Joseph Newcomb: How we think about horses and how horses think about us

[@redeigner8303]

Wow, I turned everything around and thought , if someone puts a “ halter “ on me or tie a rope on me , I would start getting frightened. I’d worry about my safety. Now I really get it. I have to be more sensitive to the horses fears instead of saying, oh, it’s just a paper on the ground or a shadow! Ground work and just bonding with your horse ( many hours ) you will gain his trust . And I think when You Yourself start feeling the trust, the horse will be fine because you established your leadership and friendship with it. Love love love your channel !

[@marylyncahn102]

Thank you! Good things to think about!!

[@brutalsunart]

I really enjoyed listening to this while working. There are so many good reining-oriented natural horsemen and women out there. Thanks to them, I can take an untouched mustang and turn it into a responsive, courageous, and forward trail horse. But to build a dressage horse from the bottom up, using natural horseman techniques? I have no idea! And I'm so hungry to learn how. I would love for someone like you to take a green horse or even a BLM mustang, and document its daily training. If you had a monthly subscription model like Warwick's, I'd subscribe in a heartbeat!

[@Krinsta1]

My young filly now 14 months old and I are going through lots of up and downs. She's super sensitive and very intelligent with a cute little personality. I'm always finding myself going one or two steps forward and then a couple of steps backwards. So many funny things happen in our time together. Today, she was watching another person riding a horse and was curious about this. She watched on ears forward from the safety of under my arm. I just put my arm over her wither and watched the riding with her. I mean such a cute little horse.

[@uhlysssuh]

Love the talk. I've been exploring this with my mare and have found the biggest asset in our bond was time- regardless of how much effort I put into fostering one. Building that rapport has been crucial.

[@JosephNewcomb]

@@uhlysssuh so true.

[@biggothepiggo]

So insightful and incredibly generous. You have a really unique combination of influences in your on-going journey of horsemanship and as a result you have a unique, very valuable and incredibly interesting perspective. Thank you for sharing! This helps so many people in our respective journeys.

[@TheOldandslow]

Im trying to support my emotionally challenged horse. A bit of Warwick Schiller, a bit Triatan Tucker, a bit from you are my mainstays to keep to the plan of supporting his needs. Ive had horses "all my life" for 45 plus years, he is the first one like this. Cannot use leg, cannot use hand, cannot use a whip for whipping (tapping is okay usually), so inhad to throw ALL of it away and start from the beginning. 5 years amd he is happily engaged, does some liberty when he is so inclined and can jump small jumps with joy. He does okay on trails but theyre not his favorite. I used to be bothered by The Judgement, but my ottb can now have 3 gaits on a loose rein and is ready to do more. I worry about his perception of what we are doing. I try to make each ride reasonably enjoyable for him, so he doesn't dread arena work. I heard another rider asking if they could ride their horse on loose reins as well (mostly stretchy circles a la Ingrid K, not loose flopsy reins all the time), and the trainer said no, that her horse needed contact all the time. Mmmhmmm... its ugly and takes a long time but its worth it.

[@shelliesommerson4221]

Very good reminders! Thank you!

[@nadjaberyl1487]

You are so right about this "Zen"-stuff... when I step in the arena with my mind clear and calm and kind of open, he will be very calm and listening closely and it will work out fine. But when I start with an over-keen feeling and full of the things that I want him to do perfectly today...nothing will work. Another example: when I introduced leg yields in trot on the diagonal thinking "come on, come on, I know you can do that, why don't you get it righth then, for havens sake!" it was a pitiable result. Then when I gave up on this for today and was trotting along on a long rain and just for fun asked him to leg yield diagonally, - he did it almost perfectly. 😀 Also I realised when I asked something new and he did it sort of ok...and I didn't ask it again next time, but some days after the first, he offered more by himself. Then it's difficult not to get over-keen again and ask it again and again, but rather wait for a few days and then again... However, - thank you very much for sharing your thoughts and insights.

[@JosephNewcomb]

@@nadjaberyl1487 I love this

[@shonamathie1607]

Loving your content and I’m especially interested as you have both the horsemanship background as well as dressage which I’m also equally interested in. Living in Scotland the horsemanship side of things and its benefits aren’t typically used or understood. I look forward to more of your videos ❤

[@JosephNewcomb]

Thank you

[@Earthstar444]

Well said.

[@MrTjs1972]

Love your content 🤩

[@JosephNewcomb]

Glad you enjoy it!