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Favorite trainers?

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#1 ·
I am looking for training videos, and was wondering if anyone would direct me to some good trainers. I would like some that work with dressage, jumping, reining; but anything would be helpful, as I would like to know more about other disciplines and increase my knowledge of horsemanship. Thanks in advance!
 
#3 ·
I use a few different 'online video' trainers when I want to show examples of something
These guys are easy to follow and entertaining too

These sites gives some useful dressage training videos - but aimed more at people already having the basic understanding
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbVXLknCwAVRM28ro7C78Jg
https://www.youtube.com/user/ArttoRide
This one has some videos that you could get good jumping and schooling for jumping info from
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC47PQRfJWJ8n8zzoBL28vRQ
You should be able to find helpful tips on this one
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvfkUMn9P8eEEgr7TdjYmZA
 
#4 ·
I think I commented this on your other thread, but I really enjoy Natasha Althoff and her YouTube channel "YourRidingSuccess". Dressage is the basis behind all disciplines, so even though I don't ride dressage myself, I find her advice applies to all the horses I ride (Hunter Under Saddle and Saddle Seat). She has a lot of lessons on maintaining your horse's focus, half halts, getting them to lift their backs and work correctly, etc... Lessons that all horses and riders in all disciplines need to learn.

I also want to say that nothing beats the expertise and experience gained from a respectable local trainer. It's always great to expand your knowledge through the internet, books, and videos from the big name trainers out there, but being able to have hands on experience through a good lesson program is always better!
 
#6 ·
ha ha!!! classic!


but, that leads me to ask, whose butt view does make you feel like a pervert?

we barn witches used to discuss which farrier was the nicest to have come visit, in terms of how the bending over revealed the nicest tightnesses. ok, stopping here. this IS a PG forum!

PS does Buck know you feel this way? it would make his day.
 
#9 ·
Buck is more an NH trainer, and I think the OP asked specifically for a reining trainer, far as the western.
To go into a list of all the great trainers out there would be very, very extensive, so I think it would be helpful for the Op to elaborate where she is at, where her interests lie-basic good horsemanship, English or western, discipline specific ect


While it is great to study many disciplines, over time, it is over whelming to have such a broad scope in the beginning, and esp on one horse!
 
#10 ·
Lately, I've been really enjoying Warwick Schillers perspective on things. He has a ton of videos on Youtube and a lot of it is common sense, but he demonstrates it in a way that, for me, makes more sense than many other online trainers I've watched.
I've actually had some breakthroughs with my gelding, in quite short timeframes, that I never thought would be possible. For instance, I was able to teach my gelding to put his head down so I can hose his face off - completely slack leadrope, no "head down" cue, he just does it.

I've also found some holes in Fabio's training/my handling that I had never recognized before, that have majorly contributed to many of the issues I have with my horse.

Anyway, I really like him right now. He talks about the WHY of things, and that really appeals to how I like to learn. You can pay for longer videos, but I've learned plenty from the shorter videos on Youtube.

He occasionally refers to himself as a reining trainer and he has a few reining videos posted, but most of it is common sense "every horse/horse owner is better off knowing this"-type stuff.
 
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My mini does dressage in hand, that is, with long reins and a surcingle. That is were I do dressage. I originally wanted to do reining with my quarter horse, but since I do not have a coach or a trainer right now, I am not going to make it very far. :( So it is just me clinging to a little hope that I might at least learn about it in case the opportunity arises. I do some jumping, but nothing big or fancy, more of baby jumps. All of my horses have a fair foundation, and no serious issues to work through. I also love doing liberty with them. And, I always want to learn more about communicating with horses so they understand me clearly.:)
 
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That's some interesting observations especially the thing with the being lazy and spooking because I've always found that the horses/ponies that were really 'hot' and very forward going rarely spooked at anything, DH always says that they're too busy moving along to notice stuff - it was always the more lazy ones who were idling along almost looking for something to scare themselves with that were the worst culprits
 
#15 ·
I completely agree! I also have to wonder if naturally hot/forward horses typically get a lot more instruction[?] on how to deal with their anxiety...

For instance, we board at an Arab barn with mostly halter/WP-bred Arabians - some of which have relatively impressive bloodlines and titles to their names. A few of them are definitely hotter and are treated as such - they are handled by more experienced people when they leave their stalls/turnouts, everybody pretty much keeps an eye out for them in case they do something dumb, etc.

Fabio, on the other hand, is treated like he'll be fine with everything..and he usually is, if "fine" looks like him disappearing mentally. Usually, when he spooks or bolts, no one is prepared and he's actually gotten away from the BO [who trains those Arabs and is very good at it] a few times because she wasn't expecting him to be silly. And it becomes a vicious cycle - getting away, in effect, rewards him for being worried and people figure it was just a one-off, weird, situation, so it ends up happening again, and again, and again.
The BO is finally getting the hang of him [after he almost double-barrelled her in the face because she did the leg straps on his blanket around his legs, vs criss-cross... :icon_rolleyes: ]and I'm thankful for that, but it's taken 6+ months. haha

Those Arabs are getting a lot of constructive guidance about their fears - "no, you cannot run away from your fear, here, check it out! There's no need to be scared."
While Fabio is getting a lot of not-so-constructive advice about his fears and how the scary things go away if you can escape from them. From his attitude and go-to behaviors, I have to guess that that's how a lot of his life has gone.

But I don't know for sure, that's just kind of my theory.
 
#17 ·
One trainer that I like that nobody else has mentioned, though he's more of a cutting, working cowhorse person than a reiner, is Larry Trocha.

I prefer any trainer than trains their horses with an ultimate goal of having a handy and good working/performance horse that can actually step out and do a job instead of circus tricks.

I also like Buck Brannaman. Even though he is classed along with the other NH trainers, he trains horses to be handy, responsive horses that are capable and ready to do just about anything you need them to do. Another in this same boat is Craig Cameron. His voice is annoying as heck, but he's a cowboy whose goal is handy working horses.
 
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