Ken McNabb Emotional Control | How to Calm the Anxious High Headed Horse Through Head Elevation

Gaining Emotional Control: How to Calm the Anxious High Headed Horse Through Head Elevation
In this lesson Ken McNabb helps showcase how to gain emotional control of an anxious high headed horse through head elevation.
CHARACTER TRAITS IMPORTANT FOR HUMAN- DILIGENCE & PATIENCE
For this lessons head elevation exercise to be successful, it is important that we as riders practice diligence. Ask for the exercise, get the correct answer, release and do it again! Patience is a virtue and your horse will never be more consistent than you are. Your hand positioning in this exercise must be consistent and you must ask the question diligently.
IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER- horses have unjustified fear. It has been their way of survival for years and years. You are teaching him to control his emotions, building trust in your relationship.
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Until Next Time, May God Bless the Trail You Ride ~ Ken

[@HorseGirl256]

This is a great video. I love that he actually used a horse with an issue to demonstrate instead of using a horse that already knows how to do it.

[@merewebster4510]

God bless you, loved the mention of God creating the horses as God did us - Mere - New Zealand

[@user-bo4eu4cy6z]

Your methods are so similar to John Lyons' discipline, even using the full cheek snaffle ! This is the calm down cue ! I'm so happy to see this, this training style is slow and methodical, but it works !! Thousands of gives !

[@patricialeighty1614]

It's unbelievable how much I learn with every video. I can't thank you enough. So clear, so easy the understand and follow. WoW

[@biancapangrazio4693]

Thanks for great explanations of each movement and timing

[@Safe_and_Easy_Horsemanship]

Very good, this is something that everyone needs to learn. It is not hurting the horse.

[@richardadams6124]

Very informative.. try it because it works! Have a good ride ❤

[@jktarheel]

Very good one. I just watched it. Wish I seen this year's ago. Thank you!

[@user-rk2um9yf4e]

Great to make it so simple ... don't second guess yourself, there's only 2 things to do , love it

[@paloma4444]

what 2 things

[@cattymajiv]

@@paloma4444 Exactly! His methods regarding this head issue make no sense at all. This only distracts momentarily. It doesn't truly calm them. This video is a LOT better than the other one where he uses this, regarding fear of electric clippers, but I still don't see this as awfully helpful.

[@lisajignoffo9442]

This is gold! Thank you! I need this tool in my toolbox!

[@SchutzhundKevin]

You're videos and DVD's have helped me so much! I like that you don't just show the "finished" horse.. but the issues that we run into when attempting to do it. :)

[@parkcitytrainer5541]

love this, so good!

[@grandakhigrandakhi2277]

Greatest horse riding tutorial ever,cos every body can ride calm horses but if we want good control of any regular healthy horse which definately will be hyper we need to learn this drill .Hats off to this True master class session 🙏

[@talonhatch9342]

No pain. Soft hands and a release when when he lowers his head. What could more easy

[@wendyfarrell4530]

I love watching these videos.I appreciate you explaining step by step why and how,with results. Thankyou.

[@smlmentorship1969]

Have to say this has been a incredibly helpful video!! thank you for sharing

[@brankopavcec8740]

Great video!

[@gracechristianschoolcypres3189]

Another great video with very easy to follow and helpful information.. Thank you Ken!!

[@kathywilliams5732]

For av extremely sensitive horse this is amazing help. Thank you

[@comesahorseman]

Nicely done! 👍

[@equine2020]

The 1st thing any horse 🐴 person learns is, control your emotions. Always stay calm & cool around a horse. Horse reads a person like a book. You can't fool a horse. The horse should see you as a confident leader.

[@kathrynnelson4629]

Wondering if head down works the same with mules?

[@mariannedippenaar8488]

Good

[@1sacoyle]

How can I incorporate this into my ground work?

[@muleskinner4495]

Is there a particular bit that would work better for this exercise?

[@cattymajiv]

Not with the way this guy yanks on the poor horses mouth! But notice the full-cheek snaffle. It's harder to pull it through the mouth with one hand. You can also add rubber pads to protect the mouth from it more. But in general, bitless is always better for any horse who will work with it willingly. Beware of nosebands like the flash and the grackle.

[@smuhammad88]

This is a great video…does this apply the same with a hack or should I go back to a bit?

[@cattymajiv]

If your horse works well in a hackamore, and as long as it has no shanks on it, why would you even consider a bit?

[@talonhatch9342]

Thanks for such a good video.

[@cleverk-9144]

Will this work for a horse that is whipping his head around from bugs? If not can you suggest something I can do to keep him from whipping his head around it only started during bug season

[@cattymajiv]

Get rid of the bugs. Use natural fly repellent and buy a couple of flymasks. If you really have to, once in a while you can use DEET based fly repellent which works really well, but stay with natural ingredients when you can, and get 2 fly masks! Your horse might destroy them fast, but they keep the bugs out of the ears and eyes.

[@cleverk-9144]

I use fly masks and natural fly spray.

[@ladymorfeus]

Can you do this exercise riding bitless? Is it the same principle? (Because you’re holding to reign high, above the bit. So I was wondering if it’s the same without a bit.)

[@alparker713]

Will this work with any bit or only a snaffle?

[@bonniesage8607]

Got a 3 year old quarter horse that has the hardest time going into arena with many horses, I have practice with friends adding horses to help her out she does pretty good for short periods then she loses it ,would you use this same technique on her situation?

[@cattymajiv]

Eight months later, have you tried it? If so, how were the results?

[@talonhatch9342]

Some nut said you were hurting the horse. This horse isn't hurting. Hes starting to think

[@sandrajenkins6822]

He's thinking' this twat is wearing a felt hat.'

[@cattymajiv]

He's hauling on that mouth super hard!

[@jktarheel]

​@@cattymajiv no he's not.

[@cathycochran6362]

Hurting a horse just pulling on its mouth ?!? Wow, there are always stupid haters out there. Wonder how many times that person came off a horse because it wanted to be nice 😂 , or more likely never been ,on or trained a horse. Don't let that nut watch the vedios where they use spurs and whips 😂

[@cathycochran6362]

​@cattymajiv no he's not ! I promise if that horse takes off on him ull see hauling. The horse isn't even chewing on it so it's NOT hurting him.

[@bethalvarez6956]

Are you working on this just this one video because he’s getting really good I have a horse I need to do this with

[@user-yc4lx5qn5o]

I have an Arabian that spooks a lot. How can I learn to ride her when she spooks? Even with just walking her she spooks

[@michellegoodrich7115]

I know it's 3 years later, but what is that tassel under the horse?

[@OTTBJess]

It looks like, to me at least, a fly tassel. To keep flies away. I’ve seen some trail riding ladies from my barn use them

[@sidilicious11]

Doesn’t the breast collar discourage him from lowering his head? I bought a pulling collar like this one but it looks uncomfortable for the horse when they lower their head.

[@jsmith8327]

I think it has to be adjusted so the horse can freely lower its head with no pressure on the windpipe area. I had to cut one up and shorten and lengthen certain sections of it, couldn’t find one that fit just using the available adjustment buckles.

[@pepepoopy2447]

The breast collar wasn’t made to prevent a horse too lower it’s head. It was made to make sure the saddle doesn’t slide too far on the horses back.

[@cattymajiv]

This type of video is full of dumb questions. The very young girls who write them haven't even learned yet that this is not the way to get answers from a channel owner 99% of the time.

[@danielabaumann1165]

This is hard work, hard hand. It hurts hes mouth, thats why he gives the head down. Ride that again in a halter. Can you lower his head ? Without pulling ? No ? We train that with our legs. No pulling hands. Thats the better way. Did you ever hear from Cowleg ? The horse give his nose to the side where you make pressure with your underleg. For turns. If you pressure both legs together, the horse brings his head down. Its the soft feel training. Your training is hurting his mouth.

[@belongtobill]

No pain here. just pressure. Its all building blocks. show the calm headset with the rein work, then add the que of leg pressure to the calm headset sooner enough your horses with relate the leg que to the head set and you'll be golden. this isn't the cure all end all. this is the beginning of training.

[@carolynstewart8465]

You make no sense!

[@talonhatch9342]

You don't know much about horses. There is pressure bot no pain or he would be reacting very differently

[@cattymajiv]

@@belongtobill You have it so screwed up. This is a long way from the start, and if you approve of wrecking the horse's mouth, you need to be kept as far away from all horses as possible.

[@patrycjakubiak186]

Poor horse.. to much hurt for his mouth..

[@cattymajiv]

You are so right! I said the same thing!

[@cromana5574]

No thanks.