Hi-
I am starting to put videos up on youtube and I would love it if you guys could give me some ideas on what to do. I would mostly do hair and makeup tutorials. I could also do horse training/ horsemanship since i have horses and been training them. I really need some ideas as my first real video i only have ones up of monster trucks and songs with lyrics. Thanks
you can start by introducing your self and then making the viewers vote what they want to see. hope it helps

1st of all he is NOT ever in a million yrs for sale. I just wonder with all the training I have done he is worth. I have two videos of him, both also have a few pictures. He knows how to stop, back, turn and go with just leg cues but does need reigns to back them on on turns. He loves to jump, has free jumped over 5 feet and rarely refuses a jump. He has jmped logs, barrels, cavalettis. He is 10 yrs, is 15.2 hands and is a registered twh gelding. He can be spooky but never bucks or takes off, just pooks/jumps. He has never done a mean thing and I have owned him for 5+ yrs. I don’t have a super conformation picture of him. He loves horse soccer, knows how to bow, hug, kiss, lick, nod his head, count, thrash & 1/2 knows the Spanish walk(working on that). When you climb a gate and kiss he moves over so you can jump in, leads perfectly and without a lead while in a pen. He knows when you put your hand over his butt and make a kissing sound to spin a a circle. he loves people and has a great personality. He also loves to swim and will go right in. I swim on him all the time in the summer, he loves it.

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh286/gaited_girl_twh/aaapretty.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T58A0NtL4Jg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuNZf3N1hHo
I would love you guys to rate my videos I made of him

Thank you!
Duh! I forgot to mention that he gaits like no other! On trail or in the pen, the best and will really book if you ask!
Saz: I also have a soft spot for Friesians. Midnight, however, is a Tennessee Walker.

far as market value… hes not worth much, a TWH gains value by showing and winning at breed level shows. otherwise, they’re just another auction lot. if you tried to sell him you’re looking at 1500-3000 dollars max depending on your location. he’s a nice looking horse but TWH’s need to perform at what they were bred to do in order to be valuable.

I have been training horses for years. I am a young horse trainer. I own a paso fino and was just wondering is it necessary to go to professional trainer. is it really that hard to achieve the perfect gait. I know horses and paso finos but some make it seem impossible… i dont agree and reall want to try myself to prove a point.

Warren, I’ve known two Paso Fino horses, which isn’t much of a sample size. They aren’t that common here in the USA, at least not in the areas where I’ve lived, which are more geared towareds hunter-jumper-dressage-western horses than gaited horses of any kind.

Neither of those Pasos was a current show horse at the time that I knew them. One had been shown, the other never had. They both performed the "fino" gait, and I was told by their owners that they always had, since birth. I don’t know if either of them was performing the gait to a standard that would win a ribbon in a show, but they both performed the gait without any special equipment, and both of the owners were amateurs who rode purely for pleasure. I don’t think there was any particular expertise involved in getting the horses to perform that gait.

Based on talking to people who were more familiar with the breed, I got the impression that most Paso Finos will perform the gait to at least some degree naturally, but that it takes natural capability coupled with special training and shoeing to make a horse consistently able to perform to show standards.

The Pasos I’ve seen have not impressed me as all-around pleasure horses. They seem to tend to the small side and other than the ability to perform the Paso Fino gait, didn’t strike me as very athletic horses.

I know all the basics and such. I’ve been riding Hunter/Jumper for a long time(can’t give you an exact range), but I’ve been riding since I was two. I’ve jumped lesson horses over lower jumps, as I’ve just started jumping but I have the potential to jump higher. I know this is going to take training. I take lessons for Equestrain team at one barn, but would never board my horse there. I board him a cheaper, nicer barn. I want to practice jumping with my own gelding, so I can get more practice in and it’s so much fun! I’ve been doing cavalettis(ground poles) for almost 2 months now. I’ve also jumped him over small cross rails(The highest I’ve gone with him is 1′). He loves to jump, but it’s not much of a challenge for him since he can just walk right over it if he wanted to. I wanted to know how you know when a horse is ready to jump higher and how to do it. I also have to make my own jumps, since all my barn has is 1′ and ground poles. I’d ask my trainer at the barn I board at, as she is very experienced and has even written books, but she has never trained a horse to jump(at least not that I know of). She doesn’t believe in jumping and thinks it’s wrong, for some reason. I have a 8 year old quarter horse. I don’t plan on jumping him really high, just small, fun stuff. Thanks!

You are doing it all correctly. By taking it slowly you are setting the horse and yourself up for success.

It sounds boring, but the best way to know when you are both ready to move up, is when he is taking each height and exercise like it is nothing to him. So the ground poles, like your are, he is not fussed by them, not tripping over them, judging his distances. Then you make grids and the same applies. He needs to go about his business in a calm and relaxed manner and not be rushing.

Lots of grids and different distances at the low height, small crosses, single rails with ground poles. I usually recommend someone to increase the height so gradually, that the horse does not even notice it. Work on bounces, stopping after jumps, control, collection, responsiveness and his attitude. When he is going super well with everything at the lower levels then creep it up a bit higher.

It all seems boring and slow, but you are laying a good foundation for your horse. Your patience and dedication will pay off. It is great that you are getting some instruction as they will be able to help make small adjustments to your position so bad habits don’t develop.

I know you don’t plan on trying out for the next Olympic team but technique is important when jumping, as an unbalanced horse could get it very wrong. By taking your time and allowing him to practice, it will be much safer for you both.

Some horses are natural jumpers and he might just be one of those, some horses can take years to progress in a safe manner.

Congratulations for giving him the correct ground work and not rushing him. Good luck.

What is the average salary of a horse trainer?

What are the duties of a horse trainer?

You could major in several things including barn management, vet assistant or vet tech, biology, zoology, psychology, or animal training. You can do most of those through an online course, actually or go in to college to do them.

The duties include caring for the horses alongside the other barn employees (grooming, tacking, feedings, turning out, taking to the vet, etc), training the horses, managing employees/work schedules, hiring stablehands or volunteers, etc.

Salary is extremely low at around $12,000-$25,000 a year.

I live in Alberta and am interested in horse training but i’ve never done it. do i need to go to college for this, what’s it like, what’s the slary, and all the extra information i should know for becoming a horse trainer. also, do i need to go to college for it, if so then where’s a good college in alberta with courses on horse training.

arizona state

Consider looking for an apprenticeship rather than a college.

Ok well i might be buying a 5yo mare that is not yet broke. I have never had any experiance training a horse but i was wondering if i should try buying a Pat Parelli DVD and try breaking her myself. Or if i should find a trainer and let them do it since i have no experiance. I really don’t know. What do you think i should do?

I think if you have enough experience with horses in general you should try it. It would help to have someone with you for the extra hands, but I wouldn’t think you would necessarily need to hire a trainer. There is a lot of information about techniques online, and you can talk to people in training forums too. I actually think you may enjoy it, and it could be a great way to bond with your horse. I agree with the other posts about reading the books from Cherry Hill, her site is great - http://www.horsekeeping.com

The best DVD’s in my opinion, are from http://www.fasthorsetrainingsecrets.com - It’s a whole software system actually. It’s also a lot cheaper than buying a course from Parelli, and you get a lot more videos. The most important thing to remember if you are going to do it yourself, is that you make sure you have a solid foundation on your ground training before you even attempt any mounted training. Take it nice and steady, and I think you’ll do great.

How old are horses when they get sway backs?

Do they have to be OLD old or can they develop one at like the age of 8?

Also what are they caused by?
Btw can you canter a horse that has a slight sway back? Like a sway back in the making?

Even a two year old can develop a swayback under the right conditions. Some breeds are more prone to it, and some horses are born with congenitally weak intervertebral ligament sheathing in the spine. Some horses are born with spinal deformities similar to human scoliosis, kyphosis, and lordosis which involve more complicated defects in the bone and supportive structures.

If you combine any inherent weakness of the ligaments that support the spine with asking the spine to bear weight before the growth plates of the vertebrae are fused, there is a chance that the back will sink and become swayed. Ideally, horses shouldn’t be started under saddle until the age of 4, and yet many are started before they reach the age of two years old.

In a mature horse with no sinking already present, some causes include weakening of supportive ligaments during pregnancy and foaling, or a horse with marginally strong ligaments and muscling being ridden hollow-backed and strung out for years, especially with an unbalanced and heavy rider.

Sometimes the horse’s back may appear swayed when it actually isn’t, as when the dorsal processes of the vertebrae of the withers elongate, so they look like there is a "camel hump" at the withers, making the back seem lower than it actually is. Also, loss of muscling along the topline can make the back appear sunken, especially if the horse also has a large belly. This can happen with nutritional deficiencies and certain metabolic disorders like Cushing’s disease.
Often good nutrition, treatment of metabolic disease, and correct conditioning exercises can improve the appearance of the topline in these horses.
If you have an 8 year old with this appearance developing, I would look into the possibility that there is something nutritional or metabolic going on, and also look at whether he is being worked round, or if he is strung out and hollow backed when he is being ridden. I’d also determine whether it might just be that the withers are getting higher due to elongating bone processes. At only 8, I wouldn’t guess it would be that, but it is possible.

i just adopted a horse who is a 9yr old standardbred gelding, 17.2hh. he knows all of his ground manners and is wonderful in hand. he hasn’t been ridden in a year. i have just spent the last couple of days getting to know him and each other. hes very trusting in me already and ive only been around for about a week or two.

i myself have been riding consistently of about 14 years. i have helped a couple of friends with training their horses but now they have moved so now i’m my own with re-training him. i haven’t trained a horse of my own at all but i have helped a number of people since i was 14.

i’m on here to see what i tips i can get to get started with him. i just dont know where to start. i’ve read books on starting horses but hes older and green. so anything will help. if i get criticized then it happens. i know that doing this wasnt the best idea for someone that hasn’t trained a horse from the start. but im will ing to take my time and do anything that make him into a riding horse again.

thank you everyone who leaves a comment.

Generally horses don’t forget much. I don’t know how much training he had in the past but I’m assuming that he was ridden successfully for more than just 3 or 4 rides even if it was a few years ago.
If he were in my barn I’d do just as you’ve done, spend a few days just getting to know him. Then I’d saddle and bridle him and see if there were any problems there that needed to be worked on. Next I’d see if he’d give to the reins in each direction. Can you get him to move just his hindquarters over one step? If all this goes well I’d take him to a safe enclosed place and mount up. Walk, trot, turn, stop, back up. See what he knows and work on the holes you find. Just go slow, make sure you both know what you’re doing and have fun. Listen to your horse and he’ll help you learn what you need to know. I’d recommend books by Leslie Desmond and Mark Rashid, my two favorite writers.