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I like how open minded the owner is. Most people with "problem horses" completely blame the horse and are the primary cause of the problems. She understands it's a fear response. I really wish more people were like this! ("He has a forever home", most owners get rid of their horses, no loyalty or compassion). Very admiral owner Scout has.

This comment is probably way late regarding this horse but I was helping a friend training a horse by bringing my horse into the round pen under saddle with the horse in training. Issue was, the longer he rode the the more nervous he became. Or so we thought! I told my friend that I didn't think it was nervousness but boredom. I suggested that we take him out for a trail ride and give him a job to keep his thinking brain working. I suggested that the horse was bored and sick of going around in circles. After the trainer was talked into my idea, down the trail we went. The horse loved it and was for the most part completely relaxed. When the horse did get a bit nervous I had him bring his horse behind my very seasoned horse nose to tail for comfort. Once relaxed he separated from my horse and did great. Moral of the story, don't round pen your horse to death. It gets a horse to sour to it and their brain will start to wander.

I  noticed that after you put the pad on him and you went to get the saddle he followed you. He obviously knew what was going to happen next and yet he stayed with you.  Not what I would have expected...I like him.

This is real good horsemanship. I wish I’d of been taught how to work easier like this than the way I was. Guess I’m not 16 anymore. “Not trying to be a better bronc rider then the person before” was gold. man I’m really impressed!

Good grief, all the ‘expert’ comments 🙄.  Relax peeps, every horse on Earth hasn’t been abused, sometimes, horses act like dopes.  Those who commented about the horse being in pain didn’t watch the first two minutes of Ryan saying that the horse has been thoroughly vet checked.  None of the critics provided a link to their own, free horse training videos.  Weird.

I love how horses are being trained in a postive way, rather then just breaking them threw control.

I feel like the issue he is having is not with the saddle itself but with the way in which people have approached him with the saddle, and most work . Not a lot of trainers take the time to evaluate “ what the horse is feeling “ and fail to recognize the subtle clues the horse is giving them. He has noticed your patience with him as well as you understanding him which goes a LONG way. Awesome video, can’t wait to see the next one 😊

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I think the fact that you talked constantly was a calming factor. It is so easy for stressed and fearful people get very silent and they tense up. You talked, let him know what things you were handling and you made it easier for his curiosity to grow. You made it an adventure at his own pace. The more trouble everyone had with him the more visceral the stress and tension. No one trusted him so he did not  trust all the tense people around him. So many of the actions of people moving around horses carry implied threats with. We get onto their backs just like a cougar, maybe a bear, would and if we do it hard and tense it scares the daylights out of a sensitive horse. Walking with the saddle really got him to relax with "BINDINGS". Awesome work, Ryan. At the end you had him really curious about what you were going to do next. And he was all on board for that "next thing". Great trainer.

I have a Belgian mare that was 18 years old when we adopted her from a rescue.  The rescue said she came from a severely abusive case - underweight, very afraid of the owner that had her, the owner was drunk and swearing at her telling the rescue people that they  “wouldn’t be able to get a halter on that b*tch!”  
Needless to say, when she came to us, she was not bad on the ground - as long as you weren’t carrying anything.  She was very loving, but would take off running if we brought out the containers of hay for feeding, the winter blankets, or anything else.  
It took lots of learning and lots of tiny steps of asking and immediate release when she attempted and gave the right answer.  I’ve fallen off 4 different times when she would spook - the last time I ended up in ER and later found out I had 2 fractured vertebrae.  
Long story short - (or, as my brother would say, “to make a short story long”. 😆)
I am now riding her - both bareback and with a saddle.  I am able to do desensitizing of different things while on her back, she walks over tarps and obstacles for me (while on her back), and she and I will continue to learn together.  She’s now 25 years old, 17.2 hands, kinda chubby (🤦‍♀️), and I am 59 years old, female, 5’ 1/2”, and have ankylosing spondylitis (arthritis of the spine).  But I’m a stubborn old lady! 🤣  I also trim our 4 horses including her.  My kids are just like “mom - not again!”  🤣

Scout clearly appreciated your support and understanding Ryan. Your techniques and videos are fantastic.
Thank you for sharing. ❤️

Wow, most horse training videos with a guy in a cowboy hat with a catchy title end in watching a man terrorize a horse by putting them into fight/flight. What a pleasure to see that you use learning theory, body language, and really respect the horse by listening to them and using kindness and shaping. There is hope for the horse training world!

Goodness, love the way you’re noticing him. You’ve clearly gained trust by doing so. All the details (and your narration through them) are great to learn from. I’m so excited to see the next video. This was an impressive first session. Great job, Ryan and Scout!

God bless you both, Ryan and Scout's owner for not giving up on him! <3

There is a usually a big difference in response and behavior when an experienced horseman works with a horse. The level of trust from the horse rises right away.

It takes time and patience my dad before he passed away gave my 16 year old daughter a 9 year old stallion she worked with that stallion for 3 years nothing but ground work.  No trainers would touch him so my daughter bought her another horse that was supposed to have been kid friendly and broke well she was 16 the guy sold her this supposed to be 10 years old gelding he bucked her off after the 20th ride broke her back in 3 different places, her wrist and her spleen had large lacerations on it so she was airlifted to a children hospital and was in critical condition on the 10th floor.  😢 her stallion watched the whole thing happen to her he tried to get out of his pen to help her and couldn’t, we got rid of the horse that about killed her and she’s now riding her stallion/ gelding now he was just gelded last fall.. ❤

Great video....."reading" a horses reactions/body language can make or break a training session. Looking forward to the next video. Such a nice horse! He deserves the work to help him move forward....he is so lucky to have an understanding owner. Most folks would just throw up their hands and dump him.

What an absolutely beautiful horse. I don't/can't ride...well I can if it's one that only gives me a slow walk. I only rode an old palomino (not sure of spelling), he was an old boy at my grandparent's farm. I could kick all I wanted and only got a slow walk and he stopped when he wanted. I couldn't understand how when my dad got on him he could get him to run...until I was older, then I understood that horse knew I was small, and obviously much smarter than I. 😊.

All I can say is he is a gorgeous animal and thank you Ryan for spending the time with him to figure out what he needed.