Q & A Sessions Archives - Mark Langley Horsemanship

How Training can Influence how Horses Feel About us

42:23

How we can influence horses that are nervous of us; how we can use a flag with an aggressive horse; why a horse might be pawing with groundwork and advice for a horse that can get quite up with other horses whilst being led. Also how to use nose-bags.

Structuring Training: how you can do this

31:56

Plus some general Training Theory Advice: should you wait for a chew?; should you allow time off?; and my pre-flight check

Gaining a Horse's Thoughts

53:41

Specific advice for regaining + retaining a horse's thoughts: for a horse easily distracted in a stable; to better connect in the back up; and for an anxious older horse that doesn't let go of things for long

Pushiness + Assessing an Unknown Horse

27:17

Q & A on Pushiness: Advice for improving pushy behaviour at feeding time and for a pushy horse out on trail; and what I pay attention to when I don't know the history of a horse

Going back to the beginning to Reduce Anxiety for Mounting/ Ridden work

32:06

How to go back to the Beginning - Exercises to do + what to watch for

Q & A: Biting, Nipping

40:39

Explaining why an anxious horse + a horse in a stable bite/nip and how to help. Training exercises for a horse that refuses to walk forwards under saddle + for the progression of a horse that was impulsive/ explosive. Plus, if some horses aren't cut out for trails?

Q & A 23 Aug 2024 part 1: Helping Anxious Horses Riding Out

28:02

Training advice for any horse that gets increasingly anxious away from home or refuses to go forwards with suggestions on how to build confidence and what areas to look into in the groundwork that can help provide leadership direction in anxious states

Q & A 23 Aug 2024 part 2: Leading

27:37

Help with specific leading issues including: how much pressure to use to get a response to feel; how to help a pony that won't lead far from home; tips to get a horse to listen to the feel so that it stops when the feel stops

Q & A 23 Aug 2024 part 3: How to avoid micromanaging + how to work on self-regulation

29:33

Questions Mark answers including how to avoid micromanaging a highly anxious horse; help for a horse that runs out of the trailer; how to work on self-regulation; when mouthiness is okay and when it's not; how to re introduce the bit; and do horses have a default coping mechanism?

Are treats good? How to help a horse trust another person

25:24

Q & A that covers advice for helping a horse to trust another person + discussing treats and treat anxiety.

Paranoid Horses: explaining the horses that get upset when the energy increases

28:41

Q & A that covers questions on a 2 yr old that gets nasty when asked for higher energy; a horse that gets big and the owner is struggling with guiding. Plus helping with an ultra-spook on trail (a pig) and advice for dislike of the breaching bar

Helping the shut down horses + a horse that stikes

32:11

How to teach a previously shut down horse that now can be reluctant or difficult sometimes; and advice for a rescue horse who rears and strikes randomly

Helping a horse that won't go backwards + one that runs back to the barn + Rugging Tips

24:30

Advice for a horse that won't take a single step backwards; training advice for a horse that runs back to the barn with its owner; and rugging tips

When horses do something unexpectedly

21:46

Explanations + training tips for a previously shut down horse that now stops randomly and freezes; a competition horse that hops in the trot; and a horse that can't keep a straight line

Helping horses that don't like something

23:44

Advice to help with the retraining of an OTT STB who doesn't like spray or hoses; and for a pony that spins and bolts when something comes towards her. Understanding the needs of these reactions which can be defensive aggressive (fight) or flight. Plus when to retire a horse.

Q & A 28 May 2024 (part 1)

38:11

Following a Feel: understanding this Term + real examples of it's context in helping a horse heavy on the lead, how best to test that they can follow a feel; and why a horse is reluctant to load despite feel.

Q & A 28 May 2024 (part 2)

27:18

Helping the horses that Spook: tips for getting a horse to relax on trail + how to cope with something scary. Also, can you change a horse's personality to suit you or should you look for another horse? And interacting with a mouthy horse.

Q & A 14 May part 1

37:11

How to connect with an angry but trapped horse and a defensive horse who has been chased; how to continue training with a horse that Mark has "opened up"; how to handle a disconnected horse

Q & A 14 May 2024 part 2

32:38

Girthiness; turning in a side-pull; canter leads; spookiness; and new foals

Q & A 28 April 2024 part 1

37:22

Floating + Managing Horse Over-reactions: How to help a horse that goes from anxious gaze to anxious explosive and a horse that is over-sensitive to it's back; help with getting breaching bars on or not causing leaning on them; an aggressive floater. Also whether to use a bitless bridle or not?

Q & A 28 April 2024 part 2: Leading

38:03

Specific tips on leading a highly nervous horse and a blind horse; reducing the initial brace to a lead pressure or poll pressure; and getting a horse to think into a bend

Introduction to my Training: understanding some of my concepts

55:00

This is a conversation with Mark, as he explains some of his training concepts and how they piece together to form his unique approach to horse training: training their mind as well as their body. He covers Being a Tree, Where to Begin, being Effective, Aggressive Feeding time, Facing up when you don't want them to. It's a great short introduction into some of Mark's philosophy and the complexities of what he is looking for as he teaches.

Reducing Separation Anxiety

30:48

This episode covers Separation Anxiety, or I like to call it, Connection Disability. Offering some practical solutions with exercises to try to reducing the problems caused by it. Also, should a mare in season be in training? And advice for the times when you just have to get a horse loaded in an emergency.

Changing Mindsets: from Disassociating to being Present

39:18

This week Mark talks about the physical and mental process he sees happen to horses when they have a shift in their mindset and are suddenly open to learning rather than disassociating or shutting out. He also examines some of the processes that we can do to help a worried horse be braver; and offers advice for anyone disheartened by their training results.

Canter Departures going wrong out on trail; Getting a horse used to something scary behind it

25:44

Canter Departures going wrong out on trail; Getting a horse used to something scary behind it; a dislike for the farrier; and eye contact. This weeks Q & A

Q & A: Helping with Confidence at Obstacles

27:09

Tips on how to get the correct Canter Lead; how to help a horse gain confidence at Obstacles; and do horses get bored with the same routine?

Q & A: Horse Managagement Tips + Curiosity & Caution

33:27

How to introduce a new horse to a herd; how to stop your horse snatching grass; and how to motivate our disinterested, stoic horses

Q & A 15 Feb part 1

35:50

Can my methods help improve Self-Carriage? Tips to help horses heavy on the forehand work from their hind end

Q & A 15 Feb part 2

35:06

Can my methods produce a high level Reining horse? Loading tips, and What ears back might mean

Q & A: Horses misbehaviour - how to stop it

34:51

Nipping, biting, rubbing and how to know it isn't pain related?

Introducing young horses to new things

28:05

How to introduce a hose, gaining speed without driving, the best videos to watch when starting a younger

Q & A 16 Jan 2024 (part 1)

35:55

Helping gazy / highly anxious horses + balancing secondary focus on both eyes

Q & A 16 Jan 2024 (part 2)

35:14

New horse unpredictable bucking: where do you start?; and wild horse training tips from catching to saddling

Help for a New Horse that Rears

29:18

Sold as a "kid's horse" who has now reared, this session covers what to make sure you see new horses do before you buy; steps to take to build your relationship and avoid conflicts; and how to manage a horse that has reared.

Will Separation Anxiety get better over time?

19:25

And other questions: how to get a horse used to a fly spray bottle; why Mark doesn't use the outside rein when moving the shoulders; how to retrain a horse to come off a trailer backwards; how to prepare a horse for loosing a paddock mate

Q & A on Feet!

21:01

How to pick them up when they walk off; how to get a horse to pick them up in the back up - and how this is relevant to reducing brace in the face, poll and jaw!

Body Language

38:03

What body language do you look for to know when to stop a lesson?

Help under saddle

30:48

Help with Anxiety in new environments under saddle; running for home; and falling in

Q & A 31 Oct 2023: Part 2

53:32

Stopping a yearling rearing; Exercises to increase flexibility; How to Re-Connect in the paddock; and tips for using the belly rope

Q & A 17 Oct 2023: part 1

35:25

Building Trust: Handling a wild horse and an older ex-Station horse

Q & A 17 Oct 2023: Part 2

40:58

How to help horses that are not Responding. When it is okay to big and how to do this without detriment.

Q & A 5 Oct 2023 part 1

53:01

Stress: how to help. Addressing feet, playful colts, catching, floating, and under saddle

Q & A 5 Oct part 2

40:54

How long can a horse concentrate for? Getting a slow horse to move; getting a horse on the other side

Q & A 19 Sept 2023: part 1

25:46

Practical tips: what nipping might tell us; mouthing, balancing for the farrier; and making progress with a wild horse

Q & A 19 Sept 2023: part 2

25:32

Unsettled horses: how to cope in the most stressful situations (under saddle)

Q & A 7 Sept: part 1

41:53

Questions on Anxiety/ Stress related problems

Q & A 7 Sept 23: Part 2

30:30

The Difference Between Lightness & Softness

Q & A 17 Aug 2023: part 1

55:50

Building Trust in Anxious Horses

Q & A 17 Aug 2023: part 2

30:33

Working with Speed: how to get the speed you ask for

Q & A 12 July 2023

40:12

Helping the Release Hunters transform + busting the Myth OTTB's have more Separation Anxiety

Q & A 27 July 2023: part 1

33:32

The Difference between Following a Thought + Destinating; help with a horse running out on the lunge and leading; + help for the girthy horses

Q & A 27 July 2023: part 2

24:29

Preventing the Over-Reactions (bolting; rearing) plus getting a lead horse on trail

Q & A 27 July 2023: part 3

18:10

Help with Gaining Trust on a Wild Stallion

Q & A 28 June 2023 part 1

24:48

Where to start with Mark's training? Help for backing (Challenge 3); Approach + Retreat; and long journeys

Q & A 28 June 2023 part 2

25:31

How to settle a spooky horse close to home; advice for an explosive horse under-saddle; and one that doesn't keep going

Q & A 15 June 2023: part 1

17:49

Help for the slow horses (or the ones that won't budge)

Q & A 15 June 2023: part 2

14:46

Helping Nervousness - both in humans and horses

Q & A 15 June 2023: part 3

32:43

Getting desensitization right; why a horse leaks at the canter; firm or lenient?

Q & A 24 May 2023 part 1

26:26

How to build leadership; how to get an Arab to circle around you with energy; and how to know when to reward/ stop/ release?

Q & A 24 May 2023 part 2

19:02

Advice for young horses being mounted + canter aids

Q & A Biting

10:04

Advice for a horse that is fine under saddle but hates being rugged, brushed, saddled or fed and has taken to biting

Q & A 3 May 2023: Part 1

26:45

Can you remove a brace that makes a horse want to rear?; how to prepare for a Mark Langley Clinic + how to find holes in your training

Q & A 3 May 2023: Part 2

20:40

Thoughts on "give your horse a job"; Does a bit help with steering or stopping?; advice for a horse biting the lead rope

Q & A 12 April 2023 part 2

23:40

Helping with forward: for a green horse and one at a trot; helping with a pacer trot; helping the horse left behind when you go out

Q & A 12 April 2023 part 1

22:48

Why I sometimes circle a horse or back it; what licking/chewing/ yawning means; how to introduce new horses to each other; unfreezing horses

Q & A 29 March 2023 part 1

31:09

How to retrain a horse away from negative learned responses

Q & A 29 March 2023 part 2

20:22

How strict should you be about holding focus?

Q & A 14 March 2023

37:38

Is Tom Dorrance an inspiration to me?; Plus help with pack saddle nerves; mouthing; monsters and more

28 Feb Q & A 2023 part 1

33:43

LEADING: specific advice for getting over the hurdles in particular areas

Q & A 28 Feb 2023 part 2

23:43

Defensive Aggression Advice

Q & A 14 Feb 2023 part 1

31:13

Helping a horse to cross water on the way out; getting a pony to trot in hand; tips to help a horse go forward under saddle + advice for a girthy bucking episode

Q & A 14 Feb 2023 part 2

38:18

Helping horses with Connection Disability - out riding; riding alone; field walking; and destination horses

Q & A 1 Feb 2023 part 1

26:58

Advice to help your horse walk out straight ahead of you + trot beside you in hand; advice for a horse whose focus is hard to get; how much does feed play a part in a horse's behaviour?

Q & A 1 Feb 2023 part 2

39:10

Advice on: how to best bring a horse back into work after time off; When is too much?; Do people and horses mis-match?; Training Stallions successfully

Q & A 18 Jan 2023 part 1

29:55

Helping nervous horses on the ground: advice for managing a highly nervous wild horse; how to manage an explosion; how to connect with a mare that does not know your boundary; exercises to help a horse scared of sudden movements;

Q & A 18 Jan 2023 part 2

27:49

Helping horses under saddle: how to re-educate a horse that avoids bit pressure, getting a soft canter after an injury, how to get a good trot-halt

Q & A 18 Jan 2023 part 3

18:33

How to get back in the saddle after a fall, managing a pony that kicks, how to desentitise to a ball + raquet

Q & A 14 Dec 2022: part 1

20:11

Philosophy probe: Mark's thoughts on "moving their feet"; Why use feel with a rope as oppose to guide with energy/ intention; + best videos if new

Q & A 14 Dec 2022: part 2

13:37

Thoughts on "Passenger Riding" + how to set boundaries whilst reintroducing leg aids

Q & A 14 Dec 2022: part 3

25:24

Helping a cranky pony horse; transitioning to bits; signs of stress in a float?; + yawning

How to help a horse manage their feet and stop tripping

17:38

How to help a horse manage their feet and stop tripping

Q & A 30 Nov 2022: Carrot sticks & long grass

17:53

Are carrrot sticks ever useful? And tips to stop a horse from grabbing mouthfuls of long grass on a ride

How to stop a horse biting again?

11:49

How to avoid a horse biting again & also re-build our confidence?

Q & A 16 Nov 2022 part 1

28:05

How to establish yourself with a new horse; tips for working through some of the Challenge; and how to tell if a reluctant back up is pain related

Q & A 16 Nov part 2

21:01

Is it okay to let your previously shut-down/ gazy horse now stop and small manure? How to help a kicking trail horse; why I use the indirect rein

Liberty

18:46

How to avoid creating a circus horse through liberty. Good liberty is good.

Q & A 2 Nov 2022

31:45

Q & A 2 Nov 2022: ear pinning; leading; and nervy horses

Picking up feet that strike

09:56

How to help pick up feet in a horse after an injury/ surgery

Q & A 19 Oct 2022 (1)

26:23

How to get a soft canter online; tips to prepare your horse for starting

Q & A 19 Oct 2022 (2)

20:40

Are all driving pressures bad?; when is your horse ready for long-reining?

Q & A 19 Oct 2022 (3)

27:35

Pefecting the approach & retreat, helping shut down horses, getting your horse to stop with feel

Q & A 5 Oct 2022

33:46

Having the right mindset & intention: tips to get this right

Q & A 5 Oct 2022

19:52

Float Loading advice

Q & A 5 Oct 2022

13:44

How to get a good back up

Q & A Sept 22 2022

29:55

De-esculation strategies + how to help with past trauma

What 1 thing should you work on?

21:26

If you only had a bit of time, what is the most important thing to get right? Plus advice for horses that bite.

Q & A 7 Sept 2022 1

28:45

How leading can help SO many situations - floating, rearing, tying up and leading. Plus how to rebalance a horse in the trot using the reins.

Q & A 7 Sept 2022

22:43

My horse has turned into a "no" horse

Q & A 24 Aug 2022 part 1

17:40

Helping a paddock mate not go nuts when separated + tips for preparing a horse to ride on roads

Q & A 24 Aug 2022 part 2

26:57

Planting feet: how to help horses go forwards + advice for accepting the bit for trails

Q & A 9 Aug 2022 - part 1

31:18

How to get a canter in a roundyard without a chase? Exercises to try for a horse that trots fast for home; how to get a horse better at turning;

Q & A 9 Aug 2022 - part 2

34:05

Keeping horses calm; solo horses; and advice when purchasing

Q & A 26 July 2022 part 1

26:46

Are there different anxiety types or is all anxiety the same? Is mouthiness in a gelding aggressive? Helping a mare who blocks with her head

Q & A 26 July 2022 part 2

22:43

Which breeds are easier to connect with? Do horses have up and down cycles in training? Using a click/ cluck

Feature interview

59:20

How my training is different

Q & A 5 July 2022

21:32

Can you combine different horsemanship techniques? How to build balance + softness in ex-pacer; how to teach a horse to side pass without brace

Q & A 22 June 2022 (part 1)

28:11

How to address rearing; advice for anxiety when leading; and how to do good ponying

Q & A 22 June 2022 (part 2)

29:43

Where to start to get a connection; how to manage aggression after a clinic; advice for loading a horse that won't self load

2022

22 videos in series.

2021

26 videos in series.

2020

22 videos in series.

2019

17 videos in series.

2018

10 videos in series.

Q & A: how to help slow, unmotivated horses

15:38

How to get your horse to have more energy without constantly asking for it

Q & A Sessions

Episodes

How Training can Influence how Horses Feel About us

Structuring Training: how you can do this

Gaining a Horse's Thoughts

Pushiness + Assessing an Unknown Horse

Going back to the beginning to Reduce Anxiety for Mounting/ Ridden work

Q & A: Biting, Nipping

Q & A 23 Aug 2024 part 1: Helping Anxious Horses Riding Out

Q & A 23 Aug 2024 part 2: Leading

Q & A 23 Aug 2024 part 3: How to avoid micromanaging + how to work on self-regulation

Are treats good? How to help a horse trust another person

Paranoid Horses: explaining the horses that get upset when the energy increases

Helping the shut down horses + a horse that stikes

Helping a horse that won't go backwards + one that runs back to the barn + Rugging Tips

When horses do something unexpectedly

Helping horses that don't like something

Q & A 28 May 2024 (part 1)

Q & A 28 May 2024 (part 2)

Q & A 14 May part 1

Q & A 14 May 2024 part 2

Q & A 28 April 2024 part 1

Q & A 28 April 2024 part 2: Leading

Introduction to my Training: understanding some of my concepts

Reducing Separation Anxiety

Changing Mindsets: from Disassociating to being Present

Canter Departures going wrong out on trail; Getting a horse used to something scary behind it

Q & A: Helping with Confidence at Obstacles

Q & A: Horse Managagement Tips + Curiosity & Caution

Q & A 15 Feb part 1

Q & A 15 Feb part 2

Q & A: Horses misbehaviour - how to stop it

Introducing young horses to new things

Q & A 16 Jan 2024 (part 1)

Q & A 16 Jan 2024 (part 2)

Help for a New Horse that Rears

Will Separation Anxiety get better over time?

Q & A on Feet!

Body Language

Help under saddle

Q & A 31 Oct 2023: Part 2

Q & A 17 Oct 2023: part 1

Q & A 17 Oct 2023: Part 2

Q & A 5 Oct 2023 part 1

Q & A 5 Oct part 2

Q & A 19 Sept 2023: part 1

Q & A 19 Sept 2023: part 2

Q & A 7 Sept: part 1

Q & A 7 Sept 23: Part 2

Q & A 17 Aug 2023: part 1

Q & A 17 Aug 2023: part 2

Q & A 12 July 2023

Q & A 27 July 2023: part 1

Q & A 27 July 2023: part 2

Q & A 27 July 2023: part 3

Q & A 28 June 2023 part 1

Q & A 28 June 2023 part 2

Q & A 15 June 2023: part 1

Q & A 15 June 2023: part 2

Q & A 15 June 2023: part 3

Q & A 24 May 2023 part 1

Q & A 24 May 2023 part 2

Q & A Biting

Q & A 3 May 2023: Part 1

Q & A 3 May 2023: Part 2

Q & A 12 April 2023 part 2

Q & A 12 April 2023 part 1

Q & A 29 March 2023 part 1

Q & A 29 March 2023 part 2

Q & A 14 March 2023

28 Feb Q & A 2023 part 1

Q & A 28 Feb 2023 part 2

Q & A 14 Feb 2023 part 1

Q & A 14 Feb 2023 part 2

Q & A 1 Feb 2023 part 1

Q & A 1 Feb 2023 part 2

Q & A 18 Jan 2023 part 1

Q & A 18 Jan 2023 part 2

Q & A 18 Jan 2023 part 3

Q & A 14 Dec 2022: part 1