Ive trained two horses to dance, using 2 tools, a clicker and mints. I would raise the horses leg, click and treat, then i would lower the leg, click and treat, the horse eventually learnt to raise on click, and lower on click, the faster i went the faster it raised, then the harder part was training on all feet. took 1 year of 20 minute training a day. he now dances in the field, the mares love it.

@eli-sq7lr

3 жыл бұрын

thank you for sharing! i’ll have to try this one day!

@sammyholdem2492

3 жыл бұрын

How much gas do you wrap around there legs?

@4KTRa.

3 жыл бұрын

@@sammyholdem2492 your not supposed to rap any around their legs it hurts them just like how this video say Horse abuse

@sammyholdem2492

3 жыл бұрын

@@4KTRa. whole video is sick and I can't believe this goes on

@Muddyorphan1812

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah i was saying you can use a rattle like rattle snakes and posative renforcement i train bullies possative renforcement my dogs open and shut doors etc

Training does not require fear. The horse might be afraid during the process of learning, but your job as a trainer is to calm them and allow them to enjoy themselves.

@brendaann727

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, the very well done training I have seen on videos was totally considerate of the horse & gentleness was used at all times. And when they thought the horse was getting stressed, they stopped the training until he was ready to start again relaxed. That's the way to be a team with your horse & enjoy working together.

We have a young horse at my barn, about 5 years old. She's a loving, beautiful friesian/andalusian cross who was going to be a Mexican Dancing Horse if she wasn't taken. Her owner saved her from this fate, and I'm so so grateful.

Theres nothing like a horse that has been treated greatly with love all of his life and that truly enjoys human contact. Those are the best kind of horses, and there shouldnt be any other types.

@theresadeshaies470

2 жыл бұрын

@BlancBaily why what’s wrong with it????????

As a rider of dressage, a horse is never forced painfully or against its will to do the piaffe. It is a higher schooling than what I have done, but you can tell when a horse is working because he wants to, and working because he's afraid. Dressage is about balance and grace, we do push our horses to do their best but not out of fear or pain. These horses want to please and you can see them thinking and learning. You train the piaffe after years and years of basic training, just like a child. You start them off slow until they build upon their skills. Sometimes when horses foam from the mouth, they are moving the bit around because they are working and fiddling with it, its good because it prevents dry mouth which can cause the bit to hurt. But a horse should not be over drooling, especially out of pain.

@DB-fq6tn

10 ай бұрын

Cursed be all human beings who mistreat, who cause pain and suffering in animals. Cursed be all human beings who don't care about the pain and suffering of animals. Damned human beings who force animals to do absurd, unnatural things just to satisfy their vanity .

Horses can learn to dance in a natural way with out being cruel.

@cordeliaplain4039

9 жыл бұрын

Yes but it takes longer so they can't be bothered

@emilienatalie8635

8 жыл бұрын

+PandaBear 3000 that's no excuse not to.

@Anna-fb6hl

5 жыл бұрын

You can use clicker training to train horses and it doesn't take very long at all. It actually takes years to train them in this way.

@equinelifewithrylee1606

5 жыл бұрын

Frank Formica this is abuse right

@toroloco1563

5 жыл бұрын

True that

to be honest there is other ways to train your horse to dance...if you guys know anything about horses you would know that. My trainer can make his horse dance and i watched him while he was training his horse to do this and absolutely none of these things were done! infact a whip didn't even touch Romeos legs!

@Anonymous-gr1cs

3 жыл бұрын

ikr people just assume this is what all people do.

@Someone_stupid-vo2km

2 жыл бұрын

Only if everyone saw it that way

@Ivy.Huesmann

2 жыл бұрын

just watch an olympic dressage rider…. teaching a horse to piaffe with a lunge whip meant for the job is one thing, but forcing it to do this crap is just atrocious…. like horses naturally will pick their feet up when you tickle their legs, it’s a matter of teaching them to do it by hold a whip near their bum.

@jessicabarnes7888

Жыл бұрын

Every person that dances horses is a coward and disgusting you care nothing about the well-being of your horses you have brains the size of peanuts

Thank you for this video. I have linked it to someone who thought a dancing horse looked "well cared for". He had the frantic gait and high front leg lift of whipped horses and the poll hyperflexion along with the massive amounts of saliva that is not accounted for by a copper rolling bit.

Thank you so much for this I am sureing it with my friends. This helped me see the difference between a calm horse that does the dance and a abused horse. My best friend is wanting to be a dressage rider and has started training so this is very good so shr know what NOT to do. Of corse she would never do this and I eould never let her abuse her horse it is very good for us as young riders to understand what is wrong and what is right in the equine community.

@gerrycoleman7290

2 жыл бұрын

What is wrong is making a horse do what is unnatural for them.

My wish is to teach a horse to piaffe but I don't want to teach it like that, I don't want to teach it my hitting him/her with a wip or tie the poor animal in a post like that AND I WOULD NEVER I MEAN EVER HIT THEM IN THE KNEES NOR PUSH THEM TO DO SOMETHING!!!!! it takes patience. AND ABUSING THE HORSE IS NOT IN THE TRAINING!!!!

@mr.pineapple2056

3 жыл бұрын

There’s way better ways to teach them it will just take longer. These guys don’t want to be bothered

@jahyeet1137

3 жыл бұрын

@@mr.pineapple2056 a clicker is way faster than this way so idk what you are talking about g

@jessicabarnes7888

Жыл бұрын

My wish is that you pathetic Egyptians that have no respect for animals in at all in your country I'm coming to report every one of you and I'm coming to bring so much attention to the dancing horses that when the laws do change every one of you will be prosecuted believe me I'm coming with many activists and you dancing horse idiots are going to pay the price the whole world is frowning on you idiots that have no more brains than this

I have a dancing horse we adopted because nobody could work with her. She has been hard to work with but after I got her trust I can ride her nomally. She came to us and you could tell she didn't eat well. She also has scars on her feet and neck. Oh and her right ear has been split but now she will even let me touch her ears. I see the abuse she has gone through and I am thankful she is now in good place.

Thank you from the bottom of my animal lovers heart. For aiming to bring attention to such cruelty.

Once you hear the sound of the whip, everything gets worse than it already is.

Training takes time and patience to be successful . But then you have those people that want instant gratification and they are abusive

I met a Mexican guy that trains horses and dogs, and he showed me a brief vid of horse training... the horse was crying the entire video... thank God it was only 30 seconds

Thank you! My boyfriend is from Chiapas and we just recently had a discussion about exactly this. When he realized the truth he was really mad that this happens and no one even seems to realize what is wrong with the situation. I appreciate you sharing this video.

I bought (rescued) a lovely Azteca (1/2 Andalusian, 1/2 American Quarter Horse) gelding about seven months ago. I am still trying to cure the infection he came with on all four legs. He has keratosis (thickening of the skin from scar tissue) on all four legs as well as numerous scars on his knees from being beaten into so-called dancing. Even after enduring a lot of human cruelty, he is still such a nice horse and has already learned to trust people handling his legs again. Mexican and Mexican American horse trainers would be better served (along with their horses) if they would concentrate on breeding horses with good temperaments that walk, trot and canter on the ground and under saddle, period.

I used to ride a horse that danced naturally. She was SO spirited and always wanted to run, so she pranced in place. I loved her so much.

Thank you for this very educational video that teaches me how to see if cruelty is involved. Feel sad for those horses that are punished from young for humans pleasure

Wicked. I am not religious but sometimes I wish there was really a Hell.

@sarahs7253

5 жыл бұрын

michael douglas you not being religious doesn’t have anything to do with hell existence. Have you heard of the story where a mic was dropped far into the ground and they heard screams?

@abigailfrates2373

5 жыл бұрын

michael douglas oh trust there is just you have to believe in him you may not see him but that because you are covered by the devils so find the way to god

@KarmaTheCat

5 жыл бұрын

Sarah S have you heard that there is a core at the center of the earth that is hotter then the sun?

@tami2170

5 жыл бұрын

@@sarahs7253 you are a fuckin bitch

@anguishedcarpet

3 жыл бұрын

@@tami2170 why she didnt say anything negative fr

Kikingfresian, thank you so very much for putting this together... sad as it may be, at least now we are getting word out about it. Bliss and blessings in all things to you and yours

I am glad you are raising awareness of this cruel tradition. Thank you.

The poor horses 😭😭😭

This has to be one of the most awefull things I've ever seen... People doing this should be arrested. I disagree on one thing though; some horses can hear rythm. But horses stressed and beaten into 'dancing' like this most defnitely can't. I doubt they'll even notice the music over the pain and stress.

@bmck8914

2 жыл бұрын

i agree as some dressage methods are a lot less "violent" you see the whiping in the westurn riding more often not to hate on westurn riders I know that most are very nice people

@jessicabarnes7888

Жыл бұрын

They don't do that they dance these horses almost to death they will be completely washed down and sweat and panting every breath and they put b and their mouth that cuts into their tongue so deep the blood will be running down their chins and their necks these animals in Egypt do not know how to treat God's creatures they are monsters just look up rescue in Egypt check it out look at all the horses and the donkeys and the dogs and the cats that these animals are cutting their legs off when they're tired of their donkeys and horses and I've done starving them to death or have broken their bones during these brutal trainings they tossed them to the trash pile and don't even give them the decency to euthanize them claim it's against their religion and let them lie on the ground by the dump and die slowlythere is no people good in Egypt except The rescuers that are fighting to save them and they are one of the best kinds of people in the world they truly love our lot and they are truly good these people that exploit these horses and dance them to death you have not even witnessed the real training they do they lie as quick as they will talk to you in Egypt believed nothing they say especially when it comes to what they do to animals I personally know

Man took "whats that puppet boy?" To a whole other level

Id totally teach my horse awesome tricks without being rough and cruel thats for sure. Using carrots, making it a fun game for both of us, lol. If only I had a horse of my own!

The fact that my horse dances in the pasture for fun-

Hello, Kikingfriesian your amazing for awareing people about horse abuse and helping it being noticed I've liked and ofc u got me as a new subscriber (: tysm for the awareness !!! ❤🐴🐎

I moved to mexico 6 years ago and I can say that every since I came here and seen how it was achieved I have been in disgust with this I am even afraid to buy a horse from here that does that because they have been scared into believing when music plays they must do this or be whipped I wish I could help them not to do it anymore but I honestly have no clue how to do so :(

@brendaann727

2 жыл бұрын

There are plenty of people who know how to train properly & gently. Maybe you can make these kinds of training videos (or books) available; like maybe donate them to libraries &/or sell them in horse stores, at shows, or pass them out some other way that you can think of.

@gerrycoleman7290

2 жыл бұрын

The Mexican culture is typically cruel to horses.

@halliegutierrez2000

2 жыл бұрын

@@gerrycoleman7290 I can agree but it's not always the case there are really good owners here as well

@SpotterOz It takes a lot of guts to stand up for what it right, I’m glad you told that person what they were doing was wrong. It’s the same with me, I try to get through people as nicely as possible, but that alone sometimes, is not enough. I'm glad you liked my video, hope this helps many people comprehend what really is happening to these horses through the early stages of training.

I have a friesian stud colt that I was in the process of selling. The buyer only had one more payment to go. I just found out he was planning to send him to Mexico to be trained as a dancing horse. I informed him yesterday that I would be refunding his money & that the horse was no longer for sale. It's going to be an interesting next few days. So glad I learned if his intentions prior to the full sale.

@miriammiller5293

5 жыл бұрын

I think a he would look marvelous dancing

@juanchez8813

5 жыл бұрын

Lemme get it

@countryfurrygirl3716

2 жыл бұрын

I would have done that too I love horses and hate the treatment they are forced to go through sometimes

@countryfurrygirl3716

2 жыл бұрын

I would get a whip after anyone I see hurting these precious ,gentle beast

Well...it took us 11 years until my horse donated me a sound, proper piaffe. Having time and patience, and the will to learn the trade properly, seem so hard these days...When he was ready, I needed nothing but to bring my legs into the proper position, sit back and put down the reins. Nothing more neccessary. No spurs, not harsh bits.

This video has highlighted some of th cruel training practices associated with "dancing" horses, thank you.

I saw dancing horses perform as a kid. I had NO idea they were being tortured. How fucking dare humans

wow, this has really opened my eyes to how cruel a beautiful movement is created, me and my mon n dad were watching a dressage show on tv once n my dad says "this is horrible, these people dont care about their horses at all" and i didnt understand why he sed tht n i was thinking "what do you mean theres nowt wrong with it?" but now i really understand wat he was talkin about (but i do still get that its not all trainers that do this and that there will be some that train in a gental caring way)

@Nutmeg142

Жыл бұрын

I don’t think that you understand the video. These movements in dressage are not bad as they are taught over many years to a horse that is emotionally and physically ready. The horses in the above video are not dressage horses

The white jumping horses are branded 3 times they kick firwards and backwards lippazean or lappanease? They are war horses from castle days. They were taught this for battle it got turned into "dancing"

I always tell my self that:"When u are teaching a trick to your horse its like bonding with them'But that only happens when u train the horse with kindness and loyalty and having fun not by hitting it allover stop abuse

@estategioiosa

8 жыл бұрын

But why humans wants to teach tricks to animals? they are not puppets for our enterteinment.

@steffyt.687

8 жыл бұрын

+veganlife well I just started training a small pony because she is too fat. we started of lunging her but she hates it. so we teach he tricks, and she loves it because of how much more attention she gets by learning a trick

@estategioiosa

8 жыл бұрын

I am sure you are in the horse brain and can really see what she feels or think, aren't you?

@steffyt.687

8 жыл бұрын

veganlife well if she comes to me for cuddles and she has her ears to the front and she is playfull with her mouth I assume she likes it. Btw we people learn tricks too. We do gymnastics to entertain people while we can easily break our legs. Now don't judge someone based on the bad videos you've seen on youtube. The horses I train have a wonderful life. They go to the meadow 8-9 hours a day. They get praised for doing things right, and we never punish bad behaviour. I see the horses I train grow up from scared to confident and willing to follow me to any place. They get the chance to figure out what they like to do ( for instance the little pony likes tricks and another one of mine likes lunging ). But I guess you never did anything with horses and you don't recognize when they are treated well and enjoy life because when horses are scared or don't like what you're doing you can see it from the size of their eyes to the wat they breathe. I hope I explained it enough so you can go back off from me because there ain't no animal abuse in my barn

@estategioiosa

8 жыл бұрын

Why you have to teach a horse a trick if is not part of his nature? Animals are not pupet for us... why just not let him free?

I absolutely love the time and effort you put in to this video. It really shows that time and patience yields better results.

@DragonflyGlitter I agree with that. I've been to the training of the lippizers in Vienna and those horses are being trained very carefully. Also it takes the horses years ands years before they're ready for their first 'show'. Most horses aren't under ten. What they show on the video is downright abuse.

THANK YOU for posting that.

I wish they hadn't taken away the star method of liking something as it used to give the marker of 'worth watching'. It sticks in my throat a little to click 'like' as I obviously do not like the negative training methods shown in the video, but I do like the message that kikingfriesian is trying to put across with this video. I guess I will just have to do with the fact that as I have viewed it, that will bring it up the league tables on KZread. Thanks for posting. More people need to see this

I wish training wasn’t all abuse. I once saw this beautiful andalusian horse perform piaffe and the trainer was only using a clicker. It was magnificent

@kikingfriesian Are you talking 'dancing' like these horses or the Piaffe dance/step? I've seen piaffe way back in the 50s in Germany.

the funny thing is that dressage piaffe is thought in the same way as the dancing horse's one, think about it: -the horse get stopped by bits and helters; -the horse get hit multiple times with a whip till they raise their legs. plus: *in showjumping and dressage at high levels* -they use harsh bits to stop they horse in easier ways -spurs to make them go faster in no time -martingales to keep their heads down (they don't rear when getting hit with whips or spurs) -flash to hide the hard hand used to drive the horse So, are they technically abuse?

We had a guest speaker come in today and we had to watch this video along with others. It was disgusting to see such cruel behavior but at the same time I think it's good to be aware of this kind of stuff. Before I had no idea what horse bits were. But as heartbreaking and uncomfortable it was to watch, all I kept thinking in my head was 'make it stop make it stop' but I can't imagine what it was like for those poor horses. Cruelty.

@joseduran7368

5 жыл бұрын

Lol "disgusting". So ig you wanted to throw up your whole lunch that day when you saw this?

@SpotterOz well I'm referring to "dancing" horses, like the ones showed throughout most of this video, which by no means,are anything compared to Dressage or even less to Haute Ecole horses. Hope I cleared that up.

That is cruel. It has me crying. I taught my horses the "proper" way, respecting their ability. Perhaps I am old school. So sad.

stop this horrible torture, It is inhuman. Poor horses in pain and stress - disgusting in the 21st century. These barbaric people dont know anything about biomechanics of horses

@joseduran7368

5 жыл бұрын

Boi me and grandpa teached his horse but without abuse. Its funny how i troll in these comments yet people get salty and triggered saying i have no experience with horses lmao 😂

@catsloane4182

3 жыл бұрын

@@joseduran7368 at least you don't use torture to get your horse to move like that 👍

My brothers friend own a ranch and he teaches his horses to dance and this is how he does it. He puts in a box so it can’t move and he gets a little stick and taps its feet and if it moves its feet in a way he likes he would reward him

This is so sad.The horses dont look happy.Also I noticed the horses were not petted or praised at all

@DragonflyGlitter Have you read the description yet? It explains it in more detail

Its absolutely disgusting I never watch things like research because it s clearly painful for the poor horse.

@AlukaKaiserin I'm glad to know someone at least took the time to read the description before posting a stupid comment. Thanks!

I just want to save all these babies and show them that they can be loved for just showing up!

Link please. I'd like to share this in a thread...trying to make a point as to why this IS NOT "beautiful" or "cool"...

Look back at 5:18, with the grey horse. Do you see it’s mouth? The horses’ bottom lip is literally touching its’ neck. That horse has way, way too much bend in its’ neck. If you are going to try to get a bend in your horses’ neck, you want your horse to have no more than a straight line from the horses ears, down to the nose, and then to the ground. What this horse is being forced to do is not only cruel, but can also cause long term damage on the horses’ spine. Not okay at all.

Cruelty knows no boundaries!

on some of the videos shown you can hear how hard it is for the horse to breath and then the rider goes on and dose not care there do it for so long and it just breaks my heart to see them sufferings.. :(

People that can abuse a beautiful animal like this are sick and Evil. They need to be in jail for animal abuse! So very Sad for the horses.

Sad.

@TheBrookalicious22 I used a good example in my video, of a horse being trained with a whip the correct way (the grey lusitano stallion). Sorry if you didn't catch that, my video can be a bit confusing :/

@provenspots The dangling chains hit their cannon bones, the purpose of chains in the TWH industry is way more different than in the dancing horse training. The chains usually have long ends left dangling, that way the horse hits his legs with it. In an attempt to avoid pain, some horses start swinging their legs outwards as showed in some video clips. You can differentiate a normal outside leg swing, typical of many breeds, and the artificial pain caused movement by cruel training methods.

Well done and very detailed film! C:

@DragonflyGlitter By your comment, I believe you didn’t really pay any attention to the description at all. Or you miserably failed to understand the true message. Either way, Pillars are being used in a very wrong and terrible way by many mediocre trainers. I won’t portray something as butterflies and rainbows when it’s clearly not. Be aware that the video is too long itself; do I seriously need to explain every tiny detail?

This is cruelty for these gentle giants we don't deserve them we need people who can save them in this world

Very sad. People try to make them do things by mistreating them. Sickening

These horses are very beautiful. They look beautiful, but they do not need to be huge for dancing. That is how they get very scared and they have pain. They don’t know what’s going on. They want to get awayfrom pain.

Those Poor gentle animals, they don't deserve this.

HYper flexion, also known as rollkur :( Poor horses :( We have a horse on the stable I ride that can do piaffe, but he is not abused to dance so it is very beautiful to watch :)

that is so mean

whips are commonly used for this trick but i would like to say, on behalf of true animal lovers, not all horses are trained like this. alot of highly known trainers use the whips as more of an annoyance and not in a harmful way

@Ivy.Huesmann

2 жыл бұрын

this>>> 99% of the time you end up not even needing the whip, the horses start to under stand your seat and what your asking, ideally the least amount of aids and most quiet aids are desired. not this atrocity

@tipsycat27 true. The video description states that this is no way near dressage training, these are simple shortcuts that some trainers like to take. Their main goal is mostly never dressage perfect movements.

@kikingfriesian foaming can also be a sign of hard work. I can ride in a bosal or Mecha calvery bit and if the horse is working, they foam. Regardless of what you are using.

im crying its a bad thing that this is still happening I will link a partition down here once I find it again

THESE HORSES ARE BEING BEATEN/TORTURED/TERRIFIED AND SUFFERING. THESE PEOPLE ARE SADISTIC.

Love the fact that they only mention the harsh ways of showing a horse how to dance. I've gotta say not all people show there horses how to dance in such way. I'd recommend you research some more into 😒

@zoeymorales8959

5 жыл бұрын

Obviously they only mention the cruel ones. Hence the title of the video. If people wanted to see the nice version, they'd look it up.

@vaporosoez

Жыл бұрын

There was contrast in approach to create many of the same movements through classical dressage. Also at the end it states that not all dancing horses are trained this way.

Thank you 🙏

Somebody doesn't know what they're talking about. LOL.

@NeverDunRoamin My point, exactly. Sorry if 9 minutes is not enough time to explain all those details. I'm glad to know that at least some people do get it.

Will people never stop learning ways to abuse animals this is so sick

This is fuckin sad.. imagine someone whipping your legs and feet until they hurt and still expect you to want to move let alone dance.

@TheRosa63 The thing is that whips, spurs and bits are not that evil at all, it's just the people who give them the wrong use. Even the mildest bit in the wrong hands can lead to terrible amounts of pain in the wrong hands. So whether they are bad or good depends on the person using them. :)

And obv not ALL dancing horses are abused.

Theres 1 video 5:37 with a paso fino in it. These horses have a special gait btw that looks like piaffe but aint piaffe. Its a bred in gait used by soldiers in the past many many years ago. The fast trampling of the hooves made it sounds as if instead of 1 horse getting to the castle were a few horses galloping towards the castle. In competitions the horses are asked to walk this gait over wooden boards for the sounds. Paso fino foals walk like that from the moment they are born. The riders only train them furher to exaggerate the gait.

@horselovermkdm Most "dancing " (and not dressage or Haute ecole) horses are trained this way.. mainly in mexico. I'm not completely sure in the U.S, but dancing horse shows are starting to become popular over there too.

even the good treatment is bad.. you never need a whip to reinforce. this is stupid beyond.

@Anastasiyax

7 жыл бұрын

Christine Sawler in the "good" a whip isn't used to reinforce but instead as an extension of your hand. like you can't hold the reins and tap his leg with your hand at the same time. you can see the crop are the end is flat and he barely touches him. I use a schooling whip when I work with mine but rarely use it and if I do its to tap him same as I would with my hand. horses are big I'm small it makes it easier to reach

I've never trained horse but I have trained dogs. And they def learn better through being in a playful mood and I use treats to keep their focus. I've never had to pop or hit a dog to teach it any type of trick. They want to figure out what you are teaching them it just take a lot of repetition until they get it then they will almost start to read your motions and face to where you can do super command it just snap , clap , whistle, in different ways for different actions 🤷🏾‍♂️. Even had one dog train me lol she would want to go out side and she would just walk a circle around you then once you look at her she walks to the door lololol 🤷🏾‍♂️

? I’m sure we are old enough to understand it, If not, I’m sorry for not making the “perfect” video that keeps up to all of your demands. I recall that there is no part in my video that goes to an extremist point of view by saying stupid things like “omg!! Stop using bits, whips and spurs!! It’s Sooo cruel!!” The description of the video talks mainly about training methods and the trainers and how whatever tool gets in their hands is always being misused.

People who abuse animals like this and whip and chain them can’t be human. That’s so cruel.

Actually the trotting i place one is RARELY taught that way and I should know

i didnt know they trained them like this.... i have gain respected for horses now especially the ones at the ranch where i work

horrible to see the panic in their faces. Anyone who thinks this is okay needs to get help.

I also hear those bits make the horse not breath right

I remember trying to train my two horses to lift their feet on command. They are so used to the whip being a gentle extension that they never lifted their feet. I tried for like thirty minutes doing an annoying fly technique. Nothing. I increased pressure to the point that I know it would sting a little (I always use whip on myself first to judge) and they just stood there. I just gave up. Apparently Spanish walk was not something they would learn. If my horses had zero interest with a slight sting, what were these horses put through?

If I was running a country guaranteed this shit wouldn't be happening on my watch.

I have personalty just seen "Mexican dancing horses" being trained and From what I seen first hand the horses are NEVER EVER HIT. They do tie them up between post but never hit the horse. I think we are seeing a OLD way of training. Also 100% of the moves I have seen dancing horses do are also moves they do in the wild during fights. Also during my time watching the training I have never seen a harsh bit being used.

I forgot to say my post is not about the video itself. I actually like the video because I think it'll help people realize their methods are not the best (I wish it was in spanish, so more people of my country could read what it says). My post was to those who think all mexicans are bad to their animals. I actually read some nasty comments in other videos and it's sad to see some people have a terrible image of my country. So I just wanted to say, we also have a good part :)

like I said to Monica. A natural and graceful Piaffe is taught when the rider puts the horse into a nice, RELAXED, collected trot. then asks for a halt. they'll repeat this and just shorten the amount of strides before the halt. this is the nicer way to do it, but in the video....that is just abusive. and it is mostly Mexicons who did it. at least that is what they look like.

I've been riding for 12 years and have taught a horse to piaffe before. Not all methods of teaching are as brutal as the ones shown in the video- I use a method of asking my horse to stop and go at the same time. It takes months but he eventually got it. The way the horses are treated in this video are disgusted, but please don't think this is how all dressage horses are trained.

I think you should start with horses that naturally like to dance around when they are excited and happy. Then keep in mind not all those will be good at it. If they don't improve in a year just give them a break it is just not their career. On the other end there are times we have a horse that dances around when we don't want them to. Maybe they should be considered instead. It could just be the thing they ARE good at.