HOW TO START A DRESSAGE HORSE UNDER SADDLE (groundwork)

Joseph talk through working with 3.5 year old Fireball (Finest x Fidertanz). Young horse basics starts with mental connection and works into the understanding of the aids.
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[@ThePaulahoo1]

This is an incredible video in every respect! So much education! So much beauty! Perfection! You did it again, Joseph - I loved every minute of this!! Thank you also to Fireball and Jess!

[@kristinclark5371]

He’s so handsome. I’ve missed your training/ daily vlogs/ traveling videos. Thank you for posting!

[@DianeLee999]

Lovely to watch how you introduce and communicate new experiences with the horse in a non-threatening manner. Expertly done. Fireball’s name does seem to suit him. I think he’s permanently fresh!

[@lesliedoney1]

Got the random urge to teach my trained western horse some dressage. Lol lets see how this goes

[@Equestrian-jt7vo]

Same!

[@cindynoble2037]

Love these "progress" videos Gorgeous beast🐴🐎

[@cyndifigura1422]

I am currently preparing my horse for saddle training. Very helpful video! Thanks!

[@lugosthepalomino]

I'm hoping to start my colt next year (depending on how he is mentally and physically). He's going to be in dressage 🥰🥰

[@edwinahicks5010]

Joseph I love your videos but why have you allowed the stirrups to be flaying around while he is being lunged? It can’t be very nice for him to have stirrups bashing him in the side.

[@jordyncruttwell581]

Edwina Hicks it’s good to desensitise them

[@edwinahicks5010]

Equine Jumper if you want to de-sensitive them it would be better to tie the stirrups together so they are down but can only move a certain amount. I don’t think Joseph intended the stirrups to be down because he started lunging with the stirrups run up, he just didn’t have them tied up properly.

[@EV-jg7gs]

It’s really good for young horses to have stuff bashing around so they become more bombproof

[@ThePaulahoo1]

@@jordyncruttwell581 That's was my thinking, too. The billet straps not in their keepers made my inner Pony Clubber twitch, until I thought about it for a moment and noticed the other straps flapping. Good to do this now for the safety of his future owner! I think we all have had the experience of falling off, and if the horse takes a bit of a run, those stirrups are going to fly everywhere!

[@yolandasegurotome9898]

This also made my inner Pony Clubber twitch 😄 But, if you look at the videos of Joseph and Jess in Europe, the horses are always lunged with stirrups down and reins tucked under the stirrup leathers....I suppose there are arguments for both cases but their horses seem to be used to it.

[@CC-xk6cp]

Hi again! Really good vid Joseph. Happy to see you using this format of explaining while you're demonstrating. For the newbies out here especially it makes the process so much easier to understand and apply. Nice for your prospective buyers to see your training methods and thought process and choices to support those methods. Actually everyone no matter the level can always learn a tip or two that maybe they never thought of or used. Thx as always Jess for your part in the vid quality including your lineage knowledge of the horses!! Look forward as always to next time...

[@EricaBliss007]

Perfect timing! I'm doing this exact thing with my baby, down to the reins tucked under the leathers and half mounting process, ha.. Please post more!

[@jenniferfitzpatrick2282]

Awesome!! Thank you for sharing some very important insights and inspiration

[@jameswoodard6271]

I'm currently working 2 young horses that I started, so this is super helpful. Thanks Joseph 👍

[@evyrice8115]

Omg don't put hand in loop bad idea 101 horse rule

[@jamesnewcomb3765]

This is the best! Cool to see the basics with horses in such a natural state of awareness, not knowing what to expect.

[@fionajane56]

You can see his energy....he does have fire doesn’t he. It is so exciting to start a young horse isn’t it!

[@bonblue4993]

He is gorgeous with very kind eyes.

[@albertw251]

Great video Joseph!!

[@trina3548]

Such a lovely young man!!!

[@brandonsszumski4229]

Awsome job joseph!!

[@naunettemartin7450]

I like it

[@Pferdecoach]

oh now I get nosey about that former stallion with his big neck, respect looks very relaxed now....Dom The Second ?

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[@annmcmillan7842]

Would love to follow this guy’s progress. How long will it take him to truly relax on the lunge at walk, trot and canter?

[@audreybreuls9117]

Hi Joseph! Could you make a video on improving the trot? To get that really nice bouncy, elastic movement (just working trot, not passage)

[@blleeeach]

Omg he is sooo gorgeous! And has a fancy bloodline

[@clairemardesich8576]

Once again Joseph thank you for an awesome and completely relevant video! I have two seasoned horses that are new to dressage and wow I'm going to start them fresh using your training tips! Fireball is gorgeous and I can't wait for your next video. 💕

[@jamiedeanne91]

sorry Joseph but those pants are accentuating your, ahem, "lumpy area."

[@angiegorse1262]

Stunning horse. What bits do you use on your young horses?