Our foal handling process 101 sponsored by Weaver Leather

[@timeenuf4200]

Spent better part of what time I have had with horses (few decades) doing the established training by major trainers thinking it was the kindest, quickest and most horsey foundation training possible. Now I can see it was ok but what you are teaching is ground breaking. Your book selections are instrumental in both human and equine growth. Thank you.

[@rofa6086]

I have no youngster experience, but seeing the process you do and how normalizing yourself to the foal through the mare is incredible. By becoming a normal part of your foals life without imposing yourself is so gorgeous. It clearly builds the right foundation to start handling and breaking the horse when older.

[@rofa6086]

Also please resole your boots

[@sarahthomson8183]

Love the dog in the back ground poking his head up every so often.

[@kidstuff44555]

When I was handling the foals I bred years ago, I followed a 12 step program by an Aussie guy I knew called John Chatterton. I don't think he's particularly well-known, which is a shame. The foals were born out in the pasture and the only early human contact they got was me sitting on a bucket when I fed the mare, whereby the foals would invariably come up and sniff and be their natural curious selves. John Chatterton emphasizes weaning at a later time, around 9 months, which I did. No sudden separation, always leaving the foals with other mares they grew up with. Anyways, by the time they were sold as yearlings or 2 year olds, the babies were very easy to catch, handle, lead, do feet and float. I never had any issues with them, and these were Arab and TBx foals, which are supposedly "hotter" breeds

[@chasingdreams7602]

Wonderful video!!! I had four fillies born last season. One of those had the absolute least amount of initial handling but she was by far the most confident connecting foals. From day one she approached humans confidently and softly. She’s now 10 months old and remains exactly the same. I’ve been breeding for over 25 years and she’s the most confident weanling I’ve ever handled. Never had a battle with her. She doesn’t over react. She looks to us for cues of what’s wanted. It’s definitely influenced how I will handle all our foals in future.

[@lisazappolo9989]

I sure hope that people can comprehend this concept. It IS the game changer in the personality of the horse. I was criticized relentlessly years ago for doing this with one of my foals. He is the one that everyone wants now - mine, all mine. Loved the clips of Rupert.

[@jordanterry6319]

I love your approach to foals and horses in general. I really appreciate your heightened sense of awareness about the horse and your deep empathy for their needs/desires. Quite frankly, you’re the only trainer (in my opinion) at this level of work. It’s completely refreshing and something I will emulate in my work with horses and other areas of my life. God bless!

[@vickygleed2493]

Very grateful to have come across your videos . Thank you for sharing.

[@randomvielleuse527]

This is one of my very favorite videos of yours ever, and I'm including the two other examples you included here! So good- and how you explain what you're doing and why is so clear and easily understood. Wow. Thank you so much! Looking forward to the follow up videos very much!

[@WarwickSchiller]

Mine too, I love how this one turned out

[@angeloddrev]

@@WarwickSchiller So much better than things I've seen horse breeders do. I watched the Friesian Horses channel for a while, and they're always trying to touch the foals since day dot, even when the foals are trying to sleep they are being disturbed. It always felt strange to me to watch, as the foals find it scary, like it wasn't the right thing to do. Now all this makes sense, thanks for educating everybody.

[@corinneyoung8166]

Thank you, Warwick, for courageously and graciously sharing enlightenment and path forward on this transformative journey and mindset !

[@KingsMom831]

Love getting a notification for an upload on this channel!💛

[@alicepotter8165]

I'm smiling.

[@RobinColemanChannel]

I’m so thrilled to see this! I started my relationship with my 2 fillies born here in this same manner - and took a lot of criticism from equestrian friends as though I was making grave errors. Now coming 2 and 4, they want to be with me, and even come to me from across 10 acres without any treat - aside from my affection. They are both brave, lovely citizens, and have been very receptive to lessons as we slowly progress. Will be starting the 4yo in fall for her birthday!

[@Sandra-cm1du]

I just can't get enough of your teaching videos. Excellent! Thank you for sharing your expertise.

[@mdee860]

Love this video so much - it's simple, yet brilliant! So respectful to both mare & foal. Just as with human children - trying to ask them to do too much, too early results in frustration & behavioral issues for the child. This approach allows for autonomy for the foal, therefore, the foal doesn't feel like it needs to employ its flight, fight or freeze response. Letting the foal "tell" you exactly how much contact they are comfortable with, makes SO much sense. Thank you for teaching so many humans how to have a better, respectful relationship with their horse(s).

[@WSWcowgirl2002]

Oh very interesting! Makes me curious to try! Thank you for this nice explanation

[@NatProPlay]

My quarter horse mare had a foal who is now rising seven. I was so elated when he was born I slept on the ground in the paddock the next night. I woke up to him at first light splayed legs looking down at me. During the day he kept lying down on my bedding but couldn't quite co ordinate getting all his long legs on. Some people were telling me I'd spoil him. Whatever. Photos of my son sitting in the shelter with him curled up next to him. I spent a lot of time just hanging with them in the paddock as he grew. They were in a paddock with other mares and foals and he would leave the herd and his mum to come and hang with me. He'd fall asleep in my lap. I would toss shirts over his head, play with him, sat my baby grandson on him. He has grown into the most awesome horse. Mildly disrespectful and familiar and takes a few liberties at times lol but mostly just a happy great horse. I don't think he feels much distinction between horses and people. We are all part of the herd. So a bit of herd behaviour from us is all it takes for him to get the message. Phenomenal nature and personality. Probably destined to do therapy work at some stage. Everyone loves him but he's also quick on his feet and a beautiful ride. My friend ( a natural horsemanship trainer like Warwick ( I won't name him ) loves him and thinks he's an awesome horse. Some decisions you make with your soul. I'm not being dismissive of Warwicks video. It makes sense and I love his consideration of trauma and sensitivity to the foals. Just sharing another experience.

[@ronmccabe7164]

After watching numerous videos of foals. I've come to the conclusion that foals are highly mold-able - you can do a lot or a little when they are newborn (as long as they are not traumatized), and they will turn out okay. Busy people like Warwick don't have the time to spend 24/7 with new born foals, so it makes a lot of sense to let the newborn mature before starting to acclimatize them to humans.

[@sarahthomson8183]

So cool. Hope this method catches on. And thank you so much for having the courage to be vulnerable and talk about personal trauma. 💖

[@simonnebodley1969]

Thank you so much for your videos regarding young horses. I was struggling to find a way to bond with my yearling. Now he's my best friend. ❤

[@lynnwiiliams8575]

Maybe this is why so many foals born in blm holding facilities are so brave and confident. They are around people their whole lives but not forced to actually be handled until they are older and an adoptor forms a connection with them. I have a two year old blm mustang that was born in holding and he is the most confident easy going non reactive and curious horses I have ever known. I have seen him walk up to our loud diesel tractor while it was running and put his nose in the bucket as my husband was moving the bucket and it was banging and clanging. He has been a breeze to train so far.

[@jenniferlehman326]

As always, another very informative video!! 💖 Stay Safe and Ride Safe Everyone!! From a Retired Paramedic and Horse Trainer in Ontario, Canada, Jenn. 💖 🇨🇦 🇺🇸

[@ADaisyBellProduction]

Fantastic!

[@valdamaree5034]

haha love the dog in the background bouncing up to be involved like a photo bomber. Great video very interesting and helpful

[@406dn7]

Every video of your's teaches me something. Thank you.

[@sarbear0214]

Thank you so much for these enlightening videos! I absolutely love your methods and the results speak for themselves. Can’t wait for more and more videos! 👏🏼

[@NC700_68]

i find this absolutely amazing. this feels right to me on a very deep level.

[@MsDormy]

Gorgeous foal... look at his white face - he'll be a stunning horse when he's a big boy! lucky boy having Warwick for a significant human!

[@kathrynmorelli5226]

Hearing you laugh out loud was priceless!

[@michellecraven2814]

I am considering a mustang, I can draw a few parallels with foals. Thank you Warwick, this video is very educational :)

[@lucilazwanck2616]

I love the aproach that you have with horses, i handle my foal the same way without notice it, because when the mother was pregnant i use to go saw here every day and give her food, and when she have the foal, the two of them come to me, and i only start to touch here on the four day when she want to aproach me and start to love scratched, now she is 10 month old and very trusty with people. the other day i spend 2 hours to get to the trailer, because is the first time she see it. but with food and patience she got in very well.

[@louisegogel7973]

I understand that hand feeding is a no do thing with horses because of the sense of dominance of a horse when they believe they can take food from a lower horse. It seems to have resulted in pushy, eventually aggressive horses who think they have to be in charge and herd you, because they can’t trust your strength. I hope all goes well with you and the foal. Steve Young, who goes to help people with horse issues, often talks about hand feeding and discourages it mightily.

[@lucilazwanck2616]

@@louisegogel7973 in same way you are right but I do a lot of thing with the foal that don't include food. I saw two video of Steve Young and I don't like how he handle the horses is a little agresive, and he gives them too many pulls with the lead rope

[@louisegogel7973]

@@lucilazwanck2616 I hope all is going well for you with your horse relationships. Steve hasn’t got the time to do what Warwick does, which is allowing the horse to come to you in its own time, in order to help horses and people, at great distances from his home, be safe and not get hurt or killed because of the issues they are dealing with. He goes to help people solve these issues within a few hours, sometimes bringing the hirse home or revisiting, but mostly in guiding the owners to understand their own body language interactions with their horse, and it seems to work really well in changing people’s perspective and behavior, as well as redirecting the horse’s thinking to be healthier. I believe Steve does a lot of good for the horse world out there! We aren’t each at the level of Klaus Hempfling. I love how Klaus has a super handle on his own mind and body and the horses know it almost instantly. Warwick is heading in that direction with his thinking too. Klaus is the only horse person I’ve seen who embodies the utter mastery of horse human relationships. Each person who is moving toward that path, in my opinion, is doing a world of good because they are shifting perspectives and behavior into a harmonious path. Each of them deserves our support and encouragement to move more and more people into understanding horse language.

[@lucilazwanck2616]

@@louisegogel7973 I don´t know Klaus work i will looking videos of him. The best person for me that i see is Warwick, because his interaction with the horses is amazing and very natural, he study a lot to know what he knows and i love that he share his knowledge with others. He help me a lot with my horses. Thank you for your tips.

[@hollyscott4614]

Warwick this really resonated with me today for some reason even though it is much of what you have discussed in other ways over the past couple of years. One question is with an older mustang - I have one we're working with who is tame, follows us around at liberty, loves treats, accepts a halter, brushes, etc. but has a pretty strong opinion about her feet. My gut tells me to continue building connection and its not about her feet but then again I have known some horses to hold dear their 'flight' ability. Is it going to add further trauma to have her sedated to get her feet trimmed to bypass this and work on connection? Curious about how sedation may affect them and know many people use it for trimming (or clipping).

[@pamrogers5979]

kinesiology stress release even generational themes

[@torifisk9750]

Hi Warrick Love your training methods and really love the idea of letting them naturally trust. Its not a training question. I have a similar foal with baldy face.. gunner line. What do you do to protect his pink skin from sun before being able to use a uv mask please. Tori from Australia

[@WarwickSchiller]

So far we've done nothing. Hes almost 2, and it hasnt bothered him\

[@torifisk9750]

@@WarwickSchiller thankyou for your response 🙂

[@louisegogel7973]

🖤🤎❤️🧡💛🤍 🐎 This is so awesome to see!! I am sharing it on my face book page. May your transformation of horse human relationship become the norm for all who have worked with horses in ways that did not honor the horse’s language and understand their own human body language.

[@WarwickSchiller]

Thank you!

[@louisegogel7973]

@@WarwickSchiller Waking the Tiger is a powerful book. I love how you release the foal the moment it first begins to struggle again after you’re done with what you needed to do with it. It is lovely and makes sense that this is what clears the trauma, completes the cycle, because they don’t stay stuck in shut down, but learn that they can indeed effect a change by their own actions! There are so many ways to release the trauma, and I love all the ones I have learned… each one helps, some in this trauma, others with another… The ho’oponopono is a great one. Tapping the ends of the meridians while connecting to the trauma. Homeopathy when you get a really well selected remedy. Reliving and desensitizing the energy of the trauma in a controlled setting with someone who knows really well what they are doing to help you process. I know I missed a lot of them, but those are a start. Best of everything for you in your journey to clear your pneumonia trauma!

[@gerrymcferret]

I really wish I had known all this stuff when I first met my horse as a newborn.

[@rhondaskiles5740]

The scariest thing i ever had hapoen was a wire cur that just missed the jugular on my 2 mo th old first foal the wound was gaping ope and you coukd see the jugular i got a rope halter on him and the vet git him stiched up i swear knew we were tryng to help him him

[@carolleenkelmann4751]

I have no experience with foals but it appears that the proof is in the pudding, as they say. As there have been trauma invoved in my childhood but which I well remember and that have never been resolvd for one reason or the other, the effects that have been transported (excess baggage) all my life, so why not animals, especially in the way you are describing for the foals.

[@louisegogel7973]

I hope you are finding ways and allowing the possibility of being free of the backpack of trauma you have carried this far!

[@louisegogel7973]

@@angeloddrev Have you ever listened to Abraham Hicks? I think you might find some shifting in there for you. And as Warwick has said in another video, don’t look at the problem, look at what you want to have in your life. Where your focus goes, as in horses, so goes your path.

[@louisegogel7973]

@@angeloddrev You have been going through a lot! Taking care of anyone can be utterly intense and exhausting and double up the relationship having been so negative! I applaud you for taking care, both of yourself and the other, as long as you are safe and well. One thing that helped me through difficult times, was the perspective that I may have been on the other side in another life and was having the opportunity to understand both sides now. Seeing the situation thus, I was able to consider the patterns and use them to heal and help others when the opportunity should arise. Do you know of the ho’oponopono clearing tool? I made a summary of it and find it so very helpful. If you would like I can copy and paste it in the comments here for you. I am sorry to hear that Esther or her company have taken a narrower view of the uploads of her teachings by people who are following the rules. Lets appeal to Jerry to influence and shift that situation in whomever went away from his policies! Being on the other side, he could do so. Also, as we’ve been taught, let us joyously visualize Abraham Hicks teachings being allowed to spread freely across the globe along with continuing to give Esther the support she needs in this life.

[@davidoliver9395]

Would you take this same approach to a new mustang in trying to gentle them?

[@WarwickSchiller]

Most certainly. I wouldn’t be trying to gentle then, I’d be trying to connect with them

[@davidoliver9395]

@@WarwickSchiller great thank you that is what I thought

[@renaecrowe8512]

Hi, thanks for the video. Where do I find a tail bag like the one you have on Bella mare...apologies if i got her name incorrect.

[@JillRice]

When do you have feet done for the first time .just had a first foal want o do my best for her sake.

[@WarwickSchiller]

When they are ready

[@randomvielleuse527]

@@WarwickSchiller I'd love to know "when they are ready" is determined! But I would guess it's different for every foal?

[@WarwickSchiller]

@@randomvielleuse527 yes, its not a number, they will tell you, but you have to listen

[@louisegogel7973]

@@randomvielleuse527 When I had lyme disease, I was told to continue with the lyme regimen of tinctures and nattokinase for two months after I felt all well again. I discovered that as long as I was asking, am I well, I was not! When I turned the corner into health, I knew it for sure and marked that for the two month continuation moment, though I went for three to be extra sure after over a year of being sick with it. I hope this helps!

[@rhondaskiles5740]

The hands off is what i did after treating the umbilical cord with iodine

[@sillystandies3596]

I have a rescue who broke his little pastern at 10 days old (so the story goes at least), was worked with a lot for rehab as he was bred to race, then ended up in a kill pen at two years of age after the Amish attempted to make him a fit buggy horse. He's 4 now and quite a special guy. May I ask if anyone has any video recommendations of Warwick's to give me some more guidance? Thank you!

[@WarwickSchiller]

Id start at the beginning of the connection work, theres a lot of trauma to unravel

[@comesahorseman]

👍👍

[@JessicaStinson-og1rq]

The last three weeks our mayor was pregnant I would sing. You are my sunshine to her as I brushed her or groomed, her or fed her. Her full is born at night somewhere between 9 PM and midnight. I went out there at 1 o’clock to see how she was doing and there was her little Philly dry, standing and nursing. When the full saw me, she went around behind her mother to hide. I started singing you are my sunshine and she walked right over to me. I did my best not to touch her anymore than was necessary the first time, but she follows me around and chews on my shirt. She did have one day where she was a little spunky. How was bucking and kicking I did not correct her I just got out of her way and she has a Zumiez. Now she runs to the edge of the corral when she sees me she is three weeks old, and when I am in the corral to clean, she walks up and stands with her side touching me and wants her butt rubbed and her with her scratched other than the occasional chewing on my shirt and taste testing other things. She is very calm I like this approach and I’m going to try it. I do totally understand about trauma and stuff like that.

[@maryannbrown7121]

Is that a Rey baby?!😀

[@WarwickSchiller]

No he’s not

[@maryannbrown7121]

@@WarwickSchiller I have been following you for a few years now and I want to thank you for your amazing training and teaching. I am now a better, more thoughtful and empathetic horse person because of you.

[@loganl1292]

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[@lonnyellingworth1717]

So he wants grain and your wife and stall cleaner are playing you ?