Start Right!! - Safely mounting a totally green horse for the first time. Defusing the four anti-predator triggers associated with mounting a horse.

Decades back the Lord guided me to notice that common issues with mounting a horse the very first time (or two or three) revolved primarily around the horse misidentifying what the human (an omnivorous apex predator) was doing. Basically noticing that the horse was believing that the human mounting was a predatory threat to its life which very naturally would then trigger in the horse an instinctual anti-predator response to get that predator off their back. This is only the second time we have filmed the process I have been using for decades. This video is raw, uncut, unedited - you see the entire process start to finish with me both working with the horse and also narrating. The horse I am working with is Cinnamon the 3yr old Gypsy-Shire filly. She has never had anyone on her back before today Friday 12 May 2023 when this video was recorded. This process is described in writing here. https://griffes.tripod.com/startright.htmlhttps://griffes.tripod.com/startright.html

Our first video of this process showed Joel (my youngest son) doing the process on a horse to assess what it knew and to fill in gaps left by a previous trainer many years before. That video is just over a half hour long while this one is nearly an hour long. https://rumble.com/v1ds7nx-start-right-defusing-the-anti-predator-responses-associated-with-mounting-a.html Since every horse is different and it is important to correctly read the body language of the horse it may be wise to watch both videos and also read the description of the process to get a better understanding.

Training horses always involves some risk of injury (or even death) to the horse, the trainer, any spectators, equipment used, etc. - this risk is totally your own as you will be making your own judgements on what to do. As with any suggestions on any subject you must weigh them out for yourself and proceed accordingly - at your own risk.

Remember to read, study, and ponder upon God's word each day and also pray each day to find out what God needs you to do today and then do it. And have a blessed day!!

Jack Griffes
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