Horse with Severe Separation Anxiety

In this video Ryan works with a horse that has separation anxiety otherwise known as buddy sour. He does ground work to improve the horses confidence being by himself. Ryan using natural horsemanship techniques as he helps this trail riding horse gain more understanding of his responsibilities.
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[@ryanrosehorsemanship]

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[@stephenqueen6211]

Several years ago I had a mare who was recovering from an injury. As part of the therapy the Vet instructed me to take her for 2 to 3 20 to 30 minute walks, not rides, a day. For my own sake I would just take her for walks on the trail rather than walk her in patterns around the barn area. That way the walks didn't become boring to me. When we'd get back to the barn I'd do some gentle ground work so she didn't get relief as soon as we got home. I was happily surprised at how well she adjusted to not being bothered about being on the trail alone after a couple of weeks of this. She is still the easiest horse I have to ride away from home that I have.

[@spfisterer3651]

To me its a great example of "choose where you work / choose where you rest"...

[@Riding_Rogue]

I have been watching your ground work videos on patreon to try and touch base on those with Tanner again, as well to make it easier on me to work on this. I need to get myself out more often in this heat to work with him! Thanks again for having us and showing me how to work on this with Tanner 😊

[@julzhepburn3688]

You have a fine pair of horses ,,and i really enjoyed your vlog with Ryan , he must have helped so many people enjoy and be safer with their horses ,all over the world .,i really admire his way of working ,, My Mum used to breed and train ,especially other peoples problem horses ,, ive been on them since i was two ..and we never had a made pony in our lives ,every one she did the ground work but we backed and schooled them until they were good childrens ponies ,,everyday a riding/ managment lesson ,, We showjumped and where Very sucessful ,,mum always said every winning round had been achieved by ground work ,,not by the jumping , Ryan is soooo exceptional in that he really shows the ABC of training ,rather than just showing off what his top horses are doing ..he really is showing the way to true horsemanship,,and connection ,,,, People used to ask my Mum " what do you teach your ponies ,,?" Her reply was " to do whatever i ask them to do"😊,,and Ryan will show you how to have a horse like that ,,❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Riding_Rogue]

@julzhepburn3688 thank you! I agree. That's what I appreciate about having Ryan around. His videos helped a lot when I first got Diesel. Tanner has such poor ground manners because when I was given him, he already knew how to be ridden, and at that time I didn't know much besides how to ride! That's why him and I are playing catch up now with ground work.

[@melanies.6030]

​@@Riding_RogueI think Diesel deserves a round of applause for being "the straight man" in this video.😄

[@Riding_Rogue]

@melanies.6030 haha I appreciate that! He's got a great personality

[@lindaed3594]

@@Riding_RogueSo are things improving for you with Tanner now? Is he getting better, less anxious, able to be on his own more without fussing & fretting; less bolting/rushing off galloping when you ride him? I admire your persistence in trying to work through this. He certainly is a beautiful horse! Thank you for letting this training be filmed & shown.❤❤ PS. I don’t know when this was filmed before being shown, so you may not have had much time to work with Tanner on this yet. I’m sure glad you have Diesel to rely on for an enjoyable, worry free riding experience. Diesel certainly behaved very well in this video 💓

[@jenz4524]

My horse Jake was like this too. Turns out, he had cataracts. I still worked with him, but after he saw the vet again for continuing to have melt downs, it turns out he is now going blind. His pupils are fixed and dilated, has glaucoma in both eyes.

[@DoubleDogDare54]

It is basically a re-hash of weaning a mare and foal. The reaction is pretty much the same with the panic, fussing and calling. One problem is I've found a horse that behaves like this with one horse will just find another buddy if kept with other horses. So it can end up a never-ending problem in a few cases.

[@dawnaustin4556]

Absolutely! They latch on to the next willing horse. I have one myself. Its worth putting in the work otherwise it's a nightmare. No pun intended.😊

[@sidilicious11]

Great success! I love seeing all the strategies and the general concept.👍🐴

[@patlindsay538]

Wow, I never had drama weaning. I guess I was lucky with calm kid broke mares. We weaned with an older been there done that mare who refused to let the foal(s) nurse and continued to discipline but give security as well. The momma never fretted.

[@dawnaustin4556]

@patlindsay538 you did it correctly letting the mare push the foal away slowly. Most people just rip them way. Pretty sure my mare was weaned that way. Ripped away from mother at an early age. I saw a weeks old foal and mother at an auction. The winning bidder separated the baby and sold him off that moment.

[@kimvaverek]

I only have two, so it's going to work out great. Thanks, Ryan 😊

[@donnabrown6185]

That was excellent, nice to see the adjustment of strategy as you evaluated Tanner’s response. At the end he actually dropped his head a ‘little’, brought his head around check you out, then seemed to relax a bit, moved his ears back toward you, indicating to me he was going to pay attention to you more! Shifted his alliance maybe. He is stiff, more suppling would help him physically.

[@mrswoodbrooke]

It's always a great day when Ryan posts. Love your content 👍

[@lizpetruzzi7700]

Yesssss!!

[@lesliehardy1843]

Those are two of the most beautiful horses I have ever seen! 🥰🥰🥰 Lucky you, Avery!

[@AndyTheCornbread]

I "think" this (or something like it) is what was done to my one gelding before I owned him but it was done to such an extent that he hates being around other horses. He will do it if you ask him to and won't be a jerk about it but first chance he gets he will go somewhere where he doesn't have to see or be near the other horses. He also won't whinny back if another horse whinnys at him but he will whinny at me when he sees me and he is out in the pasture. It's actually super nice because I mostly ride alone and he really really prefers to ride alone. The only explanation I have for it is that at some point in his life he was taught that being alone is much preferred to being around other horses.

[@josephinestecak4945]

My first life time pony was like this, could never put any animal with him in his "territory".

[@rplmommy]

OMG THANK YOU!! This is my horse ROY in the Middle East! We got him sorted when he was with his trainer and boarding in Texas and then he regressed when I shipped them over to the Middle East

[@jett888]

Do what I did, get a third horse. Then another horse, then another and another, eventually, the horses don't care if one is gone. ha ha

[@melodyblanchard2017]

ha ha ha ha exactly!!

[@ruthkult6536]

😂

[@faithhopelove7777777]

That's one of the prettiest horses I've ever. They're all beautiful though. ❤

[@ruthkult6536]

Right?!?? Gorgeous!

[@stephannewenhisen6439]

I agree

[@marthawashington5996]

Wow I don’t have an horse but I get most of my knowledge and understanding from watching you interact with the horses and their owners ❤😊

[@lindalape8493]

Tanner is a beautiful horse!! I'm glad to see Ryan work with him.

[@ILovemyhorsecharm]

I agree

[@KingsMom831]

Great video! Thanks Ryan

[@stephaniedustin5059]

Handsome boy!!! I’m sure he’ll be good soon. Great job to both.

[@KM-lu7nh]

So interesting! Love watching your processes.

[@lars1480]

That is two very Well build horses this lady have 😊

[@jeniferrinehart1107]

Excellent strategies!

[@sandrawhisler1545]

More comfortable in the parasympathetic NS. Sympathetic is fight or flight.😊

[@corinneguest]

Great video, can really see the difference between where he started and where you finished. Avery has a couple of really cool horses.

[@almirakline6070]

This was very helpful. 😊

[@marthawashington5996]

God bless you to keep doing what you are doing to help to keep the owners and you and others safe too Ryan rose

[@michelleford7392]

Ryan Rose Rules!!

[@kimwilliford6303]

This horse is really pretty.

[@ruthkult6536]

Very interesting to see the same basic principles you use all the time applied in a bit of a different situation. Cool. Also, what a gorgeous horse! I suspect they're common but Ive never seen a buckskin paint before! And such interesting markings!

[@p.mccarthy-sher2691]

I kinda wish these horses were having a more complicated day during these lessons because those are the times one needs more tools in the tool box. She even said he’s broken out of stalls before.

[@danielhinrichsen5923]

Good job

[@michaelapost-stierle9017]

Respect, you bought Janana back. Such a pretty horse ❤

[@tagadaki]

Aaaahhh that's an interesting one ! There is a horse where I ride who is completely panicking when saddled alone so we have a bring a friendo with him. He s fine alone while working, but in the stall it's like we are gonna kill him or abandon him somehow, so he is moving all the fucking timeeeeee, shitting every 30 seconds from stress and calling his friends. Weirdly he is an awesome horse under the saddle or with other horses, and is really well trained, but god, he s a big baby !!!! PS : On the video the horses are really well taken care of, they are beautiful and the 16 years old horse looks younger ! Well done !

[@chrism1164]

Very interesting!

[@phamus]

I now have a buddy sour horse and am looking forward to trying this out, I've tried making her uncomfortable on the trail but she can get dangerous and start backing up into trees and underbrush. I don't ride with spurs but I may have to try it. So far I'm experienced enough to not get thrown off, no horse is getting rid of me that easy.

[@NaunetteMartin]

I like the way you work with horse 🐎 Nanette

[@NaunetteMartin]

Rayn I rode my horse 🐎 and I'm doing great with my horse and I'm working on my confidence Nanette

[@kathykellison3419]

Still struggling to help my horse with separation anxiety leaving home in the trailer alone. He loads fine. It is the physical separation when driving away.

[@jett888]

Mr Tanner is like Misses Cravats on Bewitched. Into eveybodys business

[@maryyork7888]

If I'm with my mare she is fine but if I leave her or other people are tring to calm her that's a big fat no

[@sk-yt1jm]

I like your content, even though I only know dogs😅

[@user-mb1hg4qu9f]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@stephaniephouotrides2435]

👍🏻

[@ryanrosehorsemanship]

Thanks

[@denastapp3842]

When practicing seperation would you reccomend tying or locked in the stall . i have both

[@kidstuff44555]

If only the breeders who weaned their foals with poor methods (weaning too early, isolating a foal in a stall etc), could understand how badly they screw up the horse's mind, sometimes for the rest of its life. Horses with extreme separation anxiety can cause a lot of damage to themselves, to people, to fences, pastures, stalls, equipment. If you breed horses, please wean at an appropriate age (closer to 8 months, not 4), please give the foal known companions, in fact never keep young horses under 2 years old alone. It is very detrimental to them. They need a herd.

[@cathiwim]

My foal self weaned at 2! Lol

[@ginnychibbaor4578]

Sidebar question, why tail bag when alot of flies?

[@MarySutherland-lw8wv]

Is it true that senior horses get more herd anxiety due to age (not see as well, not hear as well, less agile/strong, rely on the herd for danger alerts, fear of being left behind in the wild, etc)?

[@kimmyl.]

Ryan, question? When you walked away the first time, it looked like he was not connected to her.or was it just me.

[@user-mb1hg4qu9f]

Notice how he was walking into her space as well.

[@marcyking461]

What is the official color of Tanner? Does anyone know? He's in good hands with Ryan.

[@tw_neo708]

Looks like a buckskin tobiano

[@bitbybitfarmseast3085]

LOVELY horses. Why don’t you use fly spray?

[@cathiwim]

He’s not swatting at flies, he’s pissed cuz his buddy is not available.

[@acaciawilliams9015]

Even when you use fly spray, it's not 100% effective. I'm sure they fly sprayed the horses as a matter of course. You can't expect them to work and learn when they're uncomfortably bothered by flies. Sometimes the flies are just impervious.

[@melanies.6030]

​@@cathiwimNo, it's flies.

[@tw_neo708]

I use both and just one or the other wont always work. Oftentimes theyll sweat off the fly spray as well. Having both doesnt hurt anything, given you're making sure the boots dont have any debris in them.

[@pattiannepascual]

poor thing suffering without his friend 😭😭😭

[@cathiwim]

For the owners and riders safety, this horse MUST be taught to work without his friend!

[@vickiporter2945]

Why are they wearing boots? I’ve never seen that.

[@hrwequestrian9214]

Looks like fly boots

[@renewyourmind1815]

Yep, they keep the flies off. Just a mesh fly boot that help a lot.

[@melodyblanchard2017]

fly boots

[@vickiporter2945]

@@renewyourmind1815 thank you

[@tw_neo708]

Yep, fly boots. I work ride my mare in them because she's got a lot of allergies to em, lol

[@annieponies3462]

Please tell that lady not to put that lead rope on her shoulder know of a woman that was killed when horse took off and strangled her

[@johnjacobs4207]

Love sickness cannot be fixed and you know that. It's time people realized that.

[@Yourlocalcowboy329]

Hey Ryan can you y pls pin me love your videos

[@sammillar3561]

Typical sports equestrian…it’s too hard and too much effort to make the horse as rounded as it can possibly be, my ego just needs it to be trained enough to deliver the results I want round the barrels (in her particular case) These types do my nut in because they can’t see that they’ll get even better results by doing the extra work on the ground.

[@cathynewyork7918]

The echo in the audio is very annoying. I'm clicking OUT.

[@WASHINGTONSTATEDOGTRAINER]

THAT IS NOT ENOUGH DISTANCE YOU SHOULD RIDE OUT OF THE ROUND PIN !!!!! NOT A GOOD EXAMPLE !!!! BOO !!!!!

[@melanies.6030]

What are you screeching about?