His First Trail Ride and We're Doing It ALONE!

[@ryanrosehorsemanship]

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[@louiseanglin4808]

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[@tinalatimer-pharand]

I can hand walk my horse on the trails but riding alone is a bit harder. Does having the camera person on the ground interfere with having the horse think and feel alone on the trail?

[@therainbowoak3465]

That is a BEAUTIFUL red roan!

[@deniselawrence7491]

I rode my 1st horse alone on the trails for years. It's a very special time together. We rode for 31 years. I don't ride now at 76 years but still have two horses I pamper and dream of riding again. I enjoy all your video's they inspire me go get up and out with my horses. Thank you for being a great trainer and for the inspiration.

[@finngamesknudson1457]

As a newby I’ve done the same. Kind of idiotic given how unskilled a rider I am and how many times he’s bucked under me. I’m old enough to know better

[@ryanrosehorsemanship]

Right on!

[@barbarasmith2413]

Age 75 , I can relate and dream also

[@russiaspyromaniac2423]

Maybe if it would be easier for you to get in and out of, train your horses to drive and get a one person cart or carriage.

[@marcyking461]

I had a horse that absolutely loved new trails. He and I used to ride solo most of the time, sometimes for hours at a time, always trying to find new paths to explore. There is nothing better than a good horse and a beautiful day ... medicine for the soul.

[@cynthiajackson5070]

Love it. My heart horse loved exploring new places, had him 28years from 10 months

[@yourlocalfarm]

what breed is him？

[@anne-grethemichaelsen5789]

The cameraman who was in front of you was probably a good support for the horse.

[@shelm-b8p]

I can ride my 4 year old mustang mare solo on trails. I am so proud of her❤. But I did a lot of work ahead of time. Trust towards me Going for lead walks Graze away from the barn And these dangerous hikers, bikers, runners, dogs. 😂 We just stood for weeks at junctions and waited for folks to come. Great them and eventually she was ok with everything. On our very first solo ride we encountered a pack of 5 bikers. She was as concerned but moved on just fine. Our solo rides are now 1 hr long and she just loves them. Walks off with me like, let’s explore the world. I just love her. ❤

[@KymLikesGames]

Love this!

[@LadyDivine]

My mustang mares are 4 too. They're the absolutely best horses ever

[@carolynstewart8465]

A born trainer!❤

[@blondhairdevil]

I love what you said about taming a horse is helping them ignore their prey animal instincts in order for them to be a good partner for us AND that we as humans have to put away our predatory instincts to be a good partner for the horse. I’ve always recognized the first part of that statement, but it gave me an “a-ha” moment to recognize how much we have to leave behind our instincts to meet them in the middle. Thank you! Also, I love the “touch game”. I do that with everything new my horse encounters. Hey horse, go check this out and then I’ll lead you away or remove the scary thing when you relax. Now my horses will calmly engage with new things and go “eh, no biggie” and walk on.

[@KarinKratzl]

Ryan, you are such an empathetic and sensible rider and comment all the single steps. This is very very valuable. Thanks

[@ryanrosehorsemanship]

I appreciate that!

[@destini573]

I agree. I’ve always wanted a horse. And I’m trying to be able to get there but in the meantime I’m studying all your videos so when I can. I’ll be ready and safe! So thank you for these videos!

[@helenau3192]

I've always ridden my horses alone, it's lovely and peaceful and a great bonding time.

[@laurapope4715]

Me too. Got no riding buddies. I like just me and my horse.

[@laurapope4715]

A big parts having a human walking ahead. He has a human trail buddy.

[@annpetersen7009]

@@laurapope4715Good point

[@lindalape8493]

I'm a 61 year old lifetime rider, and I've ridden alone for probably 80% of my life. I love having that time with just me and a horse!!

[@wizzyletsgetbusy6878]

Nothing like it! It's a meditation❤

[@ibbel]

Funny thing is, you weren't alone on the trail ride. There was a human being on the ground holding a camera. Here in the Netherlands the most common given advice to train a young horse to go on a 'ride outside' (it's not always trail rides here, sometimes it's just the grass verge of a busy road) is either ask someone on another experienced horse to ride with you or - second best - ask a friend to go along on a bicycle or on foot. The human being on foot who's there *is* company for a horse. That said, I mostly ride alone, all of my horses. No warm up either, just load them in the trailer, unload somewhere in the 'woods' (as far as present in this country), saddle up after unloading, mount and start the ride. I invite friends to ride one of my more experienced horses a couple of times if I need a young one to get used to a trail ride. After one of two rides I take them out alone with no problems. I'm 64, riding since I was 9, with two youngsters to keep me riding until I'm 80. At least.

[@anne-grethemichaelsen5789]

If possible, take your horse with you to Norway, we have miles of forests and mountains you can go trailriding in :)

[@LittleDotCom]

How would you have someone take a video without a human holding a camera.

[@russiaspyromaniac2423]

​@@anne-grethemichaelsen5789 that's gonna be added to my bucket list

[@janetrodriguez914]

I rode my first horse everywhere by himself and with other horses. He was great either way. He was a lovely boy who I bought when he was 6 months of age. We had years together. I’m 74 now, I don’t ride anymore because of a neck injury so I watch your videos for my horse fix! I love your training technique, I used those same techniques back in the day. They worked then, they work now! Patience with young horses is always the best. Love the looks of that horse! Good job!

[@jennyrosd2003]

Just got back from the first ride out on my young mule where I didn't decide to hop off and hike with him. We had fun!! He had a lil spook from a culvert that turned into a deer but he recovered in an instant. The work pays off!!! I love it. Nice wife horse btw!!😊

[@juliekhoury9699]

This was by far my favorite video u have shared. I loved how calm u stayed when there were times the horse needed some redirection. You never made a big deal out of anything. I love to take my 2 horses trail riding and I learned so much! Thank you for doing this with a green horse. Great teaching opportunities!

[@ryanrosehorsemanship]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@joancruickshank7771]

i think he really enjoyed learning something new. after the water incident, he was all yours.

[@spfisterer3651]

thank you for doing all of this with a pretty green horse. So many lessons to learn and much more beneficial than showing us on an older horse, that's already perfect on the trail.

[@tinafuller5022]

A few years back I took a fairly expensive clinic with my new horse. The clinician made fun of me when the three day clinic was finished because I did not feel confident to go on a short trail ride with the other riders. Was so glad I didn't because some riders got hurt because their horses were green. It is so nice that you do groundwork with your horse before riding. I like to do ground work with my horse to check where her brain is. We have had many, many wonderful rides together with groups and out alone. Happy Trails Ryan!

[@karenmckean3916]

Great tutorial! Delite absolutely would not put a foot in that water. I can't blame him there were many frogs eyes looking up at him when we tried it. I knew enough not to try to force him to go through so we just stood there and looked at it for a REAL long time. 😁

[@lalamet00]

My horse was pretty used to almost everything - I got him from a teenager in Canada who would ride him everywhere, go in shows at the local fairs, took him to clinics etc. However, once a year or so, he would flat out refuse to (for instance) go over a bridge that was new -or even occasionally one that he had been over before. I discovered that he was totally OK with backing over it and then would be willing to go forward over it. I found it to be something I could count on so was able to ride by myself without worrying he would get "stuck". It also worked on his first time thru a really big puddle, thru a tunnel and on a bridge that was over a 2 lane hwy. The only thing I could think was that when he faced backward, he was familiar with what he saw AND that he trusted me.

[@claudias4601]

Interesting.

[@lestedman-falls912]

Steve Young talks about this. Their back legs are their most dangerous weapon. Backing through the scary area keeps their weapons towards the boogie man!😮

[@suechef1170]

Your patience is amazing! Thanks.

[@shano92107]

Very useful, pertinent and timely information. I mainly ride alone so I will be adopting your approach! 👍

[@donicaarneson578]

Excellent video. Thank you for showing how to work through a challenging situation. You are the only instructor that has been able to give practical information on how to deal with a challenging situations out on the trail! Thank you!!!

[@lydiah7184]

What a stunning horse! Your life is a lucky gal.

[@lydiah7184]

Wife*

[@ryanrosehorsemanship]

👍

[@SAR-f4o]

Done solo trail training rides with my younger Walker boy, as well. 😊 He needs the miles and the exposure!! I like going out by myself because it doesn't impede on others' time in the event I have to work him through a spook or scary stretch.

[@ryanrosehorsemanship]

Good work!

[@gailmadsenclayton1769]

Great team work! The bridle paths out to our trails are just like a crazy obstacle corse, Complete with barking dogs, kids jumping on trampolines, tarps blowing in the wind, chickens,Other horses, alpacas, sheep, boats, Leaf blowers, trash cans, mailboxes, mail trucks, UPS trucks, lawnmowers, nail guns, and all sorts of things to go past just not big puddles typically😅😂😂

[@jackiehawecker11]

​@@gailmadsenclayton1769Sounds like where I live but have to throw in a few motorcycles and ATV's and/or quads in the mix. Doesn't make for a very enjoyable ride. Sometimes kind of scary.

[@robertschweitzer2124]

Ryan, thank you for a very instrumental video. I have a TWH that has limited trail experience. Other rides have told me to keep my head up and look thru his poll and ears and not to drop my head and look at what is bothering him. Is that something I should be doing along with your other instructions? Thank you, Bob

[@glenysnorwood122]

This is an incredibly useful video. Teaching me SO much how to manage my green introverted new boy on trail! Love your mentoring wrt patience, persistence & kindness. Thank you for sharing so much with us!!! So appreciated.

[@runswithhorses6709]

The water crossing was the best part for real time training with hiccups. Didn't ruin a thing!

[@lindalape8493]

I think after he got out there a bit, he seemed to really enjoy his environment. He's a beautiful horse and I think he'll be a nice, steady trail horse in the future

[@Coryk1997]

Great video. I love taking my young horses out on solo trail rides. I took her out for her first trail ride on her 7th ride total and she was amazing. Really building her confidence and our connection through these rides. She has about 12 now and riding like a nice broke trail horse.

[@emerwatchorn6971]

Really great video. Full of knowladge. Im getting ready to go on my first trail ride with my new 4/5 year old. But with a friend. Wouldnt dare go alone for the first 20 times at least. Ive a very long way to go to gain your experience but will always strive to learn as much as possible both for myself & my horses. Thanks Ryan

[@kathytreanor749]

You are so patient.

[@WSBM]

This was such great instruction...really liked the repetitions prior to the trail and then the practical application within the trail.

[@suzanneyorkville]

lovely place. really enjoyed watching how you approach the water.

[@jeniferrinehart1107]

That was very impressive. Love that horse! ❤❤❤

[@ToddGWylie]

Great video =- thanks Ryan.

[@terrimartel6558]

I sure could have used this way back when I was a teen riding in a mountainess area of Eastern Oregon. LONG TIME AGO. The water crossing was great and giving instruction in action. Your content is great!

[@JackOllie4]

That was SO useful! Really practical stuff! Thank you.

[@lindalape8493]

I had an appaloosa once that wanted to buckle his knees the minute his hooves touched water! 😊

[@KingsMom831]

Thanks for another great video!

[@ryanrosehorsemanship]

Thanks for watching!

[@maggsm3392]

Loved how you got him to go through the water. The horses I ride are very good and I mainly trail ride, but although they're not worried about water they sometimes just want to skirt around it. I can get them to go straight through just by directing them but this is good to know if they do stop at something. Loved how you went backwards to get steps forward.

[@Sara-zm3gr]

Thank you for this, this is EXACTLY what I’m struggling with, with my three year old. Solid in the arena, super anxious outside of the arena.

[@wizzyletsgetbusy6878]

Beautiful place to ride in. UK is soo cramped. As kid I had beach and South Downs so pretty lucky. But America has soo.much lovely space. ❤❤ .

[@joycemorrell1293]

I loved trail riding and my horses did too. I usually rode alone, but not always. They loved to explore and after experience they would try almost anything. I was always careful not to scare them, but to make them trust me to not put them in danger. I could always, afterwards ,wherever I was, drop the reins and let them take me home at a relaxed energetic walk. They would never miss a turn. They loved the experience. I was young and strong and I never considered that I should be afraid of anything, so my horses may have felt that confidence. Once, however, we jumped a coop jump over the trail and my horse put his front foot on the coop for support and it went through the wood and caught. He was forced to twist in mid air and stop. He just stood there with his trapped foot and waited for me to fix it. I tried my best but the foot was too trapped in the strong wood. After a while when he saw that I was out of ideas he gave a huge pull and freed his foot. I was scared that he had broken something. I felt his hoof and leg and moved everything while he stood patiently. Eventually I got on and we walked carefully home. He was fine. He was a throughbred ex race horse and the most sensible horse I ever owned, and lovely to ride. He could be ridden with the nuttiest of horses because he had no desire to race. But if you wanted him to run, you had better hang on. One evening ,on another horse, we ran into a couger. That time I discovered how fast a horse could go.

[@teresadasilva4777]

Great first experience for him

[@jessicalmcdaniel9878]

This is a great video. Lots of good “pearls” of wisdom…actually, in all of your videos. Thank you for sharing!

[@DM-tf6mk]

I really enjoy watching your videos. Will be getting ready to head into the mountains of Colorado with my buddy and his horses next weekend.

[@kyliezimmerman2552]

I find horses get more excited & worked up with other horses. They get nervous and spooky when on their own but they don't use other horses as excuse and its better for them to brave them out to go out on their own.

[@dianereiser6417]

Excellent video Ryan.

[@sarahseevinck8470]

The camera person is getting in their steps today!

[@karenmiller129]

Thanks Ryan! I always learn so much from your videos 👌❤

[@bethjune8650]

Good boy! I appreciated the water crossing part a lot. Aries and I still have a conversation about the water 😂

[@rachelmerz2122]

Love this video!! I just adopted an OTTB, and I am getting ready to ride him this weekend on the trail for the first time. I’ve had him with my farrier/trainer, and he is doing great!! Once we do a local, day trail ride, I am taking him on a weekend ride two weeks after that. Hoping my boy does as good as yours did!!

[@Lynn-vt4id]

Great video! It was awesome getting to hear your thoughts and actions as the ride went on. Can we give a big applause to the camera person? I don't know how they managed that. I would have fallen down for sure!!!😂

[@valbeech7509]

Great training video, thank you Ryan. I ride out through woods alone a lot and almost always need to work through something as no path is ever the same two days running, even if only dogs baking in the distance. Really like the "meet in the middle" demonstration of your way of working. I do appreciate that and work to doing that alway. 😊👍

[@bronwynmines7864]

Top video to watch , I learnt a lot here I have my two youngsters to take out ( it’s ideal to ride them out alone ) I am a bit apprehensive as I’ve had spinal fusion 6 years ago & now recovering from a hip replacement surgery 6 months ago Had done many a ride by myself with my last horse , he also loved company of others as well we rode in a group of 4- 7 other riders on a Thursday ,then we’d ride alone two to three times a week THANK YOU for sharing all your help And what a beautiful horse your wife has 😊

[@marysalmon1592]

Awesome training method I honestly could see how relaxed you need to be and also sensitive to the horse while he is learning about his environment. Thank You wish I had a horse to work with again , but it can be challenging depending on how nervous your horse is. Working at the Morgan horse ranch I always rode in the arena first to But I see how you have to make things more interesting for the horse and yourself. That makes so much sense. Wish back the I knew more of what I was doing. Thanks Again. RyanRose

[@jilleenwallace-jones58]

Oh I love you Ryan. Wish you were in Australia. I'm joining your page.🙏❤️

[@khroniclesofkay]

I love your videos and I just gotta say, Lambo is a real stunner!! 😍

[@alirainwater786]

What a nice horse Lambo is . Gonna be a true blue or even solid gold mount in the future. Great video!

[@tnit7554]

Beautiful horse . Greetings from Germany.

[@Faerli.Kreepi]

This is such a cool facility! I would love to bring my girl somewhere like this for trail training!

[@mrswoodbrooke]

I love roans. Blue roans have my heart though

[@juliahelland6488]

Thanks again for sharing! 💯

[@HaakRettke]

This is the video I needed! Thank you so much! So informative and I'm loving every minute of it!

[@JanaRussellNails]

Great video, love your tips! The water crossing part looks so familiar, you did it quicker than I usually do. Fortunately some horses could care less about water. thanks!

[@lars1480]

That was a good one small but important things to note 😊

[@MozeyDnTheTrail]

Impressive! 🙂

[@michellewilson8875]

My horse Loves the water❤❤ Florida

[@juliejohnson7252]

Your wife's horse is my color! Love a bay roan!

[@melancollie9597]

Loved this thanks a lot❤

[@senka2578]

This fellow is a really nice looking horse. I have to wonder where you got him from? Mentally horse shopping atm. What I get for being analytical about the future 🙂 … By the by, love your videos. They are a really good source of information and inspiration.

[@payntpot7623]

I often had to do my first rides on horses I was starting alone; needs must. By taking my dogs with me, (since the young horses were used to them being around), they would follow the dogs if they came to a spot they were unsure of. If we stopped, I would whistle the dogs and send them up the path ahead and the young horse would follow as soon as I asked. Perhaps your camera man served a similar purpose to your mount? I generally rode mine out into the hills behind the house on about the 4th or 5th ride they ever had. We then built up from there to longer and longer rides. Worked for my situation. When eventing, I found some horses warm up better in canter and some are better in trot, especially for calming them prior to the dressage phase. Cantering followed by walk shoulder in would calm one horse (not the other way round), whilst others needed lots of simple walk or halt/trot transitions to achieve the same concentration since canter work would hype them up. I like how you explained the backing at the water. I might look to see if you have explained the touching with the nose in even more detail in another video. Thanks.

[@selenalorigo9175]

Great video! I learn alot! Thank you

[@joycee5493]

That neck! So pretty!

[@melanies.6030]

Such a handsome guy...the camera loves him!

[@youarethecreator]

Thank you, great video again! About those "spooky mail boxes" etc: I disagree with you a bit. I have been riding for 51 years and working as a show rider and I have written a book about the quantum physics and the vibrationaal connection between the human and a horse. My experience is, that if the rider is in a meditative state and therefore in straight connection with their horse (horses read our vibrations all the time) they can "force" the horse to stand beside that spooky item and hypnotize it to stay there. So the most important thing is NOT what we do or don't do, but how we truly feel. So it is not necessary to keep the horse moving around, we can just tell the horse to stay calm. Because we have all the time that connection. Calmness is the manifestation. That is how mounted archery horses can be also ridden in calm gallop. We are one with them (a "centaur"), literally.

[@waynehuntley7556]

Fantastic trail training ride! thank you!

[@dsantos21100]

Perfect. I feel for your camera man. I was wondering how you were going to do a solo trail ride without a camera. 🎥

[@JCGible]

Excellente

[@simonetichelaar2021]

great video, I do think the human videoing and kind of leading, does helb too when a horse is alone.It doeswith mine, even goes faster if my hubby cycles faster. Just to mention really alone can be more challenging

[@chrisp7548]

Very nice! Thanks!!

[@pachilly]

My horse is no issue by himself , but he can get anxious in a group and tends to ride the butt of the horse in front of him. We are working on it .

[@LittleDotCom]

Same!

[@Ginger-w8h]

I doubt that I’ll ever be a horse owner ( so I haven’t joined your patron page) but I love to ride and take lessons wherever I can. Your videos and Emily’s are inspiring and helpful! Quick question, why wouldn’t one set up walking on a lead through water before ever attempting to ride through it? You do that over minor obstacles.

[@ryanrosehorsemanship]

You can and that would be completely fine but in this case I wanted to work through it under saddle to build his confidence in my leadership while riding.

[@Ginger-w8h]

@@ryanrosehorsemanship great answer and it certainly fits with your teaching beliefs. It’s enjoyable and educational to watch you do new, to me, training. The horse putting his nose on unfamiliar objects was new to me too. Thank you 🤗

[@abbykoop5363]

I almost always ride by myself and have "broke" all my own horses... I've never purchased a trained horse. The couple foals I've had I started right away with leading them away from mom, and then back again, so they get used to leaving other horses and trusting me when we go places. I've never really had issues with taking a horse out on a trail by itself, but I have had horses that freak out when they are left at home by themselves (even if that same horse can go on the trail alone).

[@claudias4601]

As a kid on a ranch I loved riding out alone. It was how I got away from my brothers. 😏 As a teen and now an adult my dogs go with us, but no other humans and horses. Advantage of living in a rural area.

[@almirakline6070]

He's beautiful ❤

[@redstoneranger1404]

Thanks a lot Ryan for this video. It will help me a lot when I take my horse out for the first trail ride. Why is it that Lambo doesn't want to graze all the time? This is indeed my biggest problem when we are out. It can realy ruin your whole strategy. Maybe you can do a video about this topic?

[@metalkingtohorses]

ya great videigrapher love the way this is being filmed, i wish i had a videographer for my videos

[@claudias4601]

Had a paint horse in our equine therapy program that always wanted to roll in deeper water puddles.

[@metalkingtohorses]

Hi Ryan I love this training video ( i love all your videos) but this one just re confirms the importance of how to handle a horse that has moments, mine does this a lot and i handle it same as you. Because of your training method and other trainers I love to watch I do this with mine it helps so much , but people don't understand this is how you need to handle the younger greener horses . my horse is so powerful sometimes i can only cantor a few strides then we have to take it back to curves and walk, trot. I am loving training her but i do miss long cantors and gallops on my old trusty mare , god rest her, but this new young mare is the love of my life and will be great some day, hopefully sooner than later. thanks for all the wonderful content you put out it really has helped me so much with training my lovely wild mare.

[@jackiehawecker11]

Beautiful place to trail train. I would like to see more distractions like barking dogs running and jumping along fences; motorcycles, quads and other off road stuff coming toward you and behind you. That is my world.

[@michaelweiser6887]

I see you’ve got a nightlatch on that saddle. Smart.

[@carolpernau2122]

He keeps it so I can understand what he's asking in small steps. I've learned to pay attention to horse signs. Thanks and keep up the good work.

[@danidollface20]

How old is Lambo? His mini spook at the bench was so cute. What a good boy!

[@Trondheimfjord]

camera work 👍

[@JulianaBlewett]

Such a handsome boy

[@ryanrosehorsemanship]

I agree! Love this horse

[@laurakerley8774]

Wonderful video. How did you train him not to eat the grass the entire time? Do you have any for videos on it? I'm not an patreon member.

[@Ginger-w8h]

@@laurakerley8774 Ryan kept him focused and had his horse tried to eat Ryan would have redirected the horse and never let a bad habit start.

[@janetbaker8405]

I had to chuckle a bit about touching the logs. I had one of mine do that, and a turkey exploded out of it. Forever after that horse did not trust logs!! We managed, but I felt like he trusted me and got a nose full of turkey. Ugh.

[@MamaBear-mg1ux]

Lamborghini is beautiful

[@horseloverzb74]

I saw the bridle hanging on the saddle early on in the video. What kind of snaffle was that?

[@PONYHEAVEN]

A W E S O M E

[@heelerhound]

I live close by. Does this place allow outsiders to pay and use their arena and trails? Thanks for the very helpful video!

[@DouglasFNP15]

Is that your go to bit for trail riding? I use a snaffle, but on a fairly long shank

[@wannaberiding]

Did you haul your horse with the saddle on?