very very nice,? ... By: classiccobs. on 11 Dec 11, 03:00:53 very very nice,? well done
Our films show what ... By: barryhook2. on 09 Nov 11, 20:11:40 Our films show what we? have achieved with the horses while they are here, however when they leave our hands, whether they have the same level of confidence in the new driver is down to their owners/driver. We believe horses should be safe, confident and happy in any sphere of harness work and in our opinion that starts with good basic training.
One of our new ... By: barryhook2. on 09 Nov 11, 20:11:29 One of our new films shows a sharp KWPN standing on a loose rein in front of a moving inflatable with sirens blaring; he is not upset by it. This is why we feel it is important to train horses to be safe, confident and happy right? from the beginning of their driven career. We also reschool horses that have bolted, but in most cases this was because in our opinion they had not been properly trained to begin with.
If you do ever ... By: barryhook2. on 09 Nov 11, 20:11:13 If you do ever encounter a completely extraordinary situation and the horse is unsure/looks to the driver for direction, whether? you ask him to stand still or walk on past, he should do so. Some horses will always be "sharp", but we have broken many of those and after proper training even their answer to a new situation would not be to run off.
In my experience I ... By: barryhook2. on 09 Nov 11, 20:10:56 In my experience I would have to disagree with your statement. If they are broken properly and? introduced to everything you possibly can, although they might still startle, they won't bolt. Its true that you can't expose a horse to absolutely everything, but this is why there must also be discipline and trust between driver/horse.
hi all, its ... By: coolacutta. on 08 Nov 11, 21:41:37 hi all, its excellent to watch a horse respond to correct coaching.ive got a question to ask though. would you agree that no matter how many unusual objects ,sounds ,colours or situations a horse is introduced to,there is always that one new situation the next day out that will send him to want to take off. ?basically what im trying to say is that with a horse you just cannot afford to ever say he? is bomb proof.
Thanks for your ... By: SantaandCo. on 31 Dec 10, 18:18:03 Thanks for your comment - If you look closely at the video the only time the whip is used in the water is during the turn; the whip acts like an extension of the hand (i.e. not to hurt a horse, but to "tickle" him) This pony wanted to go straight on in the river but? the vehicle we are using on this occasion is too wide to exit the far side; as he had not been in single very long at this stage, he needed the touch as guidance to encourage him to make the tight turn in the water.
Nice? gelding. By: Hughganaught. on 06 Dec 10, 01:57:32 Nice? gelding.
You truly do a ... By: bsdoweidt. on 24 Mar 10, 04:41:51 You truly do a great job training driving horses... I have watched many? of your clips and I am always astounding.
I can't? wait to ... By: morganslisamarie. on 14 Feb 10, 00:42:49 I can't? wait to rig this up in my arena and start training after seeing you guys thanks a million your a great inspiration.I never realized that this would also help out on the road and carry over. I'll post a video when done with my morgans in USA . thanks again. Lisa
good job! :) I ... By: RacersDream. on 06 Feb 10, 05:34:08 good job! :) I wouldn't? mind having one that is that broke in lol
I? may get 2 horses ... By: petrolscooterboy. on 16 Dec 09, 20:10:27 I? may get 2 horses and a carriage sometime
lovely? By: jubbily1. on 04 Jul 09, 10:31:33 lovely?
i love watching ... By: Baleofhay123. on 14 Dec 08, 19:15:32 i love watching your video's. I also have a pony that can pull cart. You did a great job? on your pony.
really? enjoyed ... By: reggiepudding. on 29 Sep 08, 15:45:16 really? enjoyed watching your pony,its worth its weight in gold.I had a 12hh colouree pony years ago when I was 10,that i used to drive, but dad sold it and its foal at mansfield auction without me knowing!
Lovely pony? u done ... By: izber3. on 30 Aug 08, 21:00:09 Lovely pony? u done a great job :)
You? guys do a ... By: cawrighty. on 30 Aug 08, 11:26:01 You? guys do a great job. I'd love to send my mare to you but you are too far from us. xx
Russell's fourth and fifth times driving his team, including taking them down town himself and into the water. Also shown driving a hammerhead for the first time.
It should also be ... By: barryhook2. on 17 Apr 12, 17:06:16 It should also be mentioned that horses can suffer concussion injuries, sprains, joint problems, splints etc when they have only ever been turned out in a field of grass and never been worked in their lives; basically there is no guarantee a horse would never go lame even if he was never trotted on hard surfaces. In our opinion if horses are shod correctly and fit enough to cope with the work they are being asked to do, they should not have any? problems with being asked to trot on the roads.
Trotting on the ... By: barryhook2. on 17 Apr 12, 17:02:10 Trotting on the roads is also a myth perhaps perpetuated by a small group of people who break horses to drive at a very young age (i.e. as yearlings) and trot them as fast as they can go down the roads, which does nothing for their joints in later life. However this is not "all" carriage drivers; our horse Roly, seen in many of our videos, is 15 years old and has never had any problems with his joints? (confirmed by regular vet checks). He has been working on the roads since he was 4.
Consider ... By: barryhook2. on 17 Apr 12, 17:00:29 Consider showjumping,? on a baking showground in the middle of summer, where the weight of horse and rider, dropping from a height over a fence, is carried solely on the forelegs; in our experience there is certainly less outcry about that than about driving horses' legs. There are horses turned out in frozen hard fields, with soaking wet turnout rugs on their back, galloping around over rough divots and nobody says how bad that is for their legs.
Our farrier also ... By: barryhook2. on 17 Apr 12, 16:59:51 Our farrier also leaves a bit of hoof wall to act as a shock absorber, rather than trimming the feet right back. There is also an argument to say that in driving, the horse is only carrying about 60lbs of harness on his back - compare this to the extra weight of say a 12st rider, and the extra load that puts on? his feet when being ridden, either on tarmac or over an uneven surface.
Thanks for your ... By: barryhook2. on 17 Apr 12, 16:56:02 Thanks for your comment - this is quite a common question we are asked; all we can say is that in our experience, out of all the horses we have trained, we have never had any lameness or injuries caused by trotting on the roads. Obviously you should not do too much too soon, especially with young horses, and you should increase their fitness gradually - never do any more than the horse can? physically cope with.
I benefit a lot ... By: morganpiaffe. on 17 Apr 12, 14:49:38 I benefit a lot from your videos. Thank you for sharing your philosophy and work with us. We are told not to trot horses on the paved roads, yet you do. Could you share your opinion? I know that in the mountain country, horses that run barefoot on rocky ground develop harder feet, stronger bone and ligaments. We assume shoes prevent the movement of the foot when it strikes ground (although my shoer says this is untrue.) What? are wise "road rules" for a horse's legs and feet?
wow, you all make? ... By: heavyhorsefan. on 07 Mar 12, 20:14:01 wow, you all make? it look so easy!!
Beautiful video. ... By: MegF142857. on 05 Mar 12, 04:42:30 Beautiful video. During parts with traffic noise put up playing "What is love" song from another video to watch them working. Very relaxing. I'm so impressed with your skills and the? horses. Thanks for posting these videos for us all to enjoy!! The 3 horses in sync is just awesome to hear and see.
love the slow ... By: adammz08. on 04 Mar 12, 10:20:08 love the slow motion close up of the gait on? the hammerhead,,, real art in filmmaking!
THanks Barry ... By: dcm7777777. on 04 Mar 12, 01:35:42 THanks Barry GReatful fer the KNowledge.? CHEERS from Texas
In this case, this ... By: barryhook2. on 03 Mar 12, 22:58:29 In this case, this gentleman owned 5 horses, so putting them in a hammerhead will enable him to exercise them at the same time as a team. He also? has a large carriage that, when fully loaded with people, may exceed the weight of a road coach and could therefore require an extra horse to pull it.
Years ago when ... By: barryhook2. on 03 Mar 12, 22:54:58 Years ago when coaching was in its infancy, it wasn't always practical to have a 6 horse team. To add extra power to a team but keep the length the same, a hammerhead was used. Many coaches that were made redundant by the coming of railways ended up in the Lake District and were used for tourism; often 2 extra roof seats were added to provide room for more passengers - having 3 abreast up front provided extra power needed? in hilly country but with the manoeuverability of a team.
Whats the purpose ... By: dcm7777777. on 03 Mar 12, 22:37:15 Whats the purpose of a hammerhead setup? ? Hmmmmm?
These four Friesian geldings were already broken and came to us to be put together as a team. This follows on from the other film "Preparation for going in a four-in-hand". The first half of the film was taken the very first time they were put together as a team.
I LOVE this nothing ... By: JohnnyX214Life. on 19 Feb 12, 12:01:10 I LOVE this nothing like the sound of? those ground pounders
NICE, their ears ... By: twinacresnorth. on 31 Jan 12, 18:17:54 NICE, their ears were up and they looked like they were? having a great time :)
Absolutely ... By: iainm1256. on 31 Jan 12, 14:03:36 Absolutely beautiful. You are a credit to those horses as much as they are to you.
From my horse and I, a big thank you. We have learned from studying what? you do and I have just now purchased my first four wheeler and look forward to a great Summer. We have worked for two years with a modern gig, safely and with much fun so this is our next step. You reach further than ever you might think. Training a horse with kindness, patience and gentleness has taught me much about myself.
I bet the guy ... By: userunavailable3095. on 31 Jan 12, 00:04:28 I bet the guy backing the Peugeot out of his? space nearly wet his pants when he saw all those horses coming at him and around him.
What a team? there ... By: colsan100. on 30 Jan 12, 23:54:19 What a team? there going to make ..how old are they
Great to see....hat ... By: MrHammerman91. on 30 Jan 12, 23:00:52 Great to see....hat off to you sir. You make it look so easy. I still can't understand why there are so many idiot car drivers out there that overtake on blind bends! ?
lovely!? By: lisspen123. on 30 Jan 12, 16:51:53 lovely!?
Beautiful team! ? ... By: IcePonyGoddess. on 30 Jan 12, 15:51:37 Beautiful team! ? All that horse power...amazing. Think I will stick to driving my 29" mini mare. :O) Thank you for sharing!!
Great 4 in hand, ... By: hackneysaregreat. on 30 Jan 12, 12:51:43 Great 4 in hand, lovely countryside and well prepared staff for cold weather, what more? do you want?
http://www.horsedraw npromotions.com This is Danny, a 5 year old KWPN gelding. He was originally broken by Robert Bowman and driven 4 times as single - his owner sent him to us to be schooled on in single and broken to pair and tandem. She plans on competing him in national level driving trials, so as well as driving him on the roads in traffic, we also trained him to do obstacles in the arena.
I really like the ... By: syrynus876. on 28 Feb 12, 19:05:00 I really like the idea of getting them used to anything that might happen. A horse CAN get used to almost anything if it's presented in a non-threatening way. I once tried out a little mare for sale at a stable that was right underneath a Naval Air Station flight path. A jet screamed over 500 feet overhead; I almost jumped out of my? skin, the little mare didn't so much as flick an ear. I ended up buying her, LOL!
He is just lovely! ... By: myhotchilipepper. on 25 Jan 12, 00:44:47 He is just lovely! Wonderful training you exhibit? in all of your horses!
I love the ... By: heidimule. on 21 Oct 11, 16:04:37 I love the explanation. ? Smart.
Also on some of our ... By: barryhook2. on 14 Oct 11, 20:05:21 Also on some of our other single videos you can see that we leave the bellyband looser than normal so that the shafts bounce up and down; we? also adjust the pole tension so that it moves about more between a pair of horses (i.e. when going over a ramp or down a pothole). This is to show that they do not become upset when things move differently to how they "should" do when put to normally; if anything should break or come undone in the future they will cope with it confidently.
We have the ... By: barryhook2. on 14 Oct 11, 19:56:45 We have the breeching down low in this case so that if a strap broke and it did come down round his hocks, he would not worry about it and would still attempt to slow the vehicle despite it not being "in the right place". If this happened while going downhill and he slipped, we do not want him to panic, so we train him to cope with it happily. Danny will do? driving trials with his owner so needs to be able to cope with situations like this in different circumstances without becoming upset.
Why do you have? ... By: hackneysaregreat. on 14 Oct 11, 19:37:01 Why do you have? the breeching that low?
LOvely job? By: chelackie. on 14 Oct 11, 19:12:38 LOvely job?
Zeus was already broken to ride before he came to us - we broke him to drive so his owners could do pleasure driving with him. They had bought the red carriage for Zeus so we put the whole turnout through its paces both in the arena and out on the roads.
![Russell\](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/7WAmx6GymJk/2.jpg "Russell\")
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By: classiccobs. on 11 Dec 11, 03:00:53
very very nice,? well done
By: barryhook2. on 09 Nov 11, 20:11:40
Our films show what we? have achieved with the horses while they are here, however when they leave our hands, whether they have the same level of confidence in the new driver is down to their owners/driver. We believe horses should be safe, confident and happy in any sphere of harness work and in our opinion that starts with good basic training.
By: barryhook2. on 09 Nov 11, 20:11:29
One of our new films shows a sharp KWPN standing on a loose rein in front of a moving inflatable with sirens blaring; he is not upset by it. This is why we feel it is important to train horses to be safe, confident and happy right? from the beginning of their driven career. We also reschool horses that have bolted, but in most cases this was because in our opinion they had not been properly trained to begin with.
By: barryhook2. on 09 Nov 11, 20:11:13
If you do ever encounter a completely extraordinary situation and the horse is unsure/looks to the driver for direction, whether? you ask him to stand still or walk on past, he should do so. Some horses will always be "sharp", but we have broken many of those and after proper training even their answer to a new situation would not be to run off.
By: barryhook2. on 09 Nov 11, 20:10:56
In my experience I would have to disagree with your statement. If they are broken properly and? introduced to everything you possibly can, although they might still startle, they won't bolt. Its true that you can't expose a horse to absolutely everything, but this is why there must also be discipline and trust between driver/horse.
By: coolacutta. on 08 Nov 11, 21:41:37
hi all, its excellent to watch a horse respond to correct coaching.ive got a question to ask though. would you agree that no matter how many unusual objects ,sounds ,colours or situations a horse is introduced to,there is always that one new situation the next day out that will send him to want to take off. ?basically what im trying to say is that with a horse you just cannot afford to ever say he? is bomb proof.
By: SantaandCo. on 31 Dec 10, 18:18:03
Thanks for your comment - If you look closely at the video the only time the whip is used in the water is during the turn; the whip acts like an extension of the hand (i.e. not to hurt a horse, but to "tickle" him) This pony wanted to go straight on in the river but? the vehicle we are using on this occasion is too wide to exit the far side; as he had not been in single very long at this stage, he needed the touch as guidance to encourage him to make the tight turn in the water.
By: Hughganaught. on 06 Dec 10, 01:57:32
Nice? gelding.
By: bsdoweidt. on 24 Mar 10, 04:41:51
You truly do a great job training driving horses... I have watched many? of your clips and I am always astounding.
By: morganslisamarie. on 14 Feb 10, 00:42:49
I can't? wait to rig this up in my arena and start training after seeing you guys thanks a million your a great inspiration.I never realized that this would also help out on the road and carry over. I'll post a video when done with my morgans in USA . thanks again. Lisa
By: RacersDream. on 06 Feb 10, 05:34:08
good job! :) I wouldn't? mind having one that is that broke in lol
By: petrolscooterboy. on 16 Dec 09, 20:10:27
I? may get 2 horses and a carriage sometime
By: jubbily1. on 04 Jul 09, 10:31:33
lovely?
By: Baleofhay123. on 14 Dec 08, 19:15:32
i love watching your video's. I also have a pony that can pull cart. You did a great job? on your pony.
By: reggiepudding. on 29 Sep 08, 15:45:16
really? enjoyed watching your pony,its worth its weight in gold.I had a 12hh colouree pony years ago when I was 10,that i used to drive, but dad sold it and its foal at mansfield auction without me knowing!
By: izber3. on 30 Aug 08, 21:00:09
Lovely pony? u done a great job :)
By: cawrighty. on 30 Aug 08, 11:26:01
You? guys do a great job. I'd love to send my mare to you but you are too far from us. xx