Helping A Horse Learn To Calmly Step On Their Lead Rope

[@poisonsumc7426]

Love her snorting, almost as if she's scolding the rope, 'don't do that! ' beautiful 💞🇨🇦🐎

[@mikehenry6284]

Excellent thing to cover today Greame, regarding a horse being able to handle themselves if they should step on their lead rope. This is something I've never seen another trainer cover. Thanks, I got a lot out of it 😃. It's actually a very important thing to teach them. Little Miss did great, a little snort and right back to munching. Loved it, she sure is beautiful. Enjoy your day 🏞️ Blessings 🙌 Jennifer

[@MaureenYost]

The worst case of online bullying I've ever seen was someone threatening to report the farm and the people politely explaining things to them. They were angry that a Friesian mare who had just had a stillbirth adopted a red KWPN colt whose dam had died the day after he was born. "The herd stallion will kill him because he's the wrong colour". There is no herd stallion. A year later this beautiful red colt is happily playing with his black Friesian friends. It was the oddest experience to be threatened for explaining horses see in dichromatic colour. When I first started watching you I had lots of questions so I decided to watch your old videos. I am thoroughly enjoying watching you work with Mr. Wilde. It's so relaxing to watch. Look at him now. He's gorgeous. Thanks, Graeme for sharing a part of your life with horses with us.

[@cattamerann]

Yes, Queen Uniek and Rising Star. He is beautiful and just had a birthday.

[@MaureenYost]

@@cattamerann I thought followers of the herd might recognize this story. Isn't he gorgeous? One thing is for sure, he's easy to recognize among all those black beauties. 😃

[@Noname-hs5lx]

I love the queen and rising star so so much. Apollo looked lovely today too

[@MaureenYost]

@@Noname-hs5lx Yes, he did once Tara figured out to use bandages instead of boots. The poor fellow sure didn't like those boots.

[@TheClann]

That’s so cool seeing her figure it out for herself. Thanks

[@Conny226]

Don’t worry what some people say just think about all the positive things people say ☀️you are the best to many who love your calmness and your knowledge.I am also happy to hear Zeus barking I kind a missed seeing him😁.

[@barbarasch6611]

Little Miss is very beautiful and her crowning glory is her tail and those red highlights in her mane, just awesome. Baby Annie has a beautiful tail too.

[@abigail1023]

Aww, Little Miss. 😍 I can't believe what a difference you made in her appearance and her life in just a short time. She's a beauty now, calm, happy, and confident! She's enjoying that grass.

[@tanou5019]

That video opens my eyes on an “old horsey myth”. I have always been told not to let hang down reins or lead rope so that the horse would not freak out and injure itself. But it totally makes sense to me to teach them to deal with it. It’s much safer when being out and about with a horse for example. Thanks for that and also for yesterday’s words about mindful communication. Little Miss is a beauty ❤️ Sending a lot of scratches for all your horses.

[@maritaandcats]

I do wonder if it’s different for reins, where they could step through them and legitimately get caught. (Your reins are probably a lot more expensive than a lead rope, too. 😄)

[@StableHorseTraining]

Reins will break. We don't want them stepping on reins at all.

[@tanou5019]

Thanks for the additional info 😊 I don’t own horses nor do I ride anymore so no harm for any horse because of my lack of knowledge.

[@Paul-kdat23]

No matter what anyone says to you, we love you. Your place is a Joy to us. we have only 2 horses, 1, 27 years old, female and 1, 10 years old , ex Hong Kong gelding so much beautiful time together, good and bad. we are in New Zealand.

[@StableHorseTraining]

Thank you very much!

[@michelles.5630]

Little Miss is looking fab. I really like the fact that you practice patience too with all horses. We as responsible owners have to teach them that they are safe in our care but that takes time. You are a perfect example of how to care, earn their trust and teach them. Well done! Little Miss has come a long way and is so beautiful! Love watching your videos.

[@_Chessa_]

The way horses munch on that green grass is magical.

[@angiehartman71]

Little Miss has come such a long way! It's so much fun to watch her learn and figure new things out. You can practically see the wheels turning in her head

[@dianamajchrzak5855]

What a thoughtful skill to teach her. Confidence is built gradually. She is a neat filly! 😉

[@deniseheon8842]

Little Miss is beautiful she handled the stepping on the rope good! I love her she so pretty! ❤️🐴❤️🐎

[@kari8187]

I start all of my babies with dragging a rope, always a soft one, pressure and release lesson 101 and also they get the ability to think instead of react.

[@Pollllz]

Ah it’s the lovely Little Miss. You’re so right how pretty she is. Those dapples are gorgeous! Looks like she’s got that rope thing sorted.

[@barrybracegirdle2931]

Yes very interesting. Love watching horses learn. Thank you for sharing. 👍

[@patricianoya]

Smart girl Little Miss, she looks fantastic, love her snorties 🐴💗🤩

[@odileflint7082]

Great video I feel bad I never taught my pony this life skill when I had him as a teen. Thanks thus is invaluable especially as could prevent a horse getting stressed or injured

[@AL-lz1hb]

This is how learning ought to be. Fun! And a really good lesson. Horsey somehow standing on his rein is not fun if he's not learned not to panic. Can be expensive too! The hungry horses near me figured how to get into the next door pasture from their starvation lot. Don't know how, coz they did it sneaky, but seeing happy horses this morning grazing instead of standing sadly, is beautiful. And now Little Miss too. And looking mighty fine doing it. The universe is spoiling me! Thank you.

[@MotorbreathChannel]

The thing that you've said about horses escaping from their lot had suddenly reminded me of a video that I've seen way-way back in the days. I do remember it vaguely, but am pretty sure that it was a horse running towards a fence, and then - a couple of meters/yards away - deliberately falling to the ground to successfully slide underneath it. It was glorious.

[@AL-lz1hb]

@@MotorbreathChannel fantastic

[@cattamerann]

Dude! You are spot on. This is one of the first things I teach my horses. They are soooo calm about it. Even if they get a leg wrapped, they just stand there and wait for me to free them. Oh btw, I put logs in my pens and both mares rolled them out twice! lol

[@StableHorseTraining]

Thanks dudette! A good thing to teach :)

[@aileen694]

Hello Graeme, Haven't written for awhile now, but all your many new subscribers fill in my questions and comments anyway! Your calm courtesy and horsey wisdom continues to benefit us all, and especially Them. So thank you so much for persevering! Love Zeus' giant barky voice in the background :)

[@StableHorseTraining]

Thank you very much Aileen :)

[@lauraalbertson7821]

How is it you seem to post subjects just at the right time . 💁🏻‍♀️ Just what our next lesson will be .

[@StableHorseTraining]

Just lucky!

[@sarahthomson8183]

Little Miss is a beauty.. I'm learning from "my" local, free roaming herd, that sometimes all that fresh spring grass can actually be a problem. Some get too fat/and or come down with laminitis (hoof issues) and have to be taken to a regular boarding facility. I was so surprised to learn this recently.. I still don't quit understand--didn't horses evolve to be grazers?

[@StableHorseTraining]

This is a huge subject... I've done a few videos on it, including the one where I answer the constant question of why my horses aren't out on green pastures. Part of the answer is exactly that. They have not evolved to eat rich grass all day long. That is a purely domesticated destructive pattern that causes the early loss of many many horses.

[@sarahthomson8183]

@@StableHorseTraining I'm seeing it up close and personal with the herd. I don't know how they are gonna fix it. Some owners want to expand the paddock area to keep their horses off the spring grass, but the board who over sees this open space area is against it. It's quite the problem. I'm concerned that most of the owners will just have to remove their horses--at least while the spring grass is abundant.

[@StableHorseTraining]

The other reason this happens is that the feet are already compromised through bad trims. Even if the effects of laminitis happens due to obesity and/or high sugars, if the feet are well maintained then they tend not to be so adversely affected. You're likely seeing the results of poor hoof maintenance in the end. Like the straw that breaks the camel's back kind of thing.

[@sarahthomson8183]

@@StableHorseTraining Yes, I remember you saying this before about bad hoof trims. I SO BADLY wanted to pass on this info to the owners, but thought better of it. They're not asking for my input and I thought it would be kinda rude to say anything.. Especially because I'm not an experienced horse person. It's frustrating. I also wanted to volunteer to help with a chronic eye issue one of my favorite horses has-it's chronic and seems to really bother him. The owner does go out to the hill and put some kind of drops in is eyes-but it just doesn't seem to help. She flat out refused my help. Maybe there's nothing to be done-I don't even know. I so want my own horse, but there's no way I can afford one.

[@StableHorseTraining]

It's definitely hard to give advice unless asked for sure. Probably best to just observe and learn if you can.

[@petrahartog5934]

She looks great and what a smart girl ... enjoy the grass and learn at the same time , good idea !

[@dorothylittle530]

😊😊🤗 I really enjoy watching your videos . Just want to say thank you !!

[@StableHorseTraining]

You are so welcome!

[@michellel.s.9747]

Ah Lil Miss is awesome! Love watching her..

[@MarcoNotPolo]

Haha, yes it is a joy to watch horses learn and grow, she is amazing, great advice on the advice

[@julieandhorses5291]

Thanks for sharing. I do this with both my youngsters and recently got a bit of eyebrow raising at my new yard when I said it was deliberate. Others were running over to try 'rescue' them. Not sure they fully accepted my reasoning but thats ok. I've seen the benefits in learning how to give to pressure

[@StableHorseTraining]

It's super important. I've seen some horses bolt off when this happens and then the rope is all over the place and they really can't handle that... good to get it done in a very calm place. People who don't do it are perpetually afraid of it and freak out. As you say, always rescuing their horses from things they can get past on their own with a bit of patience and time.

[@jacksg1809]

Would have liked to see that in slo mo 😀 stepping on her rope the first time . I agree with comments made like u said texts are the same... people take what is said differently ..some see criticism some take another way think it says alot about their frame of mind at the time . Lil Miss is beautiful I love dapple greys 🥰

[@StableHorseTraining]

hmm... that's an interesting idea. I could try that today maybe

[@ayeda69]

Yay for questions! Questions are always the best way to learn together. Little Miss looks fantastic, and watching her at the end not freaking out was pretty cool. Cheers Graeme!

[@rzpotts4]

She's such a brilliant 🐎 and beautiful as well

[@martineinfrance]

Yes she is a lovely horse and when she is fully mature she will be a strong beautiful mare👍🐴 I fully agree with you when you say "asking why you do this and that.." rather than imposing a view. This is just a matter of phrasing which could make the whole difference in making the advice constructive and not destructive. I personally never give advice on things unless sollicited! Criticism is often negative anyway. hi Zeus🐕 nice to hear you!

[@Alineloan]

Great idea, to learn them not to freak out and put themselves in danger!

[@limitedtime5471]

Wow, lil miss is looking so beautiful!

[@amandamason6699]

She’s a smart girl and looks stunning 👍🏻

[@gijsvandergugten9127]

Excellent, well done little miss.

[@Conny226]

Thank you for the video 👍🏻😌this is what I was talking about

[@flourescent1690]

love that people's response to your video about unsolicited advice is to provide it to you! 😂❤️

[@StableHorseTraining]

sigh... yup.. it's still going on too

[@Brigitte_6592]

You want to protect the ones you love! And in my mind's eye I already saw myself picking up the rope. I probably would have been alert the whole time and probably would have kept the rope in my hands at all times. I would have even wanted to protect Little MIss from the fright. That was my first impulse when the video started. Completely wrong, as I was able to learn in the course of your example. I took the following with me: Let it learn under "controlled" conditions. Don't be frightened if the horse is startled, just be calm and relaxed. Intervene only in an emergency. Lo and behold, in the end Little Miss learned through experience that nothing bad happened and that she can deal with it. From your videos I learn a lot about handling and behavior of horses, but also a lot about myself! Unfortunately, my English is not very good, I hope I expressed myself correctly. Best regards from Germany ;-)

[@StableHorseTraining]

That sounds great! your english is quite good indeed. Yes, those are great things to take away from this video. It's like that old saying, "hanging out with a horse is like hanging out with a toddler, only one of you gets to have a temper tantrum during your time together and it's never you".

[@thereseandersson3432]

Yess!! I feel you with the impulse to grab the rope, i taught my horse to calmly step on it as soon as i bought him because I know i cant be there for him all the time and that he needs to experience the scary stuff to be able and deal with it camly without me present. I imagine a lot of worst case scenarios in my head and do as much work as i can to prepare him for really bad situations so he can be kind of calm when they do happen in an out of control situation 🙈 He was very nevous when i got him but hes like a lazy potato when handled now because hes confident in dealing with odd situations 😂 Hes going to be a part-time teacher for kids going forward and I think he will teach them good lessons in handling especially 😃❣️

[@Trapezius8oblique]

Learnt something again thanks

[@jenniferbeach6166]

She looks just like my mare, Lil' Bit.❤

[@danoiddano6891]

Nice video. I’m now relaxed and extremely satisfied 😁

[@jpersrussell9480]

Little Miss really is gorgeous.

[@_Chessa_]

I’ve actually cried about one of the responses to my comments from you... because it was question and I just felt really put down about asking anything after that from the response. But, I have autism so that might be why I feel that way about it.. and why I cried about it afterward. It now just kind of puts me in this fear and anxiety and I don’t ask anything about anything anymore because of how it was handled. It’s your content and you can do you though. I’m here for the horses and learning about them most of all. And I feel like I’ve learned a lot and at the same time, don’t know anything because I personally don’t and can’t work with horses due to my mental delays but it is my dream to just be around horses.

[@StableHorseTraining]

I looked back in the comments (I can do a search for a username and it shows me all the comments) and I can't find a single comment that you didn't respond back to me positively to my response and/or that I didn't respond in a positive way. I'm not sure if you're remembering the right channel that you commented on, it wasn't me.

[@StableHorseTraining]

If you remember where that was though, I'd be happy to reassess of course. I don't have the capacity to absorb your emotions or carry your trouble due a comment, but I'm sorry you felt bad if it was actually me. At least you commented again and it allows me to know and check into it. I'm also sorry I found nothing in the history of the comments, you've been commenting here for months and actually many I haven't even responded to (just a thumbs up).

[@_Chessa_]

@@StableHorseTraining it may have been on one of my older accounts. So I apologize Graeme, you aren’t at fault. I tend to regret many things I type online, so I just remake a new account to get away from my past self. I write a lot of very dumb things. I apologize for past me and future me.

[@_Chessa_]

@@suee434 Mr. Wilde (Meatball) is the best horsey! He has a very pretty face and I love drawing his face because it’s so nice! :)

[@StableHorseTraining]

Very kind of you Sue.

[@walshy886]

What a great idea! I'm going to do this!

[@jennywight9119]

Thanks!

[@StableHorseTraining]

Thank you very much Jenny!

[@Trapezius8oblique]

Enjoying your videos …. Subbed

[@StableHorseTraining]

Awesome, thank you!

[@OutRagaous]

Love this total smartie💝

[@Conny226]

Good morning

[@StableHorseTraining]

Good morning!

[@kimrutkoski4182]

It's not easy to give constructive criticism

[@StableHorseTraining]

agreed, very difficult.

[@thereseandersson3432]

I did this with my horse a lot too because he struggled and im like "a secure horse comes from figuring out problems without stress and learning to deal with problems on their own" and now i can like.. leave his leadrope hanging on him because if it drops i know he wont care and i can deal with other horses easier when i dont have to drag him around and keep his leadrope in check (it hangs great on his back though so ut rarely falls, but if it does im not worried) while the other horses at my barn are not taught this so if theyd happen to step on them they freak out and have a hard time dealing with it.. so when i let mine graze on the side of the barn and the others do too theirs will run away if they step on the rope and freak everyone out (except my lazy(excrazy) ass horse he cant be bothered) 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@Lilian040210]

9:10 this is why smiley faces\emojis exist :D

[@xtinet]

I am going to tell you to do just one thing, please sniff those beautiful lilacs for me! :D Don't have any near my place... Love the channel and the horses!

[@StableHorseTraining]

Thank you! They smell amazing, you can smell them across the yard sometimes!

[@Conny226]

I did this with my horse 🙄he was so mad and ran and kicked like crazy.

[@StableHorseTraining]

horses only get scared, not angry

[@cherrybarb4651]

As far as advice goes, there are ways of saying things. "You should do this" or "You're doing this wrong" immediately gets someone's hackles up. A better way, if you're really concerned, might be, "Have you ever considered..." or "Have you thought you might try it this way...?"

[@StableHorseTraining]

Nope. Those are awful. "ever considered" just sounds condescending. It's hard.

[@Amanda-C.]

Maybe, "I learned to do it this way. Why do you prefer that way? These are the reasons I prefer mine." And you can condense and expand and mix and match as fits the situation, especially in person. It's a template that works for me, if I remember it.

[@StableHorseTraining]

@@Amanda-C. That I think would work well. It enables a discussion type of environment for sure.

[@SwimmingInSunlight]

Little Miss surely snorted to show that annoying rope what's what 😆

[@chrisusher7144]

👍😊🌞😎

[@Lilian040210]

A small investment of effort to be able to afford big lazy later xD