Training Through Understanding with Jim Thomas and Bar T Horsemanship
Meet Jim Thomas and learn more about what it means when he says "Training Through Understanding".
Meet Jim Thomas and learn more about what it means when he says "Training Through Understanding".
Jim talks about how the horse's brain works and how we use groundwork to communicate with the horse.
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! *I apologize for the quality of the video. This was during a live stream at a training.*
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!
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.
What do you do when your horse rushes back to the barn? A segment of the Q&A session with Jim Thomas will give you the answers! Want to host Jim for a Q&A? Shoot us a message to book a summer Q&A session for your barn or business!
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.