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This seems a really important point: if you can read the tiny sighs of equine body language and if you can "answer your horse" in a way that your horse will both understand and accept, an accident will become really much less probable.
Absolutely, Regis! When you are aware of those subtle behavioral and emotional change cues, you can be more proactive in preventing and lessening unwanted situations from occurring. Thanks for watching!
There is a clinician who goes into this in depth.. and basically says that our awareness of the subtlest of changes and an appropriate response is what allows our horses to trust us to keep them safe.. whereas no acknowledging the horse's concerns creates a need in the horse to save himself because you are oblivious to his perceived "danger" alert. Almost 100% of what we want to do with our horses is stupid or dangerous from their perspective. Our job is to teach them that we recognize their concern, give them time to process that and with the smallest of steps in training help them understand it won't hurt or frighten them. Of course that means that you must not hurt or frighten them unless the emergency is so compelling.
@@audreye7078 thank you a lot for your answer. Actually, I couldn't agree more and I'm convinced, nor could my horse if asked. I first learned about this principle in a video from Warwick Schiller. It was called CAT-H. And I've tried to behave accordingly ever since. Well, it's served us well ever since.
Last year I bought an Arabian mare with her filly. They were score 1 (2 to be generous). I noticed an injury on her back, but didn’t worried me so much. Few weeks later as she started to be strong and healthy she showed a very aggressive behaviors. It took me months to build a trust between us. Now she is 16 weeks pregnant. All trust that we had is gone. She is over over protected. I’m not sure what she went through before. Watching your channel and listening to you made me noticing the small signs she shows me. I working very hard to release her from that stress and show here the respect that she deserve. I would like to thank you and thanks everyone who shared his/her story that helped me to improve my understanding and awareness.
I love your style and been watching your channel often on for several years. I feel so blessed because I have a great horse relationship with Sarge, but every time we’re together there’s more subtle learning for me :-) can you really present outstandingly and in very digestible bites of information
Very good video. I was brought up in the era when kids were just thrown on a pony and left to their own devices. Yes i learnt to ride. Now days there is so much research done on all equine matters from food foot care harness what happens physical when someone sit on a horse to cognitive studies. I wish i had this information when i was riding. I cannot say never there has to be a positive way to achieve communication with the horse.
Thankyou! Im working as a Volunteer at a rescue farm HerdHarmony in Tyabb and noticed the relaxed signs...i got a hug and forehead kisses 😊. With a different Horse she got a bit frustrurated when we tried to rug her and noticed the head going up ears down pinned backwards then decided to remove rug and let her go.
I have a anterior tilt and have trouble finding my seat bones without going into the chair position. I came off today because of it. our trot went I toa canter and I went over the should and did a very unimpressive roley poley. I only have a all purpose saddle, I've seen alot of videos that work with dressage that I don't have. does the saddle itself make a difference with the friend pulling me out of the saddle?
Head goes straight up, ears flat back… when she is displeased. Eyes don’t show fear, but she is annoyed. A newe mare has appeared or she thinks you are taking too long to bridle her … she is very impatient which if un when you’re riding her, not so much when you are old and it is much more ddceult to get h tacked up than it was forty years ago!
Sounds like you have learned to read your horse's subtle signs for what she is thinking! If she seems impatient for the next thing, is there something in your tack up routine or at the start of the ride you could change to engage her more? This could be as simple as asking for side stretches before and after you bridle her, doing a simple pattern during your ride warm up, or even incorporating a little ground work into the start of your ride session. These little changes may help her view tacking up and warm ups more positively, and make it more enjoyable for you.
A horses' eyes will show more of the white area if they are very frightened as well. The eyes play a major part in whether a horse is calm, cool and collected or if they're about to become tense/rigid/agitated and rear up their head and neck about to book it.
Hi Katherine! Thank you for your comment. At times it can feel like our horse reacts suddenly and without warning to something in their environment. Many riders have experienced the sudden spook or sudden reaction such as bucking, rearing, or bolting. However, there are often small signs and changes in the horse's body language signaling that type of reaction may be building. The more present and aware we can be with our horses, the easier it is to pick up on and read these behavioral cues. You might like this video on "What Keeps Us Safe Around Horses" to learn more about these subtle behavioral change signs: ruclips.net/video/UB7kh9fm17o/видео.html
@@HorseClass I have been hurt a number of times in my lifetime of riding. Two years ago I bought a hot Arabian gelding and after a few accidents I am now paying more attention to the signals he gives me and that is helping both of us a lot. I also am not pushing him like I did to go immediately to see a "scary" object . I give him time to look at it where he feels safe , then he goes forward on his on to investigate it at his own pace. I am also teaching cues to calm down like lowering his head and talking to him. I am 76 years young and still riding bareback !
Thank you all for sharing your experiences reading horse body language! We offer a FREE mini-course on understanding horses to create a better partnership, click here: www.horseclass.com/understanding-your-horse/
Horse: flinches
Me: flinches
Her: cool like a cucumber
This seems a really important point: if you can read the tiny sighs of equine body language and if you can "answer your horse" in a way that your horse will both understand and accept, an accident will become really much less probable.
Absolutely, Regis! When you are aware of those subtle behavioral and emotional change cues, you can be more proactive in preventing and lessening unwanted situations from occurring. Thanks for watching!
@@HorseClass Thanks a lot for posting your excellent videos.
There is a clinician who goes into this in depth.. and basically says that our awareness of the subtlest of changes and an appropriate response is what allows our horses to trust us to keep them safe.. whereas no acknowledging the horse's concerns creates a need in the horse to save himself because you are oblivious to his perceived "danger" alert. Almost 100% of what we want to do with our horses is stupid or dangerous from their perspective. Our job is to teach them that we recognize their concern, give them time to process that and with the smallest of steps in training help them understand it won't hurt or frighten them. Of course that means that you must not hurt or frighten them unless the emergency is so compelling.
@@audreye7078 thank you a lot for your answer. Actually, I couldn't agree more and I'm convinced, nor could my horse if asked. I first learned about this principle in a video from Warwick Schiller. It was called CAT-H. And I've tried to behave accordingly ever since. Well, it's served us well ever since.
I'm never sure if nearly all the horses Callie works with are huge, or if she's just that tiny. 😄
Literally was just thinking that. It's why I clicked on the video. I'm convinced she's tiny 😆 but that is a drafty horse..
Last year I bought an Arabian mare with her filly. They were score 1 (2 to be generous). I noticed an injury on her back, but didn’t worried me so much. Few weeks later as she started to be strong and healthy she showed a very aggressive behaviors. It took me months to build a trust between us.
Now she is 16 weeks pregnant. All trust that we had is gone. She is over over protected. I’m not sure what she went through before. Watching your channel and listening to you made me noticing the small signs she shows me. I working very hard to release her from that stress and show here the respect that she deserve.
I would like to thank you and thanks everyone who shared his/her story that helped me to improve my understanding and awareness.
How has she been?
Thank you Caly, he is a gentle giant. Hes very trusting. Bless him.v
I love your style and been watching your channel often on for several years. I feel so blessed because I have a great horse relationship with Sarge, but every time we’re together there’s more subtle learning for me :-) can you really present outstandingly and in very digestible bites of information
Very good video. I was brought up in the era when kids were just thrown on a pony and left to their own devices. Yes i learnt to ride. Now days there is so much research done on all equine matters from food foot care harness what happens physical when someone sit on a horse to cognitive studies. I wish i had this information when i was riding. I cannot say never there has to be a positive way to achieve communication with the horse.
Are you still riding? I agree, it is amazing we have access to so much information now!
Awesomely informative and clear video!
Thankyou! Im working as a Volunteer at a rescue farm HerdHarmony in Tyabb and noticed the relaxed signs...i got a hug and forehead kisses 😊. With a different Horse she got a bit frustrurated when we tried to rug her and noticed the head going up ears down pinned backwards then decided to remove rug and let her go.
So many horse people don't have the slightest clue about how horses communicate. Thanks for making this knowledge available.
Is he TB+Shire\Clydesdale cross by any chance?😅 So big and beautiful😲
Such a beautiful horse.
Thank you! My niece is learning to ride and when I greet her horse, I wasn't sure if the horse was comfortable with my attention
Knowing the horse's language (body language) is huge. Then one must become an effective communicator with the horse.
I have a anterior tilt and have trouble finding my seat bones without going into the chair position. I came off today because of it. our trot went I toa canter and I went over the should and did a very unimpressive roley poley. I only have a all purpose saddle, I've seen alot of videos that work with dressage that I don't have. does the saddle itself make a difference with the friend pulling me out of the saddle?
There isn’t a single thing that the horse does, that isn’t telegraphed. It might be a single wrinkle in the ear, but it’s never random..
Good video.
Thanks for watching! 🐴🙂
jesus that's a MASSIVE horse
Love u videos
Woahhh such an immense horse!!!
Very interesting.
It is all about learning the horse's language (body language).
He's lovely 😍
very interesting
8:14 ----Sure needs a trim on his back left hoof.
Head goes straight up, ears flat back… when she is displeased. Eyes don’t show fear, but she is annoyed. A newe mare has appeared or she thinks you are taking too long to bridle her … she is very impatient which if un when you’re riding her, not so much when you are old and it is much more ddceult to get h tacked up than it was forty years ago!
Sounds like you have learned to read your horse's subtle signs for what she is thinking! If she seems impatient for the next thing, is there something in your tack up routine or at the start of the ride you could change to engage her more? This could be as simple as asking for side stretches before and after you bridle her, doing a simple pattern during your ride warm up, or even incorporating a little ground work into the start of your ride session. These little changes may help her view tacking up and warm ups more positively, and make it more enjoyable for you.
A horses' eyes will show more of the white area if they are very frightened as well. The eyes play a major part in whether a horse is calm, cool and collected or if they're about to become tense/rigid/agitated and rear up their head and neck about to book it.
Mine just doesn't like me in her space or training her
Cant tell if its a big horse or the trainer is just small
I pretty sure my horse doesn't think, she just reacts. 🎠 This pink horse is a safe ride
Hi Katherine! Thank you for your comment. At times it can feel like our horse reacts suddenly and without warning to something in their environment. Many riders have experienced the sudden spook or sudden reaction such as bucking, rearing, or bolting. However, there are often small signs and changes in the horse's body language signaling that type of reaction may be building. The more present and aware we can be with our horses, the easier it is to pick up on and read these behavioral cues. You might like this video on "What Keeps Us Safe Around Horses" to learn more about these subtle behavioral change signs: ruclips.net/video/UB7kh9fm17o/видео.html
@@HorseClass I have been hurt a number of times in my lifetime of riding. Two years ago I bought a hot Arabian gelding and after a few accidents I am now paying more attention to the signals he gives me and that is helping both of us a lot. I also am not pushing him like I did to go immediately to see a "scary" object . I give him time to look at it where he feels safe , then he goes forward on his on to investigate it at his own pace. I am also teaching cues to calm down like lowering his head and talking to him. I am 76 years young and still riding bareback !
@@marylynnblack9258 Wow, 76 yrs old, amazing and inspiring to a 77 year old...Carry On!
8:14----that horse's left rear hoof could use a good trim. Good size chip there.