I hope I never have to do that, but in an emergency, is good to know how to restrain my horse. Just hope wrong person doesnt watch it. :/
@dottthemovie Жыл бұрын
The effect the nose twitch has in the horse is twofold, they act as a distraction and also cause the horse to produce natural endorphines that help it relax in a stressful situation, somewhat similar to acupuncture or acupressure. Some horses once the twitch is correctly applied become relaxed and almost "floppy" about their ears and nose as though doped up with medication.
@edwarddrage99806 жыл бұрын
as someone who has to twitch their horse to clip them , i can assure you a horse is in no pain when they are twitched at the nose. it may look painful or uncomfortable but it is most definitely not “abuse”
@lmarislmarislmaris42715 жыл бұрын
@Crocoshark The horse's body language. Note the hind leg is cocked, which is a relaxed position. If he was in pain he'd have been tense all over. A twitch, properly applied and held, is no more than a distraction of attention, which makes it possible to perform other procedures without danger to horse or human.
@yolandathomas-going86095 жыл бұрын
Also note how sad the eyes look, how the horse JERKS AWAY
@filibustamusic4 жыл бұрын
@@yolandathomas-going8609 "sad eyes" is an example of anthropomorphism
@haleylahaie37404 жыл бұрын
Yea, I've read some studies on twitching. While twitching the ear can cause permanent physical and psychological damage and should be considered abuse, lip twitching does cause a horse to relax rather than freeze in fear and pain. Although a lip twitch shouldn't be held for more than a few minutes at a time as it can start to cause problems if left on for(and I may be misremembering the time) more than 8 minutes at a time.
@masonheipel2 жыл бұрын
@@filibustamusic horses can't have sad eyes?
@dottthemovie Жыл бұрын
THIS IS NOT ABUSE! YOU UNEDUCATED PEOPLE IN THE COMMENTS!!! The effect the nose twitch has in the horse is twofold, they act as a distraction and also cause the horse to produce natural endorphines that help it relax in a stressful situation, somewhat similar to acupuncture or acupressure. Some horses once the twitch is correctly applied become relaxed and almost "floppy" about their ears and nose as though doped up with medication. Sometimes it takes longer to kick in!!!
@blueninety10 ай бұрын
>its not abuse >activates stress response mechanisms flawless
@kaskouris6 жыл бұрын
surly there is a better way to to this
@lmarislmarislmaris42715 жыл бұрын
THis is the best way to calm and restrain a horse without using drugs which can mask problems and cause others.
@lucyhaigh54074 жыл бұрын
there is... if your horse is nervous or scared it is much less mentally painful for a horse to stop the activity or desensitize the horse
@freddyaltina27374 жыл бұрын
Lucy Haigh You can desensitize a horse to high heaven, but there are still most likely situations where that horse may still need to be twitched; primarily for veterinary visits and emergencies.
@dottthemovie Жыл бұрын
@@lucyhaigh5407 The effect the nose twitch has in the horse is twofold, they act as a distraction and also cause the horse to produce natural endorphines that help it relax in a stressful situation, somewhat similar to acupuncture or acupressure. Some horses once the twitch is correctly applied become relaxed and almost "floppy" about their ears and nose as though doped up with medication.
@unequaledequines2326 жыл бұрын
This is disgusting. Poor horse is all I can say
@lmarislmarislmaris42715 жыл бұрын
you obviously know nothing about equines if you believe that.
@yolandathomas-going86095 жыл бұрын
Everyone says it doesnt hurt but look at its eyes, and the way it jerks to get away from the pain.
@tejasnkhokle24804 жыл бұрын
It releases endorphins aka pleasure hormones once this method is done , typical animal husbandry
@dottthemovie Жыл бұрын
The effect the nose twitch has in the horse is twofold, they act as a distraction and also cause the horse to produce natural endorphines that help it relax in a stressful situation, somewhat similar to acupuncture or acupressure. Some horses once the twitch is correctly applied become relaxed and almost "floppy" about their ears and nose as though doped up with medication. You know nothing. Fake Equestrian.
@michaelmonroe20023 жыл бұрын
Can't see anything
@carietrinityfamilyfarm81834 жыл бұрын
what the heck! that looks so painful and just awful 100% abuse and unfair to the horse
@haleylahaie37404 жыл бұрын
According to a scientific study lip twitching for a short period of time is not abuse and can be used to force a horse into a relaxed state. Left on for longer than 8 minutes however it can cause issues. Ear twitching is the real issue. It causes a horse to freeze in fear and pain and can cause temporary or permanent psychological and physical damage. I don't suggest using a lip twitch for training or anything but being able to apply one to give a horse quick medical treatment isn't bad. I do not remember the name of the study but if you do a google search you can likely find it quickly.
@dottthemovie Жыл бұрын
The effect the nose twitch has in the horse is twofold, they act as a distraction and also cause the horse to produce natural endorphines that help it relax in a stressful situation, somewhat similar to acupuncture or acupressure. Some horses once the twitch is correctly applied become relaxed and almost "floppy" about their ears and nose as though doped up with medication.
@KoriHarlan9 жыл бұрын
This is unfair to the horse
@laurenelizabeth75936 жыл бұрын
Kori Harlan it calms them down
@yolandathomas-going86095 жыл бұрын
@@laurenelizabeth7593 How?
@aspndoh29314 жыл бұрын
Yolanda Thomas-Going it realised endorphins to the area causing the horse to calm down still it’s really in humane and I would never do this to any horse
@SobrietyandSolace4 жыл бұрын
@@aspndoh2931 I'm doing horse care apprenticeship and was asked to hold onto the twitch today, the first time I've ever actually seen/used one in 15 years of working with them. I felt bad for the horse as it was being used whilst something unpleasant (for them) was happening (mane pulling) but can see where this would be useful to know in case of an emergency, especially if trying to give medical treatment or stop a horse from hurting themselves. I self harm when overloaded with stress with pinching/biting/cutting/hitting and can se how it works as a redirection or energy and attention, endorphin release etc.
@aspndoh29314 жыл бұрын
Little Wolf Taima yeah I mean if I was u I would of said something politely like I would like to pass on this I don’t feel comfortable doing that or something like that and ye I get if the vets over and has to do something on the horse it will need restraining but there are honestly so many other ways of restraining your horse that wouldn’t hurt it
@kaitlynmoore46738 жыл бұрын
Omg!think of it would u like this being done to u this is 100% abuse
@laurenelizabeth75936 жыл бұрын
Kaitlyn Moore no it’s a way to calm them done
@laurenelizabeth75936 жыл бұрын
Down
@lmarislmarislmaris42715 жыл бұрын
Not abuse. Most of us who have horses have tried similar on ourselves and understand it startos off as a mild distraction so both horse and human remain safe during necessary medical and other procedures. It then causes endorphins to be released to calm the horse.
@SobrietyandSolace4 жыл бұрын
@@lmarislmarislmaris4271 Not going to lie, I can sort of equate this to my own self harm (cutting, hitting/slapping myself etc) and the ensuing distracting endorphin rush, so I have mixed feelings about it, but it can sometimes be the lesser of two evils....
@dottthemovie Жыл бұрын
The effect the nose twitch has in the horse is twofold, they act as a distraction and also cause the horse to produce natural endorphines that help it relax in a stressful situation, somewhat similar to acupuncture or acupressure. Some horses once the twitch is correctly applied become relaxed and almost "floppy" about their ears and nose as though doped up with medication.