He's not saying dont brush your horse. Don't stop training your horse. Everything you do with a horse from standing outside the fence to getting trimmed means do it right because that horse is watching you and remembering everything.

@moosedawg71

6 жыл бұрын

Exactly. It's not the brushing that he's against, tt's using brushing as a method desensitizing. Imo, he couldn't have been clearer than when he was putting the rope across her back and said, "If I can do this, I can brush her." Brushing shouldn't be the training, brushing should be a byproduct of the training.

I think the point he's trying to make is to remember that everything we do is actually training so if we aren't in the training mindset when we brush the horse, we shouldn't be brushing them. I thought it was helpful. Cheers Warwick

@Chris.starfleet

3 жыл бұрын

O really ... "the point he is trying to make". So you are saying he doesn't actually succeed in telling us anything and we actually need you to explain something.

@southernforestgypsy

3 жыл бұрын

Yah like he LITERALLY tells us that. Very perceptive Einstein 😂

Love how relaxed yet alert she is! Waiting for her next cue but she isn't anxious about it

@marionfalgren5275

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the the information and demonstration.

I think some of the people commenting missed his mark here... He's for brushing but definitely along with desensitizing and other training. It's pointless to only be able to brush a 3 yr old and waste away your time for training.

I dont know why ppl don't teach these basic horse skills for the most part. It's a a major disservice to their students. It's comon sense. Thank you for adding this.

@kymharris269

3 жыл бұрын

Bevin Allison this is what should be taught at pony club.

Dear Mr. Schiller .Thank you so much for all your clips.i am smiling and learning. you are addressing in a very subtle and deligthful way subjects others just have problems to get across.you make me very happy.thank you:)

Good points here, I had to groom this big young mare who'd had some rough handling and before she had the groundwork in, she was pretty difficult and easily distracted which you don't want with a big horse when you're so close. But everyone I can think of starts their kais by brushing them and I've had no problems with the ones I've groomed personally that have had nothing else done with them. It's hard to find fault there, getting a horse to accept your touch and allow you into his space still seems like a good place to start and grooming can all be a part of groundwork.

awwwww. I just love you Warwick. Your wisdom and gentleness with the horses moves me to tears. And this mare is so pretty and she looks so relaxed. You've given her the gift of peacefulness that comes with your wise leadership.

I have a green broke 7 year old and when I got her a couple months ago she wasn't broke at all and she loves to be rubbed on so I use that as an advantage and reward her with being groomed. If she does well in her work that day she gets groomed. It's all just good practice to have with her since I want to turn her into a show horse and would like to keep my horse clean.

@TheNonMakeupGuru

5 жыл бұрын

I think you half missed the point here. You can still keep the horse clean and also be using that time as valuable training time

such a smart observation- I love watching his videos...wish I could have had KZread when i was a young rider and learning! It certainly would have been a huge resource. I remember the first time I saw a high level dressage test was at a clinic in 1982, on film. I would have watched it over and over if I could!

Love listening love learning thank you Warwick

Im so happy to have found this guy

You are right. You are training your horse all the time. Every time I get on we have to do a step back before we get going; then they never go forward when I get on them. Interesting video, thanks.

Your so helpful. Thank you!!!

Very good. Never knew this. Thanks!!!!

I used a little hand held vaccumn with a beater bar, did such a thorough job in record time.. I never had any be afraid of it

Woof! Perfecto! Gonna change the way I work my horses! Thanks Warwick!

So helpful!!

Very good-I adopted a snorty freak too and she still is a bit -will go back to A and work on desensitizing my Queenish warmblood(bully?) Thanks debra

The only point I was confused on was at about 2:35 when you said, "Stepping backwards doesn't make me go away, stepping forward does" as you suggested that you should back off when it steps forward. Wouldn't that just tell the horse that by stepping forward into your space causes you to back up, resulting in a pushier horse over time?

@WarwickSchiller

6 жыл бұрын

That would be correct if the horse was being pushy before you did it, the horse I was reffering to was being fearful. So you have to take that sort of information in context to the horse.

@V4K4R14N

6 жыл бұрын

Gotcha. Appreciate the clarification and thank you for the quick response! If you check back on this, I also just wanted to say thanks for the amount of information you have on youtube. I tripped across you a few days ago and I've been binge watching what you have on here and will definitely be picking up your subscription service.

@ponigurll7747

5 жыл бұрын

You must create a correct space, for your horse to move into. Besides, you don't bring him over the top of you. A couple of tiny steps forward, is still forward.

Good point.

I'm late to the party on this one... Great video... you/he talked about producing a video showing all the training you did with this mare. Is that available someplace? Thanks!

@WarwickSchiller

3 жыл бұрын

You can sign up for a 7-day free trial to my online video library here, it contains all of the training: videos.warwickschiller.com/checkout/?rid=pH1233&affid=home

Worked fine for me! Thank you sooo much Warwick! :)

@Taylor-wt9zv

10 жыл бұрын

Me too it works great!

beautiful ... my tennessee walker keeps rubbing his face on my chest until I brush him, not worried about it he is usually easy enough and only does it when he see the brush. Did he train me?

Makes sense thank you

sometimes it is just in the small things that we as humans loose our awareness, it isn't the details it is the right details. Thank you.

When are you coming to AZ? I would love to take a clinic.

@melisue7487

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, please come to AZ 😁

@Meganmarie87

3 жыл бұрын

He lives in Mesa, Arizona

No audio when played on PC with Windows XP and Adobe Flash Player 11.

My horse has always hated being groomed, having her stand to be groomed has been one of my best small victories with her. Something you take for granted until you have one that will rather die than have their tail brushed. It's the perfect time to work on training!

Great observation. Horses take in all our interactions.

I have no idea why I'm here

Haha I love your story telling. I totally am that lady though. I notice my horse is doing all of this, but my mare constantly is looking left, right, on the ground, all over. How do I bring her attention to me and keeping her head still and "ground tying" basically? I'm fine with not brushing her until after the ride, but I feel like she should get better at brushing as well though. What other trainings could I do to get that better?

Warwick, you are a brilliant horseman.

Wish I would of saw this yesterday lol. I was brushing my horse and she kept getting distracted. I just kept stopping her from moving around till she stepped on my left foot breaking my pinky toe. Ohhh that hurt like no other. Might go out and buy me a pair of steel toed boots now lol

You don’t have to be constantly dominating your horse. Let your horse relax and enjoy being brushed or just being in your company.

Brilliant

i'd only brush them every so often for bonding and show of affection. yes they can get mudd on them but that helps with pests.

The only time I like brushing my horse is when I ride her or if she's extremely muddy. The dirt and mud protects her skin from flys and sun. She's really good with fly spray (she used to run away but we worked on it now I can do it in the field). But it just give her a good natural feel. I like staying more natural, like riding in a rope halter.

@TheNonMakeupGuru

5 жыл бұрын

this video isnt about a clean vs dirty horse though. its about actually using your time with an animal wisely

Mr. Warwick, how do you help working to groom a horse that was abused with grooming tools? Out of my three horses, I have one that we're pretty sure was abused before we got her. She's a very gentle horse, but she's very stand-offish, and quite frightened of males (It took us a little while to get her desensitized to my Dad, the vet, and the farrier, but she behaves the best once she got use to them). She's a black beauty with only some tiny patches of white, and I don't overly brush or groom my horses except when their getting a bit dingy looking. One day soon after I got her I noticed she had a really bad fairy braid in her mane and went to get the brush to detangle it. The minute she saw the brush she tensed up, and when I tried to get closer, she backed up, snorting and ears back. So I tried hiding it behind my back and she calmed down and let me get close to her. But the minute she felt the brush against her, she whinnied in fright and took off running across the pasture and nearly knocked me over. I couldn't figure out what to do, I tried placing the brush in her feed bucket to let her get more use to it, she refused to eat. I put it near the water bucket, she wouldn't get near the water bucket, I put treats on the brush, she paced around the brush worriedly and snatched the treat and ran. I finally had to give up and sneak up on her with a pair of scissors and snip out the tangle and leave a horrible missing patch to her mane as she took off running. So I haven't groomed her since I got her, and occasionally I know she could use it, I'm kinda terrified to try to bathe her with her horrible reactions to just the brush. Is there any way I can get her to use to grooming?? She's great on a rope and riding, she just is terrified of being groomed it seems!

Pr. Parola, c'est la classe. Belle entrevue.

Very Cool Warwick

What about well broke, well handled horses? My horse now had a very solid foundation when I bought him and his previous owner had him as children hunter/4H/ first horse. He was and still is a solid citizen. His previous owner was very aggressive/bold type rider he is submissive/ people pleaser type. He lost his confidence in people but not his respect for them. The first three months I had him I predominately groomed and did ground exercises ( sending and drawing in)... He was fine will ridden when bought but lacked confidence. After the three months on the ground he regain his trust in people and happiness ( depressed almost when purchased..underweight & dull). Almost five years out we have virtually no issues (knock on wood). He trust me so even when u confident he turns to me for guidance but is not pushy or on top of me. It's a very balanced relationship. I thinking grooming helps our relationship because his previous owner rushed the processed and I think he did not like this.

@WarwickSchiller

9 жыл бұрын

KeepMovingForward11 As I said at the beginning, INITIALLY I dont brush them . When you get all the GW sorted, then its fine.

@Boyland8692

7 жыл бұрын

Great

@TheNonMakeupGuru

5 жыл бұрын

i think people like your self are taking a lot of things out of context

Brilliant! There is no such thing as 'not training', every event and thing, trains/conditions the mind of the animal and human.

Hey Mr.Warwick, great video.. let me ask you a question. I know how everyone rants and raves about a horse respecting your space and especially some people want to show the horse who's boss at every second and keep yanking and abusing them I put it. It's important your horse knows you're the leader by letting them move their feet and it's important to make it clear they know you're the leader. Because every movement you have to watch around a horse (one trainer said when you're around your horse, Your teaching a horse bad lessons or good lessons whether you know it or not). My question is. If I ever step back or step to the side while my horse goes forward, like puts me back a foot, how do I let him know I didn't back up because he MADE me? How do I correct that? If he made me back a foot, in his mind he's the leader because he'll think he moved my feet. Should I back him instantly to make him think I back YOUR feet, you don't back mine? I'm confused..Could really use your help 😊 thank you

@nadjadebruin6227

3 жыл бұрын

I'm no horse trainer but it's all about energy and intent. If a horse is intent on you backing away by directing energy towards you, and you back away, he will have been successful at fulfilling his intent. However, if there is no intent, the horse will not make that connection. They're smart enough. It's like if you had the intent on toppling a case, and you direct your energy at it (by pushing it for example) and it topples, you know you're the one who toppled it. If you just sit on the couch and the vase topples all of a sudden, you'll know it wasn't you (you'd probably think you have ghosts now however haha). As I said, I'm no horse trainer but horses are super sensitive and can almost flawlessly pick up on pushing and pulling energy. So that's my personal take on this. Just move around with confidence and purpose and a horse will understand

Interesting

Warwick,' some of the horses I ride don't walk all over me, but, it seems to be a manners issue. One in-particular starts moving around and it's usually when I'm brushing or keeps moving his rear hoofs or tries to kick while I'm picking. The Mexican cowboys I am with are a little rough when they are disciplining a horse, I just wanted some advice on how to get the horse to stay still and let me get my job done without them fearing that a little movement means I'm going to give a pop. I'm the only white guy there and the language barrier is still there, and like I said, the guys are rough on the discipline. Any advice...I haven't tried finding any of your videos on the subject. Just logged on and saw this one.

@bellasue02

9 жыл бұрын

glad you are learning how to handle a horse from them. A horse is pretty much ruined after these "cowboys" own them or at the least will need loss of rehab training.

@kazzana9013

6 жыл бұрын

My guess to Warwick's reply would be; if the horse wants to move, let him, put him to work lunging around you, then invite him to stand still. Every time the horse moves put him to work. Eventually the horse will understand it gets to rest if it stands still while you groom him, but if he moves he gets put to work. I believe Warwick calls it 'making the right thing easy and the wrong thing hard.

He made good points.

interesting!!got your Point 👌

i need to know the video of him getting a horse to pay attention when on a beach and husband distracted with bikinis. Very cute scenario! And to the point! It was also very professionally narrated! I appreciate your practicality! julie

@pigeonlove

6 жыл бұрын

Julie Malet what has that got to do with horses. get a proper husband..

@elihop9419

6 жыл бұрын

pitchfork If you saw the video you would understand. It was an analogy. Look up his video of horses who get distracted in new places.

I’ve noticed brushing desensitized the horses I’ve worked with

This is great! When we bring horses into our rescue I always take the horses out working for a few days to a week to teach them to stand when I ask for it or move over etc before bringing it into the barn and putting it into cross ties and the horse stands great afterwards. This is a great teaching video

Well I agree but at the same time it's more about bonding than completely controlling.

@TheNonMakeupGuru

5 жыл бұрын

sigh and his point is that a horse never stops learning from you and you should be aware of what you're teaching it while bonding

I'm watching all these vids. "I don't like doing X. I don't like doing Y." lol very consistent template there. ;-)

@WarwickSchiller

7 жыл бұрын

It snot I " dont like" doing certain things, I dont like doing them too early in the training.

My horse gets relaxed when I brush his face and loves his withers rubbed. You should see his face😄

Yeah he takes fly spray very well but he hates his back legs sprayed he always has

i live in florida were the ground everywhere is sand. if i dont brush my horse that sand rubs him like sand paper

It's good to just stand around the horse & talk & do stuff the horse should know not everything means something. This horse clearly is not a untouched mustang but I think it could use some desensitizing to just people being around it. I'd call this horse somewhat spooky/to reactive, its not responding because theres nothing to respond to. You see the guy move slightly not even looking at the horse & the horse backs up & raises its head.

Slow and easy.....Horse loves to learn....

can I brush my cat?

@matthiasweiss1144

8 жыл бұрын

+aky19832001 Does it move your feet while you're brushing it?

@HONESTWISDOM

5 жыл бұрын

Matthias Weiss lmao

@camiepainter6935

5 жыл бұрын

Vacuum

@powerofone1645

5 жыл бұрын

Not advisable if it is over 10 hands tall...

People are obsessed with fly spraying & brushing. I agree with that. And I also don't understand why. People are also using schampoos to wash horses, that will of course attract flies most of the time. And they put horses in a box where they can't move and use horse blankets to keep them warm, instead of allowing them to be outside and move around to get warm. People do all sorts of things to somehow 'humanize" horses. I see it all the time. They also cut their hoof hair which is supposed to protect the horse from humidity and wet clima. But what can you do? It is their horses.

Always make sure a horse is not in your space. Always remember your training a horse when your around one bad or good training.

My whole life I’ve dreamed of having a horse. After doing some volunteering at a horse rescue and watching some vids like this, I’ve decided horses are just too sensitive and too much work for me. I’ll leave horse ownership to you all.

@aggiebett1

4 жыл бұрын

But oh so worth it 😊

@sonofslade8235

4 жыл бұрын

They aren't too much work at all. Just learn things that work for you and the horse and then just stick with that. Go with what ya know.

@klaranordstrom595

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe rescue-horses sometimes come with a lot of issues. There are certainly older, well trained, calm horses out there who are perfect for beginners and have some tolerance for mistakes. I had a horse growing up, a warmblood mare, who just wouldn't get upset about anything. We brought her everywhere, she was with us kids outside playing, riding her without a saddle or bridle, I could lay with my head against her reading a book while she was laying down in the pasture. As kids, not knowing enough about horses we just probably made ALL the mistakes and she was just a sweetheart about everything.

@klaranordstrom595

4 жыл бұрын

Not saying we shouldn't educate ourselves to be the best human we can be to our horses, just that we are all beginners at some point and some horses are a better match for beginners than others. They are not all equally as easily ruined.

@myronschabe

2 жыл бұрын

This is an interesting comment but the reality is that working with rescues actually requires quite advanced skills, you aren't going to come across any harder cases than rescues for the most part...I certainly give folks that do that kind of work all the credit in the world and I am so glad they do...for folks new to horses it would be best to get a horse that is 'easy' there are plenty of horses out there that are easy...and then you learn as you go...best to get help finding an easy horse and already trained. Certain breeds easier than others...quarter horses, gypsy vanners are among the easier ones generally speaking. Being around horses is very healing. But, again, you need to be matched to one that is at your 'level'. That is my point.

No Audio Warwick

@WarwickSchiller

10 жыл бұрын

Refresh your browser, works on my end.

@NaturalCash1994

10 жыл бұрын

WarwickSchiller, unfortunately I don't get audio for your video but do for others, I'll check it later in case KZread is having issues.

@HangingHorses

10 жыл бұрын

NaturalCash1994 Are you listening through headphones with only one in?

@SiskaLeen

10 жыл бұрын

Sasha Richardson Yep, I've noticed that too, on all of the videos.

@missash70

10 жыл бұрын

SiskaLeen Mine is louder in my left ear, but there is sound in the right.

Haha. That’s exactly how I let my horses push me around before I started watching training videos.

I like to brush my horses, because, it allows me to clean mud or debris that can cause galling or abrasions. And, it gives me a chance to go over my horse for wounds or injuries. Also, I can have a horse, moving it 's hip, shoulders, standing and respecting my space, and opening up a verbal line of communication so that my horse has a vocabulary of a couple dozen keywords, such as stand, head up, whoa, over, step, step over, back up, wait, good girl/boy, pick it up (feet), don't bite, don't kick ( horses in with bad problems) in for re schooling. Always, showing the horse the right answer, until (i) know he knows the right answer. We have an entire kindergarten dialog started, in the first session. Don't misinterpret, grooming, verbal skills, or attaboys as soft. If I know a horse understands inappropriate behavior, he will get worked on longe before grooming to take the edge off, and I have Zero tolerance policy for kick g, or biting. But, like the man says, you must pay attention to the overall horse, while grooming to saddle, it will reflect in your under saddle work.

@TheNonMakeupGuru

5 жыл бұрын

sigh you really didnt pay much attention did you. This video is about using your time wisely and paying attention to what you are doing/encouraging.

He's 15 and he was crazy because you took his mom away from me and he was probably not wanting to go back in that stall

What is a warm blooded horse and the difference

@robertahauck6804

4 жыл бұрын

It is temperament. Race horses(Thoroughbreds) and Arabians are hot bloods. Draft horses and working horses are cold blooded. Riding horses in between, warm blooded.

How do you bond with a horse or build a relationship you do something with the horse without asking it to work if you work them to death 247 they won't like being around you. Brushing is a perfect thing to do to be around the horse for awhile & the whole time your not asking the horse to do anything. Than again if your fair when working/training a horse & not beating it & making it scard it will probaly want to be around you & it will accept you as its leader.

Looks like a D line warmblood.

So, the lesson is... your horses is learning every second, even when your not "training ". That the ABC vs looks matter.

She's not a warmblood mare she's a standard-bred Tennessee spotted horse mix her mom has a black Standardbred and her dad was a homozygous spotted Tennessee Walker

@TheNonMakeupGuru

5 жыл бұрын

i think he would know better when it comes to the breeding of a horse hes training.

@robertahauck6804

4 жыл бұрын

I'd say Standard bred X Tennessee Walker is warm blood.

Just hate how many horses have not been handled correctly or sufficiently as foals. A lot if not most of these in hand problems can be avoided by regularly handling the foal from birth onwards.

not brushing can cause Saddle sores, makes the horse more comfortable to brush. Also makes him/her more beautiful and helps with blood circulation.

@kimeryn7837

10 жыл бұрын

having a clean coat doesn't help with blood circulation, yes. But brushing it does. Not having a clean coat. The action of brushing. When a mare gives birth she licks her foal to help with blood circulation, to dry him/her off, and to clean him/her up. Notice the first line. "To help with blood circulation". Brushing does the same thing. And didn't know this was leaning more toward the untrained horses.

@kimeryn7837

10 жыл бұрын

get what I mean?

@lauraschaeffer7599

10 жыл бұрын

You do know he isn't talking about not brushing before riding, right? He's talking about how you shouldn't brush as the absolute first thing you do with your horse. It is not necessary to brush your horse's coat to do lunge work or something like that. He even says that he doesn't have a problem with brushing, but how it's practiced. Try watching the video first before you make claims against his the title.

@ShannaghLeigh

9 жыл бұрын

Andrew Crow Its not the clean coat that improves the circulation but the brushing motion itself. A rubber curry comb used in a circular motion all over the body is a great stimulant for blood flow. Increased circulation can help promote healing and reduce swellings.

@TheNonMakeupGuru

5 жыл бұрын

you really took this out of context. Hes not saying he will never brush his horses. hes saying that you should never waste and undo the training you're doing by not paying attention

The horses who really enjoy being groomed by humans probably don't end up at your clinics! Ime maybe only 1 in 20 or fewer really enjoys being groomed by humans but they are the best, easiest horses on the ground because they just enjoy being around people. It's top of my shopping list because I can only afford one horse at a time and it's just nicer to go to the barn and have a horse who's really happy to see you.

"Stepping backward doesn't make me go away stepping forward does" hmmmmm. OK except of course when it runs straight over you then stepping forward is not the correct response. Teaching a horse of this age to be pushy when it's not is not a good idea. Every horse should be taught to be tethered and handled in a relaxed way as a foal then none of this really matters much. If it hasn't been then guess what you need to start again by teaching it those basics. There are no quick fixes.

@TheNonMakeupGuru

5 жыл бұрын

you're taking what hes saying out of context. naturally you're going to handle a pushy horse differently to one thats reacting out of fear. the story he was telling he was tlaking about a horse that was pushing forward out of fear not being pushy. learn to listen.

@equestanton1017

5 жыл бұрын

It makes no difference. @@TheNonMakeupGuru

Hi friend friendship is looking after fur, hoves, clean ears, get insects Sit down, and wait until they dare to contact you your hunter,

Can’t understand u. Speak slower and more distinctly please. Thanks

@embr4065

3 жыл бұрын

What do you need help interpreting? I speak English...

👍 Horses can hurt you, easily.

I’m a cabinet maker this info is useless to me . Thanks anyway

U need to brush your horse your horse can be very uncomfortable so that’s all I’m gonna say is that u need to brush your HORSE I have been riding since I was three so I know what I’m talking about

@WarwickSchiller

6 жыл бұрын

I dont think you listened to the video, , theres even a warning below the video that says "Make sure you hear the real message. I'm not against brushing horses. "

@sandrasmith3

6 жыл бұрын

You missed the entire point. He didn’t say not to brush your horse.