Some before and after 60 days in with Vienta. Vienta is a coming 3yo starlight filly born and raised outside. I think a lot of people who see me working with babies think I’m working with gentle or maybe just high strung youngsters. The babies we choose to develop have all been born and raised in big country with almost zero human contact. Not to mention we don’t start our horses until 3 to 4 years old which means they’re big and have had at least close to 3 years living outside surviving on their own. Now take that 3yo that’s close to 1,000 lbs and is used to following their own decisions that have kept them alive for 3 years and ask them to trust you with their mind and body. It never ceases to amaze me that these animals will in fact believe in us and offer everything they have if you approach this right. However, it takes a balance of skill, strength, empathy, and timing to get this done. Not to mention a place with all the facilities, chutes, and tools you’ll need. With all of this said, when you send us a baby or buy a bridle horse we’ve built from the ground up, keep in mind our horses have not only thousands of hours in them, but our heart and soul as well. We love these animals and just like everything, like to think we don’t cut any corners and give it our all. #bridlehorse #spadebit #horsemanship #horsetraining #Colorado #coltstarting #roping #ropehorse
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Should we change Hazels name to Hippo? 😂 #bridlehorse #spadebit #horsemanship #Colorado #roping
Working colts and swinging ropes. I’d say that about sums up winter for me. The del and contra viento in this video were thrown with coils while splitting the loop at the same time. Outside the charros I don’t know many that throw them this way today. #bridlehorse #spadebit #Colorado #horsemanship #horsetraining #roping #ropehorse #buckaroo #vaqueros
This girl is growing up. I want to say I filmed this 6 or so months ago to show how I bridle with a spade. This is the only bit this 6yo has ever had in her mouth. At this point she’d been taking it for maybe a year or so. I also wanted to mention she isn’t reaching for the bit yet. This comes over time. I don’t make a big deal about how they bridle, I keep things simple, clean, and comfortable for them each time. I make sure the headstall is square, my under bridle is centered, mane isn’t tangled, and maybe most importantly I am not bumping teeth when I put that bit in there mouth. If you do this, they’ll bridle nicely over time. As always, if you have any questions about why I’m doing anything in specific in this video please drop a question below, we love hearing from you all! #bridlehorse #Colorado #spadebit #ropehorse #roping #horsemanship #horsetraining
We’ve got a pile of babies we’re getting going right now. From halter breaking and handling, to starting here in spring. All of these babies are AQHA, unhandled, and raised outside. This girl is a coming 3yo bay roan filly that’s shaping up nicely with only a few days of handling so far. We will be doing a full post for all these babies soon as several of them will be for sale this next year once we’ve got them going and working nicely. #bridlehorse #Colorado #horsemanship #spadebit #roping
Volume up! There’s quite a bit of talking before this video plays but hang in there with me. Hopefully this video gets some questions answered about curb straps. As always, we love hearing any questions or comments from you guys! #bridlehorse #spadebit #colorado #horsemanship
This 2yo filly will be with us for a few years to get going. She’s a little on the touchier side but has a great mind and is well bred. We’ll be getting her rode in her 3yo year. She’s coming along nicely, check back in to see how she develops. #bridlehorse #Colorado #aqha
A little before and after on this 10yo rescue pony. In short, he’d been pretty neglected for at least the past 5 years. I typically wouldn’t teach them to pick up there feet the same day we trim but this guy needed some help as quickly as we could give it to him. It will take quite a few cycles to get these feet to where they need to be but this was a great setup trim for him that alleviated a lot of discomfort. P.S. turn your volume up for some commentary. #horsemanship #bridlehorse #farrier #pony
Creating new and lasting positive habits with this gelding. As always, please leave any questions or comments below! #horsemanship #horsetraining #Colorado #bridlehorse
I thought this might be a great video to share. This was Jaquimas first time having the rope swung around her and tying. Feel free to leave any questions or comments as usual! #roping #bridlehorse #horsemanship #Colorado #spadebit #buckaroo #yearling #babyhorse
This was about the best I could do for making a how to video that would fit into a 90 second time frame for Instagram. I hope this video helps someone out there working on these shots. As always, please feel free to leave any questions or comments below! #bridlehorse #roping #spadebit #Colorado
