Pregnant Mare tries to Bite and Kick when you get Close!

[@ryanrosehorsemanship]

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[@Fireworks_are_Awesome]

The word respect is exactly what it is. And it applies to horses. You use it correctly sir. Well done.

[@racheldelage5690]

Beautiful horse! I hope she gets trained! 🙏😘🇺🇲

[@vallriesweeney3987]

Instead of respect I think that you are developing a focus. Focus from a horse is eyes and ears attention. You have to get their focus to work on the horse's tolerance especially horses that have not been handled. They often do not want to look at you. They do not like human touch. To an unhandled horse the thought of being petted by a human seems ridiculous.

[@kollegekarol]

Another word other than respect could be revere

[@cityonthemake4115]

My suggestion: deference (noun) deferential (adjective)

[@beckyshewchuk]

Thank you Ryan for your help with Riata. She is doing great and getting softer and more willing every day. Thank you so much!❤

[@UnrealKinniki]

She is gorgeous!! She's gonna be such a great partner someday ❤

[@slunt3123]

This mare’s life depends on cooperating with humans. If her defensive attitude was left untreated, she was headed for a sad ending. So glad to see her attitude addressed with techniques that enhanced her understanding and cooperation rather than forcing her into submission.

[@swimmingbird243]

I just wanted to say that you, steve young horsemanship, and Warwick are all incredible trainers.

[@WouldbeRenaissanceLady6926]

Yes, I love watching folk that love, understand and appreciate horses,❤❤❤

[@robynmartin2026]

my three go to's!

[@spfisterer3651]

So true.. Add clever cowgirl to the mix and you pretty much got all I watch on yt.

[@Inish]

And definitely Nate Eicher (eicher ranch on YT), he is awesome to watch

[@beckygossett4697]

And Jake of Pear Tree ranch. What he accomplished with Remy is amazing.

[@valeriehudson7276]

Thanks again for breaking it down! Horse approaching has more than just friendly intent. Extremely important to know WHAT the behavior means. Thanks Ryan

[@lazygardens]

Horses: the original "mean girls" claiming the cafeteria tables

[@lizpetruzzi7700]

“Getting the horse to respect you” = communicating hierarchy

[@HorseLady1109]

Indeed!

[@charlief709]

Horses in the wild absolutely have a hierarchy. Hierarchy is so important In training a horse like this.

[@janeenrose8097]

Hi Ryan. All of us watching you know what a great teacher/trainer you are, but I want to acknowledge how amazing Becky is to do what she does for horses that would have no hope in this world. Thank you both!❤

[@margaretfleming3554]

Thank you to you Ryan and the shelter for saving this glorious mare.

[@Sandra-gd8iz]

Herd hierarchy is a real thing with any herd or pack animal. Sad that humans somehow see these words as negative, as you mentioned. Much more humane, when working with the animal, to acknowledge their way of communicating to achieve herd/pack peace and safety than forcing a human concept onto the animal. Love the suggestion of throwing feed to a group of animals and see what happens!! Love it! Humans need to understand all the “talking” going on between the animals as they jostle for who gets which place to eat. 🎉

[@tracyjohnson5023]

Exactly! It amazes me that so many horse people don't have a clue about herd hierarchy in general, let alone about pecking order in their own herd/horse. Putting feed/hay out is best way to find out who's who, including where you fit in. He who moves his feet first to get out of way is the loser. Kinda the horsey version of chicken.

[@jeniferrinehart1107]

Beautiful mare. So glad you could come help her! ❤❤❤

[@leeevers8976]

Beautiful horse, beautiful rescuer.

[@saspinks3001]

Love your calm demeanor. Being unemotional helps the learning process. Thank you for helping Becky help horses!

[@nessie43]

I just love to watch this. How you start a dialogue with that horse, how she starts to try to understand you, and how she at some point says "i dont trust you fully yet but i'm trying" it seems almost magic, but its so subtle you need to watch closely to see everything that is happening.

[@marilynbridges8697]

I definitely like the "appropriate response to pressure" definition.

[@JanaRussellNails]

Excellent reminders for all of us who work with feral and or unpredictable horses. Thank you Ryan, and thank you Becky for your awesome work and love for these horses!

[@Ddax-td7qy]

My favorite of your Tubes I've seen so far. Thanks! It's fun to see her do so much puzzling and thinking. Your commentary on what you are seeing is great, including such careful calibration of your responses. Respect!

[@KathyHecht-bm3xk]

Respect is not a bad word because if you use it correctly it goes both ways it mutual respect and that also how to keep you both safe.

[@ridgehilljillie9429]

I really Like this horse, smart and attentive.

[@manjariprakash9099]

Beautiful horse. Lucky lady and now you have RR.

[@noahman27]

Great teaching here!! Thank you so much and thank you for all the love you give to the horses in all these wise ways!! And it helps the rest of us too. You're the best.

[@klarakubler9763]

That was really cool, as it was kind of complicated to understand what her intension is. Great work!

[@1legged_moto_girlkolleen382]

Patreon is great 👍 All horse people should strive to be as gentle as RR ❤ Thanks 🙏 I have a reservation horse that I've been working with for two years now and she is also very dominant and came to me bred. She's a very forward horse, but now that she understands people mean good things, she is super in your pocket. Still working on her 100% trusting my leadership. I really wish I could find a trainer like Ryan closer to me to help me out.

[@janiene-gq4mg]

She is beautiful. ❤ Great survivor as Heidi Bujak said. I was thinking she would probably be more vigilant and defensive being pregant. Awesome job teaching us to read a horse as usual Ryan.

[@valeriemoran842]

Excellent video! Her cues were there, just subtle. Thank you!

[@annab4796]

Thank you for this training experience, Ryan. It's unfortunate that many of your commentors have devoted more time to "educating" other commentors than thanking you or offer intelligent insights about this training session. I rarely comment on your videos, and reading many of these comments has all but convinced me to send you my observations privately to avoid the scorn of some of your other viewers, lest they disagree with me. Suffice it to say that I am glad to learn from you and put into practice some of the training techniques you have taught on your channel with my mare. :)

[@pennilynnmcnew443]

@@annab4796 I totally agree with you. I have raised a couple of young horses as well as work with rescues and some untamed horses from Corolla Islands in North Carolina. I have watched and tried a variety of different kinds of trainings as I learned myself growing up with occult that I saved from a kill buyer. He and I knew each other and grew up together but then when I stepped into rescuing, fostering, helping to rehabilitating horses it became a whole different ball game.

[@donnasmith9939]

Well said!

[@jacquitomaszewski7368]

Respect and trust and patience. But love her too❤ Thank you for what you do😊

[@annmarieschantz9724]

What a beautiful horse!!

[@archivist_of_dragonstone]

Stunning horse, color for days! I love her four white hooves

[@lindalape8493]

The like button won't allow me to use it. I love Ryan's videos! He's extremely good with horses!

[@randybutler4772]

She is a beauty. Best of luck with her. Thank you for sharing.🐴

[@loriswayne577]

She's gorgeous 😍

[@briangilman1937]

That is a gorgeous horse

[@Ddax-td7qy]

The old saying is : "pecking order." The "boss mare" only needs to cock an ear for the underdogs to get out of the way. One of the most dangerous situations I ever had to intervene in, was at a breeding farm where humans unknowingly casually unloaded a second boss mare into a corral with other boss. With young foals. Those two ladies went to war, and things were pretty exciting for a bit. No harm done, but drama for sure. Wild one doesn't know she can't be boss of the human.

[@atsavvy6.0]

RESPECT , we do not have enough in the world ! RESPECT, is a great word !😊😊

[@maryjanson7223]

Thank you Ryan for intervening and helping this beautiful mare 🤗

[@taildraggerstables6432]

Getting horse to understand expectations instead of respect

[@lindalape8493]

She's a beauty! I hope you are able to gain her trust and give her a great life.

[@angeloddrev]

What a beautiful mare, wow she's stunning! I love her she's got spirit ♥It's worse when they've been treated very badly and come shut down imo. She's lovely. I bet her foal will be adorable!

[@audreygregis8721]

Humans have to understand a horse is not a dog. They understand hierarchy....and then we can be friends, when I understand where my place is in the herd. But, what a LOVELY mare!

[@michellegrovak]

What a lovely mare!

[@likaangel8302]

Great job, Ryan 👏

[@Pamelakaygorman]

It all boils down to a level of horsemanship to be able to knowledgeable and correctly reading the horse

[@myaccount2825]

Ryan, you do such an awesome job! One thing my kids and I know is “whoever moves their feet away first loses.” I see her moving out of the horse’s way every time the horse comes toward her. Horse is the “herd leader”.

[@metalkingtohorses]

i thought there was a UFO in the sky, it was my curser hahaha

[@aliciaohara8794]

I can't wait to follow along on her journey at Windy Hill Equine Rescue!❤

[@kidstuff44555]

If wild mares didn't have this instinct to "fight" (come towards you and tell you to leave), then their foals wouldn't survive in the wild. They need to keep not only predators away from their foals, but other horses as well. Its very normal horse herd behaviour, and doesn't indicate anything negative or unusual about this mare, as all wild mares who have given birth will be like this when their foals are young, to some degree

[@heidibujak5368]

Great job. She is a survivor and her life comes first. The human is second.

[@nogames8982]

This horse is absolutely gorgeous. And that’s gonna be her problem. Some Karen is going to want her because she’s pretty. But this horse takes somebody that knows what they are doing. And most people don’t. I hope this horse gets to be with somebody that knows what they’re doing so she can have a happy life.

[@gnp4360]

Warwick refers to building emotional regulation, thinking vs reacting.

[@JessicaStinson-og1rq]

I’m glad I decided to watch this. We have a pony that is three years old we rescued it. Actually we adopted it from a rescue when the people delivered them she had a halter on and she seem pretty friendly but about an hour later I went in to take her halter off And I should’ve known something was wrong, because when I asked the man who delivered the horses that day to help me take their halters off, he said oh no, it’s OK to leave them on. Anyhow, when I went in to take her halter off she tried to kill me, and now, nine months later, I can groom her I can brush her I can lift her feet to clean them I can come out her main and or tail touch her ears anything I want to, but the minute she sees a halter. She starts running and kicking and will turn her but to me I am afraid something horrible must’ve happened to her when they put the halter on her when she was young, I am patient kind. I don’t yell and scream or even act upset and yet if I have a halter in my hand, that’s how she behaves, and she starts it as soon as she sees the halter.

[@zombieboy5665]

Beautiful horse

[@adhc8560]

Who knows what that poor girl has gone through. She's a beauty, bright and curious, and I hope she can learn she's safe now and doesn't need to defend herself anymore.

[@metalkingtohorses]

LOVES THIS METHOD

[@Supreme-Emperor-Mittens]

No More Cookies For You... until you learn respect - and be a good girl 🐴🐎

[@linas7266]

Howdy Rian, instead of the word respect, I'd say to have space, that is because it is a matter of territory. Thank you for this video !

[@DennisSmithGrandCayman]

We bought rough broke wild horses from the Indians in the mountains of Alberta when I was 11 years old. (65 years ago) . It’s safe to say that my broken ribs, punctured lung, near amputation of both frozen feet and a history of sneak attacks (bites, tree branch assaults etc) were all horse related. Moved to the Cayman Islands when I was 19. Got hired to manage a large dairy farm. Apparently they couldn’t find anyone that wasn’t afraid of cattle. Caymanians used a long pole with a noose on the end. The noose to capture and the pole to keep it from coming too close. Went on to other dangerous activities, underwater blackouts, the bends and the discovery of Black Coral at 210 ft on a solo dive. All seemed mild compared to being bit in the ass by a rough broke horse.

[@equinebrdr1]

Nice job Ryan

[@bonniemott9119]

Thank you so much for the video really enjoyed it v

[@dawnbrooks7050]

Gosh Dang, She's Beautiful!!!❤❤❤

[@JenniMiller-p1q]

I'm in the UK. I lost the TWH Dam last year to my 16 year old mare and 13 year old gelding. I have an aging PB Arab as well who is boss, but the dam was very attached to the gelding and she used to keep her daughter in order. Since I lost her I've recently realised that the daughter thinks she's moved up the pecking order including myself! She's been very dominant kicking, biting, ears back and presenting her butt as a threat to kick. I think I'm getting a handle on it and she is slowly giving in with daily training.

[@terrilee3869]

She's beautiful

[@juliemcbride8722]

What a beauty ❤

[@janethouse1779]

Great video! What a beautiful mare. Wouldn't it be interesting to test her DNA and see what breeds she came from?

[@shel.b.1090]

Looking forward to the next one xxx

[@april5666]

re RESPECT, here are some alternatives: defer or deference, pay attention to, comply with, adhere to, heed, or politeness. I hope you see this and it helps out. I've learned so much valuable equine communication from you, that it feels good to pay a little bit back :)

[@lazygardens]

Feral with pregnancy hormones ... not a good combination.

[@kerid195]

An understanding in movement. . Since they don't speak word language. It's body language 4 them❤

[@amanda7263]

Omg, this horse looks sooo similar to my own paint mare. My paint has a bit more white patches on the body and darker slightly less even eye patches. Mine kind of looks like she has a ‘pirate’ eye patch pattern on her face - with the other eye patch almost identical to this horse. I wish I could post a pic for comparison!

[@shanksjeffcott8598]

Im in Australia and people respond negative here when iv trained their horses with the same process they feel its harsh. And people here also arch up at the term “respect “ what iv stared to use instead is that they need to learn good “ Manners “ followed up with if your horse has good manners they will find a good home if you have to move them on

[@justjan147]

I like and understand when you talk about getting the horse to respect you, it's all about building a good rapport. Maybe that word would be better received, rapport? Love the videos! ❤

[@jamesrhodes3871]

Don't cave to the word police. Respect is the word.

[@catwoman2596]

Constructive criticism and ideas are baddd. Shhh...

[@catwoman2596]

"Respect me pregnant woman"...I'm your authority!!! How's that worked out in the past...ure?

[@TiffanySmith-x1f]

I got two horses❤❤❤❤❤I love them both so much and they are so sweet my horse is so good and I do not have horse lessons but I take them at my home but my other one who took my horse lessons went to work but now I am getting I new horse lessoner to help me with my horse and I have other horse but he doesn’t take horse lessons and I fell off my horse yesterday when I was trying to 🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇🐴🐴

[@TheCrimsonCoyote]

When you say the horse should yield, do you mean acquiesce?

[@misschieflolz1301]

9:25 - There was a livery horse at the yard I frequented that had this kind of problem. Only issue was he wasn't a small little thing like this mare, he was a gigantic 18hh warmblood (I knew his owner who was like 6'5", so the tall horse made sense). He wasn't so bad at first, but this horse was naturally quite pushy and dominant within a herd.... and that translated to people too. Unfortunately his owner just thought the ears being pinned and occasional nips at himself were 'quirky'. I told him otherwise but I wasn't a paid member of staff. Same horse bit two people and sent both to hospital, one with a fractured collarbone and the other with a cracked rib. This 'little' shit had learned not to pin his ears to land a bite or kick, and he was big. Really big. They had to install a top door for his stable because he couldn't be trusted not to snatch at people walking through the barn. I think I lucked out with him because I'm short and I've been around .... well at the time mostly ponies that would give me this kind of behaviour. I'd volunteered to muck him out because the guys that did do those tasks refused to go in with him. Within the first couple of minutes he attempted a bite and swinging his hindquaters at me. I just kinda stood my ground and used a shovel to block him and get him to move instead of yeilding. It was like he'd never had to yeild to a person before and his attitude changed after that one instance where I mucked him out. Sadly it only applied to me, his behaviour towards his owner and others got out of hand and he was sold on to someone with more time and knowledge. And this was from a horse that was young but professionally broken to ride.

[@KingsMom831]

Thanks for another video!

[@aaaaaaaa-lb9lo]

People don't like the word "respect" because it's often used with abuse. "Respect" is now interpreted as "turning the horse into a mindless robot" or "breaking the horse's spirit". It's too often that people who use "respect" just beat on and whip their horses, rather than properly communicating with them like how is shown here.

[@charlief709]

Agree. I think it’s become like a swear word but ultimately it could be the difference between getting your head kicked off

[@scud6537]

Getting the horse responsive?

[@onion6foot]

Funny how she wants to come up close to where Ryan and Becky are.

[@YKorNL]

Respect.. maybe acknowledgement?

[@janeenrose8097]

As for respect… we earn respect, we can’t demand respect. I think people that have trouble with the word are thinking we’re demanding respect when we’re not.🤔

[@nancyroberts9776]

Cool looking mare

[@jacquitomaszewski7368]

She is a beautiful Paint😍

[@ssa-skyblue]

Nice video

[@Ariandstella]

She's just trying to take care of her foal so that no one does anything bad to her that's the reason i think

[@catwoman2596]

Exactly!

[@lizardsofozz]

Combination of mutual respect and understanding maybe? I think use of respect is fine personally. I know that it can come with some more harsh interpretations but I think you're using it fine.

[@kimdavis2508]

You Da Man! 😎

[@kimwilliford6303]

Why is the rate going up?

[@edwardlowery6510]

can I do better myself

[@nobouncenotrot8107]

The number of people offended by the word "respect" on here is hilarious. What a bunch of snowflakes!

[@theresahatfield2105]

She is so pretty

[@jordanwhite5470]

We got it; FERAL. Now please pick a new word. At 5:00 minutes (& before), what I see is someone training a horse to misbehave; she's doing this every single time she steps back from the horse's advance. Very very bad for anyone's future with this horse.

[@edwardlowery6510]

the horse powerful

[@LindaHollister]

She is really pretty ❤❤❤.

[@tommyleefunderburg7766]

Lots of times mayors get very very defensive even before their baby is on the ground because they know they have it and they are trying to protect it even though it's not born yet they know they have it

[@kathleenkelley5778]

Bravo

[@Claudia.888]

Not forcing her around in circles like Monthy Python🎉

[@jordanwhite5470]

Heard that you are raising Patreon rates. I understand people's need to cover costs, but I seriously wish my income doubled whenever I wanted. The inflationary spiral has to stop somewhere, or we end up like pre-war Germany; pushing wheelbarrows of cash around in order to buy groceries because the value of the cash is so low.

[@saltwaterpurl]

The reservations are part of the USA, so to me this is a mustang. My thinking: There are different bloodlines of feral horses. “Mustang” is a word that means “feral”, and the bloodline has nothing to do with it. That is why knowing what band your mustang came from is very important, because their genes and origins vary a lot.

[@casdragon_5939]

bands interbreed yearly; and the BLM even moved them around for that purpose. The area they come from has zero impact

[@saltwaterpurl]

@@casdragon_5939 we are both right, because it’s not a simple thing with genetics. There are herds that are not managed by the BLM, and herds in Canada. The genetic crossover between herds prevents inbreeding (fantastic), but is generally limited to several nearby harem herds, with a slow cascade effect of genes. Because of this there are some genetic traits you will find frequently in one area, and quite rare several states away. A couple interesting traits that are much more common in some herds are the leg bars that are also seen in Dun bloodlines, and curly manes, also seen in the Bashkir breed. It’s really hard to generalize about the genetics of wild horses. A “breed” is not natural, and horses bred by humans have higher percentages of being inbred. It’s easier to generalize about “breeds”, where the animals have been bred under human control. Animal breeders have less understanding of genetic drift and inbreeding depression than corn farmers, with disastrous consequences for animal health and welfare.

[@denisemiller4083]

I can’t help but feel terrible that we regularly round up feral and wild horses and domesticated them. They go from the garden of Eden to small enclosures with lots of human handling. I’m sure many get perhaps a better life, but not all. I think we should make an effort to only round up young horses and leave the older ones who know freedom to live out their lives in nature.

[@lux6515]

TBF these horses are only feral. They're all technically domesticated and can really be harsh on the environment they're feral in [same idea as cats just more so destructive to foliage since prey animal] they're invasive to those areas and harm plant life that is needed. These are just horses that 'slipped' rather than actually being a wild animal of sorts. This is common with any livestock that gets loose and feral, they're usually destructive to the areas they reside in. Even considering this though there ARE organizations that follow designated feral herds and only intervene if necessary [allowing them to be feral]

[@lisazappolo9989]

I agree with op 100%. Here in SC there is a feral population on an island. They were rounded up, young were taken, stallions gelded and mares given birth control because a couple of stallions escaped. It was more humane. More people should think about alternatives rather than what is going on now. The horses are traumatized, ripped from their lifelong herd and people that have no business with a domestic horse are "adopting/rescuing" and just traumatizing them further.