"Just having those skills to be able to repair that or replace it yourself is a vital scare right then learning I mean and just horseback riding in itself."
"The horse actually becomes an extension of your legs."
"My job and my core purpose here at Down Under Horsemanship is to inspire the dreams of horseman."
"You saw her first reaction when you started that flag was, 'I'm going to take my nose and go that way.' Well, my hand was on my right knee, so instead of me coming at her with pressure, she ran into her own pressure."
"Equitation is literally the rider being in complete control of themselves and the horse and the course."
"When you can gain your horse's respect and learn how to control your horse, not only can you do it safely with your horse, but you can also get your horse to enjoy the time that he spends with you."
"Gain your horse's respect, get the fear out of them, and any problem you think you have is gonna be disappearing."
"Prince Harry is an extremely good Horseman."
"I need my horse thinking about me. If my horse is worried about what's over there, he's not thinking about me."
"Anticipation is actually one of your best friends; when this horse learns to anticipate your actions, they're actually thinking about you."
"If you have a horse that drags behind you, one exercise you can start doing is just out of standstill, grab your rope and ask them to take a step forward."
"If your horse starts fighting you and they want to throw their head up, what are you gonna do? You're gonna hold it, yes, and you hold it until what? Until they give."
"If you're willing to learn, you'll solve every problem you have with your horse."
"Natural horsemanship is a system where anyone can learn it and anyone can do it."
"There is nothing you can't do when the horse becomes a part of you."
"Horses hate to be surprised, and so when I'm teaching them a yield I always bring the pressure on very slowly to give them a chance to move off of it."
"Horsemanship is more of a journey than a destination. It's challenging, it can be difficult, it can be emotional, it can be dangerous and I think that it's important for everybody to have a mentor through that process."
"If it's worth doing it's worth doing right if the gear is worth having it's worth having good gear if your horse is worth riding she's worth taking the time to develop a communication between the two of you."
"Backing up just plain and simple gets your horse's respect, it gets him to move out of your personal space, it gets him to use the thinking side of his brain."
"If you follow my method, it doesn't matter what problem you're having with your horse, you can fix it."
"Well, listen, mate, I hope you enjoyed the show. Tune in next week to Down Under Horsemanship, and I'm going to be showing you more of the method. See you then, mate."
"Horsemanship is more of a journey than a destination."
"He's a pretty good colt, takes it all pretty well at the same time. Like I said, I don't want him numb to it. I want to be able to move him off and move his shoulder there."
"Right, so then you do this, I'm just doing a think, three steps: Go, diagonal line, then move your seat, and then ride shoulder in on the diagonal line, and that will make you completely parallel to the wall in a leg yield."
"The sooner you can get to your horse's feet, the sooner you're going to get him to start using the thinking side of his brain instead of the reactive side of his brain to deal with things on a regular basis."
"Find out more about Ken McNab horsemanship at Ken McNab com."
"If your horse is trying to give you an answer, don't release because no, it's not the correct answer, just kind of stay steady with that pressure."
"Am I really teaching my horse to soften and relax if I'm just asking them to relax standing still all the time?"
"The epitome of Western horsemanship when the Rider and the horse become one that's what it's about"
"Horsemanship is a perpetual and progressive series of habits and skills that both horses and humans need to become partners."
"If you're just introducing them to groundwork, you want to keep your sessions as short as possible just because their attention span is really small."
"Work on your relationship so your horse wants to be with you even in the work even in the work we work hard but we work together there's always a relationship that's going to be at least 75 percent that's what's going to save you the other is the technique."
"When you ride on a loose rein, you develop more emotional fitness with the horse."
"The advantage you have when you know that from the first ride, that okay for the next two years I'm going to spend teaching this horse to think as he moves, he moves spectacular."
"Join me as I tackle some of the most challenging situations with problem horses and with problem owners."
"I really want this to be a horsemanship program that everybody can do."
"My goal would be that my farrier could actually grab my horse, drop the reins, and go all the way around them and they don't move."
"Consistently being willing to annoy this horse will create a horse who says hey I respect you because you're strong enough to move my feet therefore you're qualified to be my leader."
"When you gain a horse's respect forwards, backwards, left and right, you're also getting to use the thinking side of your brain rather than the reactive side."
"...if a horse kind of gets rushy but then tries to circle around to self-soothe, I want her to keep going forward because we need to be able to have energy and relaxation at the same time."
"Now we're getting somewhere. Now the mare, when she gets a bit uptight, she immediately goes to bend herself back around and she comes back to a relaxation while she's still moving forward."
"Nothing illustrates a well-trained horse better than a seamlessly executed flying lead change."
"It's something I've branded the lazy horsemanship technique."
"Consistency is the greatest ally; inconsistency is your greatest enemy while working with horses."
"Horses and life, it's all the same to me. Horsemanship will teach you about yourself and it'll teach you about life."
"So there's a great example of how science is now speaking and helping us work better and get better results with our horses."
"Speed isn't a bad thing; it's just managing it and teaching the horse how to balance themselves."
"Backing up is such a wonderful exercise to execute."
"So it's really important that with these hot horses we teach them to accept the leg and often easiest way to do that is to teach them to yield and drift a little sideways when you put your leg on."
"He's taught me so much about equine behavior."
"Liberty work really shows what kind of job you've done in training with your horse because it really shows you know the trust that the horse has in you and the respect that the horse has in you."
"The horses make you, you don't make the horses. We're privileged to have worked with some talented horses."
"If you've got patience and understand release, you can get a horse to do this really light."
"Reminds the horse to back up. Keep the rope caught on the cap. They call it a jerk line and if it works right, it will cue the horse at the perfect time."
"Life lessons to be learned from horsemanship."
"It's really amazing what a horse will offer you when you just give them the space and you do less first."
"We just don't throw a saddle on them and turn them loose."
"This is just so the horse can feel the weight."
"The horse needs enough gate training so when he gets there, he's not going to be frightened."
"To have the presence just to know that, read your horse, understand your horse... that just typifies what makes a great trainer."
"It's all about feel; I want the horse to know exactly what I'm talking about by feel."
"Anytime your horse is frightened of an object, if you can have that object go away from your horse and have your horse follow it or track it, it always builds their confidence."
"Good horsemanship is about setting up a situation, letting the horse figure it out."
"You have to build a bond with these horses, ladies and gentlemen."
"Pay attention to your horse, and over time, you'll see it turning in toward you instead of away from you."
"Medieval riding assumes that you don't need to turn the horse's head in order to shape your horse or steer your horse; you ride your horse more from your legs and seat."
"Many of them keen to put their Bush skills and horsemanship at the disposal of their country."
"Interacting with your horses in a certain way that earns their respect and build their desire to come out and work with you."
"The cornerstone in my program with my high-end performance horses is horsemanship."
"It's fun to have just that goal to work towards to become a better horseman."
"Instead of just applying methods, having a deep understanding of what the horse is reacting to, what it needs, and how to help it is a very different approach."
"The whole of this life is about communication, on a horse and off a horse."
"My specialty is getting to their mind and getting them to understand the job and have clear communication and connection with the rider."
"That's the art of riding, that in the end, we don't have to go to the hand."
"There is so much that goes into training racehorses; you need to have the animal themselves, you need to get the feeding right, you need to get the shoeing right, and of course, you need to train them."
"Horsemanship skills, though, arguably way more important in that you can get a horse settled, get him jumping, see your stride, get inside his mind."
"You clearly know how to ride, your horse is lovely, you've done a fantastic job producing her."
"Warriors are reported to have rode into battle bareback without a saddle or bridle."
"Horsemanship is a thinking man's game."
"Be logical, be reasonable, be safe, have fun, and everything you're doing with your horse, ask yourself why."
"Good horses are made in years, not in a few weeks breaking them."
"The greatest gift you can give any horse is to train it well, to give it good cues, to make it accept people and to live in our world the best it can, and not be dangerous."
"You can speak to a horse just the way you hold the reins and just the way you use your legs."
"Build trust and confidence, and the horse will be your servant and your friend."
"The most minimalistic pressure is the best pressure, whether that is riding in a halter or a neck rope or a snaffle."
"Being able to raise Ariel and Esmeralda has taken my horsemanship to another level."
"Ideally, I want the horse to want to stay with me. I think that's the whole purpose for Liberty training."
"The second would be to develop the three levels of joining in mind, body, and the horse's soul."
"He was strong. Look at his upper body. He's a big fella, but everybody said that he was the most superb horseman."
"Civilizations have lived and died on their ability to ride horses with a Gentle Leader."
"It's the little things, and this is a discipline of finesse in horsemanship."
"You've got a great feel, you're a really lovely natural rider."
"Look where you want to go, keep your rein steady."
"Captain Louis Nolan was considered a superb, maybe the finest horseman in the British army."
"The language of the reins is a whisper, not a shout."
"True horsemanship is about understanding, not just commanding."
"This journey turned out to be more about the relationship that you can build with a horse over time."
"You gotta have a good relationship with your horse before you start riding them."
"There is not one path to experiencing and enjoying horses, and I think that's a really important message."
"Horsemanship's the tool we use to communicate amongst folks who share this passion; it's a universal language."