'You can be very soft and still teach the horse" Thank you SO MUCH for projecting that philosophy. This is something I feel very strong about, you can be firm and gentle at the same time, don't have to be brutal. Thanks for sharing all this.

I think this is my fav video so far. Rushing is the enemy of good horsemanship and a block to creating a good relationship with your horse. It amazes me how we can forget it’s interspecies communication! We can struggle to communicate effectively with other people that speak the same language as us, so how can we accept less considered and less patient communication with our horses?? Super super work 👍

Love your Video. You are new to me . Your philosophy is exactly how I feel . Kindness , patience, Love and Horses are willing to do anything for Us 💜🐴💜

Oh my gosh! I’ve been looking for you and didn’t even know it! Thanks for teaching in such an easy to follow, kind, effective manner!

I learned from my friend with MS and in her 40s with a poor back that with clicker training you can save almost any animal from destruction, it takes positive patient progressive interaction over time, but is she could take a 2-year-old stallion waiting to be destroyed as he almost killed 2 men and turn him into the most amazingly trained horse to go on and win 1st place in obedience and compliance without killing anyone, that is amazing. This horse that was terrified of a stall was now happily going in and out of trailers, barns and other places without hesitation. So keep at it and know it works for most humans and animals too to patiently be positive and build confidence for success, this is how we train service animals and it works for others as well.

I had to stop this video to say: OMG, your horse is photo bombing you, with love! So cute. Yes - when you can not only ask the question your horse knows the answer to BUT when your horse WANTS to give that to you to get the pat on the neck & a good boy or girl. That's great horsemanship 🐎❤🐴💡

I have to ingrain this in my head. As I always tell others....it's all about patience patience and more patience.

Thank you. I have been looking for instructional videos that will show me how to "communicate" with my horse with NO aggression and no fear. Thank you!

Warwick Schiller has a video on letting your horse win

you are a brilliant ray of light to my dressage heart and you just might be the perfect human

That was awesome Joseph. You’re quite right, you don’t have to be brutal, just patient. Super cute new horse 👍

Great job of explaining & seeing him find the right answer.

'don't have to be brutal about it' - that's exactly it! You can do whatever you want, you can even encourage your horse to walk around the mounting block as soon as they move - go along with the horses idea so to say - BUT: stay calm, patient and kind about it. I like the idea of exchanging ideas with the horse - if the horse has an idea, i go along with it but shape it a little bit in a friendly way - then i suggest one of my ideas - always showing them where they can find peace and comfort :)

Great way of showing us how to get it done easy, not yanking , pulling , putting pressure on him, “done right “ no need to be brutal, “ so He understands, you see that so much, It just causes great confusion & excitement for nothing, Constituency, then it’s becomes habit, being Respectful. Like you say, good horsemanship, communication with your horse🙂 Making learning something more fun too

Important reminder - it takes time! And patience. Though my initial reaction was "this video is so slow," it is truly important to see the time it takes, and all the not-quite-right moments during the process. It's real life training.

It would be wonderful if everyone would be so patient when they're teaching a horse.

Awesome!!! You you & yaaay Designer! 👏👏👏 Patience, gentleness & thoughtfulness achieves the same thing but better. The brutal way gets it done out of fear only & results in a nervous, shutdown horse. Not sure why there aren't more subscribers? Your lessons are so great, perhaps the music not as much cantering for the horse lovers?! Would love to see a video of you & Jess taking a trail ride together w/ a GoPro on one of your helmets!!! (whenever you decide to make videos again)

I love that! Make your horse feel like a winner!

Your vlogs are so beautiful. The sport is fortunate to have this channel.

Wish you still made them like this💟🐎

I wondered about watching 18 mins. 😁 Anyone else would have edited this to show how fast they had got it. I say it again, I love your attitude.

Your combination of techniques preserves the relationship and as you’ve said it allows the horse to gain confidence in learning. I love it

I wish there was more people like you who understand horses and work so soft and gentle with them...

I love your gentle touch philosophy!

Thank you for this brilliant video, I’ve just found your channel, I follow Amelia too. I love how you have patiently demonstrated this. I’ll be watching this over again and feel so inspired. Thank you

Loved this!

Love it! Thanks for sharing!

it took ten minutes ,i realised that patience and persistence are key,but staying calm is paramount,i love the way this guy teaches,i watch his vids and then go and practice ,they have helped allot

Lovely and well done!

I am curious about who you learned from. My mentor said that same thing, make the right thing easy and the wrong thing difficult, but he added, not impossible. He said you also can allow the horse to work at the wrong thing. My friend always arranged things so the horse always thought it was putting pressure on itself. There was always direction and discipline, never punishment. Thank you for the great video. It reminds me of my lost friend.

Really appreciate your insight and totally understand what you mean by a "better way" than just make the wrong thing difficult and the right thing easy. Thanx for sharing. Awesome job!

this is the best demonstration I have ever seen!!!!. Wow, he really understands how horses think and react!

Fantastic! Thank you!

Joseph, please post more videos like this one. I hope everyone watching noticed how when he did come up close, you took a moment to pat and scratch and reward him when he did it right. You reinforced the behavior you wanted.

So Patient 🤗

Wow love your videos!!!

Such a great video. You explain it so well. I’m going to use this. Thank you 🦄

Really lovely way of training. Thank you.

I love this guy!!! Great job!

Lovely demonstration of so much soft ask and kind "yes."

Thanks Joseph, I appreciate and totally agree.

you a such a sweetie Joseph with the horses and why I love your channel, oh and I love that drone of yours because you are so artistic with it x

I love your videos so much ugh. I can't wait for the next one I am learning so much about where I should be in my horsemanship. xoxo

Really useful- love the wY you do this. Thanks for posting.

Great job.. and I love how you use music and video to create a calm mood for your vlogs.

Excellent tutorial ‼️ thank you so much‼️‼️🥰😍

This video has at its center the desire for the horse to succeed at answering your question. And having succeeded, to feel security and confidence in the answer. I find the softness of your approach has everything to do with taking your time. Being impatient with a horse defeats any chance at confidence building. You can see a child fold up and give up at the hand of an impatient parent or teacher. Why should the horse respond any differently? Your desire to find that one step further in helping the horse opens up a really gratifying level of bonding and trust. Wonderful to watch, Joseph. 👍

@JosephNewcomb

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I follow you from Tunisia it's crazy ! you are phenomenal men !

This is wonderful, you are wonderful. Thank you! I love your kindness. You have nailed this for me. I have always cringed at the brutality even in a "natural" setting because to me it is supposed to be harmonious, not do the right thing or pay the consequence. I don't want the respect to be fear-based. But that compassion is often perceived as weak or letting them get away with stuff. But I think it's fine to say, ok, it might take me 30 minutes to get up to the mounting block and then proceed calmly, rather than use the whip and have it over in a few minutes but now my horse is worried and anxious, and scared of me. It sets the tone for the rest of the ride. You have validated what I was feeling, and I am so grateful for this instruction.

Your videos are always so beautifully put together and aesthetically pleasing to watch not to mention the amazing info you’re always sharing. Thanks for doing what you do! Sending love from a fellow Canadian living/riding in Italy ❤️

Love how you teach the horse to respect the space and your horses nibbling on you ! My fav! Ps Ground work like yours was the only way I was able to ride my horse . He had behavioral issues I couldn’t control like my trainer did on his back . He is 20 and a lot of fun . Thanks Jo love the videos so much !

Really enjoyed this video, awesome skills I can use with my mare. Thanks for making it!

Exactly what i was looking for the infamous mounting block :) and found lots more than i expected, thanks a ton 😁!

I stumbled on your u tube and I think your're fabulous ! I have horses my daughter has OTTB and I dealt with some BRUTAL trainers in the Hunter/Jumper world . I always had the good sense to know when to move barns my daughter changed disciplines and went to event trainer that is very similar to you and Ashley & Mercedes world changed ! I shared you video on my face book GREAT message !

Super nice video! It shows how rewarding patients and kindness towards the horse is. I have the same principles as you do, and it never stirred me wrong. I wish this video will inspire a lot of people.

Super!!!!

Definitely my favorite video so far! I love your philosophy. I would really like more videos like this. Also, something that I am struggling with in my own relationship with my 4 year old dutch warmblood is having the confidence to handle my horse through his spooky behavior. I feel like my nervousness is exacerbating his spookiness. Can you do a video to address this type of thing?

I thought I lost the hope for today's generation, but you gave back that hope...soooo young, but so intellectual. So all around refined, just as your horses....sooo love to watch and learn your lessons in life....

@JosephNewcomb

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Judy.

Nice!

TRT methode ! very Nice

Thank you for this! My trainer calls me too soft and passive and now I see I just have a different style and definitely have to be more clear with the horse and set up the right questions.

I really admire your approach to training. There is so much roughness in the horse world. You really seem to care about them. I love watching you work with the greenies. :) Would it be possible for you to do a video about picking up the correct canter lead? My mare and I are having some trouble picking up the left lead.

Perfect !! I think once you 'feel' what the component is beyond the wrong thing hard /and the right thing easy philosophy is where good horsemanship begins - AND the fun. Also, it's not just following that 'mantra' ..it's understanding WHY and then noticing and understanding the nuances in between. I don't think that executing the philosophy is what you found difficult .. I think attempting to explain it to others is the difficult part. :) It's like that 'moment' when the horse just 'gets it' .. when something clicks and that just happens when someone truly experiences that moment and the understanding between the 2 . sorry for the ramble. Love this video - as with all of your vids.

Warwick Schiller says that thing about making the right thing easier and so on have you seen his videos his way of working with horses is interesting although he is primarily a Reiner he works with a lot of problem dressage and jumping horses doin remedial work with the owner and the horse

@epona9166

4 жыл бұрын

Pretty much every clinician currently out there (Mark Rashid, Clinton Anderson, Pat Parelli, John Lyons, Warwick Schiller, Buck Brannaman etc) use the right easy/wrong hard principle. But JN is right, it's just the starting point, and "wrong thing hard" isn't practiced the same by all of them. Some of them really work horses hard when they offer the "wrong" thing -- all stopping short of cruelty, of course. Warwick Schiller and JN here seem to be on the opposite end of the spectrum, with maximum patience.

You absolutely adorable and I love your ways of teaching. A breath of fresh air!

@JosephNewcomb

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you jerri.

We'll said right there in the first few minuten! Hidden between the lines lies the ability to keep searching and questionning the things you've learned and compliment them with other teachings. If you werd closer by I would jump in my car to have a cup of coffee and talk. I think we have a lot in common nog niet in horsephilosophy but also in vlogstyle.

I love your philosophy and your way with horses Joseph. Ever thought of visiting New Zealand to do some dressage clinics?

@JosephNewcomb

6 жыл бұрын

Horse Life TV I would love to go there. Just need someone to help organize it. :)

@horselifetv579

6 жыл бұрын

Joseph Newcomb I could do a bit to help and we could put you up for a bit. Would be so cool!

A point to ponder, something to think on or the 64 thousand dollar question is how do you slow down the cantering or trot without short striding your horse. There are horses that will canter with a natural beautiful stride n then you have horses that short stride n look like they are swatting flies or stamping grapes to make wine. Not a very good analysts but you get the idea. I know for a fact that a hot walker will teach horses to take small steps. Just something for you to think about.

Patience and softness are very effective training aids. Prevents resentment from your horse!

He is super cute

I love your philosophy, so do you do the same thing under saddle. I have an older horse, educated, but resistant going into trot. Would appreciate a suggestion. He has been totally checked out and all is good. Trying to get back his mind. Thanks.

Thank you, i'm going to try this on my horse, dont know if i can lean on his back... ( i have a spooky and hot spanish horse haha) but i will try

It’s interesting you have the horses walk behind you rather than at the shoulder? I see cowboys do this a lot so maybe it’s a leadership thing but it can be dangerous too. A friend had her leg broken when the horse spooked and ran up onto her leg from behind. Be careful, you have a long career ahead.

My new gaited trail horse had a lot of training, but was never taught to stand for a mounting block. It's very frustrating, and I've been working on it for 6 months. Some days he will stand, but most days, he swings into the block, straddling it, so I have to get down. I end up needing someone to hold him for me to mount. If he's lunged first, it helps him stand properly--but I don't have to lunge my other horses, and none of them are kept in boxes, and have full access to pasture. So I'm going to work on your method and try to be as patient as you are with your horses. BTW, your video quality is so good, and you were filming yourself in this one. Can you please share what kind of microphone you use in order to film yourself and have good audio, too? Thank you! Bonnie

Warrick Schiller says that pharse and i belive it 100%

Warwick

A lot of so called "trainers" would have already shanked the horse harshly before the horse really understood what you were asking. Good training takes as long as it takes for the horse to get "it".

What are you filming on your drone or a camera. I’m looking to start my utube so far I use my phone.

@JosephNewcomb

6 жыл бұрын

Medic Eventer this one was filmed on my canon 80d. The drone I use is a mavic pro. But I also use my cell phone sometimes. That’s great you’re getting your channel going.

I thought you used clicker training. Have you given that up and if so why? I love your beautiful vidéo. They are so artistique.

@elainewigston7070

6 жыл бұрын

This is the same concept as clicker training, but with this you're not using the click as a marker to show thats exactly what you want. He's still rewarding like in clicker training but he's just not using a marker now

@angela2726

6 жыл бұрын

It is very effective

Service to the world; your philosophy could be adopted by some human parents; horses are always in service to humans; they deserve our acknowledgement. Thank you:)

I haven't seen any of your other videos but I feel like you are somewhat on the same line as Rick Gore. But you put it in other words. He says "don't set your horse up to fail" and you put it as "make your horse a winner". But it basically comes down to the same point, that it's up to the humans to provide for the horse a situation in which they come out on top. Unfortunately I don't have time to even finish watching this video but I'll come back to check out some other videos. (Also I hope you do ride bridleless from time to time, judging from the recommended videos you mostly do seem to ride with bit which is a bit unfortunate when you do understand horse behaviour and training).

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Making the horse move is making the wrong answer difficult. The right answer is releasing the pressure that for the horse is stop moving! So the horse is thinking oh if I just stand here I get some peace. What most people do not understand is that making the wrong answer difficult does not mean that you have to be rough and cruel! You just need to be soft, patient and persistence and lead step by step to the right answer! The licking thing does not mean that understand it means that the horse got frustrated and when the pressure was off him relaxed and licked his lips to bring the saliva back to his mouth. It is when we get really stressed about something and our mouth gets so dry. That makes you think that people can create so much stress to the horse.... (I really like your video but I hate to see your horses in cages...)

That doesn’t show how to fix a horse that swings away from the mounting block. It is a matter of time before this starts and good luck getting on. You need to teach the move over cue too

Could you please wear the correct footwear when around horses with shoes ..

Super!!!!!

Nice!

@JosephNewcomb

5 жыл бұрын

Lee C thank you lee. This is one of my favorite videos on my channel.

@leec2094

5 жыл бұрын

@@JosephNewcomb I can see why! Great job.... we've all heard the same thing. How about asking, "Does your horse like you?" and, more importantly, do you like your horse?