Horses That Spook - What To Do
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Some of the comments I get on this video are surprisingly different. Some people, think I'm advocating doing this way of using your hands all the time. Nothing could be farther from the truth. In the video, I'm showing how to save yourself from a possible run-away or buck-off and ending up in the hospital emergency room. Those people who criticize have not been in a dangerous run-away or bucking situation. They need to shut up and pay attention.
There are always people who like to think they know better. Those are the dangerous ones. I thoroughly enjoy your videos. You offer sound advice on a light note. I have been in the exact same situation recently where I was practicing teamroping and my seasoned horse took to hard bucking out of the blue. I did end up in the hospital with broken ribs and hip damage. I tried to pull him up and out of the buck but it didn't work. I bailed after I knew it wasn't going to end well for me. Thank you for your re-enforcement of knowledge and giving sound advice to others. I appreciate it. Have a Great Day!
I like that you don’t offer a magical solution that will end all spooking. Instead you explain how to handle it because yes it is going to happen and horses are way quicker than I am, that is a fact.
CanadianCowgirl1955 I wanna start horseriding but im scared to cause all i see on youtube is ppl getting crushed and stepped on by a giant animal, im just wondering what they did before cars, i never hear of any historical figures beeing hurt by their horses even during war, is that just luck or unreported you think?
Your videos are gold. This one and the series on saddle fitting, 3 parts. But damn no horse would want to be the horse in the video that for demonstration purposes has to take the punishment on his mouth for no obvious reason except to show us what to do in emergency. I hope that horse was pampered a little bit after video shooting and was not left with a cognitive dissonance thinking what he did wrong ))
Hi Ice Cream, before there were cars, the number 1 cause of injury was horse related.
Back then, people knew about horses as much as people today know about their cars... which isn't much.
@@EDMiens
Very good!
I was breaking my horse (only 2nd day anyone had been on his back) and he got spooked and darted towards the woods like a race horse at the shot of a gun before I even had a chance to balance to his movements, so all I could do was adjust my balance to stay on and wait till he was a good distance to where I felt I could slow him down gradually by pitching him slack and pulling again repeatedly and not all at once to slow him down, this reduced the risk of him feeling a need to buck me off at dangerously high speed. I got wacked by a few trees in the process of trying to slow him down in the woods but thanks to this video I was able to stay safe didn't get hurt and never fell off.
another solution I read for the VERY gutsy rider is to put the horse n rider in a large area, and when he spooks, take the whip to him very hard and run him as far and as long as he will run, to the point he cannot run any further; ie really exhausted; apparently this has cured many horses from a spook run; ie they will spook but then not take more than two steps! perhaps try it on range land or a racetrack, ie unlimited space for the horse to run himself out.
Lauren Johnson Are you kidding me???? You only read this because nobody who has actually done this lived. You do that to some horses and it won’t matter how good of a rider you are. Sure the "flight" distance of a horse is a real thing and learning to flow with the horse w/out jerking its mouth is real important BUT whipping it into a dead run and hanging on until it stops just sounds like really bad advice, even for a "good" rider. This is taught for horses that buck too, but it never fixes the actual problem. Maybe you have a horse that doesn't buck anymore but now you have a horse that won't stand still because it thinks it has to go all the time. It is best to get the horse looking to you for support and answers, this is the best safety net you can have. I stress groundwork and lots of preparation first. I had a teacher who use to do spooking lessons in a small arena. She would warn me and scare the horse (these were regular lesson horses so she knew them really well) and walk me through handling it, in a managed envioronment. This helped a ton. I would never recommend taking a green horse in an open area until they are really ready to handle it and you are ready to support them. I would put some darn good "buttons" on a young horse for safety before EVER getting on. I am glad that you didn't get hurt but sounds like you have some stuff to shape up. I am not saying this to be a jerk, trust me, a broken leg, broken ribs, broken collar bone, broken nose, and broken toes taught me a lot in regard to young/untrained horses. This guy is making some really good points. But I would get a lot good on the ground first because you may have to bet your life on it. I am not saying that to scare you, it is the truth.
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Jessica W No it isn't a good concept. It's actually more dangerous to do that.
Jessica - I didn't say it wouldn't ever work, but just because it MIGHT work sometimes doesn't make it a good idea. There are better ways, safer ways, which actually make a good horse. I just had a horse slip and fall with me a few weeks ago (no fault of the horse) and busted my ribs, I also had another one fall on me on wet grass a number of years ago. So opening up a horse full throttle with its mind detached from the rider on god knows what terrain footing is awful advice. The best way to prevent bolting is to keep the horses mind with you, you lay that into the foundation so it is solid before you have any business going outside. Period.
Very good horseman and very informative. Enjoyed the video and you present yourself like a true horseman not out looking for money. Thank you
God created these gorgeous animals!!
This is such a good video, and I love the fact that you just cut right through the bull and say that we need to work on our riding skills first and foremost so we have a good seat.
gilliangirl1 Thank you. I'm glad you liked it.
Hi i am a horse trainer .i was checking out a video about how other trainers do things .and this man in the video is dead on he speaks clear and he tells it like it is.
Oh, thank you. You could not possibly imagine, how you help me. I was an experienced trail rider as a kid and teen, with no problems even with spooking horses out in the wild. I started riding again as an adult an went out after two years of training in the arena with a friend of mine and her horses. Well, the one I was riding (which I never rode before), was freaking out because of a truck on a passing by street.
I tried to pull him around to get him to stop, like I was used too as a teen, but he just pulled the rein off my hand and rushed away. He was wild zigzagging around and I finally lost hold and fell of.
I am still a little trumatized because of this event and afraid to canter or get nervous, when a horse is constantly looking around while I'm riding. I thought I did something wrong and that I could not ride good enough to go out on a trail. But, well, I guess the horse just didn't know what I wanted from him. I remeber, my friend told me, he was not well trained, befor she got him and that she was not able to train him the half year before that incident because of an illness ...
I gained finally a little self-confidence back. Thanks to you ^^
I completely understand where you’re coming from. My mare has this exact same thing with going along just fine and BOOM! She employs the sudden emergency stop and I am completely caught off guard and going over her shoulder. She did this coming back from a trail ride and I was hospitalized for a week with my back broken in two places. Ever since then, I’ve been feeling nervous about her doing it again and she has.
I am 65, got back into horses after many years off due to work. Now back loving it, but a bit scary now that I don't bounce like i used to. My latingo came loose on a ride, and my horse spooked did a quick 180, the saddle slid off and took me with it. I Broke my shoulder blade....He gave me a warning just like you said, he saw dogs going crazy up ahead on the trail. If I had seen this video I could have avoided it all and worked his head and hind quarters.Instead i waited for him to blow, I knew he would. Now 10 weeks later, healed, I was riding a horse that was afraid of one side of the arena last week. I followed your lesson and it worked perfectly! You are an amazing trainer bud, easy to understand, clear, concise and most of all make sense. I watch this video like once a week to train myself. I never knew about the bumping the reigns method. Dam it works GREAT!! GOD BLESS YOU PAL...Glad your here to help us all. I wonder if you have a video on training a horse to stand at the mounting block? Thanks
You ask a very good question. Here's my answer.
#1. If a horse has behavior problems like the ones you describe, that horse shouldn't be ridden in dangerous places like roads, parking lots or pavement.
Too easy for the horse to slip, fall and injure the rider.
#2. If you are forced into this situation, get off and lead the horse. It's much better to be safe than sorry. A broken leg is not worth it.
You'll find additional solutions to this problem on my website.
Larry T.
Hands down, the best anti-spooking video available for pay or free! Thanks for saving lives and telling it like it is...
What a good horse! Love it.
I'm 65 and ride a powerful qh mare who is spooky. I've had a couple of bad wrecks in the distant past with other horses and now I lack confidence and my mare knows it. This horse addiction is gonna kill me yet lol. Thanks for a great video!
I pray God sends a troop of angels to protect you when you ride ❤️🙏❤️. I'd ridden my whole life, but bought myself a top western-pleasure-bred 2yo AQHA mare for my 65th birthday. She is so quiet yet totally reponsive to a light cue. Her "worst" spook is merely a sudden freeze in place and even that hardly ever happens. I'm 76 now and feel totally confident riding her. Enjoy and stay safe ❤️🐎❤️
Like you, can't give it up and riding a nervous mare.....sigh, you have to go somehow. :)
@@cromana5574 my 65th birthday present to myself was a 3yr qtr mare but top western pleasure breeding...loves to go slow, but responds to mere whispers of my cues, basically nothing bothers her...truly a dream horse! Of course, wouldnt you know, 10 years later we are struggling with soundness, but hey I will do leadline obstacles if I end up not riding. God bless us all with a special army of protective angels...we need it! ❤️🙏🐎❤️
Thank you for this great video. It's hard to find tips for a chronic spooker. My horse is often scared of things that he didn't care about the day before so sacking out doesn't work with him.
Great video. I'm struggling with my young horse on the trail with certain scenarios. I tend to panic with her and I know darn right not too and to use tools such as what you've shown, but I tend to hit panic mode first..I will do more arena work using your method and try this on our next ride.
The ride the other day involved several herds of cattle on different farms. She was sure they were going to come and get her and she's been in a herd of a cattle a few times moving them around last summer but this year it's like she's never seen a cow in her life! She does the arab dance and gets her head to the moon and snorts like a dragon..If you're working on a gravel road with some pretty deep ditches on either side, along with these horse eating cattle, it makes things even more challenging too..I will definitely try this out tomorrow. She already gives her head freely in the saddle.. I like how you say to bump the rein 3 times ..as she does tend to get stiff necked when I try this..
thanks!
Hi Maria,
If you are asking me if you should ride your green-broke horse on a road... my answer would be "no".
I doubt you have enough control to be safe.
Larry T
Hi Eric,
You ask a very good question.
Here's my answer...
Never jump into the deep end of the pool BEFORE you know how to swim.
Make sure you have established TOTAL control of your horse BEFORE you ride a trail like that.
Larry T
Thank you, Larry 👍🏼
Great info! Just my opinion if you need a helmet and a b vitamin to help you feel safe and your horse to be calm. I suggest you play soccer instead!
They are obviously selling a product - how about a well rounded diet, supplements don't work as well as getting vitamins from a natural food source. Helmets can prevent brain damage or bleed that can cause death, but I wonder if some of the people here suggesting NOT to wear a helmut are already brain damaged to begin with.
zubery I never said you shouldn't wear a helmet. But I do believe it is a choice by law unless your a minor. At least in my state.
jayla barker yes that and desensitizing!!! Also lots of trail riding!
I am a long time trainer and instructor. While drinking my morning coffee, I look at videos of many trainers, western, dressage and driving, and on many topics to see what tidbits I can learn. Larry T is one that I greatly admire. He is one of the realistic few who is willing to show viewers the worst of situations and how to progress in a positive way with horses. There are so many problem horses in this world, mostly made that way by incompetent riders and trainers. Larry has some excellent ideas and explains things well.
Wow! Linda, thank you for the awesome compliment. It means a lot coming from a fellow horse trainer. Much appreciated.
Awesome video!!! Thanks for the information! Been on so many spooked horses and trying to get a handle on it! I appreciate the vide :) going to subscribe
Hope the horse got a big carrot after the filming, because he did a very good job og was VERY patient!!
Hi Charlotte,
You are absolutely right. This horse did a fantastic job of letting me demonstrate what to do if a horse is getting ready to spook. He's a very good horse. He won a couple of year-end championships too. I'm very appreciative of him.
Larry
I agree with your comments about people needing to become better riders, but just how are people supposed to do that? A schooled horse is taught to focus on the rider to prevent the "spooking" or other problems to begin with. Not many horses are schooled these days and I'm old enough to remember. Pulling the head around does not = control and does not = a schooled horse. There has to be more in the toolbox than depending on that. It might just start with quiet hands and shorter reins. Blaming the horse for rider deficiencies is a common problem but has to go beyond: good horse : bad human. Pulling is pulling and in my mind is poor riding which causes resentment in the horse. Once I stopped riding the head and stopped taking the head around and focused on better riding and horsemanship all the other stuff stopped. "Habitual spookers" (your words not mine) are made, not born. *Make* a horse do something? *Get after him* ? *Get tough* ? *get aggressive* ?, *thump him* ? *Kick his butt* ? -- all words you used in this vid. It amazes me that "trainers" encourage people to "get tough" like this or worse that people accept it. I wonder if people would be so accepting if we discussed training a dog in this way? I'm afraid newbies see and hear this they will eventually get into trouble. Not *all* horses respond well to those "techniques" or bad timing and will give worse than they got. How about telling people to stay in a corral because it's foolish to go off trail riding on horse if the horse has a high flight instinct. I've also worked 25 years in an hospital, so can see this from both angles and believe me I've seen results of bad, bad, "got tough" riding. People are hungering to get along with their horses but If this is all we have to offer the horse, why bother? No wonder more and more people are opting bitless, bridleless or just give up to treat them like big dogs.
Love this!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you, great job!
Love it! Can’t wait to order from ya!
But out on a narrow trail with horses in front of and behind you . . . . . not much room to maneuver there. Suggestions for practicing that?
If your horse is untrustworthy about being controlled, what are you doing riding on a narrow trail? He needs to be trained right before you do something like that. Risky.
I just recently had a crash, head first on hard pack, bc my horse spooked while at a faster canter & bucked me off. I knew to pull his head around, but it happened so fast, I didn't get a chance to grab the reins. This video seems very helpful. Now if I could get over my fear and get back on my horse. :/
Very good.thanks
My sincere thanks. I am leasing a horse who has spooked on me in the arena and scared me as I am not an experienced rider. The only reason I was able to stay on is because I was able to get hold of the horn and pulled on one rein. However I dropped the other! I will keep practicing the above in case it happens again and I am sure it will! So...a huge thank you from sonia in SoCal
Probably one good thing you did was to only pull on one rein, even though it was unintentional. You now have learned the one-rein stop, in a manner of speaking! lol. 😉
+Magic-cat Therrien Actually, no. I'm not demonstrating a one-rein stop. The one-rein stop includes pushing the hindquarters out the opposite direction of the pull. I hate that! What I'm doing in this video is a "double" or simply taking the horse's head away.
+ltrocha Sorry, I didn't mean that you were demonstrating the one -rein. I was referring to the gal in the above comment. I only meant that she had unintentionally invented her own version of the one -rein. It was not meant to be a totally serious remark. My apologies for the misunderstanding. ☺
Thanks for the great advice! I'm going to start training my horse for this emergency control method right away! Of course I won't immediately yank his head around with full force, instead, I'll start flexing him slow and easy to start. Let him supple up first. I take him on trail rides and he is an Arab, so "Habitual Spooker" is his middle name! ;)
thanks for the lesson
Thanks so much.
You're riding a snaffle. Can I do this safely in a shank bit?
You can if you have taught your horse to be supple and give his head. If your horse is NOT supple and you try to pull him around in a curb bit, you may cause him to rear. Your horse MUST be supple no matter what type of riding you do.
how do you tell if your horse has bad eyesight ...ie: spooking ?
A vision test performed by a vet
Thank you for this Larry 👌I will do this every time & set my mare up better & myself!
I have a green broke mare & which I’ve ridden in round yard & arena a lot , now up to getting her out & about
I’m riding her around different paddocks on our farm which she absolutely loves , she’s being so brave & is known for her braveness
I see her looking at things head goes up she slows so I keep her going to keep listening to me …she has done a few refusals , I persevere but do let her know I am understanding she’s not comfortable & we move on
By going in different area’s on our farm I wanted to see her reactions to different things (as on the trail she’ll see plenty ..Kangaroos here in Australia 🇦🇺 tend to jump out of nowhere! )so I am a bit more familiar as to how she may react as they are a flight animal
I also need to know my seat will be strong before going out on a trail
Had a bad spook ( for her ) two days ago
She jumped & spun ( She did let me know by the rise in her head ) & I did what I usually do , tried to get her attention back on me but nope that didn’t work , I turned her away but she wanted to face it she was trembling head very high jumping about spinning I found I was learning forward & I couldn’t regain her head so I dismounted ( all happens so fast )
She didn’t buck and has never , but I also didn’t want it to get to this stage
Mind you it wasn’t a kangaroo it was sheep and a blue tarp that wasn’t there the day before
I felt I let us both down by dismounting
I walked her back to arena , gave her a light lunge the hopped back on ride her around for another 20mins , we Didn’t go back over to that paddock
I am to ride her today
So I will go over what I have just seen here
Thanks again 😊
Hi these techniques work! I'm a retired racehorse trainer & all the horses I started under saddle I used a stock saddle & made them soft first with the halter, then the bridle. I made sure I could bend them to a stop & also disengage the hips. I didn't train from the track I was based at home & had a small track & took my youngsters to a trail nearby my house to breeze up hills. I was often times by myself on the trail with no cellphone service. I usually did some ground work when I got there but putting these techniques on my youngsters was probably the most important lesson they learned. So far I've never been hurt out there, had some scary moments where I had to bend them around & get off but I was able to get a handle on them long enough to get off. Another mistake I see a lot on the track is people taking a tight hold on the horses face when they spook. In my opinion it makes the horses feel trapped & more scared. Honestly if I know I'm going by a Spooky thing I give the horse their head & add leg. Pulling only makes matters worse. It takes a lot of self discipline to train yourself not to clamp on the horse when we get nervous but it's really important to control your emotions. I hope everyone takes your techniques & teach them because it could save your life. This works on all disciplines!. My jumping trainer tells me to do it different because he doesn't know the technique but honestly I feel most English trainers don't have as much knowledge as western trainers , on handling situations. I think western colt starting is much more advanced. I always got compliments from exercise riders on how well my horses behaved on the track. Made me feel proud!
Great Vid! My riding instructor teaches this but she also rewards what she calls the "good spook" when the horse startles in place. If they bolt we turn circles for awhile and do back up exercises, but like the other day on a trail a rabbit darted out of the bushes in front of the horses. They all jumped but instead of darting or rearing they froze, she rewarded them for it. I haven't seen them ever spook any other way but they are lesson horses... Do you think that really works?
This video was very useful for me. I discovered I pulled the reins incorrectly, something my coach never brought up. Thanks!
+Shangella You are welcome, Shangella.
Best A-Z explanation I've seen. I bought a well trained 5 yr old from the "city" and I live in the foothills and I soon found out he spooks at everything. He doesn't bolt but he drops and turns to get away. As long as the stimulus stops, he stops, but if the stimulus continued I might be in trouble. Also, he seems to react with other horses who spook at things. Not sure if he would be calmer around calmer horses...
Thanks Michael. Try riding with calmer horses and see if it calms your horse.
Love all your advice. I have a habitual spooky mustang. She does at least warn me beforehand that all hell is about to break loose. We are working on groundwork alot theses days. Our main problem is that she is deathly afraid of the sheep that graze on the surrounding hills. Going out on the trails is at my own risk. But my question is what do I do when I am on the ground leading my horse and not in the saddle when she spooks when she sees the sheep. Keep in mind people are kept from getting too close to these sheep with their sheep dogs and shepards. The association I live in hires the sheep to come to keep the grass down. I live in Central California and fires are a big problem. My horse goes nuts when she sees or smells them. When I am on the ground I become extremly fearful because I don't know how to handle her.
+Nacimiento1 Hi, I totally understand your problem. I've ridden plenty of horses like yours. I would suggest you go to my website and get my online training course titled, "Groom, Saddle, Ride & Fix Bad Behavior. It'll show you how to deal with just about any problem a horse can have.
Glad I found this! I have a spookaholic mustang. I ride with a rope wrapped around the horn for emergency stops because he bolts. Great tips for emergencies.
Nice ♥️ great 👍 videos
Do i wish i lived near you.there are so many trainers out there but .not many good ones such as yourself.i have been riding avidly sence 3 and iam 68 wit a 5 yr old .i have know her sence birth.but she was sold and i bought her at 4.she had 60vdays training and been setting for 2yrs as i did not live in the area were she was.not shes at my farm and its go to work time.round pen first...but i must be concestent with her and i need thecweather to brake.shes hancock bred .and is very SWEET BUT CAN BE STUBBORN. I FOLLOW YOUR METHODS .AND ILL PRAY FOR THE BEST🙏🤣..i have been very sick for a yr.and getting my strength back slowley. And i want to be strong enough to follow threw with what i ask.iam feeling she will be just fine.but her other owner spoiled her tooooo much .with no boundaries. With as you know can be A BIG PROBLEM WHEN THEY DONT GET THERE WAY WHEN YOUR ON THEM
..I WILL LET YOU KNOW HOW IT GOES..HERCFEET GET A LITTLE STICKIE ON HER .BUT ILL BE SURE TO KEEP HER MOVING .AND WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS..TY FOR ALL YOUR GREAT ADVICE...🙏❤ CAMILLE. ANY ADDITIONAL ADVICE TO ME WILL BE APPRECIATED AND HELPFUL...TY
I've been on that special ride, the only thing when I got off was is he OK. Also what did do. Another of times it's rider error. Try to have a good attitude and learn from it Thank-you
Good information when riding a horse . I am of the opinion that many animals visual spectrum differs from our own . Maybe just maybe there is something the horse can see that you don't see . Specifically about the horse that spooks on just one side of the arena . Like you said it can be really uncomfortable to continue to spook . Couldn't have said it more " humanely" appropriately myself
And some horses that are in and out of work that have spook issues have them resurface as you retake work. And they get distracted and as they loose attention to the person become spookier and if that works for them a few times to end work they can apply it, they know when i spook work ends. But the ways to solve it is what you layed out.
Also, thank you so, so much for the info on habitual spooking! My mare hates water and I'm thinking that might help!
Turn on your speakers.
My auntie just came off the horse spooked by jumping to the side and then my auntie corrected her self then it spooked again then the saddle sipped and my auntie fell in front of it and then the horse jumped on her and started galloping around the arena she broke 11 ribs and punctured her lung a little they couldn't get an aircraft to come get her and lucky 4 days after she was walking but slowly and I have had a hrs canter off with me and I'm only young but I didn't fall off and I used to ride a hors e called leo he would buck but I loved him to much so I kept on siting through the bucks but then I out grew him ....
EDIT : Really good video! And your horse looks lovely!
So... I'm guessing you are a child. Is that correct?
Thank you so much learned a lot from watching you.
You are very welcome, Alma.
Great video :) Nice job of explaining things that seem so obvious to me that when I try to explain them to a novice rider, I can't remember half of them.
+lareinedumonde Ha! I know what you mean. That happens to me sometimes too.
My horse will start backing up when she’s spooky and can’t hardly get her to go forward
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Wonderful advice! Thank you so much. Just breaking in a youngster who is very spooky. Will definately get her doing some bending to start with and stay in the arena until I know I have control. Thank you again
You are so welcome!
Great! I assume this works for on the ground as well.
Horses didn't evolve , they were created on Day 6 . Good video
Great tips for getting ahold of that spooked horse. Next step - what to do when you bend that head back and the rein breaks 😳
None of this is going to work well if the horse isn't supple and gives to the rider's hands. If you have to pull so hard the rein breaks...
@@ltrocha hi Larry, yeah i was kinda just joshing you on that but you’te right - no give, no stop. But a good reminder to check the rein tie-offs and look for sun rot whenever you bridle up. Not that anything ever goes wrong under saddle 😛
Great
Thanks Toni
I feed and pen my neighbor's horse (Pony) from time to time, but I don't ride. Today Pony spooked a several times. Now I understand better. Thanks for the video.
What has Pony spooked today is that a week ago a close neighbor discharged at least a hundred rounds of loud ammo over a period of several hours.
I have an issue with my horse, she will back quickly and perfectly when I say it on the ground (she didn't about a month ago, we worked on it). But when I ask her to back under saddle she stiffens up and won't give. I'm not sure if I'm cueing incorrectly, if she's being stubborn, or if she's confused. Do you have any suggestions? Thank you so much for your time, I'm sure you must get a lot of questions like this.
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That won't happen if you have taught your horse to be supple and give his head.
Like I said in the video, "it's difficult to pull a horse's head around if he's stiff".
Larry T.
Sir if horse is not willing to bend their neck then what can we do?
Today my horse spook and i afraid that i m falling from back thanks god i did not.
A friend of mine has a very nervous horse that spooks a lot. She hired a "trainer" to work with the horse. I call this type of trainer the biggest coward that ever sat a horse. The man was afraid of the horse (but more than likely not afraid to accept money). His "method" is to saddle the horse and take it to a round pen and proceed to chase this animal without mercy around and around the pen to get the horse tired. Apparently this trainer feels safer if he can force this horse into sustained physical overexertion. I just happened to stop by the horse's stall shortly after this village idiot had put him up. I have never seen a horse that soaked with sweat before. The poor animal was wet from his poll to his hoofs. The "trainer" had tied the horse where he could get only limited water (thank goodness he had brains enough to do that). It is January and the horse was standing in his stall which is the last one and the door to the barn was open and it was not cold but there was a definite chill in the air. There was no blanket or warmth and the poor horse was as nervous as a cat. I was horrified, but when I went to get the owner, she saw nothing wrong with his methods of training. Such treatment, I would think, would make this horse a prime target for colic. I would have called a vet to have his hooves checked for laminitis and I might be way out in left field, but could such treatment cause injury to that horse's larynx and leave him a roarer? What does everyone think about such treatment to subdue a horse? I think it is abuse at its highest form. Apparently the owner thought I was wrong. A horse is a living thing. It has a heart and lungs that are subject to permanent damage if forced into more work that it can handle. Imagine being on a job and a boss making you work until you were so exhausted but you could not stop or slow down. Sad.
Proud owner of a spooker who sticks her head straight up prances snorts then turns a sharp turn(which i wish she moved that fast when asked hah) and then bronc bucks and gallops away....it isnt fun...this is going to save me some blood and tears ha
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Thanks James
This is superb as it shows you have to do more not just sit around and hope everything will be okay. It is too easy to not do enough and then horse learns nothing. This is a totally fair way to the horse too, he understands! What do you suggest if horse starts acting up, baulking etc, if out on a tarmac road where it is slippery or in an area where there are, say, parked cars around? Thank you for the film.
Great advice..... Some spooks cannot be prevented, and the horse truly is in his right to "spook"
Nothing is a substitute for good riding and a deep seat..... Amen
I'm only 10 and I deal with hundreds of horses every day I ride wild one and trained one I fall but I get up and ride him or her again and again
Y r 100% right.
Larry's "Lucky" and my "Sugar,"an unbroke stud Shetland I had when I was 7, would have been great pals for shop talk to exchange trade secrets. I was determined not to just turn my kids loose on a dangerous pony, so that's why I am here learning to be a better trainer. It's too bad as a homeschool family, we can't afford some of the training videos we need. But it is very important to invest everything we can in training resources and well-fitting, good tack that won't fall apart, for the safety of ourselves and our kids. I appreciate Larry Trocha for making these videos available.
My Horse i used to ride in lessons spooked at a full gallop and I fell off straight on my back I wasn't that advanced
Great video......notice it's not just one thing.....he's got a lot things going really good with his horse. It ALL matters.
Start this on the ground getting them to give their head left and right, and don't let them pull their head back... they get their head back when they are relaxed and YOU say when they can have their head back.
So helpful! I was riding western last year, (I usually ride english and do show jumping) and a deer came running out of the bushes right in front of me. It scared the horse I was riding out of his mind! I managed to stay on, but at least now I know what to do if it happens again :) thanks!
My horse spooked after a jump and bucked me off but this really helped!
You are very welcome. I'm glad you like it.
Itrocha, please explain more in detail about how you use the your spurs as simultaneous pull the horse's head around.
Hi! I have a Haflinger-Mix-mare. She is not really spooky and she is a "smooth" spooker, what means, she spooks and immediatly stops to look what it was that made her spook. But what i really hate when she is cantering, she sees something on the side of the road (that can be a flower, a bank or a bigger stone), she immediatly stops hard, looks and then makes a huge bow around it. The stopping is really hard and I don't like it at all though I never fell off. But what can I do to prevent this?
Keep alert for potential spooky stuff, very alert as you know this is her habit --as you canter along the road. Slow the horse to a trot and put your heels into her to just keep her forward motion. Watch her ears. I found softly speaking to my horses reassured them, just to see on ear turn back my direction - just enough to break her attention to riveting on the Object d'Spook. My mare used to give clues of pending spook-fests, ears suddenly pricked, going into a stiff legged gait, then the snort before the spook. As Clinton says, keep your butt deep in the saddle. His work is excellent. I wish I had such great RUclips resources in the old days of my learning in the Old South riding half wild ponies! I found with one Morgan mare that was spooky just to try to relax yourself, take a deep breath and exhale and she would then relax. Relax leg muscles, arms, pet your mare's neck and talk softly. If you expect the reaction, and tighten up, the mare feels this and wonders 'what's wrong?' and can overreact. This Morgan would lock all four-hoof drive suddenly and I rolled right over her shoulder onto the sandy road. So I learned to feel what she was doing, observe her ears, as I looked continually ahead & kept alert for potentially Dastardly Spooky Things. If an unfamiliar area, slow down to a trot, and keep talking softly to her.
Your great you answer so many of my doubts I have trained lots of horses but I become a little puzzeled when agressive horses act out. As to what step to take though I know most of them. .
Thanks for your feedback, Jose. Glad you liked the video.
Great information! My horse stiffens up his neck at a certain area on our property that he has been through a milion times. I can lead him through it with not problems (it's the outside corner of his pasture). But I cannot ride him through it. As soon as he figures out I'm going that direction he stops and throws his front end around. No amount of kicking or spanking gets him to go. He pulls against my hand with all his might when I try to pull his head around. He has reared once. What can I do?
what happened to your horse around that area?
I have a mare kick everytime I spur her or even over in under what to do?
That's why sacking out horses at an early age is important!
I have a young horse that does a sudden spook whenever a motorbike or tractor comes towards us, what can I do? I can't really turn her round and do circles on the road. Also, I don't have time to do anything as she spins round so fast that I'm thrown off. I'm now scared that the next fall will be fatal.
Hi Maria,
Perhaps you didn't fully understand the correction. Circles are not required. Taking the horse's head away is. And there is no reason to "wait'" for bad things to happen. Start the correction BEFORE the bad reaction.
thanks for posting this...will work with my arabian on this before i take him out on any trails :)
i have a spooky horse but she spooks to noise, like if a dog barks or a plane is in the air... i try to get her used to it but everytime she takes off running, any tips?
Try desensitization work with small things and build a foundation. Then move onto purposefully introducing the sounds to her and desensitizing her to them. She might still spoke but you should be able to get her to a point where she'll ask you what to do and where to go. My gelding has some pretty bad general anxiety and he had some very bad separation anxiety. I got him over the separation anxiety but I don't know if I'll ever get him to be completely anxiety free, it seems to just be part of his personality to be a little anxious every now and then. But I have gotten him to the point of where if he's spooked he looks to me and if he's nervous we "argue" before he does what I ask(ex. Going down a narrow trail by himself especially if coyotes had been there as he can smell them). I haven't been working with him very long though so I hope to get him where he won't "argue" at all down the line. So far desensitizing and groundwork have been my best friend with him. Good luck with your mare.
Great video thanks!
You are welcome, Cassidy
@@ltrocha What is a good size round pan thanks
@@cassidylockard1527 Size doesn't matter... I'm told!
@@ltrocha Calm down there Poppaw lol
really nice...gets right to it. learned so much with this.
That horse has a pretty head. I was surprised to see the appy blanket when it turned around. She reminded me of my little half Arabian
missanna208802 this is a bay roan quarter horse NOT an Appaloosa with a blanket. It is roaning over the hips and soon will be roaned on his whole body.
Hi Carol,
Don't worry, another horse will come along that is right for you.
Just be patient.
Larry T
That helps. I just can't find a saddle that fits me or the horse correctly. I am working on it though.
Go to GoodSaddle dot com and you'll see some of the best saddles you'll find any where.
Boy, I don’t know how we lived thru the sale barn horses dad brought home! Made me a better rider. But none of us kids had any serious injuries. Just scars and bruises. Thank you sir for a this video.
Hi Bryan, I can totally relate. Same Thing happened to me.
Yeah I'm sure my d a d was trying to get rid of me thinking back to those horses we had.
LUCKY.............................GLUE BAG...........
What Larry says at 15:00 is so right on. Larry is great!
thanks so much larry, fabulous video, I watch it regularly as I hear more things each time I listen to you. When you are doing the one rein stop, like you are showing us, you don't put any leg on the horse do you? just using the reins and lateral flexion? Please?
You are welcome, Monique. Glad you like it. Yes, just using the reins and lateral flexion. I'm not using my leg to disengage the hindquarters. I don't like disengaging the hindquarters unless its absolutely necessary... as it messes up some of the other training I have on the horse.
ah ok, I was watching your legs and didn't see any contact, that makes great sense! I live in australia, and LOVE your work. thanks for such a speedy reply. I will adopt this when I am on him out on the trail.
@@ltrocha I was taught the one rein stop with the disengagement of the hindquarter as well. Can you tell me why you don't use the leg as well? (I am curious if it messes up the balance of the horse to be so bent and stepping underneath himself.)
Hi Monique,
If your horse is actually spooking in a panic, the chances of him responding to your leg to disengage his hindquarters, is slim to none. Also, this is NOT a "one rein stop". This is called "taking their head away".
Excellent! My daughter and I thank you.
you and your daughter are very welcome. Glad I could helpl
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great video... thanks for posting!
and lauren you should not spank our whoop your horse .for protecting you.you are the rider .he or she might think she or he messed up .if you hit a horse it means to them to run and run and run.leave that to the horse tracks
Can hear it
Great video! I'm having trouble getting my horse to relax. In an area she's used to, I can get her to stand and relax with her head down (like in the home arena and around the barn). She's also very responsive and yields to pressure, in an area she is used to. However, the minute I take her out of what she's used to (like the neighbor's arena, or a trail) her head goes up and she stops listening to me. Rather, she worries about everything else and sometimes 'jigs' and spooks. I've only had her a few months, and she's 16 years old. Do you have any advise or exercises I can try? Thanks!
Hi Jennifer,
Have her checked for stomach ulcers or low magnesium levels.
Yes, she's in perfect health. We did a full work-up when we got her.
Then you are basically dealing with a training issue. You're going to need more than a few "tips". You'll need a training program. The one I'd suggest is "How to Lope Slow on a Loose Rein with Complete Control". You can find it on my website.
Good luck.
Larry T.
+ltrocha, great! thanks so much!