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This video was very well done and I do hope it reaches the audiences who need to be educated. There is nothing humane about most (recognized and extreme) competitions. Humans like to justify exploiting the horse even though we know horses are sensitive animals. Yet too many continue mistreating these magnificent sentient beings due to ignorance, and/or no concern. If equestrians could learn to use heart centered authentic, emotional communication to the horse, that is the first step to true trust. Unfortunately, not many horse people and/or show barns understand this.
For me, its the knowledge that my horses are healthy, happy and confident. I gave up chasing ribbon,trophies, prize money, etc,,,to have the best connection!! I won at Badminton, many years ago, I also beat Capt Mark Philips, one my one eyed mare who cost me less than 90quid,,,(he was on a Very Nice,Expensive, Warmblood, but obviously had no real connection with him.) I Am Happier nowadays than ever before, I might be disabled, old, and a wheeelchair user, but that didnt stop me competing,,,,it was the way Some people "broke" their horses, also, some training "techniques"!! My horses now stay with me forever, we hack out, pop over logs and water, but, if one isnt feeling great, we take them out for a nice,interesting walk. THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO!!
Thank you! This helped me have a much deeper understanding of why my new horse was having trouble adjusting when I moved him from living in NC to a very different northern NY climate. He was just not able to settle in and feel comfortable in his new surroundings. He seemed to be functioning most of the time on a high alert level when . It was very difficult for me, but I feel I made the best decision for both he and I to send him back to NC, where I am very relieved to say, he returned to being his usual relaxed and happy self.
wonderful. loved the neuroscience and mapping of human brain with horses brain, giving us an insight into how horses "think" .. thank you .. Bubby Upton is inspirational!
Loved this video because I was also sidelined by injury, and then was told I would never ride again, that my beat up old back couldn't take it anymore. I was 42, and had ridden for 40 of those years. My Orthopedic sent me to a psychologist to talk these new changes over with, and I have to say, it really helped. I believe I would have been much more depressed had I not. It's like a death when you're told abruptly that you can't do that activity anymore, especially when you've lived and breathed this all your life.
Congratulations to everyone involved in this production, it's very insightful and enjoyable to watch. I did feel a missing element is a discussion on equine behaviour, particularly the herd instinct and how, as riders and trainers, we take the role of herd leader. In the wild, harmony comes to the herd when everyone knows and understands their place in the pecking order and we see this with our domesticated horses too. Introduce a new horse to a group and it's likely hooves will fly in violent confrontations until it's established who's boss. I think in some scenarios, what were described as pain indicators are also signs of the horse trying to test the chain of command. Watch horses socialising and they will buck, kick, rear, bite, head shake, tail swish , clamp their ears back, snort etc. until one backs down and 'harmony' is restored. We all aspire to the ideal of the almost telepathic partnership with our horses, but we also need to understand that horses, as they do in the wild, will test the pecking order every now and again. It's incredibly hard to define, but a good horseman will be able to read the body language and behaviour to know when to push a horse and when to back off, when say a buck is exuberance, a challenge or discomfort.
Wow. Just wow. Your best production yet. Thank you Sue Dyson for your relentless pursuit of helping horses. I wasn't expecting to tear up at the 1:12:00 mark and the ending is so inspirational. So well done.
Great to hear the responsibility being put back on horse owners to be the best they can for the horse. I have only been riding a few months and still apologies after every arena session, hack to my boy Eddie for being so bad at riding him. Experienced so many emotions and feelings I never thought i could. Fiercely loyal to him, again something that took me by surprise. Thanks for all the information and the story of one riders courage.
Balance and Athletic fittness of the rider, is key to be a Comfortable person to Carry!! After groundwork and trust, my Cob, "Rusty" was great at jumping,dressage,cross country and the best little cob,ever, if he had been a few hands higher, we could have competed together, Eventing!! He disliked being ridden, by ppl with hard hands, or unbalanced, and banging his spine with the pressure of a rigid rider... Another reason I stopped Competing, or working at other ppls Stables. R.I.P. Rusty, you were the Best Teacher and Friend. ..XxX....
Very much enjoyed the science and deeper explanations that support and define what we see in and from our horses. Easily transferable information for those of us who are casual riders who ride for pure enjoyment, even if we've ridden for many years. Always something new to learn.
Wonderful insightful video. So many have ulcers which can contribute to “naughty” behavior. GastroElm Plus an all natural product added to feed can reduce the pain of ulcers. They are correct that trying to hide pain is innate. But cinching them up could very well exacerbate their pain. Thank you for bringing to light how miraculously wonderful these creatures truly are. ❤
I'm very grateful to have learned from the very Best, Tom, Ray and Buck Brannaman. There is no harmony without timing and horses have a spirit too. Very very british and hard to watch with all those tie downs and nosebands. Horses cannot breath through their mouth. Well a good movie to see how far I came
I was looking forward to hearing something thoughtful about harmony, as promised by the title and the trailer. Much of what was said in this film seemed rather desperate and disconnected and had nothing to do with the relationship between horses and humans.
44:54 This point is made so well, that horses' pain has been portrayed in Art for thousands of years now, so as to seem "Normal". The point was made chillingly. Are we blind to their obvious pain because we humans have been blind to our own frozen pain inside? So now, by learning to really connect with horses we can finally start learning taking our own pain seriously at last? Save the Humans.
It’s a very romantic and beautiful presentation but I don’t understand we all know this but Then dispite this we see very seldom The harmonie between rider and horse that is talked about here - The ambition takes over and people abuse these fantastic animals to succed in competition - I still don’t understand why The highest level of dressage or jumping is not performed without bridle and headstall totally Free and in liberty - that should be the goal 😊
There are quite a few trainers here on RUclips who explore these ideas and have developed relationships with their horses allowing activities at liberty or bridleless, e.g. NativeHorse, Milestone Equestrian and many others. It may be worthwhile to allow bitless or bridleless participation in equestrian competition, currently not allowed, or for new suitable competitions to be devised, which would encourage people to try it. Given how much has been learned in the past fifty years or so, liberty riding and activities in equestrian competition may advance and become quite popular.
Incredible Wow Thank you Well done Brilliant Horses ❤❤❤ These people each of them in those video love horses Sadly not all riders do Horses first Only thing I dislike ... yes I get it .... but still... in this modern age !!! we should be able to do better not less for our horses I hate that horses ate expected to fit into want is convenient for us our budget ys as humans and less and less of what they need too few horses are able to be horses Such fancy stables hundreds of thousands of dollars spent on appearances and equipment ... perhaps rather than a house for them that resembles our own why not a field wolith a variety of grazing friends and loads of space that's what a horses house should look like with a nice big open plan shelter he can choose to use .... as of a horse grazes a variety of grass herbs etc don't limit them Well done to all Such an incredible video Thank You Heavenly Father for horses Thank You for creating such incredible animals Give us insight wisdom discernment and ability to care for them better
Think about the disrespectful Baby Talk" like "Good boy" !! What about Thank you, Wise Teacher, for the lessons you are teaching me" Courtesy of Stormy May & Compassionate Communication with Horses. The read us predators better than us - so called most intelligent Beings...
So, these people know all of this, and even go out of their way to explain how HYPER sensitive their skin is and their mouth, yet they continue to put metal bars in their mouths called "bits" which are usually designed to put pressure on the roof of their mouth and other parts when we know it is NOT required. Next, spurs. Are you joking? Can horses be happy athletes? Yes, if people are yanking on metal bars in their mouths and being stabbed in the sides. The sheer patience horses have about our complete lack of empathy and equine governing bodies that allow this in this day and age is shocking. (and if I hear the word anthrorphomorphic one more time I'm gonna lose it. That is just a word thrown around by people who are too selfish to change their ways. When I listen to these riders I hear A LOT of "I" and "Me" but not, "my horse", which should ALWAYS be put first! THEY are doing all of the work! No you say? Then YOU riders get out there and complete the course/sport without the horse and see how you fare. (WITH a bit in your mouth and somebody jabbing you in the sides with hunks of metal. Things MUST change!
@@johnh1252 You should know I was born in the 60s, from the time I could talk it was all horses. I even acted like a horse! I'd graze in the yard and my mother would yell at me. Got my first pony at 7. I've had horses pretty much all of my life and I was taught the "old school" way of working with horses. But upon entering the competitive world of showing, I saw alot of abuse. I did things the way I was taught for a long time. I became fed up with competing and I just knew there was a better way than what I was taught. So, I was guilty of this same thing. I'm delighted to see new trainers that have channels and who are travelling and showing people that there are FAR better ways of having incredible relationships with horses. They are an incredible gift. We would not be where we are without them. If one is feeding their ego via a horse, problems arise.
@@Mel-x7m So true. I follow horseracing in the UK and 99% of trainers are more interested in success than doing the right thing for the horse. An Irish horse has just been sold for $2mAus. He runs with a cross noseband (grackle) and a tongue tie. :(
@@Mel-x7m MY NAN PUT A BIT & CURB CHAIN ON MY SHIN BONE, ITS A LESSON EVERY RIDER//DRIVER SHOULD HAVE!! (SORRY CAPS LOCK GOT STUCK.) BARRY HOOK2 HORSEDRAWN PRODUCTION ON RUclips, WILL SHOW YOU A LOT THATLL MAKE YOU HAPPIER!! (SOFT RUBBER BITS, NO WHIPS,CURBCHAINS, SPURS OR DAMN DROP NOSEBANDS!!)
@@johnh1252 I've seen people really upset over the "steeplechasing" racing, talking about how many horses die every year. But I am familiar with horse racing methods overall as my first job was at a Standardbred racing barn. What I saw was awful. I didn't stay there long. The stall habits are all one needs to witness. People think they are funny and post them online. The head waving, tongue flapping, etc. They is the equivalent of insanity. A horse being kept in that tiny space every day.
But constant videos showing the Highest Ranking in Olympics, And the FEA is not doing anything about eventers who abuse horses even when their is proof. Too much money, power, egos, at the expense of the horses. Both in Dressage, Hunter, Jumpers. Barrel racers, Also they need to use less bits , whips if they are so good and horse enjoys it then use bitless bridles just skeptical if this video is just a fluff piece to calm casual horse people.
Yes my concern too. Roly Owers is in this video. He hasnt done anything for horse welfare in British horseracing despite being in a key position. Just my opinion from observing.
I do think there are horse owners/riders who care nothing about the connection to the horse, but see them as a means to an end. When the horse is not going to win for them, off they go to the slaughterhouse or auction.
A wonderfully informative piece, but one important inconsistency was noted. In the language of the horse 'patting' - especially both hands clapping on both sides of the neck is an innately predatory action - that of a lion/cougar on its back and grabbing the neck to then bring doen the horse/zebra for the 'coup de grace'. This video notes that stroking is soothing but then it shows that action ending with pats - Stroking is the best way to express reward and calm love to a horse. Please spread that word - which you did, but then gave the patting visual. Thanks for a lot of scientific in formation.
If the horse has never seen a lion or tiger and associates patting on the neck with the owners gesture and kindness...they won't be triggered. If you pat my horse he thinks he's getting a carrot
i always focus on itching the withers as this is what they do for each other. yes i see dressage and others slapping their necks. i never thot the horse would understand that as a big thank u
If we're speaking English, in the UK, yes. Not in the USA, y'all, or Ireland, or Oz. You can find zillions of sources of horse knowledge outside this particular layer of language. Without competition, what purpose would horses serve in 2024? Not justifying. Serious question.
If horses "loved their jobs", we wouldn't need bits and flash nosebands and spurs and whips to get them to do the job. Many horses in this video are tense and stressed. That's not good horsemanship and partnership in my opinion. We need to be aware of the learning history behind horses performing certain behaviors.
We don’t NEED bits and nosebands and spurs and whips to get horses do their jobs. Some just use them in ignorance and “tradition”. The problem is the job some humans think horses need to do at “elite” levels. Sad indeed.
@@blueskies6699 that's right I haven't, nor do I want to if it involves hitting them with various objects. I much prefer a relationship based on mutual communication.
@@blueskies6699 that's right I haven't, nor do I want to if it involves hitting them with various objects. I much prefer a relationship based on mutual communication.
Thank you for your thoughtful comments and we encourage civil and polite discussion. In this age of divisiveness we don’t want to contribute to the toxic arrows being thrown at each other. So please, add your thoughts but know that unconstructive personal attacks will be taken down.
Brilliant video, there is nothing like riding a horse. I can't even explain the feeling you get, it's incredible!!! ❤❤❤❤
Apsolutly amazing loved watching this thank you to the whole production crew ❤❤❤🐴🐴🐴
This video was very well done and I do hope it reaches the audiences who need to be educated. There is nothing humane about most (recognized and extreme) competitions. Humans like to justify exploiting the horse even though we know horses are sensitive animals. Yet too many continue mistreating these magnificent sentient beings due to ignorance, and/or no concern. If equestrians could learn to use heart centered authentic, emotional communication to the horse, that is the first step to true trust. Unfortunately, not many horse people and/or show barns understand this.
For me, its the knowledge that my horses are healthy, happy and confident.
I gave up chasing ribbon,trophies, prize money, etc,,,to have the best connection!!
I won at Badminton, many years ago, I also beat Capt Mark Philips, one my one eyed mare who cost me less than 90quid,,,(he was on a Very Nice,Expensive, Warmblood, but obviously had no real connection with him.)
I Am Happier nowadays than ever before, I might be disabled, old, and a wheeelchair user, but that didnt stop me competing,,,,it was the way Some people "broke" their horses, also, some training "techniques"!!
My horses now stay with me forever, we hack out, pop over logs and water, but, if one isnt feeling great, we take them out for a nice,interesting walk.
THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO!!
Competing at that level 8 months after surgery! Bubby you are super human!!!!
I have a farrier with a broken spine. These animals will give you strenght and clarity
Ohhh the tears shed watching this! Thank you Sue and everyone involved in this production! I will make sure every equestrian that I know watched this!
Absolutely fantastic documentary!!! Thank you!
Thank you! This helped me have a much deeper understanding of why my new horse was having trouble adjusting when I moved him from living in NC to a very different northern NY climate. He was just not able to settle in and feel comfortable in his new surroundings. He seemed to be functioning most of the time on a high alert level when . It was very difficult for me, but I feel I made the best decision for both he and I to send him back to NC, where I am very relieved to say, he returned to being his usual relaxed and happy self.
This is a masterpiece, (hopefully) the future of equestrian !! Thank you for your amazing work
wonderful. loved the neuroscience and mapping of human brain with horses brain, giving us an insight into how horses "think" .. thank you .. Bubby Upton is inspirational!
Loved this video because I was also sidelined by injury, and then was told I would never ride again, that my beat up old back couldn't take it anymore. I was 42, and had ridden for 40 of those years. My Orthopedic sent me to a psychologist to talk these new changes over with, and I have to say, it really helped. I believe I would have been much more depressed had I not. It's like a death when you're told abruptly that you can't do that activity anymore, especially when you've lived and breathed this all your life.
Congratulations to everyone involved in this production, it's very insightful and enjoyable to watch. I did feel a missing element is a discussion on equine behaviour, particularly the herd instinct and how, as riders and trainers, we take the role of herd leader. In the wild, harmony comes to the herd when everyone knows and understands their place in the pecking order and we see this with our domesticated horses too. Introduce a new horse to a group and it's likely hooves will fly in violent confrontations until it's established who's boss. I think in some scenarios, what were described as pain indicators are also signs of the horse trying to test the chain of command. Watch horses socialising and they will buck, kick, rear, bite, head shake, tail swish , clamp their ears back, snort etc. until one backs down and 'harmony' is restored. We all aspire to the ideal of the almost telepathic partnership with our horses, but we also need to understand that horses, as they do in the wild, will test the pecking order every now and again. It's incredibly hard to define, but a good horseman will be able to read the body language and behaviour to know when to push a horse and when to back off, when say a buck is exuberance, a challenge or discomfort.
Wow. Just wow. Your best production yet. Thank you Sue Dyson for your relentless pursuit of helping horses. I wasn't expecting to tear up at the 1:12:00 mark and the ending is so inspirational. So well done.
Great to hear the responsibility being put back on horse owners to be the best they can for the horse. I have only been riding a few months and still apologies after every arena session, hack to my boy Eddie for being so bad at riding him. Experienced so many emotions and feelings I never thought i could. Fiercely loyal to him, again something that took me by surprise. Thanks for all the information and the story of one riders courage.
Balance and Athletic fittness of the rider, is key to be a Comfortable person to Carry!!
After groundwork and trust, my Cob, "Rusty" was great at jumping,dressage,cross country and the best little cob,ever, if he had been a few hands higher, we could have competed together, Eventing!!
He disliked being ridden, by ppl with hard hands, or unbalanced, and banging his spine with the pressure of a rigid rider...
Another reason I stopped Competing, or working at other ppls Stables.
R.I.P. Rusty, you were the Best Teacher and Friend. ..XxX....
amazing documentary!!! thank you Padma video
A fascinating and informative documentary.
It's already in my reference library.
Very much enjoyed the science and deeper explanations that support and define what we see in and from our horses. Easily transferable information for those of us who are casual riders who ride for pure enjoyment, even if we've ridden for many years. Always something new to learn.
Thank you. Loved it
Wonderful insightful video.
So many have ulcers which can contribute to “naughty” behavior. GastroElm Plus an all natural product added to feed can reduce the pain of ulcers. They are correct that trying to hide pain is innate.
But cinching them up could very well exacerbate their pain. Thank you for bringing to light how miraculously wonderful these creatures truly are. ❤
❤Thank you for this video! Just Great!
Beautiful video.
Explains my horses dramatic responses suddenly seeing a bird! And why he can smell treats at 20paces😂😂
I’m sharing this with all! Another amazing film
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Loved it. Thank you.
Wonderful video!! So interesting thank you for making this.❤
I'm very grateful to have learned from the very Best, Tom, Ray and Buck Brannaman. There is no harmony without timing and horses have a spirit too. Very very british and hard to watch with all those tie downs and nosebands. Horses cannot breath through their mouth. Well a good movie to see how far I came
Thank you
Beautiful!!!!
Wonderful and informative! Already shared several times😊
Beautiful video!
Great film! Really enjoyed this!
I was looking forward to hearing something thoughtful about harmony, as promised by the title and the trailer. Much of what was said in this film seemed rather desperate and disconnected and had nothing to do with the relationship between horses and humans.
Are you familiar with Warwick Schiller?? I have learned so much from his videos!
Awesome! 🐎
44:54 This point is made so well, that horses' pain has been portrayed in Art for thousands of years now, so as to seem "Normal". The point was made chillingly. Are we blind to their obvious pain because we humans have been blind to our own frozen pain inside? So now, by learning to really connect with horses we can finally start learning taking our own pain seriously at last? Save the Humans.
Everything happens for a reason! Hope deepest reasons learnt... eventually!
It’s a very romantic and beautiful presentation but I don’t understand we all know this but Then dispite this we see very seldom The harmonie between rider and horse that is talked about here - The ambition takes over and people abuse these fantastic animals to succed in competition - I still don’t understand why The highest level of dressage or jumping is not performed without bridle and headstall totally Free and in liberty - that should be the goal 😊
exactly
There are quite a few trainers here on RUclips who explore these ideas and have developed relationships with their horses allowing activities at liberty or bridleless, e.g. NativeHorse, Milestone Equestrian and many others. It may be worthwhile to allow bitless or bridleless participation in equestrian competition, currently not allowed, or for new suitable competitions to be devised, which would encourage people to try it. Given how much has been learned in the past fifty years or so, liberty riding and activities in equestrian competition may advance and become quite popular.
And the horse in the double in the documentary. Awfull
Horse lovers don’t miss this video! Scientific explanations to what we know by experience. Again: don’t miss it!
Incredible
Wow
Thank you
Well done
Brilliant
Horses ❤❤❤
These people each of them in those video love horses
Sadly not all riders do
Horses first
Only thing I dislike ... yes I get it .... but still... in this modern age !!! we should be able to do better not less for our horses I hate that horses ate expected to fit into want is convenient for us our budget ys as humans and less and less of what they need too few horses are able to be horses
Such fancy stables hundreds of thousands of dollars spent on appearances and equipment ... perhaps rather than a house for them that resembles our own why not a field wolith a variety of grazing friends and loads of space that's what a horses house should look like with a nice big open plan shelter he can choose to use .... as of a horse grazes a variety of grass herbs etc don't limit them
Well done to all
Such an incredible video
Thank You Heavenly Father for horses
Thank You for creating such incredible animals
Give us insight wisdom discernment and ability to care for them better
♥️♥️♥️
Thank You ❤
Oh my God you are a bad ass! Wonderful!!
Think about the disrespectful Baby Talk" like "Good boy" !! What about Thank you, Wise Teacher, for the lessons you are teaching me" Courtesy of Stormy May & Compassionate Communication with Horses. The read us predators better than us - so called most intelligent Beings...
1:39
So, these people know all of this, and even go out of their way to explain how HYPER sensitive their skin is and their mouth, yet they continue to put metal bars in their mouths called "bits" which are usually designed to put pressure on the roof of their mouth and other parts when we know it is NOT required. Next, spurs. Are you joking? Can horses be happy athletes? Yes, if people are yanking on metal bars in their mouths and being stabbed in the sides. The sheer patience horses have about our complete lack of empathy and equine governing bodies that allow this in this day and age is shocking. (and if I hear the word anthrorphomorphic one more time I'm gonna lose it. That is just a word thrown around by people who are too selfish to change their ways. When I listen to these riders I hear A LOT of "I" and "Me" but not, "my horse", which should ALWAYS be put first! THEY are doing all of the work! No you say? Then YOU riders get out there and complete the course/sport without the horse and see how you fare. (WITH a bit in your mouth and somebody jabbing you in the sides with hunks of metal. Things MUST change!
Well said
@@johnh1252 You should know I was born in the 60s, from the time I could talk it was all horses. I even acted like a horse! I'd graze in the yard and my mother would yell at me. Got my first pony at 7. I've had horses pretty much all of my life and I was taught the "old school" way of working with horses. But upon entering the competitive world of showing, I saw alot of abuse. I did things the way I was taught for a long time. I became fed up with competing and I just knew there was a better way than what I was taught. So, I was guilty of this same thing. I'm delighted to see new trainers that have channels and who are travelling and showing people that there are FAR better ways of having incredible relationships with horses. They are an incredible gift. We would not be where we are without them. If one is feeding their ego via a horse, problems arise.
@@Mel-x7m So true. I follow horseracing in the UK and 99% of trainers are more interested in success than doing the right thing for the horse. An Irish horse has just been sold for $2mAus. He runs with a cross noseband (grackle) and a tongue tie. :(
@@Mel-x7m MY NAN PUT A BIT & CURB CHAIN ON MY SHIN BONE,
ITS A LESSON EVERY RIDER//DRIVER SHOULD HAVE!! (SORRY CAPS LOCK GOT STUCK.)
BARRY HOOK2 HORSEDRAWN PRODUCTION ON RUclips, WILL SHOW YOU A LOT THATLL MAKE YOU HAPPIER!!
(SOFT RUBBER BITS, NO WHIPS,CURBCHAINS, SPURS OR DAMN DROP NOSEBANDS!!)
@@johnh1252 I've seen people really upset over the "steeplechasing" racing, talking about how many horses die every year. But I am familiar with horse racing methods overall as my first job was at a Standardbred racing barn. What I saw was awful. I didn't stay there long. The stall habits are all one needs to witness. People think they are funny and post them online. The head waving, tongue flapping, etc. They is the equivalent of insanity. A horse being kept in that tiny space every day.
But constant videos showing the Highest Ranking in Olympics, And the FEA is not doing anything about eventers who abuse horses even when their is proof. Too much money, power, egos, at the expense of the horses. Both in Dressage, Hunter, Jumpers. Barrel racers, Also they need to use less bits , whips if they are so good and horse enjoys it then use bitless bridles just skeptical if this video is just a fluff piece to calm casual horse people.
Yes my concern too. Roly Owers is in this video. He hasnt done anything for horse welfare in British horseracing despite being in a key position. Just my opinion from observing.
Just my opinion but Roly Owers, who appears in this video, hasnt stood up for horses at all in UK horseracing.
I do think there are horse owners/riders who care nothing about the connection to the horse, but see them as a means to an end. When the horse is not going to win for them, off they go to the slaughterhouse or auction.
A wonderfully informative piece, but one important inconsistency was noted. In the language of the horse 'patting' - especially both hands clapping on both sides of the neck is an innately predatory action - that of a lion/cougar on its back and grabbing the neck to then bring doen the horse/zebra for the 'coup de grace'. This video notes that stroking is soothing but then it shows that action ending with pats - Stroking is the best way to express reward and calm love to a horse. Please spread that word - which you did, but then gave the patting visual. Thanks for a lot of scientific in formation.
If the horse has never seen a lion or tiger and associates patting on the neck with the owners gesture and kindness...they won't be triggered.
If you pat my horse he thinks he's getting a carrot
i always focus on itching the withers as this is what they do for each other. yes i see dressage and others slapping their necks. i never thot the horse would understand that as a big thank u
Is there anything in here that is natural and about the horse themselves rather than the egocentric humans who use horses for their pleasure?
Gawd does everyone in the horse world speak received pronunciation😳. I had trouble watching this. The competitive aspects disturb me profoundly...
If we're speaking English, in the UK, yes. Not in the USA, y'all, or Ireland, or Oz.
You can find zillions of sources of horse knowledge outside this particular layer of language.
Without competition, what purpose would horses serve in 2024? Not justifying. Serious question.
If horses "loved their jobs", we wouldn't need bits and flash nosebands and spurs and whips to get them to do the job. Many horses in this video are tense and stressed. That's not good horsemanship and partnership in my opinion. We need to be aware of the learning history behind horses performing certain behaviors.
We don’t NEED bits and nosebands and spurs and whips to get horses do their jobs. Some just use them in ignorance and “tradition”. The problem is the job some humans think horses need to do at “elite” levels. Sad indeed.
Clearly you’ve never had a working relationship with a horse.
exactly!
@@blueskies6699 that's right I haven't, nor do I want to if it involves hitting them with various objects. I much prefer a relationship based on mutual communication.
@@blueskies6699 that's right I haven't, nor do I want to if it involves hitting them with various objects. I much prefer a relationship based on mutual communication.
Ì love horses and the information in this docu. But excuse me, the horse"sports", I don't like it.
She is clueless riding with entrapments
thank you