The one thing I do that helps the most horses

Teaching your horse how to learn is one of the most important things you can do when working with your horse. Sure, you can Do things with your horse, but why not Teach them along the way?
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[@janetmiller1999]

As a neuroscientist I love your Morris water maze description:)

[@WarwickSchiller]

Did I get it somewhat correct ?

[@punkaakee]

WarwickSchiller 👍 really mean 🤣

[@sangoir]

This is a great "thinking person" lesson. It's really nice to see a principle illustrated without a horse even in the video. Thanks for helping to open that brain up to us .

[@paulcharpentier7095]

When I was younger we children trained our own horses. Ofcourse they weren't at Olympic level but on their first trip we just let them follow the other horses. And they learned from there. Confidence repetition patiance and lots of miles. My uncle always said there are no stupid horses dogs or kids. Teach them to be willing and they learn from there.

[@farmlivin3418]

Exactly how we trained our horses as kids! A couple rides in the paddock and then out to the trails.

[@ursulamerrick7422]

#journeyon20 This video has really helped me with starting horses first rides in the most simplest way for the horse. Previously when it came to arena riding for the first times, I used a lot of steering or driving forward even when they weren’t too comfortable in the far end of the arena. Previously the horses were tense and nervous for their first rides. Now they are calm and my expectations of them are much less making for a better first arena ride experience for the horse and myself. This video (amongst many of your others) are a game changer. Your not only a great horse person but you have a natural knack of teaching too.

[@eaglegrip6879]

Dam...owning a horse is far more expensive than I thought it would be! But, that's OK. Today I called a swimming pool company to get a cost estimate on a pool big enough for a horse to tread water. Pool construction starts tomorrow. :0)

[@pitbulls4life141]

Eagle Grip oh how did the construction go?

[@salgaldenco]

HAHAHAHAHA

[@sherrywebster1675]

hahaha. And the witch's hat ? How much did that cost ? And the psychology degree ? hahaha

[@eaglegrip6879]

@@sherrywebster1675 The witches hat I can see, but what would a horse need with a psychology degree?? They don't have pockets to collect any fees. ROTFL!

[@louisegogel7973]

Oh dear, what a sense of humor you have! 😂😂😂

[@mdee860]

Very nice. I love the Morris Maze example, too. Makes SO much sense. Kind of funny that we humans think we're so smart.... yet it's taken how many centuries to start to understand what horses have been telling us, if only we listen to them? Thrilled with the evolved horse training revolution going on. Great video, thank you.

[@JacintaColvin]

I used this to teach my OTTB to lunge long and low with no equipment like draw reins to make him do it. I basically asked him to slow down or stop every time he dropped his head from being sup in the air, then moved the level a bit lower, then a bit lower and he quickly got the idea relaxing and dropping his neck was the quickest way out of work. Once he had that down, I now try to only ask him to slow down/stop if his head below the vertical. Often the longer you lunge him for now, the lower his head stretches towards the ground.

[@Orreos]

I had mixed feelings about the rat trying not to die... but it did make sense for helping the horse look for comfort and realize that it was wherever we were going... Thanks Warwick, good demo as always

[@jennyrosd2003]

Haa. Right? But some horses really do think they are for sure gonna die....till they dont die. I first thought of the drowning rat having the same face as a rescue horse I had when hed look at a trailer. 😮

[@jaynfontain6635]

yeah, good example, but if psych students are torturing rats, I want nothing to do with them or their industry

[@yasminsilwany7017]

Warwick your training is amazing! Absolutely incredible please never ever retire 😦❤️❤️

[@AyeZimbra]

Extremely valuable information - thank you!

[@alicecohen4726]

Thanks Warwick! Love the approach.

[@ellieelizabeth5627]

Hi Warwick. I love your videos and always learn something from them. Oh....by the way, your impersonation of the little rat swimming, swimming, swimming........lol 😂🤣.

[@patriciagriffiths398]

Thank you Warwick once again thank you for your advice

[@horseanddogspage]

Nice, needed it ! Thanks a lot, will keep following you

[@peterlovett5841]

Brilliant example and demonstration Warwick, thank you for posting.

[@PatrickKingHorsemanship]

My friend, that was one of the best analogies and descriptions I've heard for helping the horse hunt for answers. Very well presented!

[@FMA10901]

I love your approach! I appreciate all of your videos and how much information you can give in so little time. Thank you, I will be sharing this with people I know to hopefully help them too!

[@noahman27]

Warwick you are amazing. I've watched this several times before, and I still learned another new thing this time. Forever grateful.

[@channongard4396]

This is very informative, thank you!

[@suecastillo4056]

Just love your philosophy… such a common sense and kind way of teaching…♥️

[@k40ren]

Just found your vids your best quality is your ability to reflect on your practice/training. Listening instead of telling and changing your approach or way of doing things. Very brave and truthful considering you have many followers 👍

[@valeriehudson7276]

Warwick, you have made my mind open up to see how the horses are learning . . . I still need more training but we are all happier. Thank You

[@louisegogel7973]

❤❤❤

[@mingram008]

Outstanding video sir! You’ve just given us a gold nugget to play with. Love your work and looking forward to the next video!

[@Allisonloosemore]

Thankyou Warwick.🙏🏻

[@katieperry3998]

Great video! Absolutely works!

[@virginiamoss7045]

Excellent presentation of this concept. It's all about the mind of the horse, out of our own minds and into theirs. Less about what we're wanting and more about what they're wanting to get what we're wanting.

[@jillymet]

This is utterly amazing and it's so great you have done this video. Thankyou thankyou so much.

[@deannfrey3469]

That was brilliant. ❣️

[@scarletpeate]

Brilliant thanks. I'll try this. I have two to start.

[@LisadeKramer]

thank you for this video. I have a young horse that has had just a few rides and this will be a great exercise. I am not a trainer and need suggestios like this.

[@sammieleestransky5017]

Fantastic and genius explanation. You were surely put in this world with purpose. To teach people to communicate with their horses, and free equines from harsh training methods that are a symptom of miscommunication.

[@debrajabs9523]

Light bulb came on! Awesome!!!

[@hugagrizzly]

This is one of the best explanations that’s applicable in so many situations but especially in working with green horses. Simply philosophy explained brilliantly. #journeyon

[@destinationaddictionsamsar7894]

It reminds me of the ending of Plague Dogs because if you give them hope of being saved they'd swim much longer searching for that hope of being saved.

[@sherrywebster1675]

Brilliant thanks Warwick.

[@louisecassidy5991]

Got a trick for you, for everyone. Build the gate on the opposite end of the arena to "home". Home has no gate, and they won't lug for the gate at the other end. Helps create a balanced mind. I love your videos.

[@WarwickSchiller]

Thats why I have 3 gtes on my arena, one on either end and one on the side.

[@user-is6yl9wi7e]

or you can just make being with you a good experience for your horse and give him a reason to not feel like he needs to get away from you to find relief. ;-)

[@dominic9028]

One in every crowd

[@annika93dk7]

This is fantastic! Thank you :)

[@louisegogel7973]

Yes! I agree that the way Warwick is saying is fantastic… so respectful to the horse’s pace of learning. Step by step expanding on their comfort and understanding.

[@karenanderson6323]

Thank you you are awesome I like the way you think I’m looking forward to watching all of your videos. Thank you.

[@stephaniewinter5123]

Excellent as always ..

[@Theresiliantnorwegian]

#journeyon20 This video made a big shift in the way I think about training. The other video that made a huge difference was when you first started talking about using the work of Elsa Sinclair (I cant remember exactly which one it was). I have been able to take all the things I learned from you and incorporate them into the work I have done with Elsa. The combination has created a beautiful relationship and transformation in both me and my 3 year old BLM mustang. Thank you so much Warwick!

[@seymourunruh1931]

Excellent, thanks.

[@Allisonloosemore]

Thankyou for sharing your eyes on the world of training horses with dignity,enabling them to retain their nobility and directing their amazing ability of perception into a positive direction where they feel both safe and spirited and aren’t beaten into submission and resigned to succumbing to domination through abuse and mental anguish.

[@scrider5493]

Good info, thanks.

[@JeremyCrowle]

So good!

[@khaulein]

Love this

[@jets9764]

My favourite thing about Warwick is he still talks like an Australian 😂 Most Australians thinks they’re Americans after a week

[@stephaniewinter5123]

Yes, I too have marvelled at this ..

[@matthewcuellar7879]

I had a professor in college from Australia. He kept a dried kangaroo phallus in his desk. Needless to say, he was a bit eccentric.

[@carolley9705]

Oh yes, brilliant, I also have 2 youngsters I'm starting-with ground work first.

[@lydiagould3090]

All horse owners should watch your video! There are many barn/buddy sour horses over here, but that would change if people allowed the horse to discover for himself(like the rat).Ive sent the link to my friends.

[@christicostigan]

Interesting by-product of this, but including the 'horse-attunement', my horses look to me for the answer. When I ask or present something to them, they don't go to 'confusion', they quickly problem solve as though they know that if I'm there, there is the answer or solution. As a result, their willingness to try and override their fear is tremendous.

[@henryhenry903]

I have been doing this for years and it works great for all kinds of things my young horses never have issues leaving other horses when we are out moving or checking cows because I have used this approach from the start of there training

[@MusiXificati0n]

When he says he uses that already in groundwork, are you doing that with the horse on a rope or in liberty? And does this work even when the horse is still really raw? I have a 3-year old who likes humans (because of treats) but other than that she likes to stick very close to her herd and I know her for a few days know. Should I try this already or do you think I have to establish our connection a bit more, so that she won't run me over?

[@louisegogel7973]

@@MusiXificati0n I haven’t heard what Warwick says about feeding horses by hand, if that is what you mean by treat giving, but others have said most horses take getting treats as a sign of weakness in the giver. And they tend to take the dominance over because they want one of you to have the dominant lead role that protects the whole herd.

[@rajinbin]

I love this

[@haybloomer]

I would enjoy seeing how or if his new way of thinking changes this.

[@bethanyudonome4219]

This is how they sensitize us to things, too.

[@louisegogel7973]

video games ?

[@wendybrown2701]

Excellent

[@leeevers8976]

Interesting psych story....makes so much sense!!

[@lauraallen3793]

Genius!

[@claudiapank9762]

Great!!!

[@Trakehner20]

I wonder if this is similar to the method I used to use (when I rode) that when I got back from a trail ride, or got done riding, I would work them real hard by the barn, then walk them away and pointing away from the barn, would get off of them and walk them back.

[@roanman7409]

Good stuff

[@angaeltartarrose6484]

Like it! No rein, self-teaching!

[@jerrybobteasdale]

Good presentation.

[@FluxyMiniscus]

Duke Makedo he’s a master teacher imho

[@noninoni9962]

Pretty cool!

[@JuliaParrott-xe9sc]

I love this ! There is always something I can glean from your videos which are so helpful in other circumstances. I'm now thinking that it could be applied to the whole shoeing process ? I have a young horse (rising 5) and he's always been uncomfortable standing on his left hind. It's been really problematic for the trimmers. The only person who didn't have a problem was the farrier. He fidgets a lot, loses balance and it makes it quite precarious for the trimmer. In the heat of the moment, it's so easy to fall into telling the horse to behave which I hate and don't think is effective longterm. So, I'm thinking of ways in which I can place the hoof stand so that he comes to believe that this is his safe place. Would love you to do a video on this.......

[@FluxyMiniscus]

Warwick- I watch your videos frequently... and really enjoy the thought process you illustrate. My only problem is How much I wish I had a horse to work with now! I’m a returning adult rider, after owning and riding most of my youth ( until I had some terrible health issues over the past 20 years) I returned to riding last November, mostly motivated by watching inspiring horse videos on KZbin... your channel is one of my absolute favorites, I learn so much about horses every video, thank you for your generosity and smart, humane training philosophy - I only wish that I had a horse to work with more than my measly hour a week lesson (honestly after the past 20 years I’m deeply grateful for any horse time) Anyhow, thanks. Plus, I’m happy to hear that someone else calls them witches hats! I thought I was the odd one out. Maybe I’m just a bit Aussie? 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@maryahern1618]

Where are you located? We have 40 rescue horses -- always looking for someone to choose one or two and and work with them.

[@louisegogel7973]

@@maryahern1618 Did you two connect?? That would be awesome if you did, or if others read this and volunteered.

[@maryahern1618]

@@louisegogel7973 no-- but we are still here!

[@marilynroberts6644]

You do a good rat impression Sir !! This was extremely helpful and entirely new for me. Many thanks. 💚🐎💚

[@louisegogel7973]

Same here, and I feel like a sponge absorbing more and more of this paradigm shift of thinking… now how do we apply it to humans!?

[@spaceradish4000]

very cool

[@bildahome]

Wow!

[@larryswindcatcher]

Makes horse sense to me.

[@ianmcdonald3910]

Good job mate spot on

[@GodsSparrowSpeaks]

This took me a bit to comprehend due to brain damage and the effort of listening VERY closely (deaf and no subtitles..😜) but the summary at the end finally sunk it in 😂👍🏼 duh...

[@louisegogel7973]

Good for you for sticking with it! Have you used any homeopathic remedies to help you undo the brain damage? Arnica comes to mind first, just one pellet of 200c Arnica dissolved under the tongue and see how you do over the next few days or week. Arnica has helped reduce effects of concussions and strokes and surgeries and accidents. It has an affinity for reducing swelling, bleeding, bruising, and shock.

[@GodsSparrowSpeaks]

@@louisegogel7973 Thank you! I have been in love with Arnica for pain, externally and internally for years, but I had no idea that it actually helps with brain trauma. Thank you VERY much for sharing this with me! Gratitude 🕊🙏🏼 p.s. especially since I had a bad fall on black ice (more like clear ice..) Resurrection Sunday…😜

[@louisegogel7973]

@@GodsSparrowSpeaks Glad you know about Arnica! Let me know how it does for helping heal your “rising” fall. If you search online, homeopathy for head injuries, you will find some good sites, such as British Homeopathic, which list other remedies that could be possible matches for your particular circumstance. Best yet, though, would be to consult an experienced classical homeopath.

[@b.b.740]

Teacher (for children) should see this... ;-)

[@kray3883]

Funny thing, I was thinking this is a huge thing that gives people difficulty... We give kids a series of questions to train them how to look for answers (1+1=2, 1+2=3,1+3=...?) and then people fall apart when they get to questions like "What is the square root of negative 1?" or even worse, "Why is there unfairness in the world?" And we compound the problem by teaching with stories, which is a very effective way to teach, certainly, but people have a hard time figuring out 1) When the story is useful but not real... (Why do tigers have stripes? Because they want to blend in with the jungle... No, because the ones that didn't blend in were less able to have children.) And 2) Just like with answers, people start thinking that there's a story for everything... (Why is there unfairness in the world? Someone must have put it there...) And it seems like a lot of people really have a hard time getting past this.

[@cynthiamarston2208]

I used a pile of hay that i used when teaching to lead. Like to the wash spot. Glad you didnt put them in a life and death situation!

[@putatmaprabhatgautamradhak1040]

vERY nICE!

[@MsBizzyGurl]

Ha! Brilliant!

[@noahman27]

So great!!!!!! Thank you. Again. :)

[@heathercollins4432]

Word....

[@laserbrain7774]

A little off topic, but a healthy rat can tread water for 3 days. So when someone says something is wetter than a drowned rat, that means its REALLY wet.

[@abul9052]

I wonder what would happen if Warwick and Cesar Millan spent time at each other's ranches. I'm sure they would learn a lot from each other.

[@louisegogel7973]

wooof neighhhh

[@loriswayne577]

We call that orange thingy a pylon in Canada😁

[@horseygirl70]

Cool

[@raraavis7782]

Clever

[@Allisonloosemore]

They are impulsion driven and of course they still remember their inherent instincts

[@UltimateMoeps]

Very educative video! Would it be possible to use this technique in a (narrow) hallway? I'm training a horse that freezes a lot when walking through the hallway away from his friends and I'm not sure how to deal with it.

[@virginiamoss7045]

If you truly understand this concept then it can be applied to any circumstance. It's not so much a technique as it is a true understanding of the horse's mind. Try to think it through and then be creative on your own to adapt it to your circumstances.

[@heidimiller8013]

Yes! It will work. You could disengage your horse in the hallway using your hand. Antime they freeze, go to disengaging with your hand. It doesn't have to have a lot of energy behind it. Just asking them to do something that is more work than just walking calming straight down the hall. Then let them rest just outside or in the ring or whereever you are going. It might take awhile to get there, however, you will probably only need to do this once or twice. This has the added benefit of starting the disengaging with your leg when your on your horse. They already know the answer, pressure on their side means move my hind end over. :-)

[@lanahorton1003]

Works in dog training, too.

[@evemears3538]

I’m curious about the rat experiment. Would a more positive approach have been to reward the rat for targeting the cone/step on the platform in a safe environment, then slowly introduce and increase the depth of the water? This would be analogous to us setting up yes questions and starting in low risk/low stimulus environments.

[@WarwickSchiller]

I have no idea, it was not my experiment

[@janetbarkwith6369]

I can't imagine that the experiment was using an "unsafe" environment: the rat could easily have been pulled out if he hadn't found the tube to stand on - after all, it was a kid's paddling pool, not an olympic swimming pool! Nobody, I'm sure, would allow the rat to drown! That wasn't the point of the exercise at all ... The reward for a little bit of discomfort to begin with was huge.

[@shonamathie1607]

Love this, I assume the principle should work on an older horse too that doesn’t cope well with lots of things? 🤞

[@WarwickSchiller]

Of course, if that hasnt been done, its probably why they dont cope well with a lot of things

[@StableHorseTraining]

Somebody sent me this way to check this out. Great concept. Thinking locally instead of globally, great point right there that I think may have been jumped over quick. This reminds me of the "get the horse to stand on a tarp to relax" kind of thing too. Do you find this analogy comparative to "make the wrong thing hard and the right thing easy"? Or is this more about more of a free discovery? How would you teach or explain pressure to attain the results you want? Sorry for all the questions, very curious as to what you think.

[@heidimiller8013]

It teaches the horse to look for the release of pressure. By the gate or wherever they want to be they get a bit of pressure applied. When they seek a different area they allowed to relax and the pressure is released. Same principle applies to teaching almost anything. Take the back up for example. Picking up contact with the reins evenly and then waiting for a slight release of the nose. The only direction they get release is nose tip back from the poll. Not up. Not down. Not side to side. Pretty quick they get the nose tip answer. Then when you want the back up you do the same thing but wait beyond the nose tip for the slight rock back of the body. Then one step then two steps etc. When you add pressure make sure their is one doorway so to speak open for them to choose. One thing at a time so there is always one right answer that they can discover.

[@user-zj6yh1vy2v]

Love your psychology but what if you have a lazy horse that doesn't want to trot but just stand still. How do you solve this then?

[@heksedansd.2919]

This goes for human too☺

[@emilyjoynes6437]

We don't have a school so ride in a field and there is a long ditch and several trees next to the gate so there's only a tiny area to safely trot before you get stuck the wrong side of the ditch. I tried this the other day and can't get the lesson across to him because there just isn't enough space to trot. This is our main 'school' area to ride in and he naps each time we pass the gate so we need to find a solution! Any ideas how I can get around this?

[@WarwickSchiller]

How do you get "stuck" on the wrong side of the ditch"? Id just as him to trot, and not steer, just allow him to go here he wants.

[@Allisonloosemore]

Flooding a horse into submission by abusive measures destroys a horses natural and unique ability to make decisions based on instinctual flight response.. warps their confidence and teaches them to be unsure in all of its responses which only opens up the door enabling the horse to react or look for ways to avoid pain which manifests in negative behaviour responses to keep itself safe such as an autonomous reaction to a predator as in as a prey animal species. I get it.

[@nonosebandsnoproblems5811]

Couldn't have said it better myself!

[@jameslyons1661]

❤️🤠🐴❤️👍

[@bigl6322]

So, whenever she picked up the trot when the horse went to the gate, the whole time she was keeping him at a trot, she was letting him pick the direction?? No steering cues at that point?

[@WarwickSchiller]

No steering

[@littlebrookreader949]

👍

[@ronnewbee8071]

Riders !! How heavy can a rider be before they should stop, and start using a cart.? Why should any animal want to carry another? I for one have a job carrying myself some days.

[@mdee860]

👏👏👏👏👏🐴❤

[@tarxan5150]

so basically pain and suffering evolves our brains

[@kathyclark921]

My horse is 19 years young Arab x Clydesdale. Is he too old to start this process? It is so simple yet powerful.

[@WarwickSchiller]

no. they are never too old.

[@kathyclark921]

@@WarwickSchiller thank you :). he is a smart horse that needs to use that brain more... sigh

[@bristol8920]

When you call a "traffic Cone" a witches hat, then you try and train a horse with that analogy it could be the horse is trying to figure out the human brain is his puzzle.........

[@commonconservative7551]

bristol you think this is about using a cone? Do you now think your horse would have reactions to traffic cones after this? LOL

[@WarwickSchiller]

In Australia its called a witches hat Icecream comes in cones...

[@shezakillrqueen]

Hey, I don't know if you read these comments and answer to them but I have a problem with my young horse that I just can't solve. Whenever it comes to a situation my horse doesn't know yet he just breaks free while I'm leading him. No matter if he's scared or I want him to do something he doesn't want to do or whatever. I guess he does not feel secure when he is with me. Though I made a lot of groundwork and I am really trying to understand him and be him a good leader without making him feel uncomfortable. What can I do?

[@ellentraquair3974]

Hi I am a year late do you still want me to answer?

[@laurainebuchanan6452]

Poor rat was lied to to get the result.... but it worked ! How would u get him to do it all the time though? Not just the once???love the psychology though