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  @epona9166Сағат бұрын

  There were several of us that requested a discussion of more common/normal western bits (apart from the spade). Thanks so much for this!!

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArtСағат бұрын

  you bet! Im actually planning on a better version yet.

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  @johnphillips23962 сағат бұрын

  Any bit can be a brutal jawbreaker in the hands of a bricklayer.

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArtСағат бұрын

  In theory

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  @lthorsemanship81502 сағат бұрын

  My mentor designed a bit with a shallow mullened mouthpiece and very swept back swivel shanks. Can ride pretty much anything with them, the mouthpiece is simple with nothing much going on and the shanks swivel freely so you can use a direct rein if needed but once accustomed to it horses can feel the shanks move. The bit has been invaluable to teaching a horse to ride one handed and begin roping. Being as simple and unitimidating as they are I've put them in Colts with a week's riding with no harm or trouble. I rode far too many horses in a snaffle for too long until I had these bits, to me they're the perfect transition without having to use a two rein.

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArtСағат бұрын

  A snaffle can really foul things.

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  @joaquing70032 сағат бұрын

  The 7 has a San Joaquin mouth I believe. Nice looking freno

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArtСағат бұрын

  its a Fresno must have been a bad angle on the camera

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  @lilmissstfu11265 сағат бұрын

  My horse is a special kind of stupid and has his tongue out waging even when he is resting in his stall. I barely have to pick up the reins when I ride him but the one I ride him in is an old Sliester bit with I guess what they call a Salinas mouth piece on it? He does great in it.

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  @TroyReinholdt-fz2ds5 сағат бұрын

  Take advantage of your educational opportunity...yes you can call it whatever you want but correct terminology is always best given. Thanks for your video

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt5 сағат бұрын

  You bet

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  @Upunda6 сағат бұрын

  Great presentation, nice and straight forward.

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt5 сағат бұрын

  Thank you

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  @kayrushton11087 сағат бұрын

  The first bit is a high port kimbawich

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt5 сағат бұрын

  Thank you I always forget.

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  @user-mb1hg4qu9f8 сағат бұрын

  That first bit is called a Kimberwicke.

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt5 сағат бұрын

  Thank you I can never remember.

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  @wolfgangknoll-ev6glСағат бұрын

  Kimblewick ✌️

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArtСағат бұрын

  @@wolfgangknoll-ev6gl yes thank you

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  @wolfgangknoll-ev6glСағат бұрын

  @@HorsemanshipAsAnArt no problem😊

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  @user-mb1hg4qu9f47 минут бұрын

  @wolfgangknoll-ev6gl well, Google spells it both ways. The woman who taught me kimberwicke was my first riding instructor and also the coach for the Japanese Olympic equestrian team. I went with her version.

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  @bryanmontgomery40503 күн бұрын

  True weighted are weighted at bit and tail ends, it’s like using light but chains on the bit end and keeps them laying in your hand with the tail end weight. Really gotta understand these reins, they are mainly meant for both in one hand but can be used one over each side of the neck.

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt3 күн бұрын

  sounds gimmicky as can be

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  @epona91664 күн бұрын

  If you read through the comments, it's clear some of us missed the point of this video -- at least as far as not being clear what bit this horse was in before and what bit he's in now. Maybe you could clarify that.

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt4 күн бұрын

  I went back and watched and I agree this was a poor video. We will do better.

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArtКүн бұрын

  Hey there. I had to go back and watch the videos because believe it or not I have nothing to do with what gets posted or when or anything else. I come up with ideas and the producer does the rest. In this case we were in a clinic in Florida (she films the entire clinic and picks what to post) the lady that owned the pony was riding him in a snaffle and just always in a pulling match with him. Some people there knew the horse and told me he was better than she made him look etc. The bit in question was barrowed, it was some kind of broken mouth shank bit but I dont recall what. This was done in Dec. Anyway it doesn't matter what the bit was the point was going to more bit sends a better signal. Thank you for getting after me about this, gives me a chance to yell at the producer like she yells at me LOL

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  @epona916620 сағат бұрын

  @@HorsemanshipAsAnArt Thank you so much for the follow up. I do think the bits under discussion matter, though, especially if the point of the video is advancing a horse from one bit to another. "More bit sends a better signal" is vague concept that probably means something specific to you and to a subset of your followers. But for those us us who subscribe to your channel and your Patreon because we want to learn something -- and how bits actually work is high on my list of interests -- it's not much help. I feel like I'm being a buzzkill, wanting more specifics than you feel like putting out there. My problem, not yours LOL.

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt18 сағат бұрын

  @@epona9166 Its not a buzzkill but it is also not something that has a magic recipe. I say that the bit is irelivent and yet you still want to know what the bit is. That is the answer. It does not matter what the bit is but how it is used. If you search through the archives of both KZread and Patreon videos you will find that I very specifically explain how bits work.

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  @Kenneth-e6t4 күн бұрын

  😂 isn't that the truth what could go wrong

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  @Kenneth-e6t4 күн бұрын

  That is what is called your bodys core

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt4 күн бұрын

  yes

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  @Kenneth-e6t4 күн бұрын

  Very informative and well put thanks for the video

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt4 күн бұрын

  Thanks

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  @Wendy-bd9zu6 күн бұрын

  Did you get the news about Charlotte Dujardin? Ik would like a video with your opinion about the video and her cancelling!

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  @danemoore23025 күн бұрын

  I have never heard of her but your comment made me look the video up. I've stepped off my horse for way less than that. She needs a good quirtin

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt5 күн бұрын

  I have no idea what that means.

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  @tinoyb92945 күн бұрын

  @@HorsemanshipAsAnArt she was kicked out of the Olympics after a video surfaced of her mistreating a horse.

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  @nmelkhunter16 күн бұрын

  This has been a good day since I learned something new.

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt5 күн бұрын

  glad you liked it

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  @loryspencer82156 күн бұрын

  Need to see the mouth piece...and not to be a stickler..(but I am)..a snaffle bit isn't defined by it's mouthpiece, it is a non-shanked/non leverage direct contact ring bit. Also, a bit unfair to say that trainers are only in it for the income...that may be true for some, but the good ones are in it for the horses...(deriving an income from it is a nice bonus...why do YOU do it?)

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt5 күн бұрын

  I think we may have lost something in translation

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  @Bushpony6 күн бұрын

  Just some “over the years” thoughts. You can often pad up a saddle that’s too big, but never one that’s too narrow. Lightweight saddles if well made are great for riders with shoulder issues, please ride well. Tacky tack pads… awful. Reinsman Tacky Too pads are decent, both are waffled neoprene, some horses prefer it. Not just tongue fat or thin, but where is the roof of the mouth? ei: my gelding has a fat tongue and a low mouth, uses a cricket with an uncovered MonaLisa mouth. Mare has avg tongue and high roof, I can throw whatever on her… just food for thought.

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  @carriedisbrow40756 күн бұрын

  Yes!I When classical dressage clinicians bring out double bridles for four year olds riders are hesitant. They have been told the snaffle was bit of choice until the upper levels. Many may not get there so why not let them experiment and keep learning.

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt5 күн бұрын

  right

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  @packsaddle1017 күн бұрын

  Okay. We see the shanks...how 'bout showing us the mouthpiece?

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  @danemoore23025 күн бұрын

  He said it's a short shanked snaffle with a leather curb

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  @epona91665 күн бұрын

  @@danemoore2302 Yes, but in everyday parlance there's no such thing as a short shanked snaffle. It's a contradiction in terms. There doesn't seem to be a specific "inventor" of the term snaffle, so you can't say definitively that "snaffle" means a certain thing. The best you can do is have the grace to try to stay on the same page as the people you're speaking to -- which is almost always that "snaffle'" refers to the cheek piece, not the mouthpiece.

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  @danemoore23025 күн бұрын

  ​@@epona9166I realize that. (Believe it or not I've watched his videos too) but it wouldn't be too much to assume he means a single broken mouth piece being that he is talking about advancing past the snaffle so one could imagine he's not changing mouth pieces just changing cheeks

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  @epona91665 күн бұрын

  @@danemoore2302 I don't think we disagree about what Bret means by "short shanked snaffle". But the person who asked the question apparently didn't know what he meant, so just quoting Bret back to him didn't answer his question. Something along the lines of what you wrote above -- no port/single jointed mouthpiece -- might have helped. The thing is, the frustrating thing is, when he talks about advancing past the snaffle, he IS -- as you say -- talking about snaffle-as-cheekpiece. Advancing from non-leverage to leverage. So sometimes snaffle means the cheekpiece and sometimes snaffle means the mouthpiece.

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt5 күн бұрын

  I think you missed the point

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  @epona91667 күн бұрын

  Really Bret? You posted a video to accuse clinicians and horse trainers of not advancing horses to protect their income? That's the only thing that comes through loud and clear in this video. The rest of it is kind of muddled as to your point, since it's about bits (which is why I clicked!) but we don't even know what bit you're using (can't see the mouthpiece).

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  @barrynelson6346 күн бұрын

  He's 100% accurate about 90% of the clinicians out there! I've attended clinics from local/regional to national for years, actually decades, always looking to improve my horsemanship and game. Every single one of them left me with unanswered questions, sometimes more. When I've asked some difficult questions, I get either a White House press conference response, or an end around answer. Wait! What's the difference? Have I learned anything from them? Yes, but very little though for the price I paid. Regarding trainers? Ding ding ding...same answer. I've seen it many times fist hand. But, this definitely doesn't apply to all! Just an FYI, I'm not in any way a green or Novice rider or competitor, nor a professional.

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  @emilylewis76426 күн бұрын

  Really don't think that was the main point of the video at all. The point that I heard was that we advance a horse from a snaffle when the basics are mastered and we are looking for the next step of more refined, more sophisticated means of communication. There are things you can do in leverage bits that you can't do in a snaffle and it has nothing to do with pulling harder on the reins because your snaffle doesn't work anymore. If that's the case, you have much bigger issues to worry about than bit selection. We don't go to a shank bit because we need something stronger; we do it because we need something more refined. And we should seek that as soon as the horse is ready.

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  @epona91665 күн бұрын

  @@barrynelson634 I appreciate your comments and totally agree that it's hard to get horse questions answered. I don't have the clinic experience you do, but when I ask questions on KZread I'm so careful with the framing and try to ask narrow questions that can't be misunderstood or misinterpreted, and even then I get muddled answers.

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  @epona91665 күн бұрын

  @@emilylewis7642 I agree that insulting fellow trainers -- accusing them of failing to advance a horse bit-wise for their own financial gain -- wasn't the intended main point of the video, but it was the clearest message LOL. It's become more common for KZreadrs to post clips from larger discussions that leave the context out -- in this case, what bit is in that horse's mouth. Any discussion of bits immediately gets my attention; I just find it a fascinating topic and bc I've only ever ridden in a snaffle, I'm always looking for explanations of how moving on from a snaffle to a leverage bit advances the horse's training. I need to understand that before buying a leverage bit. Anyway the problem with Bret is that he considers any broken mouthpiece to be a snaffle, regardless of the cheekpiece (rings, or shanks) so when he talks about snaffles in a video like this, it's hard to know what he's talking about. He says here that "it doesn't have to be this exact bit -- any short shanked snaffle with a leather curb..." would make this horse happy. So I guess he's using a bit with a broken mouthpiece. Hope that clarifies where I'm coming from.

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt5 күн бұрын

  Thank you, I will do better.

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  @tinoyb92947 күн бұрын

  Fjord horse? If so, why did someone shave the mane? I've seen that done before, but that is not the traditional way.

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt5 күн бұрын

  Fjord horses usually dont grow a mane.

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  @tinoyb92945 күн бұрын

  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt you better double-check this. I've seen two that had at least 10 inch manes. I saw a Texan shave one like the one in the video and was appalled. There is a traditional way of trimming the mane, arched and trimmed to expose the dark band in the middle, and it is true it is short, but that doesn't mean it doesn't grow. They are not mules.

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  @emilylewis76427 күн бұрын

  So glad you said that to the barrel racers. It needed to be said. Quit obsessing about saddle weight and go train your horse.

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  @nmelkhunter18 күн бұрын

  Look around and make sure no one saw you get bucked off. Then do the things you mentioned. 🤠 In all seriousness, this is great advice for life.

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt5 күн бұрын

  Thanks

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  @balancedhorsemanshipllc83399 күн бұрын

  I was wondering why I had 150 views on my business page....this explains it 🤣 I have some ideas for another video too Thanks for the shout out

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt5 күн бұрын

  you bet

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  @kayshiverick693712 күн бұрын

  Where did you get the Grava spade?

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt12 күн бұрын

  Its a new Grajava not an old one. I have had a few old ones I didn't like. I bought this one in Magdalina.

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  @adrianheinen470512 күн бұрын

  excuse me, if you turn the buckel on the leatherstrap it will work even better like the mexicans do

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt12 күн бұрын

  Yes that is called a Hamley twist. I have a video about that as well. IT makes your leathers wear out faster and is hard on the shins but it works. More of a bronc rider thing.

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  @WesternWandererJM9 күн бұрын

  I’m mad I didn’t get to visit with you when you were in Nevada. I hope Texas appreciates your talent despite their shortcomings and short ropes.

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt5 күн бұрын

  @@WesternWandererJM Ha HA. Well I am sure we will meet up one of these days

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  @gail228313 күн бұрын

  No anger when get back on is great advice - thank you for the video

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt13 күн бұрын

  you bet

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  @nmelkhunter18 күн бұрын

  This.

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  @gail228313 күн бұрын

  Very interesting video - thank you

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt13 күн бұрын

  Thank you

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  @tracyjohnson502313 күн бұрын

  Right! I've seen so many sore barrel horses and 90% are ridden treeless. My opinion, the only good treeless saddle is the one used to gallop racehorses. That piece of leather disguised as a saddle is only there to hold stirrups and girth lol. The only time your behind touches the saddle is going to and from the track. Research has shown many times that weight is only a factor for the endurance of the horse after many miles. For the speed factor, weight is only a small factor after you hit 3/4-1 mile. Handicap races prove this out as better horses win consistently carrying heavier weight. I ride in back country with steep hills and don't use a breast collar or crupper. Same with rear cinch. Only need both when roping and I don't. I can say use a pulling type breast collar if you must use one. Cinch length I have a 15.2 hand 1400 pounder, wears a size 2 shoe that I use a 30" cinch on. I have a 28" and 26" for the rest. Trevor Brazile the awesome team roper has a good video on why not to use long cinches.

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt13 күн бұрын

  All to true. The saddles that race horses are trained in actually do have a sort of tree but they spend a lot more time under them.

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  @TMarie-eb8rt13 күн бұрын

  Thank you again for sharing your wisdom with us. Could you fill us in on the logistics for your move...like what is takes to move a family, horses, and belongings across the country like you did. It seems like an impossible and remarkable feat!

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt13 күн бұрын

  Yeah I can do that.

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  @barrynelson63413 күн бұрын

  At 5:00 I was just thinking of asking if you were going to broomstick it and...viola! But my first concern was that you had ALREADY acclimated to TX and it was an 80 degree morning and you were freezing your oysters off! But then I recognized the tack room and porch. I've only ordered and purchased two custom made saddles in my life. I don't own either one. The first one, built in the late 2000's by a reputable builder in Idaho, twisted the stirrups for me as I thought it was a good idea. Turns out besides all the other things he didn't do correctly, I did not care for all that bulk between my fender and the horse. Guess I'll just keep wetting and twisting them as I've always done (broom handle and all, without any tying) and had success. Best saddles I've ridden and still use to this day are, a new off the shelf Chavez "designed" working cow-horse saddle that I purchased decades ago, and the two Roohides I purchased from a cutting horse trainer and competitor cousin of mine when he got new ones. Good to hear from you again.

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt13 күн бұрын

  YEah we did that vid in Nevada. It was still cold. My friends Sam Marvel has had a lot of saddles built and has torn everyone of them apart and "fixed" them. Some are more picky than others.

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  @barrynelson63413 күн бұрын

  @@HorsemanshipAsAnArt Wait a cotton pickin' minute...whatya saying? I'm picky??? Or just have a sensitive hind end???☺ I'm pretty sure the Marvel boys can do just whatever they want, huh? They were more than likely not cheap saddles either!

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt13 күн бұрын

  @@barrynelson634 Imsaying Sam is picky

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  @barrynelson63413 күн бұрын

  @@HorsemanshipAsAnArt it didn't matter who you were inferring, it was funny. Stay cool down there in TX, unfortunately we've been having 95-100 for about 4 weeks here in MT. Pretty hard on an old MT fella that's not from the east side.

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt13 күн бұрын

  @@barrynelson634 Been about like that here, and raining lol

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  @deborahgeorge917013 күн бұрын

  Great info. Feels much more natural. Thanks for the signatures. I’m enjoying the book and learning lots.

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt13 күн бұрын

  Pistol was proud to put her mark on and the hair is from her and paint and Tough and The low slow high.

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  @deborahgeorge917013 күн бұрын

  Fantastic! Means a lot!

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt13 күн бұрын

  @@deborahgeorge9170 The boss just told me it was Bill's mark not Pistol.

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  @deborahgeorge917013 күн бұрын

  That’s fine but it kinda ruined my plan. I was going to get your producer to figure out how to mail Pistol so I could verify the print. Lol!

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  @deborahgeorge917013 күн бұрын

  That was a great job on that print!

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  @mjsand10013 күн бұрын

  Excellent video!

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt13 күн бұрын

  well thanks

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  @Bushpony14 күн бұрын

  Awesome. I just did this on a “new” old saddle, but I oiled the leather real deep first. It never dawned on me to use paracord, I have tons of it! Probably easier to work with.

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt14 күн бұрын

  I have used everything from leather to bailing twine, it all works. Parachord is cheap and easy and lasts forever.

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  @epona916614 күн бұрын

  Just watched this again LOL. I bet some (but not most) of the people who say they can do the same stuff with a horse in a snaffle as in a western/leverage bit are just really good riders and they've taught their horses to work off their seat and legs. Just a thought. I know you can get vertical flexion with a snaffle, but when it comes to things like picking up a shoulder -- idk how you do that, or if it's doable with a snaffle. Actually that would make an amazing video. An actual explanation/demonstration of what you can do with a leverage bit that you can't with a snaffle.

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt14 күн бұрын

  OK

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  @barrynelson63414 күн бұрын

  Great video. Not that it matters but I agree with you on all points....'cept maybe on breast collars. I've seen riders kept from going under a horse because they had a breast collar on. Obviously a rider error with tack to start with, but I'd rather see folks be safe rather than sorry, but I certainly see your side of it too. On cinches, my Uncle used to say, "I've never seen a horse get latigo sored"...😆 Just words of an old cowboy. I use 26" on my 14-14-2 HH horses, fortunately in all these years I've never had an issue. I also prefer mohair, they clean up nicely, even when packed with mud from working yearlins in 12" deep mud all weekend. Pressure washers are great!!! ☺ Keep up the great work.

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt14 күн бұрын

  Thank you. I know what you are saying about breast collars I just have been in a lot of wrecks with them. I like your Uncle's saying.

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  @tannerrichardson397914 күн бұрын

  Did you tie his head to his tail?

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt14 күн бұрын

  Yes I think so lol

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  @tannerrichardson397914 күн бұрын

  @@HorsemanshipAsAnArt you can tie a soft rope with a snap to a hackamore or ring snaffle. Works pretty good most of the time. You let it loose then get a little tighter depending on how they take it . Better than pulling on them 1st time when you are in the saddle. It’s good ground work for about 2-3 days before you get on ... Learned it from my old man he is a pretty good ole Texas Cowpuncher and has worked with some good show guys. Learned a lot from John Hoyt

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt14 күн бұрын

  @@tannerrichardson3979 Yeah I tie most of them to the tail and have since I was a little kid. The only reason Im not sure if I did on this horse is because he had already been ridden 90 days by another guy and I wanted to find out if this horse was worth putting the money into. John Hoyt was a hell of a hand. Thanks for the advice.

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  @tannerrichardson397913 күн бұрын

  @@HorsemanshipAsAnArt I see now … yes sir he sure was

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt12 күн бұрын

  @@tannerrichardson3979 I piss head? Yeah

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  @epona916616 күн бұрын

  Classical Training v Natural Horsemanship strikes me as a bogus question to be asking. To my mind, natural horsemanship is more of a mind set or operating principle (persuasion over coercion) than a training methodology. And I don't see how it has anything to do with how well trained a horse can become, or how fit, or how strong. But now I'm going to have to do some reading. Maybe I'm wrong.

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt15 күн бұрын

  I really think it is a mindset. Do I change the way a horse moves to make it think different or do I change the way a horse thinks to make it move different? One is classical training and the other is NH.

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  @equinekindergarten516917 күн бұрын

  Thank you for the Tom hagwood story, Tom is one of my heroes

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  @equinekindergarten516917 күн бұрын

  I went to a few rodeos with Wilson pate, he was the real deal

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt16 күн бұрын

  No kidding? Yeah I sure liked him.

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  @equinekindergarten516917 күн бұрын

  When I was a kid Benny offered me a job cleaning stalls and learning stuff and I turned him down,because I could make more money riding bulls.. now you know exactly how big of a dumbass I truly am! Thank you sir for your time and knowledge

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt16 күн бұрын

  yep iv got similar bullring stories lol

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  @smlmentorship196917 күн бұрын

  Fascinating love your vicious always learn something!!!

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt16 күн бұрын

  Im glad

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  @applecloverrusty750417 күн бұрын

  Whats your opinion on oat hay, out of curiosity. Been wondering how it would effect working horses in feedyard during winter

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt17 күн бұрын

  Not my opinion just the way it is. Oat hay is low protein and high carbohydrate. Lots of slow burning energy. Keeps them warm in the winter. They will need some supplement .

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  @charliewhon654817 күн бұрын

  I have speakers hooked to Bluetooth in my arena and at times play music, and change the songs depending on what I think myself or the horse needs. I have songs that roll in my head, but I don’t like rap or rock, so I think more in fast tempos with repetitive words that tell me what I’m wanting my horse to do rather than a real song. The concept of the horse is responsible for finding your rhythm is one of the key points to this post, and I’m constantly trying to help my students understand this. If you don’t know what you want, the horse will give you what they want, or what they think you want. Once you make it clear to a horse what you want, usually they pick up on it fairly quickly. Even a slower seat is pressure to a horse trying to get choppy. Once their hind legs meet the seat, the pressure stops and they feel relief and can relax up through their shoulders, neck and poll and finally their mouth.

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt17 күн бұрын

  you said it

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  @sallykimsey902017 күн бұрын

  As one of the classic little old lady (70+) riders I got an ultralight saddle and love it!! Not to save my horse, but I’m pretty light weight and I can get my horse saddled anytime anywhere no problem. Look like a pro throwing it up there. I do barrel race which how I knew there was such a thing. Interesting about the cinch length. I might switch out my 30”

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt17 күн бұрын

  OK I give. Yet another reason for an ultra light.

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  @thebrokehorse19 күн бұрын

  Cluck cluck cluck cluck! Drives me nuts. Drives the horse nuts!

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt19 күн бұрын

  who is this Reata Branhaman? The best in the world cluck.

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  @davidgregg277820 күн бұрын

  How do you measure for the correct cinch length?

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  @mcaleerranching180820 күн бұрын

  Brett, I totally agree a shorter cinch is better. Unfortunately, most tack stores think everyone is a team roper, and it's hard to buy one off the shelf that is under 30 inches. I always ride with a breast collar. I had it come in handy twice when I had rigging failures while roping cattle that were about 1700 lbs. Yet, some folks like them, and some don't. To each his own.

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt20 күн бұрын

  I agree. I have been in more wrecks with them but I know guys that won't ride without them.

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  @chickinpickin120 күн бұрын

  Whats your take on fitting a mutton withered horse? The dry marks on her back ( small coffee can lid size) is not from pressure, its the lack of contact from the pad area of the bars. Ive tried all three gullet sized saddles and not one size seems to keep the saddle in place. I can slide my knife hand in the gullet area with no real resistance, I do get the better fit with the 7 gullet. Im a pen rider, and if the mare im talking about wasnt so dang good at the lot, id get rid of her. Its a pain in the butt keeping that saddle solid ( not hot) on her back. Any ideas?

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  @HorsemanshipAsAnArt20 күн бұрын

  Not really. I have been around a few like that and all I can say is tight back cinch and a breast collar. As far as getting something to fit, I don't reckon anything will.

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  @balancedhorsemanshipllc83399 күн бұрын

  I might have a few but no guarantees