How to Teach Your Horse to do LIBERTY [The first steps of liberty training]

[@TheBakingSlave]

I love seeing someone treat their horses with respect and love. I am always so afraid to click on "teaching" videos because some of them are just so cruel and disgusting. You are an amazing young lady and you have so much patience which is rare. Great work and I have subbed :-).

[@everythingforlife7045]

you're right

[@charlieslife6829]

Same

[@christopheraiken9923]

Ikr!

[@catsjourney8265]

Ik

[@loribloom1693]

This little gal is a wonderful horse woman at such a young age! Wish I had had that opportunity when I was young. What a good smart boy little Nemo is. Keep it up!

[@Livinthefarmlife]

Lori Bloom Check out my channel! ♥♥

[@madelynwolfside]

this comment makes me happy idek why

[@mylife188]

My horse learn this right away and he's super young and never done it before you are a great teacher 😊😊😊

[@pureequestrian5700]

*TRIGGERED THAT I CAN'T GO OUT TO THE BARN TODAY* I HAVE THE FLU AND I HAVEN'T SEEN MY POOR PON SINCE TWO DAYS AGO I MISS HIM OMG

[@Pyr.0.maniac]

*triggered that I haven't ridden in 4 weeks*

[@kiskastudios6046]

Because of your videos my horse has done so well with Liberty and Free Riding. She has learned to rear, Liberty, Stand on a block, and more. Thank you so much Juliette! You inspire me literally everyday. Thank you so so much for making these tutorials. 💟💖❤

[@idkwhattoputheretobehonest9238]

Omg this is perfect. I currently own 2 newforest yearlings who came off the forest last year and liberty would just be perfect to help them stay focused on their learning journey

[@abbeymakesthings7800]

I cannot get over how freaking cute that little guys is.

[@beccabrownequestrian3992]

I'm going to attempt to train my four year old rescue Shetland stallion now you've inspired me! :)

[@smallhoundlike]

Kind of off topic, but what on earth is in the arena? I really love that footing. What kind is it??

[@creative99855]

Y’know… this comment may have been 4 years ago but it’s sand in the arena, it creates very good footing for the horses, you can still use it if it’s wet too

[@mustanghannah]

I am trying to train my Minni horse for liberty and this helps a lot!! I have a very stubborn pony though.🐎

[@pennies4pawsrescue654]

I sincerely hope you stay with horses as you get older and become a trainer. Thumbs up!

[@everythingforlife7045]

my horse is doing good! not my horse, but the horse I'm training. learning in first day! he's a miniature pony, and I barely need the whip or lead anymore! I'll start with the whip to refresh his memory, but he's doing great! thanks! ;) I'm also teaching him to bow. he's doing good with bowing to. just thank you!!!

[@Kaia_Bolster]

This video has really helped me! I found with other videos they didn't explain it tell you that the horse doesn't always listen and how to solve this and also other people work with horses that have already been trained! I'll be watching all your Liberty videos as I'm interested in doing Liberty work with my filly

[@lizzitremayneauthorandequi6127]

good job. I'm going to start playing with my semi-retired carriage horse tomorrow. :) Thanks! xx LIzzi

[@notesumpf2161]

I love your videos and now I know how i've to train my little girl. THANK YOU

[@xtoddie]

I really want to be able to do this with my horse, but unfortunately there's grass around the edges of the arena which would win him over XD

[@mackenziesaunders7650]

+toddiequestrian Tell me about it! my whole arena is grass!

[@oriannaomalley-scott4489]

+Riding on gold Same!

[@joygreenhalgh302]

Turn the grass to.your advantage .....do exactly the same steps as in this video and add into the game "its not time to eat"...... put your attention on me my dear horse!" and you will end up with an even stronger bond than if you worked without grass! I dont have an arena - I have to work on grass !!!! Its harder to start with but the end result is a stronger bond.

[@patchyboi_]

Omg sameeee the struggle is real But my area is all grass

[@faithfaith3285]

We got grass and weeds all around ours

[@SoniisClips]

I have a horse where i live and i really wanted to teach her liberty! This is gonna be a big help!! Thanks, Plus i really love to see someone with a friendship relationship, my old trainer with most of her horses hers was built out of fear.. So i love to see this its almost amazing how much they can listen. thanks again. :3

[@DenFlyvendeAgurk]

I just want to tell you, that i have used this method of teaching my pony liberty, and it worked VERY well for my pony and me. I have in a long time haved problems with my pony in groundwork, because he think it is boring. He ran away from me everytime i told him to do a trick or something and i couldn´t catch him again. Today when i tried this, he ran to me with so much energy and happiness, with his ears focused on me. I could take the rope away and make tricks and he stayed with me all the time after training this liberty. :D So thank you for sharing these amazing videos, it definently helped me! :) (Sorry for bad english, i´m from Denmark. :P )

[@gemma.dressage]

Tysm for this video! I plan on doing a little bit of this with a horse im starting to loan on Friday, she is 13 and she already follows me naturally without me asking, but these will help me with improving our relationship :) thank you so much xo

[@pinkglitter8513]

This might sound like a silly question but can any type of horse do liberty work??? I have a cob, and I love liberty work but have never seen a cob doing it and would love to teach him. Thanks

[@JC_horsetraining]

lauren8513 i do liberty with my mom's percheron! :)

[@allisongillmore4344]

it all deep on how smart the horse is!

[@extendingthetrot7916]

+Allison Gillmore Actually, ANY horse is capable of learning this type of thing. If you're controlling the feet (Like she is in the video, such as moving his feet when he wasn't paying attention to her) any horse under the sun will understand the concept, because that is how horses communicate among themselves. :)

[@michellelandry431]

sorry if i asked what is jake crossed with percheron and what may i ask he is so handsom is zamando a lusitano also handsome sorry for my spelling

[@tamaramitrova6715]

EquiLauren the breed doesn’t matter

[@rhemyella]

Thank you so much for this video! I've watched it a bunch of times and have being following it for two days on my shetland pony filly and I can't believe how good she is at it already - she seems to totally get it! She's only 9 months old so I don't want to do too much with her yet but this has been so much fun and I love doing it with her :) Thanks again :D

[@JoelyY]

HES SO CUTE!!! Enough said. He’s adorable

[@issyhughes2683]

I love this, especially as it is from the beginning☺️❤️

[@bradnelysteeles4921]

So adorable this horse🐎🐎🐎❤❤❤

[@theresaruflin5191]

Wow! This is incredible Oreoliberty!!! When I get a horse, I might train him/her to do some liberty. :)

[@mckennapaulson5815]

Same!!! I am waiting for a horse myself. Good luck!

[@buntasticroblox727]

Theresa Ruflin I'm getting a horse in three/four years

[@DreamerRosie1]

Very nice :) I am really trying to get into liberty work with my horse :)

[@hjghkhfhif1970]

Love the miniature horse 🤠

[@sarahmcnair7613]

omg i love this! it actualy explains how im going to try it with my thoroughbred mare, please do more!!!

[@bobbihyde5522]

I also do liberty's with our paint mare she is now ten, and always knows she watches for every move, and mirrors what we do in our round pen ,open pasture, like a big ol puppie

[@MissBeaniee]

I started doing liberty training with my horses after watching your videos and they love it 😃 It didn't take long for them to get it and it is so fun being able to train them like that on the ground instead of just riding them all the time. But one question though; does anyone know how to teach your horse to back up when you stand behind him? 🤔 I've seen a lot of people do it and I'm very curious about how they taught the horse to do it 😊

[@b0nedad]

Might try some of this with my little ex polo pony as she's very playful but loves doing things such as join up so I think she will enjoy it!

[@narniastarbux9481]

hey, I love your videos (and instagram.) I'm wondering if you could do more videos with Nemo. I'm getting my own miniature next month and I want to do liberty with him. I only trust this account with liberty because your AMAZING !!!!

[@sydneeparker2920]

miniatures are awesome but they're also kinda assholes at times so be prepared to spend more time with manners at the beginning. they're really genius too!!! They're quite the characters

[@jansmith8489]

FANTASTIC!!!!

[@psychobunny32]

very informative. Thank you for this video. What to do with a horse that kicks out with hind feet? I don't have a horse, but I have seen some horses at the lease stables that kick out when they are walking by someone.

[@tamaramitrova6715]

This video gave me so much! Thanks!❤️ you are amazing

[@ionacraig4118]

Thank you. Your videos are really helpful!

[@betaempressanimaljam1655]

Awesome video! Thank you so much!

[@samcarter3232]

This is so helpful!!!! Thank you so much for uploading this

[@ArneDumapap]

I love all your how to's! Gives a lot of inspiration! :D Could you make a video of how to get a relaxed hore in trot? One of my horses tend to get really tense when we train the trot(both riding and on the ground) :)

[@penelopeprudence2954]

Hi love your videos! I taught my miniature horse liberty And I have some suggestions for videos! I saw u trying to get your horse Oreo to do the capriole and I would love to learn how u taught that especially how to teach it from the ground so I can train my miniature horse that. And I would like to know how to train a horse the piaffe from the ground too

[@libbylangley397]

I loved that i wish i could do that please post more it is so informational

[@crystallizedtime619]

I have a Shetlandpony she's 2 years now and im doing groundwork and trick training and she follows me even if I never trained that! But I want to teach this my mare hopefully the video helps me❤

[@kathrynmacpherson303]

This is so much fun I did it with my mini !

[@missyfordham2843]

Very helpful, great job!

[@ponylovermolly]

amazing video!!! really helpful i want to start doing liberty work and was looking into getting a miniature in the future. u really helped me learn the first few steps of liberty work. thx so much xoxox

[@thesoutherncowgirl324]

You're incredible. I would love to teach my horse how to do liberty but she won't yeild her hind quarters.... And when I take her bridle off she just runs away. I have watched all of your training videos and several others. Does anyone have any advice

[@amayafuller8895]

Thanks this was a really helpful video!

[@iliveinyourcloset6287]

XD i can't believe i tried to teach my horse tricks when i was 8, to be honest I probably taught her more stuff by the time i was 10 than a normal riding horse would learn but DAYUMM i did NOT know what i was doing. This video just slapped me in the face

[@traumtaenzer2212]

That is thr very best way for me to begin with liberty. I saw this video, and all others too, and think, you cant loose. Because at this time we had a very difficult time and he dont want to do everythink.... So I do it like you in the video and after a few minutes I can put the line away and he stayed with me! I were one step bevore crying becsuse I were so happy. So thank you for this tips!!! (and sorry for my bad english, I am a german girl and not soooo good in english..... have you Insagramm?)

[@joleeandphoenix9965]

+xx.shettylove.xx xx.shettylove.xx Yes she has an instagram, it's @ebonysoreopromise

[@vaardoggie2001]

OMG NEMO IS SO CUTE

[@Olivia-xi7yv]

Wow!! I really liked this!!

[@hollythurlow7468]

This has help me so much she obey me and Just want to say thank you

[@icehorsetv5500]

OMG THE PONY IS SOOOO CUTE!!!!😀😊😜

[@ineslieberwirth4046]

Nice! Do you have any website or DVD with more tutorials? Best regards from sunny Portugal

[@itskylierae]

I loved this video! Can you pls do more liberty training videos?

[@hollyl9184]

I want to do this with my horse but I don't have and enclosed arena or round pen😢😪 and awesome video I learnt heaps☺️😘🐎👌🏻

[@Abigail-kd8gu]

Such a great video!!! Please do more like it :D

[@pratapambikasingh]

Wow from all the vedios can learn something (y) ☺ ♡♡♡♡♡

[@peytonrandolph1774]

I love watching your videos and am hoping to start getting into liberty with my own horse. I was curious if anyone taught you what you know or if you were self taught? Thanks!

[@luuz111]

Love your video's !

[@brookewhyte4598]

Great video

[@andjeladanilobic2173]

This is so awesome!

[@lifewithahorse6706]

This was so cool

[@scythianfarms9200]

great job!!!

[@TriggerandGrace]

Hey thanks for the tutorial! I'm so glad you made a video on how to start liberty, because I've been looking so hard to find a good tutorial on how to start it. Most of the videos I've watched were extremely long and didn't explain things very well. But I do have a question...what if you have an extremely lazy horse like mine that prefers to stand there like a potato instead of playing? Lol because I can barely get him to a fast walk. He's not motivated to go faster with treats or anything. I've tried using lots of energy and exaggerating my movements but he is literally the laziest horse I've ever met haha.

[@MyEquestrianDream]

LivingLouder My horse is like this too! Hahaha. She'll just stand there and very lazily take steps when I ask her to follow me. I really love these tutorials, though. I think It'd be great if Oreoliberty could make more videos on how to really get your horse's attention and connect with your horse.

[@fredrikaanderson5380]

Hi, I used this method with two of my horses, and they picked it up really well and loved it! They both showed lots of energy when chasing me, and i had no problem getting them to trot and canter after me. However, I've started doing this with another pony, and he gets the concept of moving his haunches really well, but I can't seem to get any energy; he'll only walk after me. Have you got any tips for creating more energy when he's following me? Thank you

[@jodiemerson7403]

Love this video💜 is this natural horsemanship?

[@aeitruy]

I want to start some liberty with my almost 3YO mare. We did a lot of work on the ground before but no liberty. I saw in the video that you are using treats. Did you also do it without before? i Don't really want to give her treats and just want to do it by a positive voice and rubbing ... do you think this will also work?

[@halielongobardi3884]

i really really love your breeches. where did you get them? if you dont mind me asking :) also ive watched alot of liberty starting videos and yours is by far the best(ive actually watched all your videos and youre definitely a role model now!!!) ill be using this to start my boyfriends horse on liberty!

[@phoenixcooney3162]

It's a beautiful horse

[@inka6887]

Great video! Please do more tutorials

[@stephtoms6444]

The whip looks huge next to Nemo!

[@mackenziefeatherstone6655]

i love your videos!! thank you soo much for posting :)

[@denisevlierman4925]

Hi, thank you for this video. I do have a question: how do you teach the horse to run to you in stead of just a slow walking? Would love to hear from you.

[@kiraangell8999]

hi i have a miniature Shetland like yours but i really want to teach him liberty but i cant go and teach him everyday i can only do once a week, would that matter as i know it would take a bit longer but does it matter? and secondly he is 5 years old and he still has a though aggression issues and i was wondering what you would do to stop them? they are things like biting and kicking out. your videos are amazing and i really love your tutorials they are so so helpful, i would be very grateful if you could reply thankyou x

[@hrose62]

Hi, do you use a lunge whip or dressage whip or both? And do you use a dressage whip to train your horses to do other tricks? Also what are the benefits of liberty? Thanks.

[@samwalker5641]

hi, where did you learn this from? a book, dvd? I was wanting to order the liberty system but wasn't sure if it was even a thing. Thanks.

[@equidreamz8181]

You're video's are great!! keep it up! :)

[@princessleia9844]

Try petting your horse with the whip when your getting them used to it😊it makes them notice that it's a good thing and it's safe

[@josephdoesmore8922]

OMG I loved this video it's so cute!

[@catstakeover1272]

Is there an extra step you can do with a very nervous and naughty horse? I have a horse at my barn that’s always very separated from the herd and I want her to be able to build a relationship with someone or thing. She’s difficult to handle because of her previous owner, who was very inexperienced and ended up being harsh otherwise, so I don’t know if this will be a good starting place for her. Thanks so much for the tutorial!

[@Zenyatta1234]

Thank you for making this!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;)

[@breyerwillow2363]

I didn't even teach my horse how to come or follow but she does it no matter what I love her even thought she isn't mine and she is three hours away she only lets me touch her face she is my heart horse

[@kobainradwood5186]

hello i have been trying to teach my mini to start liberty. he does great with the Follow Me game, but as soon as i let him off the rope and he is not paying attention. I try to chase him like you said to do, he refuses to move. he is so immune to ;the whip that he has no respect for it and won't move. i have tried to up my energy and yell and swing the whip( but never hit him) but he will. not. move. i don't know what to do about it. if you have any ideas please help! Also as soon as i ;ask him to start to do the Come To Me game, he refuses to go into a lunging circle. i don't know why but it seems he is confused about what i am asking him, but i don't know how to make it more clear. i simply point the direction i want him to go and swing the whip but he swings his haunches like were playing the follow me game and stands there. he won't go in a circle. any ideas? thank you so much for your time, sincerely, Kobain

[@dhh333]

He learned u wont do anything but chase him if he dosent listen. Show him whose boss

[@beechwoodgirl7784]

I've just got a loan pony called sherry and she's a 24-year-old British riding pony. I know from her owners that I can do liberty with her and she is fine with whips but I'm scared I'll do something wrong. any extra tips or advice? P.S I also help look after miniature shetlands and their liberty was a fail because they are very scared of whips also what whip do you use

[@shannonlawrance5261]

Hi, I was wondering if you had an idea how to make my horse more willing to stay with me while training liberty? Thank you :-)

[@Ladrz]

This is cool 🥰🥰

[@Ohnonoa]

Hi, I have watched a few of your videos and I really like your methods! But I have some issues with my 4 year old KWPN gelding, he is an amazing boy and very curious so we already practised him following and coming towards me and he does great! (except when he's in the paddock and just ignores me when I call him haha) But now when I want to lunge him or get him away from me he doesn't, and I over use the whip a lot when I get frustrated and I really don't want him to associate the whip with bad things, but now we've already come to the point where he refuses to let me swipe the whip softly over him and he even broke two leading ropes to get away... Tips? And also, since his third he has been driven in front of the carriage but he learnt to never canter in front of the carriage so I cannot get him into canter without him becoming terribly unbalanced and leading to him bucking. I have been working on his trot in circles and small pole work and if I'm honest I am becoming too nervous to ask for canter in case he throws me off. When I ask for canter his trot just becomes faster and faster and he may give me one or two strides before he starts bucking... His back and saddle both have been checked. Any suggestions? SORRY FOR THE INSANELY LONG STORY OH GOD

[@meirsasson4088]

the video was cute thank you

[@crazyhorseperson7312]

I just got a gelding on loan called TJ and he is terrified of bags,quad bikes and if you bend down and he sniffs you and if you fake fart he jumps back😂.Im pretty nervous for rugging him because I don't know if he has had a rug on before and if he will spoke,Buck,rear or slam into me😅😬.

[@JustASleepySloth]

got the whip de-sensitisation down, need work on keeping her attention on me and directing her correctly, sometimes I just don't know what to do with my body to give her the right signs, she's happy to come in and be with you, can lead her from her mane or leadrope with little to no pressure, can often get her to come over, she doesn't come when called but am already working on that... I used to ask her to lay down by kinda forcing her by holding her leg, which I don't want to do any more it's not the best way to do it and it would make her quite fed-up

[@miatreadwell1874]

Awesome love it

[@SylviaR613]

I thought I would try these things with the horse I lease to spice up the boring arena work . He's not sensitive to the whip at all, is happy to follow me around the arena, zig zagging etc, but as soon as I run, he either stops and watches me go or just ambles along , eventually catching up to me. Is this just something he's doing because this is the first time we've done this or can I do something to encourage him to put more energy into it?

[@wyvernspit]

Question for you - I noticed in your videos, you horses are very playful at liberty with you, which is so adorable. I am beginning liberty with my Westfalian mare, who was feral for the first 5 years of her life and had no idea how to interact with humans. She acted like we were all going to eat her and was very aggressive, but she has come a long way this year and is basically the sweetest mare ever, and is very playful at liberty. She runs next to me and does that cute buck that they do, exactly the way she does with her son/best friend, and I take that as a huge compliment. Problem is that I also worry about safety. When I hear her hoof whiz by my head, I know she isn't aiming at me (or she would have hit me), but I still worry about, well, being kicked in the head. Is there anything you've done for safety while training horses at liberty?

[@ticiax3965]

This helped a lot thx 😊

[@nicolettapierini2345]

Is it possible to do this without a whip? Especially concerning the more advanced moves? My mare was abused so she is terrified of them and i don't want her to associate the playing with something that makes her uncomfortable. If i bring a whip near she starts freaking out, racing around and sweats profusely.

[@zebbysensei7813]

my horse used to be the same. he's an ex harness horse so he has probably been whiped lots of times during his life. take it slowly with the desensitisation and maybe just start with a whip on the ground making them target it or just stepping closer to it. thats really how i started out with it. now he is starting to see whips as play and rewards instead of getting beat. clicker training is really great, you can reward any small step and make so much process. so I really recommend that. then when your horse is comfortable with a whip you can start liberty training like this

[@katem360]

+Nicoletta Pierini I would desensitize her to it before trying to work with it. Set a small dressage whip somewhere and lead her up to it. Don't go too close, it she's okay and relaxed, reward her. Circle and come back to the same spot, reward. Advance closer. Don't go too far or it may set back your training. When she gets close, let her sniff it. Reward. Circle back around. :)

[@everythingforlife7045]

you might be able to start with a small whip.

[@mamatammy1]

Nicoletta Pierini you need to do lots of desensitizing with the whip before you start, rub her with the whip and if she moves away from it just follow her until she stops moving and shows you a sign of relaxing than take the whip away and reward her.

[@ashleycortes2545]

I taught my 3 year old that had agression issues without a whip at all. She didn't reposnd well to that type of pressure, if you would like to know more about how let me know.

[@anyah6437]

My horse has aggression issues.. I would love to do this but I’m scared he’ll attack me. Do u have any tips for aggression in the cross ties?

[@Ripplie1997]

What would you do with a horse who is a little more aggressive or "overzealous" when you do the "follow me"? My horse isn't aggressive about it typically, but sometimes he can invade my space and I'm afraid it will turn into aggression.

[@mariannem3935]

would have loved to see the horse from the title picture :-(

[@evasofia07]

You can click on her channel to see oreo if you would like!

[@hhart415]

I have a question! If I can't make it out to the stables everyday ( because of school) will that affect their learning? If so how much? Thanks!

[@emilynash1129]

My haflinger is great at following me, but I am having a hard time getting him to pick up his speed and actually trot or run with me...any suggestions? I have tried raising my energy and making it more playful and he gets treat rewards, he just doesnt want to go fast or keep up with my pase.