Schooling a Worried Horse in the Missing Link Snaffle

In this video, Pat introduces you to Joe, a 6 year old Appaloosa. Joe is a green horse who has been ridden in his past by some fearful riders who haven't been leaders. The result is that Joe is worried, as you can hear from the constant sound of the cricket. Pat wants to preserve Joe's forward, bold nature while also letting him know that he doesn't have to be worried. This is the first in a number of videos we'll make with Joe over the course of the winter. We hope you'll enjoy watching his progress. For more information, visit our website, www.thediscipli... . Please take a moment to hit the Like button, Subscribe to our channel, and Share with your friends. Thank you for watching!

[@mjsta4d]

“Have enough guts to just set the reins down” - another PP classic gift of wisdom for living! Thanks again, Pat and Deb!

[@charlottecrookham]

An outstanding specimen, with a plain name, and fortunate to be under your tutelage. Amazing how the average rider cannot read the body language of a horse. Thank you for the in-depth study made available to the general public.

[@truehealth4you539]

Great video! I really look forward to seeing Pat work him out in the desert, and seeing how Pat shuts him down if the horse starts getting worried

[@dreitor]

Amazing watching and listening to Pat schooling Joe. A beautiful horse. I hope you have a fantastic 2025

[@Pete-hh7sn]

Amazing What a gift your horse Wisdom we never stop learning . Thank you .❤

[@vicki1141]

So many learning nuggets in this video. Been looking for a distance horse and he sure fits the bill. But dang it i still live on the wrong coast. Sure lookng forward to watching his changes. All the best in 2025 to you both.

[@juliemcbride8722]

Have a blessed new year also that is a super special horse what a gem ❤😊

[@DaytonaRider1]

It’s good to see y’all. Keep on making a difference.

[@myronschabe]

Really like the looks of this horse! He looks like a cool old school App though he has some odd legs and hooves though his face is so cute! They are giving really good advice here....too many people have a choke hold on their horses and then wonder why the horse is so hot and worked up. This horse is also releasing a lot of tension almost this whole session...because the rider is relaxed and breathing right as he says....so cool to see. My suggestion for folks afraid to put the reins down..put the reins down and if the horse really wants to move just turn them in a pretty tight circle...best way to handle really forward horses, if what Pat shows you doesn't work.

[@PenelopeMarchbank-s5v]

Can’t wait to see this beautiful appy progress . I love his get up and go !

[@BudGilbert-m1o]

Excellent video: allows the horse to make a mistake, then corrects and relaxes. The Arabian horse has been bred with these go-ahead tendencies for many centuries. We bred the Straight Egyptian many years. With the right training. they will do anything that is asked of them. I just wished that Mr. Pat Puckett would have been close at hand when i started with these horses. However, at 87 yrs., i look back at my victories with the babies knowing that they are working their way into someone`s heart while telling folks to search-out Pat`s videos for a good head start with their riding and training.

[@deniseblyde7009]

Thankyou, from down under New Zealand. All the best for 2025.

[@erinmuetz8771]

Lovely appaloosa! My mare was also very forward moving! Lost her at 27, a few months ago.

[@carolynstewart8465]

Big walk!❤

[@susanneschmid8568]

Thank you so much for the clear words! My horse has such a great foreward and I stopped to take care of the slow riders in the group...so my horse and me we feel so much better and enyoy the go❤ yes because of that we are mostly on the head of the groupe but I can also change the position for some time because my horse ist relaxed❤

[@gail2283]

Love your videos - I learn and laugh - thank you

[@joelhamilton6720]

Nice Horse

[@l.d.b.r5141]

Feliz anio nuevo, muchas gracias

[@gab2hell]

He makes it look so easy….

[@PetPrepRadioShow]

❤ Joe is gorgeous! What a beautiful mane and tail for an Appy ❤ Thank you Deb and Pat for another great video ❤ Happy Gregorian New Year ❤ Sheri The Organic Pet Lady and Family

[@Livefreejeeper]

Your ocala Florida fan has been waiting for another lesson, this seams a lot like my horse, he just want to move forward. I been dropping the Raines now for months. Things are getting better. Side passing one direction seam much better than the other.

[@sirronmitt]

Excellent video. Nice spurs. Maker?

[@PatnDebPuckett]

I think those are from Jeremiah Watt with a few modifications to the band, meaning he ground off some of the embellishments to make them sit flat on the spur counters.

[@modocroughstock5700]

Thanks for putting the subscribe notice in.. haven't noticed it before..

[@guillaumevalat8061]

Thanks guys ❤have a wonderful 2025

[@joelhamilton6720]

Can't stand prosperity ! You are a poet sir

[@larrygeromette4747]

Im new at this. What is a cricket? To ask him to side step left i should point my left toe out? So right would be right toe out?

[@PatnDebPuckett]

Here's a video that shows a number of different types of bits with crickets: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqfXYYN4p5tkecUsi=n1hkW-ER_-5Z01zW

[@PatnDebPuckett]

We teach our horses to move away from pressure, not into it. So when you ask your horse to move to the left, you would use your right leg only and vice versa.

[@larrygeromette4747]

@@PatnDebPuckett Thank you.

[@wmbair8565]

Shout out to Wenatchee Washington!! Where were you getting the bucking horses? Moomaw? Where is that horse you're riding going to end up? I'll bet that thin slab appy can go 50 miles before he stops to look back

[@PatnDebPuckett]

We don't know exactly where Joe will end up. I would hope for a place where he can put his amazing endurance and forward attitude to good use.

[@wmbair8565]

@PatnDebPuckett I was wondering if a horse like Joe, very forward and wanting to go go go all the time, would ever be a candidate for being brought up into a spade bit or not. I'd be curious to hear your opinion on that. Thanks

[@mikethefarrier]

Is he club footed on that right front?

[@PatnDebPuckett]

I don't think so.

[@Paul11B2P]

👍👍👍🤠

[@spyrowinner5782]

Like from Ukraine ✌️🇺🇦✌️✌️✌️

[@joelhamilton6720]

Uncomfortable in The Comfortable

[@johnjacobs4207]

No amount of schooling can change DNA. Lets make a video out with the cows and a group of horses and see if he is lovesick. In all your years of being a cowboy you must surely have come across a love sick horse that can't be changed. Viewers need to know this.

[@PatnDebPuckett]

Most of the time, it depends on the confidence of the rider. But this particular horse doesn't seem to have this problem.

[@scottc3165]

I seen some good Appy's and he looks like another one. I'd throw money out there for him if I wasn't already over loaded and horse poor.

[@donhansen8662]

What do you mean, “hung him.”

[@PatnDebPuckett]

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[@stanleywilliams5343]

6 years old. You've got to be kidding. We had all our horses ready by 2 years of age. We never had any issues loading horses on trailers or in the back of trucks. We had ours trained to jump in the back of our 63 step side with stock racks. The horses went down the road with their heads over the cab.

[@PatnDebPuckett]

This horse is one that we have only had for a short time so he is learning new things. That said, we don't expect our horses to be "ready to go" at 2 years old. Our horses are usually not completely finished until they are 10. But they are gentle and handling well by the time they are 4.