Patron: the friesian-quarter horse (Episode 1) When Horses Choose in the USA

Mia uses her method When Horses Choose to earn this horses' trust and get him to partner with her.
In this video, she explains all about the first approach, the corner, taking over the territory, and giving the horse time to process in order to choose to cooperate.
Huge thanks to Buck Mountain Ranch for having us and letting us publish this training!

[@michaelallen2057]

She knows exactly what she is doing. She also knows how to achieve the mutually agreeable result in a remarkably brief span of time. I don’t expect that many of the derogatory “experts” could drive their big red truck smoothly without an automatic transmission in such a brief span of time.

[@lauraalbertson7821]

Hi Mia ! I am so excited you are here in California . I hoped to see you but I live up in . Northern California. Your videos are really helping. Our little Bear is now 2 . And when you explained why this Beautiful Horse is standing tall and unafraid, If explained Bear ! He is not afraid at all . And so thank You Mia 💜. I pray your time here will be wonderful. California is a great place 😇 Wish I could have met you 🐴 Laura 💜 Bear 💜

[@andreasbracke1997]

Hi Mia, I still love your training style. After seeing some of your vids, I learned from you. I recognised, I was using the first steps in the "coming together" with my stallion before I knew your channel(on my little Pic)- I always took my nose to their muzzle (even in the some horses I learned to know as a (dog-)veterinarian. Their owners then were always kinda amused but normally, the horses love this contact (and never tried one to bite me, even if I take care). Now I kinda know, why this happens. So, how long would you sit and wait for the horse? Andreas

[@paulcurtis9852]

How can you possibly train a horse with little kids screaming and screeching in the background!

[@herminekraft4123]

Because she is a pro...

[@brendamerrell7721]

She can train in any distraction , it’s humans that are distracted by the children.

[@heinrichlorenzen8671]

Thank you Mia

[@conniekenny3829]

Great video!

[@merryworld4776]

🌿🌷🌿 Love your videos. Thank you.

[@Thistleseed101]

Thank you for this people training video.

[@ruabadkitty]

I love watching her but I can barely hear her. Anyone else have that problem? My volume is all the way up.

[@emilydevendorf8528]

It's hard bc of that baby screaming/babbling in the background.

[@dicleo10]

❤

[@dicleo10]

So inspiering to se you Mia working with the horse.

[@lisagurian814]

I love the patience to sit and wait for the horse to turn and look. How long would you wait it the horse never choose to turn around or engage?

[@whenhorseschoose]

They all will, they are herd animals, it is just a matter of time😊

[@whenhorseschoose]

I will begin to use a microphone 😊

[@leboonce]

Nice one. not the the easiest of horses lol

[@Ellie-zd1ri]

This is the first time I thought she was too rough with a horse. This horse is a sweetheart and she scared him. I think the whip was misused in this video. It's disappointing because I love her philosophy and her videos. But I think this was a miss. Maybe it will come around in Parts 2 and 3. I don't think this horse understood why she was so abrupt and harsh and he certainly didn't choose. He was operating out of fear (at least in Part 1).

[@herminekraft4123]

Patron was not scared or operating out of fear. please watch the following videos. He is the strongest horse I have ever met and will choose to play with you, you can not scare him into submission.

[@ClaraRobin]

I didn't see it that way at all. She is training the horse to see her as his leader. When the horse tries to exert his own dominance on Mia, I believe that is when she strikes the whip on the ground repeatedly. He ends up back in his corner and has the opportunity to choose whether or not he wants to rejoin Mia as part of the herd (with Mia as the leader) or to stay alone in his corner. You don't have to worry about his feelings getting hurt either. He is a powerful and confident horse, and if he wants to, can totally destroy any human that is inches away if he feels completely threatened.

[@Ellie-zd1ri]

@@ClaraRobin I don't agree. I think it shocked him in a bad way and didn't ease him into anything. This horse's personality didn't require being startled in that way. She lost his trust for several minutes. I'm sure she'll get him back, but I wouldn't endorse that technique.

[@ammie3447]

I see what you mean, but I also want to argue that you are looking at it with human eyes, and not horse eyes. If a dominant horse challenges another dominant horse, they won't play nice about it, they will kick and show who is boss directly. That is what Mia is doing. As soon as he tries to argue that he can do what he pleases, she firmly says "oh hell you cannot, not in my herd at least", and gets him out of the herd. I've done Mias method on my own horse who was really stubborn about having it her way, walking in her pace, not trotting when I told her etc, and it wasn't until I firmed up and clearly told her that it is what I say that we do, if you are slow when the lions come, you will put us all in danger. We move when I say we move, or you are not with me.

[@Ellie-zd1ri]

@@ammie3447 I think you make a good point for a horse with a totally different personality. Not this horse.

[@sihnpax6220]

How is he choosing when youre chasing him around with a stick lol He just looks stressed and confused

[@Ellie-zd1ri]

Agree. This horse didn't require that kind of treatment and just looked confused and upset. That technique is not necessary for this horse. He has a very sweet disposition.