skycat 6,174 Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 Great little video of real cowboys at work in the USA: I love to see how well trained those horses are: they know the score. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 Not a patch on malt on red redemption lol 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 I gave a mate of mine in Canada a hand bring cattle down from the foothills of the rockys before winter set in a few years back ... Fantastic time ........ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 Not a patch on malt on red redemption lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gonetoearth 5,144 Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 Watched a demo at the cla. Last year cutting horse. The controll is unreal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,174 Posted September 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 Watched a demo at the cla. Last year cutting horse. The controll is unreal. That instinct to work cattle is born in them, just the same as it is in sheep dogs: amazing! Apparently this is the first time this 2 year old colt had ever seen a cow/calf. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=155zyN_ECnY&feature=related As a teenager, I had a pony who really wanted to work cattle: he'd round them up in his field, and try and keep them penned all by himself: he also killed rats in the stable: just smashed them to bits with his front hooves. I am fascinated by seeing the horse as a predator, rather than as a prey animal. There is so much more to them than a lot of people would ever imagine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gonetoearth 5,144 Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 watch monty roberts Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,174 Posted September 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 watch monty roberts My hero: IMO, one of the first who truly learned to understand horses. Though I have to admit, various theorists and equine behaviourists are now casting doubts upon his techniques: stating that his training is fear based rather than a true ability to 'speak' a horse's language. Me? I really don't know: herd or pack animals are able to respond to humans as they would to others of their own kind. There is 'aversion training' in any wild pack or herd animal, whereby the individual learns to live within its society by obeying the 'rules' set down by the adult animals. Negative reinforcement must play a part in the education of any individual, man or animal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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