@nsnyder1506]

Wow, she’s so beautiful!!!

[@ppww6076]

Lovely. I'm sure I could see her thinking for a while in the middle of the session. 🙂

[@katywalczak9839]

Beautiful, smart girl. Might want to watch her tho Ryan, she's being sneaky about coming in and moving you. 😊

[@lisazappolo9989]

LOL I missed half of what he was saying because I was laughing at her creeping and him yielding 😂

[@besslivingston7811]

I lunge with a black PT band with the surcingle above the hock. Agree to the with the yield. This is a great fitness building as he says!! Love this

[@careycroft8648]

She is going to be a really nice horse when she's grown.

[@greg33033]

at the 6-7 minute mark when you were explaining about using energy the horse was crowding you and you were backing up, which you explained and demonstrated a minute later. this happened several times in this video.

[@C-Rocks]

She is adorable!

[@lindacsmith13]

You can tell that horse really trusts you.

[@PageMcCarthy-z4j]

I love the term emotional fitness

[@carrierussell956]

Really appreciate the comment about consistency. Needed to hear that.

[@tereze_r]

Thank you for the valuable videos, I have learned a lot that I can apply to my dressage work and am always suggesting your content to my students. I do have a question regarding the canter cue on the longe - I have noticed that you ask for the canter by speeding up the trot. My approach is that I teach them a single-word command for the canter, which later allows me to start the canter from standstill or walk on the longe, without chasing after them. It starts out looking similar to this, but by adding the word command, eventually no additional movement is needed on my side. I'm always a bit worried about their ligaments on a fast trot/canter on the circle, so I prefer a more controlled takeoff to the canter. Somewhat similar methods are practiced by most ppl around here (Eastern Europe). Is this not a used approach in the US?

[@ellierose6]

How about more Emily videos! A pro with another skill set.

[@antoniaassuncao1588]

She is pretty 😍

[@bethjune8650]

Looking great! She is gorgeous!

[@payntpot7623]

Is it possible, when you stopped after the side pass to talk, you gave her mixed messages? She stepped into your space 2-3 times and you backed away from her 3 steps to avoid her mouth. She moved you and I wonder if that put her in charge in her mind? Afterwards, she appeared to consider moving into your space, but decided against it a couple of times when you stopped and spoke. I always understood that traditionally, in English riding, horses were not lunged when young like this. Certainly never on a small circle like that. It would be a 20 metre circle if at all. Preferably not at all since it puts undue stress on joints. Also, they cannot balance as easily due to being rump high at times (as in now!) Being big, slow maturing they are at even more risk than smaller, faster maturing breeds. Has this thinking changed of late? It will be fun watching her progress and growth.

[@LindaHollister]

She is cute and jumpie.😂😂😂

[@LindaHollister]

Her black is Beautiful. Shiny❤❤❤❤.

[@Unser-4leigh]

It’s like iridescent purple and blue in the lights ❤

[@judithwilliams4170]

Curious as to why you’re letting her into your personal space?

[@joeryerson9295]

He did back her off a couple times when she pushed in and mentioned the first time. The 3 or 4 other times she creeped in with her nose stretched out like she was asking or being curious about something. My personal opinion, a horse this young you don't want stop from being curious or politely asking, you want to encourage it. If she started getting pushy instead of polite, that's when the correction is needed.

[@Manon-p9t]

10:07 guess she read your mind😊

[@wesborders3277]

Omg its a colt like a puppy will someone play with me geeezo come to my house 😆 🤣 😂

[@Jeanne-u9x]

She looks like a Gaudi SSF filly! Yes?

[@teresazentz333]

she is beautiful

[@Obsidianoak]

Actually I don't like seeing the super difficult. I'd rather see things caught before an explosion and set the horse up for things they are prepared to do. Much like the owner I'd rather things were done right by the horse.

[@ЕкатеринаЕкатерина-т8с]

She is not relax, she is shutdown. Look at her eyes! She is thoughts inside herself.

[@ismesis]

All that licking and nose at your hands and pockets I notice. Is she getting treat rewards by hand? I believe this bribery of rewards causes problems. You two are in charge of how the teaching goes. I am just saying that it complicates rather than clarifies. Nice eval as always Mr. Rose.

[@Unser-4leigh]

I watch a lot of trainers give treats and their horses are very happy and obedient and SAFE .. that’s not a problem per se ❤

[@kyliezimmerman2552]

Good feed not enough freedom like in a big field and is she still on her mom? She needs to be a horse and look like she just showing her horse expressions. Warmbloods take a long time to grow and they need space for them to grow and time for them to grow.

[@petrairene]

A yearling filly should NOT live in a small paddock with one adult horse as company. Nor should it be bandaged. It should live with a herd of other young fillies to grow up. You do NOT lunge a yearling! There is ZERO need to do that and it's harmful for their soft, developing joints and tendons. This is crazy. This horse needs NONE of this. It needs to be able to lead, load on a trailer, stand tied and stand for farrier and vet. And you need to confront it with stuff like cars, dogs and other everyday stuff. That's it. Otherwise it needs to be left the f-- alone, along with it's herd. NO riding prep work needs to be done with a yearling that is not ready to get started for another two years.

[@ttmequestrian]

Lunging for two seconds like that isn't going to hurt her. I have a 5yr old warmblood that I wish someone worked with like this when he was a yearling because he is so NOT emotionally fit right now that everything is stressful for him, and he would be so much more relaxed and happier now if he understood better what humans want

[@cinm9565]

Amen😊

[@sfritz3378]

Wow, get a grip...who says that's where that yearling lives full time? If you look at that one small clip again you can tell she was much younger and it was a different time of year. She's not 'bandaged' those look like shipping boots, maybe she'd just arrived. She may possibly be closer to two years by this point and learning the basics of lunging, how to respond to pressure and respecting space are definitely good ideas. She's going to be a big powerful girl and the sooner she learns some of the human rules the better. Ryan seems to always handle these horses with fairness and compassion. I doubt anyone is asking her to do things that would be harmful to her growth... learning how to lunge a little is not going to hurt her...geez.

[@mattstanbridge]

Are you just telling us what you were taught and therefore what you always do? Or do you know without a doubt that Ryan is doing it wrong because you've seen the result of yearlings being trained in this way? Basically, do you have evidence that only your advice works and there is no other way?

[@melanies.6030]

I don't know if you're new to this channel, but from what I've learned from watching is that Emily is a physical therapist ( I believe for both humans and horses) and Ryan an experienced trainer. I doubt either of them is naive or unaware of what level of activity is suitable at various stages of equine growth.

[@chakaalakak]

You guys are letting her move your feet and invade your space without correcting it.