What does it mean to "ride through feel"? Jim talks a bit about what riding through feel means and we can ask our horses to do something quieter while riding in this clip. This is also a good clip to learn more about our "Working Through Feel" Cow Clinic. Watch below to learn more.
In this video, Jim explains the reason for having to stay in constant conversation with our horses while riding. But, how do we get the horses attention when they aren't paying attention? Watch this video to learn more from Jim.
In this video, Jim displays a whole hour of trailer training in 6 minutes. Jim will also talk about tying in the trailer and why he trailer trains the way that he does at the end of the video. Enjoy!
What does the hierarchy of anxiety look like for the horse? What's the optimal state of cognitive arousal to work with your horse? What happens if you reach the apex? Thanks to the authors of Evidence-Based Horsemanship for this information!
We have to give horses the opportunity to investigate. Does your horse use their hands (yes, I said hands!) and learn? Or do they close their eyes and hold their breath? Jim takes three minutes to discuss the difference in teaching the horse how to learn new things and forcing the horse to do things. Watch now to learn more.
In this third, and final installment, of our three-part Safe Space training with Jim Thomas and Dr. Steve Peters you will get to see the work being done with Mason to help him feel safe. This is paramount to being able to move to any of the next steps in Mason's training. Though this is a longer video, it has a lot of good action and all three of these videos have been segmented from about an hour of Q&A and 30 minutes of round pen work with Mason. That is important to know because as we say at The
In this video series, Jim Thomas talks about helping a horse find a safe space, and how to transfer that one safe into other areas or tasks for the horse. Dr. Steve Peters is on site for this demonstration and offers input as well. We will be posting a three-part series of these videos with Mason the horse, Jim's perspective and some insight from Dr. Peters. Stay tuned for parts 2 and 3 but each video has information independently useful.
Have you ever "distracted” your horse to get a task done? Though it may seem like a good idea, Jim talks about how distraction is the same as sedation and the positive effect that you can have keeping your horse present and cognizant and in a learning mindset. Check out the video now to learn more and hear about a horse who doesn't want to " give its feet up" and how Jim suggests working with the horse.
What do you do when your horse has become a little ring sour and has learned to stop in a corner? Many of us have seen this before and a horse will drift into a corner, or spot in the arena, and then resist attempts to ride off. Jim talks a bit in this lesson about how to correct this problem and the correlation between solving this problem and helping the horse know how to move off a cue and keep moving.
Do you have horses that are pushy at the gate? In this Q&A session, Double LL Tack & Feed Jim addresses a problem about a group of young horses who are pushy at the gate with each other, and the owners. The owners are actively working to correct the problem, and Jim shares some solutions.
