Shetland and Falabella x unicorn - confidence with noise by driving a mini as a multiple.

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Stef, a coloured Falabella x was sent to us for some retraining. He had been to another trainer but his owner said he became scared of noise behind him so sent him to us. After doing some training with him, and building his confidence, we drove him as the leader in a unicorn, in front of a pair of shetland mares. This film shows his very first time as a leader and his first ever time as a unicorn (we had previously driven him as a single only). Driving him as part of a unicorn turnout shows that he is no longer worried about noise behind him, as here he not only has the rattle of the carriage to contend with, but also the noise from 2 other ponies close behind him, and the clanking of a swingle tree (due to it being a leader bar on the pole head, it moves around more than if it were attached to a set of shafts). This can be unnerving to a lot of horses or ponies as it is not something they experience, and even when driving in company they don't experience other horses that close behind them. Being driven as part of a multiple can benefit their training by building their confidence with a new experience.
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[@nicolekeeley200]

The clip clopping of the tiny hooves is too cute!

[@erica031012]

i know lol

[@steveellis1002]

You have done a fantastic job with the little man - thank you so much. Looking forward to coming down and seeing him in action. Only hope we are as good students as he has been : ) Carol & Steve

[@dianereiser6417]

That is the cutest ever!

[@retro80s22]

that's brilliant they look very well together I was unsure of the setup ...thanks for sharing it's brilliant .

[@runhorserun]

Following your videos and greatly admiring your training techniques and skill/communication with whatever horse/pony you have in-hand. Rode horses for many years - driving is such a new skill to learn......(with a competent instructor of course!)

[@hadhrisalem3017]

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[@metteguld4120]

amazing how similar the 2 brown shetlands look...identical twins good job

[@GothyGothy]

♥

[@paigehart7950]

is this in Stoke on trent? 😊

[@retro80s22]

really nice setup do they drive as a trio constant or is the lead pony an add on to give the pair some confidence?

[@barryhook2]

+retro80s No this is the first time the shetlands have had this pony in front of them, and the first time the little coloured has been in front of any other pony. The 2 shetlands are owned by one client and the coloured by another. He's not out the front to give the pair confidence (as they are already broken and doing their job nicely) but as a test to show his owner how confident he is now with a lot of noise (i.e.a swingle tree, 2 other ponies and a carriage) behind him, as he was sent to us because he was frightened of noise behind.

[@annarigsby4289]

do you train horses from scratch?

[@gloriaclark2010]

I'm in Arizona and I have 3 10.2 Shetland ponies. I can't find the soft rubber bit anywhere. Could you please give me a source for purchasing these soft rubber bits you use?