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Ive figured out to do this with my horse about a year ago and it took a year of doing alot of what warwick is demonstrating here and now he still eats grass but we can leave when i want to and when he isnt feeling like eating grass and i want to stand still for a bit he will just chill and hang out :) it will take a long time but so worth

"....go with them and then they go with you, then yall go together"

He fits, he sits

Whew! Warwick, thanks for sharing what to look for: those stress indicators. Both of my mares try to block me with their heads. . . and they have both bolted with me. I've often heard that it's groundwork/the basics and you have explained HOW I can let my girls know that I get them, that I'm paying attention to them! I am looking forward to applying this to my girls. P.S. I love how you have said that the horse we have wanted is right there in our own pasture. . . yes, they are there and we are finding each other. Thank you!

That was caught on video. Ive seen it

It's funny how it's usually the tiniest things (that seem tiny) that work so well. Instead of the difficult exercises, it's mostly the details that change the situation tremendously.

“Hope that helps”- not really- it might be what you like them to do but zero information on how to teach them how to do it. Or was it just a flex to show that you have trained it to do it? Cool flex 💪🏼

Endurance riders really dont train their horses they only race down the trail so many of those people have no clue what the hell they are doing.

Hi Warwick. Thanks for your videos. 2 questions about this and the flag work in general. 1. My horse is already quite connected and interested in me so it’s been hard for me to get his attention on the flag when it’s already typically on me as soon as I walk out to the paddock. I want to get him interested in the flag so I can use it to get bend in his body and maybe even try the liberty work. But have trouble getting his attention on the flag when he’s already very connected with me and focused on me. 2. How can I balance using the flag to draw attention and using the flag to drive the horse, while not making him nervous about it? Thank you very much. Your videos and your book have been so helpful to me.

I love the voice you use for your horses ❤

He wants to be left alone because she is keeping his nose behind the vertical, and he can't bring his hind feet under himself. When he straightensaid himself let him forward on a loose rein, let him teach himself to balance himself.

Such a good boy

Could you perhaps make a video showing how to teach that to a horse that's never done it before? I know, lots of small steps, but what would be some good exercises to prepare them?

My horse happily walks in but any unfamiliar noises he's off 😢I've tried for years. I have been too scared to close him in because I know hel be afraid apart from once recently, and he was sweating and shaking when he came out. It was just a short journey 😢

Love this! ❤

Any advice on a foal that was sick and had to be caught and oral meds given twice a day and rectal temps? She did okay the first two days but by Day 3 had enough and started bucking and kicking and put up a fight. We let her go because she was going to get hurt and her symptoms were starting to improve. It left a bad memory for her and we didn't have the choice to wait before touching her. Now she's even more wary of humans and skittish because of her experience. All 3 foals were sick when we got them and the other two foals responded very different (they actually bonded with us and allowed us to touch them all over and are gentle). But this one was high strung to begin with and it made it worse. :-( Do we just start from scratch with these principles or do we need to do something else to start now to overcome that hurdle she has? Thanks!

Where can I get a hackamore like the one in the video

0:08 LOL I love how the guy just stands there

This is not an Arabian house dude .. get a real (organic) one and make this video again

Theyre all unique and so beautiful! ❤

This works with people too, my hubby got so anxious when we had a carpenter ant problem and when I went on patrol with him to defend our house against the ants he became so much more relaxed, he felt like he was supported and not alone

My horse is too strong to hold his head like that. And he starts reversing.

Horses are mouthy by nature let them bite you pull away and say no

Keep yourheels out of his sidesand dont pull back on the reins

As a beginning horse owner and trainer, I was puzzled when my horse turn would to me as I reached for the girth. Over and over he would turn. I would elbow a little, or pause. It didn't seem aggressive; it seemed he wanted to bite but would stop himself. So I researched my books, and online. And they said to whack, or make him back up. I will try your approach instead. It seems much more appropriate. Thank you.

Better for the horses by far though? Average horse riders use the metal bit as force. If everyone learns to ride without hands instead of sawing on the horses mouth we wouldn't need to have these conversations. It needs to be a change in the entirety from 'breaking' horses and teaching people to ride properly.

I am learning so much , it is usually about us changing our minds and seeing their point of view , I had a new horse in our barn engage with me and and his mouthing me turned into a nip which now I realized if I would have started engaging with him earlier he wouldn’t have nipped me ! 🐴🤠🫶🏼

I tried it with my nippy horse straight away once I watched your video about it. He was like "you finally understand I want to engage with you!" Amazing. He calmed down, But... he's a stallion and after a while of such engagement he gets excited, so I need to move away from the paddock. Is there any way to avoid that? He will be gelded in a couple of months,but how to deal with his nipping until then?He has a lot of issues like self harm. I've had him for 2months and prior to that He was chained to the wall for 2 years. And he's 3 now.

Obviously he is protecting you , that mustang is awesome !

Nice! Sounds like this would work with my six-year-old mare who is "touchy" about me picking up her feet.

Beautiful!

The problem is that like 99% of people using bits don't just use the rein's weight. They pull on them hard. And if those same people pulled with the same amount on a bitless bridle, the entire pressure would be distributed on the surface area of the bridle, which you have to admit is way larger than the area the bit is in. Not to mention if it was only nose pressure, that pressure is still high up on the nose, on a wide part of the nasal bone that isn't really sensitive. The mouth is comparably one of the most sensitive places on a horse, and the same amount of pressure is going to feel stronger with metal than with rope or leather on a smoother and less nerve-dense place. What I think you misunderstand about people hating shanked bits though isn't that there's something under the chin. It's that the bit is strong. Even as you showed how you slowly tilted it back, the horse was obviously getting uncomfortable the more you moved the bit, because it amplifies the pressure by the amount of the length of the shanks. Plus shanked bits usually have ports, which most often tilt into the hard palate of the horse which must be really painful. There's barely any space in the mouth, so the bit will create pressure even with no pain on the reins, just so it fits there. Depending on the size and build of the bit, it will push into the lower jaw which is very thin and basically only has a thin mucal membrane with nerves on it, pushes down and/or compresses the tongue, pushes the tongue back (gag bits), puts pressure on the hard palate, makes it difficult for the tongue to move properly, pushes against the two front morals (a surprising amount of bridles is set so the horse's mouth is pulled taut). Does the amount of discomfort caused by bits depend on the hands? Definitely. You can ride with the least amount of discomfort (basically just the bit being there) or having constant pain for the horse, which is most riders worldwide. With bitless, if you aren't applying any pressure whatsoever, then it's only the weight of the bridle + the reins, both of which are very light compared to bits, like I said earlier distribute the pressure and also the weight along the entire head, and you pretty much need to pull with your entire weight to cause any problems, most horses will just find it annoying the more pressure there is which isn't a clear ask of what to do. And when you rode that mare, just based on physics you actually used less pressure to guide her around than if you were doing the same with a bit, especially a shanked bit. If everyone was taught and rode with bits like you do, I'm telling you there would be virtually no pain faces or injuries that are related to bits, aside from accidents like falling off and getting caught in the reins or the horse stepping on dropped reins. But that's unfortunately not the case and millions of horses are suffering from bleeding, leasions, cuts, irritation, loss of pigmentation due to pressure, nerve damage, tooth damage, breathing problems, psychological problems etc all related to bits. Meanwhile the biggest *proven* injuries from bitless bridles have been hair being rubbed off and in some cases small bruises. People claim they break the nose with enough pressure but I've tried searching up any article in 3 different languages and found no reports, news, studies, pictures or videos of this happening. Other times I've seen great wounds like skin cut into were in cases when horses got caught and panicked but that is not due to the rider. I agree on the cross under bridles sometimes having problems. Thankfully there are different types that don't have this problem at all, and are made with an extra leather piece under the jaw where the reins cross that has a bit more weight in it so when the reins get released they slide back into the beginning position. But otherwise they aren't made to create pressure under the jaw specifically, it's mostly on the nose and some behind the ears, but the pressure on bitless bridles greatly distributes over the entire head where the bridle comes in contact. I however don't consider mechanical hackamores a bitless bridle so that isn't something I like talking about, most others don't like it either just because of the sheer amount of pressure it puts on the nose by barely pulling on the reins. Same with shanked bits. You barely pull with a finger but the horse feels 10 pounds of pressure (or less/more depending on the length of the shanks). Anyway this was long but I don't know how else to explain it. I don't want to argue with you, just to have you understand why people are so against bits, aside from the hundreds of studies showing that they create more problems than benefits. I agree that people shouldn't use so much pressure with them, but when they have a tool they will use strongly regardless, would you rather it was a piece (or two) of hard metal causing an immense amount of medical problems or a piece of leather/rope that even when used incorrectly will likely not cause much problems?

Thank you, very good video. Perfect timing for me.

Warwick I have a 3 year old gelding and an unfortunate thing happened with my saddle coming loose which in turn made him dump me, now when I asked him for the canter again I’m assuming he anticipated what happened 30 minutes ago and dumped me again, how can I teach him to trust me again? Have I ruined him? Will he dump me every time I ask for a canter now?

I haven’t seen Warwick Schiller in couple of years and I was shock how he age and change his appearance

So he wants grain and your wife and stall cleaner are playing you ?

I didnt wean my fosl ad i didnt breed mom until the june after foals were a year old last if april first if may they stayed home a d .oma went to the stud until she preg checked pos was realky stess free he awas already weaned and staing with his older brothervthat was 3 and ready to geld and start riding about a hour a day

That is pretty cool Warwick !