Would love to see how Monty would handle horses that have developed remedial behaviors like bucking, rearing, refusing to load, running off, kicking, herd bound, etc.
Of course I am speaking of extreme situations where the humans have caused the behavior and not fixed the issues. How would he go about re-training for good behavior, besides recommending a trainer. Where do you start when your horse starts these sorts of problems. Or you purchase a horse and discover when you get him home that there are issues.
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Hi. All the issues you raise are covered in his book "From My Hands To Yours". It's an excellent book which explains, with pictures & drawings as well, not only what he recommends is done but why. I strongly advise you to get a copy, practice your 'Join up' techniques & work on your timing before attempting to work with these types of problems. Good luck. Let us know how you get on - we can support your efforts by virtue of our experience. Cheers, Jo.
There are also a lot of video's on you tube, Clinton Anderson has some pretty good examples, here's a link, see what you think https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPEYkmcR0jE it does cover a lot of extreme cases that we don't see on here and the methods are quite similar.
Good Luck
HI there, I would recommend the Fix up DVDS from Monty if you are interested in these remedial behaviour fixes, There is plenty of material on the uni that shows such challenging issues. As others have said the " my hands to yours" bible is essential Good luck,everyone here is very supportive and helpful for problem solving.
Buenas Noches... Tengo una potranca la cual estoy trabajándola con las riendas largas "Long Reins" y desde un principio se me hecha y revuelca en la arena. El día de hoy me lo volvió hacer pero con la silla puesta y ya me lo había hecho, doblándome uno de los estribos.
En fin, que debo hacer para corregirla sin golpearla para que no lo haga???
GRACIAS!!
my young horse is knapping by rearing
Dear all,
I was for long time not anymore activ posting comments or other things but I followed in the background all discussions in forum! I just tried to get more and more experience in the last 4 years since I have my horse. The question from shiney girl moved me to act again and to give you some details about my experience with my gelding (7 years old in May this year). So I got him with age of 3 and worked with him in the last 4 years totally according to Monty advices. I would like to point out especially three things. Build up trust to your horse, be always calm working with him and don't use any kind of violance. The psichologicaly violance is also a kind of violance!
Try to understand, why the horse is acting or reacting in a bad mannor! No horse will get the ideea to be nasty only for fun like humans! He has a reason for beeing so. Just observe one day long or use other many nights and think about it. You will find out for sure. We are a quite big society of horse owners ( aprox. 50 horses) living in 3 herds or groups. In the last months I was asked more and more to stay with their horse during the farries are doing their job because the horses are staying still and calm if I am near the horse. Breathing and speaking on a lower tone with the horse make them calm and some of them seem to sleep and accepting the farrier without any reaction.
If my horse gets scarred of something he jumps only a step and looks to the "monster". I speak to him in a very calm way. I go first alone to the object showing him that nothing happens to me and then lead him to the "monster" to show him that there is no monster. He smells the object and next time he walks aaround or along without any reaction anymore. one week ago we were riding in the nature throgh woods and over field and came to a creek, 3 feet width and maybe 5 inches deep. A joke of creek! But my horse refused to walk through! I tried very smooth and easily to make him to step into
water, no chance. I siad OK my friend, I got down from saddle and jumped over the water and look, my horse made the same and followed me on the other side of the " big river" Some days later we tried the same and there was no problem the go over even in riding! So be patient and show the horse on different ways that he can trust you, there is nothing dangerous for him. No pressure, no whip but a lot of time. I observed some people comming like a storm in the barn, taking out the horse from feeding, cleaned short the horse, then half an hour ridding and let him go into the group and left again the barn as they came. And they claim that their horse are nervous and have no respect to their
owner.
I think it is enough for today. I will come back soon.
Love, respect and understand your horses and the results will come sooner then you expect!
Hi. I've had an I teresting day. Kirk started coughing last week & it got worse over the weekend so I phoned the vet this morning. They visited within 2 hours as they were booked locally already so that was great as coughing is no emergency. Kirks lungs are clear & he has no raised temperature so the cause could be worms as two have joined them in the field. Advice was, this is the time of year to worm for tapeworm so do it now, double dose & see if Kirk stops coughing. Great, going to feed merchant this afternoon - sorted. Well no! The rescue pony, Bo, was apparently impossible to worm with paste. Oops! Now what do I do? Well, I got honey, lots of worming syringes & gave much thought to how to deal with Bo. As I live alone no one would notice if I was away for a bit - & I don't fancy spending 2 days face down in the mud! Let me clarify, all 5 ponies would have been double dosed on the first Sunday in April when I have friends coming to help me move them to our summer field. Now it is imperative that they are all wormed immediately but my friends are busy. What I need is an overseer to call an ambulance, if necessary. I have a great local garage, yes garage, so I went there & Asked for help - offered to pay for this but was turned down & was sent off with a great, big bloke, younger & stronger than me but he doesn't know head from rump. That's ok. Just what's needed! Stevie held long line through the gate - completely safe. I went into the herd, in the mud. They were enthusiastic as I had mints. Bo, impossible to worm with paste - no problem, used honey & mint. Job done. Well perhaps Stevie has a different perspective as he saw me being shoved & pushed & putting one of my hearing aids into my pocket when it was shook loose, nearly loosing my glasses & chucking my hat over the gate when it came off. A bit of good natured rough & tumble from my guys but Bo was very much short of impossible, in fact he was great! And interestingly he actively sort my attention both whilst I wormed the others & after I had successfully wormed him. I'm calling that total win. But I'm still very glad to have the back up Stevie gave as it could have been so very different. Let's hope Kirk stops coughing. If he does the rough & tumble was worth it, cheers, Jo.
Hi everybody and Shiney GIrl! Monty and his CI:S go about every horse as an individual and we put a lot of thought into each horse. You will find plenty of super videos from MOntys and Kellys tours throughout the years. In fact, I often use those videoclips in my courses here in Sweden. Look up horseandcountrytv.co.uk on the internet and search for Monty Roberts and Kelly Marks - many super good clips! Keep on Equus All! Kind Regards CI Ann Lindberg/Sweden