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Welcome to the Foal Handling Series where we are going to follow Steele, an AQHA/APHA Stud Colt that was born at Meadow Brook Stables, Alton, Nova Scotia though his daily training sessions.
Here you will find Videos from Day 184 to Day 214 of Steele’s life – his seventh month.
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Use of the information contained in the videos on this website is at your own risk. Horses, horse activities and horse training can be extremely dangerous. Working with horses is an inherently dangerous practice and horses are incredibly unpredictable animals. Persons attempting to follow any suggestion from Kaila Watters, Meadow Brook Stables, Tru Horsemanship or any of our associates, in hand or ridden, will do so at their own risk and assume full responsibility for themselves, their horses, and any others in the vicinity. If you are not comfortable with any of the exercises, demonstrations, advice, or activities contained on this Website, then do not attempt it. The training in these videos assume that you are attending to the well being of your horse and have checked out any possible underlying medical problems.
Video Descriptions
Day 184 (5:30)
Vertical Flexion from two rein pressure – lifting on the reins to ask him to give to the pressure and lower his head and eventually round his back.
Day 185 (5:25)
Vertical Flexion with a Squeeze. Asking Steele to lower his head while I squeeze at the girth line with my leg and arm over his back. Assisting when needed with pressure under the halter.
Day 188 (3:50)
Vertical Flexion with a Squeeze. Asking Steele to lower his head while I squeeze at the girth line with my leg and arm over his back. Really making the connection today.
Day 189 (2:39)
Vertical Flexion with a Squeeze. Asking Steele to lower his head while I squeeze at the girth line with my leg and arm over his back. He’s got it figured out!
Day 190 (6:36)
Focus Circles – Reviewing these, asking him to give me focus and attention when I put pressure on his hip. Did well on his right side – struggled with his left side.
Day 191 (6:17)
Focus Circles – Working on adding more responsibility and expectation. Making sure to spend more time practicing on his “bad side” to help him improve. Getting more bend in his body and more connection.
Day 192 (7:00)
Focus Circles – Advancing these by relying less on the rope for communication. Working on having him maintain forward movement as he moves laterally beautifully and keeps his focus on me but he looses his focus when asked to go forward. he had an easier time on his right side than his left side.
Day 195 (6:16)
Focus Circles – Advancing Focus Circles – moving more towards Liberty. Review Online, then put the lead on their neck as a transition. Use the rope if needed to guide if they don’t respond to the pressure of the stick or make the assumption to go.
Day 196 (7:30)
Focus Circles – At Liberty. Working on that forward movement, and inside bend, moving my feet less while he moves his feet more.
Day 197 (5:08)
Focus Circles – At Liberty. Working on that forward movement, and inside bend, moving my feet less while he moves his feet more.
Day 198 (4:59)
Focus Circles – Working with Distractions. Supper has been served and Steele’s focus is towards supper and not me. So working on having him keep focus on me, knowing that taking him offline right now would be a bad idea so working on the connection online today.
Day 199 (7:14)
Focus Circles – At Liberty. Refining the Circles, expecting more (from him) while doing less (myself).
Day 202 (9:53)
Halter Prep – Working on isolating individual feet with different pressures on the halter and having Steele be really mindful of his body and the pressure as it is applied and the intention behind the pressure.
Day 203 (8:40)
Halter Prep – Working on isolating individual feet with different pressures on the halter and having Steele be really mindful of his body and the pressure as it is applied and the intention behind the pressure.
Day 204 (9:43)
Halter Prep – Working on isolating individual feet with different pressures on the halter and having Steele be really mindful of his body and the pressure as it is applied and the intention behind the pressure.
Day 205 (9:06)
Halter Prep – Working on isolating individual feet with different pressures on the halter and having Steele be really mindful of his body and the pressure as it is applied and the intention behind the pressure.
Day 206 (7:57)
Halter Prep – Working on isolating individual feet with different pressures on the halter and having Steele be really mindful of his body and the pressure as it is applied and the intention behind the pressure.
Day 209 (7:18)
In Hand Trail Prep. Working on walking and jogging in hand, straight lines, inside and outside turns as well as over poles.
Day 210 (6:52)
In Hand Trail Prep. Working on Transitions from walk to jog and jog to walk. Stopping and setting up square.
Day 211 (5:45)
In Hand Trail Prep. Working on increasing the difficulty of walking and jogging in hand, working through straight lines, inside and outside turns as well as over poles.
Day 212 (6:29)
In Hand Trail Prep. Working on following a feel, straight lines, turns and going over double poles, as well as resting when given the opportunity.
Day 213 (7:54)
In Hand Trail Prep. Working on walking and Jogging Circles, Inside and Outside Track. Stopping and Squaring.