Teaching a Horse the Difference between Intention and Energy

Ryan demonstrates how to introduce the the separation of rider's intention with environmental energy.
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[@TotalHorseMedia]

When I met you in Florida many years ago I recognized there was something special about you as a horseman and teacher. Watching your videos now tells me I was right. You are very special in the world of horsemanship. Keep up the good work!!!!!!

[@KJThiry]

Your explanation of the use of the flag to mimic external stimuli was so useful.

[@serenityhorsemanship3365]

Transitions from the parasympathetic nervous system to the sympathetic nervous system and back down again to expand the homeostasis to gain mental collection (stability)

[@robinyates33]

This morning i felt so so good! Saddled up, then took 25 min at least to get through a parking lot...because someone filled the dumpster and it changed the look of the dumpster. I really felt good and calm, then near tears. A year and a half later and some days are so stress free 90% at least or melt down, rearing up, want to bolt home over a trash can. So after working circles, disengaging the hind etc I have a horse even more upset. So we sat. And sat. And I loved on him. Inched our way through a parking lot to the trail. I never know if he is going to become super sensitive, or stubborn or so chill. Supposed to be my family horse. The husband kid horse, and that he is until you leave the arena. A year and a half still working on the same issues. 3 great days then a disaster day then repeat to square one.

[@saspinks3001]

Don't give up!!!

[@MsLadyhorse]

The more panic attacks the horse can have while you're on the ground, and learn tolerate whatever gave the panic attack, and be calm with it, the safer you'll be when on the horse's back when the wind catches the plastic bag on the fence, or the squirrel in the bush.

[@kenfisher5447]

Awesome! Thanks!

[@JohnDoe-qu8ny]

Nice job 👍

[@chrisusher7144]

Is radar for sale or the paint you used in a video I just saw the new video with radar and commented my one horse died and y mustang needs a new boyfriend she keeps jumping the fence and leaveing please e m ail

[@comesahorseman]

If you are calm, your horse will be calm. Eventually. If you use good technique.

[@camillakruitbosch4016]

I have a question have you ever trained a 2-year-old yearling that is short-tempered My yearling happened to get frustrated when I ask him to do side stepping and then he's also get to very aggressive if I ask him to yield and that meal times he wants to kill me I have tooken them to a round pen and he went to eat grass It had to be all his way or I'm like completely wanted dead by my horse today I took them to the round pen and I asked him and told him I just want to do some work with you I said you have a fear personality you're afraid of everything but you also want to be dominant so I told him can we please just get through a training session without you trying to eat the grass and right when I said that he looked up at me and said what did you have in mind and I told him I said well let's first send you off and let you walk trot with the lead rope and then I want to ask you to do it without the lead rope and then after that every time though that he done something I let him take a break because if he makes a mistake this is all on him I don't mind him making mistakes he gets super upset when he makes a mistake and I never seen a horse actually get upset and short-tempered for making a mistake but their way I can handle him better I'm going to be training him to do show-jumping and I'm also going to train him Western as well could I think him have fun running around barrels and whatever

[@user-jwill]

Looks like you’re almost as strong as that horse the way you pulled him 😂

[@serenityhorsemanship3365]

You use the word 'sweet'. Would the word 'Attractive' be more definitive. I want things to be 'Attractive " to the horse so that he is drawn to that particular behavior. ???

[@epona9166]

Pardon but I don't understand why you are twirling the rope at the hindquarters, clearly asking the horse to disengage, then when he stops disengaging -- that is, stops doing what you're asking -- you reward him by removing the pressure. You are an excellent trainer so I figure I'm missing something. But what?

[@morgannmiller3019]

Hello, I know this post is over a year old but I thought I would clarify for anyone else also wondering! Horses learn from the release of pressure, not the pressure itself. The handler releases when the horse does what is asked of them. As soon as they release that pressure, the horse learns that what they tried was correct. You may be confused why it appears Ryan is releasing when the horse is standing still, which would in turn mean that he rewarded the horse for standing still (or not trying). In this specific case, he is not rewarding the horse for standing still because he releases once the horse steps his hind end around and stops moving the front feet. However, if Ryan swung the rope and the horse didn't move, it would be incorrect to release then because he would be teaching the horse not to try. The release is the entire key to what the horse learns. Hope this helps!! :)

[@epona9166]

@@morgannmiller3019 Yes of course horses learn from the release of pressure. Three consecutive times the horse stops moving before Ryan releases the pressure, then he releases the pressure -- when the horse is already standing still. There's not much time between the horse stopping moving and Ryan stopping twirling, but enough to see what comes first. Truth is, this isn't one of Ryan's more powerful lessons. I don't really buy the idea of combining the disengaging activity with the horse getting OK with having his face touched (the "pattern"). All it's doing is distracting the horse from worrying about having his face touched, but he is disengaging very badly -- half the time he's step-touching, rather than crossing over in back. I get that Ryan doesn't really care about the quality of the disengaging -- he's more focused on the horse letting his face be touched. But I wouldn't keep pushing him around and around like that, when he's not even doing it right. Get a good one and reward, get a couple good ones, and reward. Otherwise don't do it until you're ready to actually focus on it. Point being, clearly Ryan is releasing after the horse has stopped, but I don't think the disengaging is what matters to him, now that I rewatch the video.

[@rosemarybasse5498]

@@epona9166 How I see it, Ryan is asking the horse to recognize his energy even when his life is up. Like he said, it was two lessons in one. Ryan wanted the horse to yield to him in a thoughtful way rather than spooking away from the yield. He's asking the horse to choose the right answer (recognize Ryan's energy and calmness rather than the rope moving), and then when he does intentionally think and disengage, Ryan releases into touching the face. The horse wanted to lose his mind over the rope and Ryan was asking for him to think and slow down. While he didn't always time it perfectly, the horse understood both lessons at the end, which is what is important.

[@valcurley5010]

@Epona The biggest mistake the trainer is making is letting the horse move his feet, i.e., he's walking around the horse more than the horse moves around him. Dominant horses in a herd move the other horses hooves a lot more than the herd moves the alpha. Although one mare I trained, usually at the bottom of the pecking order, became more confident over time and even moved the other horses away from me when they started to crowd me at pasture. She saw me ask for respect (space), then when she gained confidence she moved them away. When i took her out of the pasture with a halter I would not let the herd pester or crowd her either. I never saw her move the other horses hooves unless I was actually in pasture with her. Anyway, the more a horse can get the trainer to move his feet, the less respect he has for that trainer.

[@bonnymcdermott1240]

This is not my fav of yours.

[@silekiernanphotography]

I'm going to watch this again, wasn't clear to me. I was like the horse, a bit confused.