Starting Nordico into the two rein using a Bruce Haener spade bit.

This video is explaining some of my thoughts on starting a horse in the two rein.
This horse was only ridden in the hackamore from the start.
Jeff Derby started him and the he has be ridden by his owner Rachelle Smith and now she is getting my help starting him in the two rein.
Nordico is a 7 year old PRE from Jackass mountain ranch.

[@jackkrag]

wow, that was quick

[@guillaumevalat8061]

Wait for your horse …👍 Great to see the very first time he gets a bit in his mouth, his reaction and yours, waiting for him. Very instructive. I always wonder how long you should keep the two reins. I guess it’s the horse to tell / show when he’s ready.

[@annestaffiere5387]

That was wonderful . Thankyou so much . very interesting and helpful as I am hoping to get to this stage soon . I still need some more softness .....Me more than my horse though ! Thanks again . Best wishes from UK

[@johnlabbe1964]

Don’t talk to horses eh? Love your videos. I cannot have a horse. Anymore and miss the hell out of my Noute

[@briarspillane9782]

Thanks for the video Bruce. I have been loaned a couple of spade bits from my friend. Been riding my horse in the hackamore for 4-5 years he is rising 10 yr old. He's going well in hackamore so I braved up yesterday and put it on him with bosalita. Just let him get used to it and took it out when he got quiet with it, around 15 minutes or so. So I would not use one rein at a time in this but ride with two rein in one hand as you do in video right? Sorry this is my first time and don't have anyone around to show me in New Zealand would love you to do more of these instructional videos of the progression of a hackamore horse to a bridle horse,

[@gerrycoleman7290]

He seemed to be more relaxed in the first part of the video.

[@andrewcastillo9558]

You mean the part where he wasnt asking much of all from him? Of course horses get less relaxed the more you ask of them as they learn.

[@gerrycoleman7290]

@@andrewcastillo9558 Not if one properly prepares the horse.

[@malcolmgunnell1082]

Novice horse rider, but ?? Are,not your stirrups too short, leg angle seems off. So western riding, boot is ALL the way in the stirrup ?? Thanks for doing this video

[@audreynboots93]

Nordico is so beautiful. How long was he in the hackamore before you started introducing him to the spade?

[@55mooney]

He was started at 4 by my partner Jeff Derby and he sold him to another friend who has be riding him up till now he just turned 7, all in the hackamore. This video is show his first rides with a bit in his mouth.

[@audreynboots93]

@@55mooney cool! I’m still learning about this way of horsemanship. I’ve got a colt I’m really wanting to start in a hackamore.

[@gerrycoleman7290]

Why aren't your heels down? 16:50

[@andrewcastillo9558]

You must not be part of the californio riding world if you are trying to pick apart this guy. I wish you luck in trying to be better then him.

[@kayshiverick6937]

Guess you don’t know that heels down is really bad. Pushes your feet forward and puts your weight right into the horses loins. Any good dressage rider will tell you that.

[@gerrycoleman7290]

@@andrewcastillo9558 He is using a spade bit. That tell me all I need to know.

[@gerrycoleman7290]

@@kayshiverick6937 You have a lot to learn about western riding.

[@gerrycoleman7290]

Look at how the horse is carrying his head. Unnatural. Why? Because the horse has found the spot that results in the least pain and discomfort. But that is because of the spade bit. A horse knows how to carry his head. Allow him to do so. Don't force the horse to do otherwise due to some warped sense of beauty from tradition. True horsemanship is allowing a horse to be a horse as much as possible in the domesticated setting. If you think that this is the peak of horsemanship, you have been blinded by tradition. Some traditions are best left to the dust of time.

[@55mooney]

I'm sorry you don't understand the true California process or see any value in it. I have ridden many different ways and found this to be the most natural from the horses perspective that I have ever found and also the one that allows the horse to protect itself more then any other method in fast work when brought along correctly. I feel my horses are happy and enjoy packing the spade so their opinion is way more important to me then yours. Pretty easy not to see these things that bother you so much, just don't click on my videos.

[@gerrycoleman7290]

@@55mooney The horse is clearly 'talking' in the video. Someone is not 'listening'.