Meet Robin Cooijmans on Starting Young Horses!
Susja
[{'start': '0.291', 'end': '2.833', 'text': 'Hi everyone! Welcome to another episode.'}, {'start': '2.833', 'end': '6.708', 'text': "Today I'm visiting Robin Cooijmans, a well-known name on social media."}, {'start': '7.541', 'end': '11.833', 'text': 'With tens of thousands of followers on Instagram and TikTok, he inspires many every day.'}, {'start': '12.291', 'end': '13.291', 'text': 'Haven’t heard of him yet?'}, {'start': '13.291', 'end': '16.250', 'text': 'Then this is your chance to get to know him better.'}, {'start': '16.250', 'end': '18.833', 'text': 'Today we’re diving deeper into his story.'}, {'start': '18.833', 'end': '21.166', 'text': 'Who is Robin? What exactly does he do?'}, {'start': '21.166', 'end': '24.416', 'text': 'How did he get here, and what are his plans for the future?'}, {'start': '24.833', 'end': '27.833', 'text': 'After the interview, we’ll also get hands-on in the arena,'}, {'start': '27.958', 'end': '31.208', 'text': 'where Robin will demonstrate how he starts a young horse under saddle.'}, {'start': '31.541', 'end': '34.250', 'text': 'In short, an episode you don’t want to miss!'}, {'start': '34.250', 'end': '37.583', 'text': 'So great that you took the time to be here today.'}, {'start': '37.875', 'end': '41.333', 'text': 'I think the viewers at home are really curious about your story.'}, {'start': '41.875', 'end': '44.500', 'text': 'Me too. So can you tell me'}, {'start': '44.500', 'end': '47.125', 'text': 'who you are and what exactly you do?'}, {'start': '47.125', 'end': '48.125', 'text': 'I’m Robin Cooijmans.'}, {'start': '48.125', 'end': '49.583', 'text': 'I’m twenty years old and currently'}, {'start': '49.583', 'end': '51.083', 'text': 'a trainer of various young horses.'}, {'start': '51.083', 'end': '52.541', 'text': 'And what do you do with those young horses?'}, {'start': '52.541', 'end': '55.208', 'text': 'Do you break them in or do something else?'}, {'start': '55.208', 'end': '56.291', 'text': 'I have different horses.'}, {'start': '56.291', 'end': '58.500', 'text': 'I have a few young ones, three-year-olds, four-'}, {'start': '58.500', 'end': '61.500', 'text': 'year-olds that I start under saddle. I train them from knowing nothing'}, {'start': '61.666', 'end': '64.666', 'text': 'to having a solid foundation and possibly competing.'}, {'start': '65.125', 'end': '67.500', 'text': 'And I also have a group of horses with issues.'}, {'start': '67.500', 'end': '70.583', 'text': 'Horses that refuse to move, horses that resist,'}, {'start': '70.916', 'end': '73.916', 'text': 'horses that run off instead — the complete opposite.'}, {'start': '74.208', 'end': '77.083', 'text': 'Horses that you can’t mount, can’t dismount — all sorts of things.'}, {'start': '77.083', 'end': '79.583', 'text': 'That sounds pretty challenging... Yes, definitely.'}, {'start': '79.583', 'end': '81.333', 'text': "And you're still quite young."}, {'start': '81.333', 'end': '84.750', 'text': 'Where did you get all your knowledge to deal with these issues'}, {'start': '84.750', 'end': '86.416', 'text': 'and start horses under saddle?'}, {'start': '86.416', 'end': '88.916', 'text': 'At sixteen, I actually started breaking in horses'}, {'start': '88.916', 'end': '89.333', 'text': 'for the first time.'}, {'start': '89.333', 'end': '89.875', 'text': 'Someone asked me to'}, {'start': '89.875', 'end': '93.708', 'text': 'start a horse under saddle, and from there I gradually built'}, {'start': '93.708', 'end': '97.500', 'text': 'a foundation for starting horses and developed my own method.'}, {'start': '97.500', 'end': '100.500', 'text': 'At the same time, I started the Equine Sports and Management program'}, {'start': '100.583', 'end': '103.583', 'text': 'where I learned the basics about horse welfare and anatomy.'}, {'start': '104.083', 'end': '107.291', 'text': 'That’s how I taught myself the essentials.'}, {'start': '108.375', 'end': '109.291', 'text': 'Do you remember what it was like—'}, {'start': '109.291', 'end': '112.375', 'text': 'Starting your first horse under saddle when you were sixteen?'}, {'start': '112.375', 'end': '113.750', 'text': 'Did that go well?'}, {'start': '113.750', 'end': '116.416', 'text': 'The first time was definitely nerve-wracking.'}, {'start': '116.416', 'end': '117.166', 'text': 'It was here at the stable.'}, {'start': '117.166', 'end': '120.166', 'text': 'The stable owner asked me if I wanted to start a horse under saddle.'}, {'start': '120.291', 'end': '121.166', 'text': 'I had no experience.'}, {'start': '121.166', 'end': '123.833', 'text': 'I thought, why are you asking me to start a horse?'}, {'start': '123.833', 'end': '126.416', 'text': 'But she trusted me and thought, "He can do it."'}, {'start': '126.416', 'end': '129.083', 'text': 'And the horse was very calm, so it was just hop on and ride.'}, {'start': '129.291', 'end': '132.708', 'text': 'That’s how I got started and grew from there.'}, {'start': '133.208', 'end': '135.500', 'text': 'And how many horses do you train per day now?'}, {'start': '135.500', 'end': '138.500', 'text': 'On an average day, I train between seven and twelve horses'}, {'start': '138.833', 'end': '141.583', 'text': 'and it depends a bit on how the day goes and'}, {'start': '141.583', 'end': '145.041', 'text': 'what time I start and what time I want to stop. I plan that myself.'}, {'start': '145.333', 'end': '148.833', 'text': 'So are you doing all of this for yourself now or for a boss?'}, {'start': '149.291', 'end': '153.000', 'text': 'I work for a boss and that’s actually really nice because you have a fixed place'}, {'start': '153.625', 'end': '154.375', 'text': 'to work.'}, {'start': '154.375', 'end': '157.375', 'text': 'Could you walk us through what a typical day looks like for you?'}, {'start': '157.541', 'end': '160.208', 'text': 'I start the day at 8:00 a.m. by feeding the horses.'}, {'start': '160.208', 'end': '163.458', 'text': 'So they all get enough roughage and I do a round through the stable.'}, {'start': '163.458', 'end': '166.750', 'text': 'To check if they all look bright, if every horse is fit and in shape'}, {'start': '167.208', 'end': '168.958', 'text': 'and from there the day really starts.'}, {'start': '168.958', 'end': '171.958', 'text': 'Then I start lunging the horses, so I take them out one by one'}, {'start': '171.958', 'end': '175.333', 'text': 'from the stable — the ones that need to be lunged that day.'}, {'start': '175.666', 'end': '177.666', 'text': 'I do a round of basic groundwork with each of them.'}, {'start': '177.666', 'end': '181.125', 'text': 'So not just lunging in circles, but also doing groundwork by hand.'}, {'start': '181.125', 'end': '184.541', 'text': 'Teaching the horse how to deal with tension and that kind of thing.'}, {'start': '185.250', 'end': '188.250', 'text': 'After that I take a break, and then we move on to riding.'}, {'start': '188.458', 'end': '191.083', 'text': 'While riding I focus on what each horse needs.'}, {'start': '191.083', 'end': '194.083', 'text': 'Every horse is different and needs a different approach.'}, {'start': '194.250', 'end': '197.750', 'text': 'One horse may need to stretch more, another may need to work more uphill.'}, {'start': '197.750', 'end': '198.500', 'text': 'And'}, {'start': '198.500', 'end': '202.000', 'text': 'in that way I assess what each horse specifically needs.'}, {'start': '202.375', 'end': '203.041', 'text': 'Around 4 or 5 PM'}, {'start': '203.041', 'end': '206.666', 'text': 'my day ends\nand then I go see my own horse.'}, {'start': '207.208', 'end': '209.708', 'text': 'And yeah, what I do with her varies day by day.'}, {'start': '209.708', 'end': '212.083', 'text': 'Some days she has a day off, I just groom her'}, {'start': '212.083', 'end': '215.458', 'text': 'and give her some food, and other days\nI ride or take her out for a trail ride.'}, {'start': '216.166', 'end': '217.416', 'text': "You're talking about your own horse."}, {'start': '217.416', 'end': '220.250', 'text': 'I think you mean Benthe, right? Because you also have Topaz.'}, {'start': '220.250', 'end': '222.916', 'text': 'Would you like to tell us a bit about both of them?'}, {'start': '222.916', 'end': '225.708', 'text': 'Right now I have two horses, Topaz, a 25-year-old'}, {'start': '225.708', 'end': '228.708', 'text': 'KWPN who is older and semi-retired.'}, {'start': '228.750', 'end': '231.291', 'text': 'He still goes on the occasional trail ride\nbut otherwise enjoys his retirement, and'}, {'start': '231.291', 'end': '233.750', 'text': 'besides him, I have'}, {'start': '233.750', 'end': '236.750', 'text': 'a four-year-old draft horse\nthat I bought when she was two'}, {'start': '236.791', 'end': '240.250', 'text': "and I'm training her myself and slowly building\na solid foundation together with her."}, {'start': '240.458', 'end': '242.750', 'text': 'And how did you come to buy a draft horse?'}, {'start': '242.750', 'end': '245.541', 'text': "Because that's not the most obvious choice for everyone."}, {'start': '245.791', 'end': '248.791', 'text': 'Since I was young, I’ve always been fascinated by draft horses.'}, {'start': '248.875', 'end': '251.750', 'text': 'When you see them in the field, you just think, “Wow, that’s a horse.”'}, {'start': '251.750', 'end': '253.916', 'text': 'That’s something else compared to a KWPN.'}, {'start': '253.916', 'end': '257.041', 'text': 'So two years ago I started looking for a draft horse.'}, {'start': '257.375', 'end': '260.375', 'text': 'I wanted a bay roan mare.'}, {'start': '260.458', 'end': '263.666', 'text': 'And then I saw one on Marktplaats and thought: That one I’m buying!'}, {'start': '263.708', 'end': '264.875', 'text': 'And you’ve started Benthe under saddle yourself and'}, {'start': '264.875', 'end': '267.875', 'text': "I also saw on Instagram\nthat you're already riding her with a neck rope."}, {'start': '267.916', 'end': '269.333', 'text': 'How do you do that with such a young horse?'}, {'start': '269.333', 'end': '271.166', 'text': 'Starting her under saddle went really smoothly.'}, {'start': '271.166', 'end': '272.291', 'text': 'At first I did think'}, {'start': '272.291', 'end': '275.333', 'text': 'maybe I should send her away for training,\nbecause she was a lot more horse'}, {'start': '275.333', 'end': '276.750', 'text': 'than I was used to,'}, {'start': '276.750', 'end': '280.750', 'text': 'but in the end it all worked out\nand I put a lot of time into it.'}, {'start': '280.750', 'end': '281.375', 'text': 'So I worked with her every day.'}, {'start': '281.375', 'end': '285.000', 'text': 'That foundation, the basics, the basics—\nthat needs to be solid and keep improving.'}, {'start': '285.333', 'end': '288.125', 'text': 'At some point, it goes so well, and then you can ride it.'}, {'start': '288.125', 'end': '291.791', 'text': 'After three weeks I was already riding\nwith a neck rope without any preparation.'}, {'start': '291.791', 'end': '293.000', 'text': 'I just took the bridle off.'}, {'start': '293.000', 'end': '295.208', 'text': 'The trust is there, and then\nyou can do anything together.'}, {'start': '295.208', 'end': '297.958', 'text': 'Yeah, I think it’s super special\nthat you do it that way.'}, {'start': '297.958', 'end': '300.166', 'text': 'I also saw it with other horses you'}, {'start': '300.166', 'end': '303.166', 'text': 'start under saddle, that you take\nthe bridle off pretty quickly.'}, {'start': '303.375', 'end': '305.125', 'text': 'What’s your philosophy behind that?'}, {'start': '305.125', 'end': '306.416', 'text': 'Training a horse without a bridle'}, {'start': '306.416', 'end': '309.083', 'text': "for me isn't really about\nriding without a bridle."}, {'start': '309.083', 'end': '312.708', 'text': 'It’s not about how cool it looks,\nbut really about the bond you'}, {'start': '312.708', 'end': '313.291', 'text': 'have with the horse.'}, {'start': '313.291', 'end': '316.333', 'text': 'Of course, you steer a horse with the bit,\nbut I only use the bit'}, {'start': '316.333', 'end': '320.208', 'text': 'for refined communication with the horse,\nand in theory, you can ride any horse'}, {'start': '320.208', 'end': '323.791', 'text': 'without a bridle if you don’t use it for control\nbut as an aid.'}, {'start': '324.166', 'end': '327.791', 'text': 'I do always say it’s not recommended\nfor just anyone to take the bridle'}, {'start': '327.791', 'end': '330.083', 'text': 'off their horse and start riding.'}, {'start': '330.083', 'end': '332.875', 'text': 'Because that’s irresponsible\nif your foundation isn’t solid.'}, {'start': '332.875', 'end': '336.625', 'text': 'What advice would you give to viewers at home\nwho also want to train young horses?'}, {'start': '336.958', 'end': '338.458', 'text': 'My advice for training'}, {'start': '338.458', 'end': '341.541', 'text': 'young horses is: be aware of your abilities,\nbe aware of'}, {'start': '341.541', 'end': '344.750', 'text': 'your horse’s abilities, and make sure\nyou have the right people around you.'}, {'start': '345.083', 'end': '347.000', 'text': 'I also started out at a stable'}, {'start': '347.000', 'end': '348.583', 'text': 'where I had the right people around me'}, {'start': '348.583', 'end': '351.416', 'text': 'who helped me learn\nhow to start a horse under saddle.'}, {'start': '351.416', 'end': '354.625', 'text': 'That’s how I grew and developed\nmy own approach.'}, {'start': '354.958', 'end': '356.000', 'text': 'If you’d like to know more'}, {'start': '356.000', 'end': '359.083', 'text': 'about training young horses,\nfollow me or Susja on social media.'}, {'start': '359.166', 'end': '359.541', 'text': 'Have you ever'}, {'start': '359.541', 'end': '363.000', 'text': 'had a horse that really left\na lasting impression on you?'}, {'start': '363.375', 'end': '366.083', 'text': 'One horse that truly\nleft a lasting impression on me'}, {'start': '366.083', 'end': '367.666', 'text': 'was one where I used to mount in the corner.'}, {'start': '367.666', 'end': '371.500', 'text': 'And she was really calm when mounting,\nbut as soon as I sat down, she’d start running'}, {'start': '371.541', 'end': '373.041', 'text': 'and would bolt straight across the diagonal'}, {'start': '373.041', 'end': '376.958', 'text': 'into the opposite corner.\nI fell off four times in that same corner.'}, {'start': '378.166', 'end': '380.125', 'text': 'And every time I got back on again, again and again.'}, {'start': '380.125', 'end': '382.125', 'text': 'And the last time I said:\nI’m never getting on again.'}, {'start': '382.125', 'end': '383.708', 'text': 'So I started working with her on the ground.'}, {'start': '383.708', 'end': '386.750', 'text': 'That’s also how\nI developed my groundwork approach and'}, {'start': '386.750', 'end': '390.208', 'text': 'began looking from the ground like: hey,\nwhere is the trigger that causes her to run?'}, {'start': '390.541', 'end': '393.666', 'text': 'And from there I started thinking:\nhow can I solve this?'}, {'start': '393.958', 'end': '394.625', 'text': 'And then after'}, {'start': '394.625', 'end': '397.625', 'text': 'a month I got back on, and the\nproblem was gone.'}, {'start': '397.958', 'end': '398.833', 'text': 'That’s really special!'}, {'start': '398.833', 'end': '401.958', 'text': 'I also think groundwork\nis super important. So in'}, {'start': '401.958', 'end': '405.500', 'text': 'my previous episodes with Marion and\nAnnemarie I also started from the ground.'}, {'start': '406.041', 'end': '409.375', 'text': 'So yeah, really\ngreat that you approached it that way.'}, {'start': '409.958', 'end': '413.000', 'text': 'I’m also curious about your opinion,\nbecause horse riding in general is kind of'}, {'start': '413.166', 'end': '413.916', 'text': 'under fire right now.'}, {'start': '413.916', 'end': '416.708', 'text': 'And horse\nwelfare is becoming more and more important.'}, {'start': '416.708', 'end': '418.166', 'text': 'What’s your view on that?'}, {'start': '418.166', 'end': '420.291', 'text': 'Of course I also think\nhorse welfare is really important.'}, {'start': '420.291', 'end': '423.416', 'text': 'For me, welfare is a very broad\nconcept—it’s about housing,'}, {'start': '423.416', 'end': '426.750', 'text': 'training and nutrition. I saw that you keep your horses at home,'}, {'start': '427.041', 'end': '429.000', 'text': 'how do you maintain your horses’ welfare?'}, {'start': '429.000', 'end': '429.958', 'text': 'Yes, I’ve had them at home'}, {'start': '429.958', 'end': '433.000', 'text': 'for a few months now and\nI’m really happy to have them at home.'}, {'start': '433.041', 'end': '434.666', 'text': 'That I have full control over everything.'}, {'start': '434.666', 'end': '436.583', 'text': 'They have hay stations in multiple spots.'}, {'start': '436.583', 'end': '438.083', 'text': 'I’ve created a kind of paddock paradise'}, {'start': '439.041', 'end': '439.750', 'text': '—or whatever you want to call it.'}, {'start': '439.750', 'end': '442.750', 'text': 'There are lots of names for it,\nbut that’s what I’ve created, and I find it'}, {'start': '442.750', 'end': '446.250', 'text': 'super important that they always have forage,\nso they always have access to that with me.'}, {'start': '446.541', 'end': '449.541', 'text': 'And I’m currently also working on\ncreating a sort of food forest'}, {'start': '450.291', 'end': '452.750', 'text': 'for horses, where they can nibble\non different types of plants.'}, {'start': '452.750', 'end': '455.750', 'text': 'So I really care about nutrition too,\nand also'}, {'start': '456.083', 'end': '458.916', 'text': 'that they have enrichment and aren’t\njust standing around in a boring paddock.'}, {'start': '458.916', 'end': '462.000', 'text': 'So I totally agree with you that\nwelfare is a very broad concept'}, {'start': '462.458', 'end': '465.458', 'text': 'and that there’s a lot to it,\nand that it’s super important.'}, {'start': '465.458', 'end': '468.541', 'text': 'In your opinion, is there still\na big misconception about training'}, {'start': '468.541', 'end': '471.541', 'text': 'young horses that you would really\nlike to set straight?'}, {'start': '471.708', 'end': '474.375', 'text': 'The biggest misconception, in my opinion,\nis that people'}, {'start': '474.375', 'end': '476.208', 'text': 'think you can start a horse under saddle in three weeks,'}, {'start': '476.208', 'end': '479.666', 'text': 'while starting a horse is actually\na process made up of many small steps.'}, {'start': '480.000', 'end': '480.625', 'text': 'And that doesn’t happen'}, {'start': '480.625', 'end': '483.958', 'text': 'in three weeks—and people assume\nyou can just ride off after that time.'}, {'start': '484.375', 'end': '487.083', 'text': 'But that foundation\ntakes much longer to develop.'}, {'start': '487.083', 'end': '489.333', 'text': 'A horse also needs time\nto develop in that way.'}, {'start': '489.333', 'end': '492.541', 'text': 'The average time it takes\nto start a horse varies greatly,'}, {'start': '492.541', 'end': '493.583', 'text': 'it really depends on what'}, {'start': '493.583', 'end': '496.583', 'text': 'the owner has already done beforehand\nand what I still need to do.'}, {'start': '496.625', 'end': '499.416', 'text': 'That way I adapt my training\nto the horse’s specific needs.'}, {'start': '499.416', 'end': '502.791', 'text': 'Besides training horses,\nyou’re also active on social media.'}, {'start': '503.250', 'end': '505.041', 'text': 'How did that start for you?'}, {'start': '505.041', 'end': '507.916', 'text': 'I got into social media because a friend of mine said:'}, {'start': '507.916', 'end': '508.708', 'text': '“That’s really something for you.”'}, {'start': '508.708', 'end': '510.750', 'text': 'You should make an Instagram account, and then'}, {'start': '510.750', 'end': '512.541', 'text': 'I think\nyou’ll really be able to reach people.'}, {'start': '512.541', 'end': '515.541', 'text': 'And that’s how I started, and little by little'}, {'start': '515.583', 'end': '518.291', 'text': 'it kind of got out of hand, and I’m super grateful that'}, {'start': '518.291', 'end': '520.250', 'text': 'I get to inspire so many people\nwith my story and'}, {'start': '520.250', 'end': '522.750', 'text': 'my method of training horses.'}, {'start': '522.750', 'end': '525.750', 'text': "So what is the message you're trying to get across with your content?"}, {'start': '526.166', 'end': '528.791', 'text': "I'm still really figuring out what exactly I want to share with"}, {'start': '528.791', 'end': '531.291', 'text': 'my followers, and what they actually enjoy seeing.'}, {'start': '531.291', 'end': '534.416', 'text': 'I really want to share a lot about my training, but I also see in'}, {'start': '534.416', 'end': '537.500', 'text': 'the results of photos and videos that people also enjoy'}, {'start': '537.500', 'end': '539.875', 'text': 'seeing something funny—not just serious training stuff.'}, {'start': '539.875', 'end': '542.875', 'text': 'Have you had a certain TikTok or reel that went viral?'}, {'start': '543.166', 'end': '545.041', 'text': 'Yes, the very first TikTok I ever posted'}, {'start': '545.041', 'end': '547.416', 'text': 'instantly got me a lot of followers and views.'}, {'start': '554.541', 'end': '557.458', 'text': "Well, I think it's really impressive that you've gained so many followers and likes!"}, {'start': '557.458', 'end': '560.458', 'text': "I'm trying to reach that too, and I'm serious about it, but for me"}, {'start': '560.458', 'end': '563.458', 'text': "it's not working that well,\nso I really admire what you've done."}, {'start': '564.000', 'end': '567.750', 'text': 'I have another question, because social media can be quite negative too.'}, {'start': '568.041', 'end': '571.260', 'text': 'Do you get that as well? Or are you spared from it?'}, {'start': '571.510', 'end': '573.093', 'text': 'Most of the time, with the content I post,'}, {'start': '573.093', 'end': '575.093', 'text': 'I never really get negative comments.'}, {'start': '575.301', 'end': '577.301', 'text': "Except on the training of the Friesian. That Friesian where I said I'd share"}, {'start': '577.384', 'end': '581.333', 'text': 'everything I do with the horse online. And Friesians naturally move'}, {'start': '581.333', 'end': '585.083', 'text': 'in a certain posture,\nand I was already trying to ride with the reins as'}, {'start': '585.083', 'end': '586.625', 'text': 'loose as possible.'}, {'start': '586.625', 'end': '590.291', 'text': 'And still people comment:\n“Hey, loosen your reins a bit more.”'}, {'start': '590.541', 'end': '591.375', 'text': 'If I make my reins any longer,'}, {'start': '591.375', 'end': '594.375', 'text': 'they hang just as loose as when I ride with them short and forward.'}, {'start': '594.416', 'end': '596.083', 'text': 'And then you get all this hateful negativity'}, {'start': '596.083', 'end': '599.250', 'text': 'because the horse is in the “wrong” posture,\neven though it’s not yet'}, {'start': '600.000', 'end': '603.000', 'text': 'physically ready in its training\nto be ridden in the correct one.'}, {'start': '603.416', 'end': '604.916', 'text': 'That’s something I find really unfortunate.'}, {'start': '604.916', 'end': '606.500', 'text': 'And how do you deal with that?'}, {'start': '606.500', 'end': '609.000', 'text': 'I always try to handle hate comments\nas lightly as possible.'}, {'start': '609.000', 'end': '611.458', 'text': 'Of course, sometimes you get a comment where you think,'}, {'start': '611.458', 'end': '612.875', 'text': '“Oh... maybe there’s some truth in that.”'}, {'start': '612.875', 'end': '614.125', 'text': 'Is my horse really going too deep?'}, {'start': '614.125', 'end': '618.041', 'text': "But then I rewatch the video and I think, “Oh, it's actually not that bad.”"}, {'start': '618.250', 'end': '620.625', 'text': 'Just a loose rein—nothing wrong with it.'}, {'start': '620.625', 'end': '623.666', 'text': 'I once got hate on a video, and that girl even made a video'}, {'start': '623.666', 'end': '626.916', 'text': 'about us, saying that\nwhat we’re sharing is completely irresponsible.'}, {'start': '627.458', 'end': '630.166', 'text': 'So we invited her to come by the stable and have a look in person.'}, {'start': '630.166', 'end': '633.166', 'text': 'And of course, she didn’t respond.\nShe blocked us instead.'}, {'start': '633.333', 'end': '637.502', 'text': 'Well, I think that’s really cowardly—that she won’t come,\nbut is happy to say everything behind a keyboard.'}, {'start': '637.583', 'end': '640.583', 'text': 'But really good of you to invite her!\nIt shows you take it'}, {'start': '640.583', 'end': '643.583', 'text': 'seriously and that you stand by what you do.'}, {'start': '644.041', 'end': '646.750', 'text': 'I’ve got another question,\nbecause you’re super busy with social media,'}, {'start': '646.750', 'end': '649.750', 'text': 'you have loads of followers,\nand of course you’re training a lot of horses.'}, {'start': '649.750', 'end': '651.583', 'text': 'How do you actually manage to combine the two?'}, {'start': '651.583', 'end': '655.166', 'text': 'Balancing work and social media is really tough,\nbut right now I try to'}, {'start': '655.166', 'end': '658.166', 'text': 'prioritize my work\nand do social media alongside that.'}, {'start': '658.375', 'end': '661.375', 'text': 'So whenever I have a spare minute,\nI try to make content and'}, {'start': '661.500', 'end': '662.125', 'text': 'share something.'}, {'start': '662.125', 'end': '665.208', 'text': 'I recently posted something on my socials saying\nthat if I don’t post anything on my stories for a while,'}, {'start': '665.333', 'end': '667.916', 'text': 'I’m not dead, I’m still alive,'}, {'start': '667.916', 'end': '670.833', 'text': 'I’ve just been really busy lately\nwith training horses.'}, {'start': '670.833', 'end': '673.833', 'text': 'Do you enjoy your work more than social media? Or are you hoping to'}, {'start': '674.125', 'end': '676.583', 'text': 'do more with social media eventually\nand less with horse training?'}, {'start': '676.583', 'end': '677.916', 'text': 'I really enjoy doing both,'}, {'start': '677.916', 'end': '680.166', 'text': 'but my heart truly lies with the horses and not with my phone.'}, {'start': '680.166', 'end': '681.125', 'text': 'So right now I’m much more'}, {'start': '681.125', 'end': '684.750', 'text': 'focused on training and educating the horses than on my socials.'}, {'start': '684.958', 'end': '687.000', 'text': "You're so busy with your socials and your work."}, {'start': '687.000', 'end': '690.000', 'text': 'Do you still have any other hobbies\nbesides horses?'}, {'start': '690.291', 'end': '693.083', 'text': 'At the moment, I’m so busy with\nthe horses that I actually don’t have'}, {'start': '693.083', 'end': '694.041', 'text': 'time for other hobbies.'}, {'start': '694.041', 'end': '694.791', 'text': 'I would like to'}, {'start': '694.791', 'end': '697.791', 'text': 'try something new again soon,\nbut right now'}, {'start': '698.041', 'end': '699.500', 'text': 'I’m just too busy with the horses.'}, {'start': '699.500', 'end': '702.208', 'text': 'Thank you for all the answers\nyou gave to the questions'}, {'start': '702.208', 'end': '703.708', 'text': 'I’ve had for such a long time.'}, {'start': '703.708', 'end': '706.833', 'text': 'I think now it’s time to get to work in practice, so let’s go.'}, {'start': '707.208', 'end': '709.583', 'text': 'I really enjoyed it! I’d love to show you something.'}, {'start': '717.625', 'end': '720.500', 'text': 'What did we bring with us,\nand where are we heading?'}, {'start': '720.500', 'end': '723.500', 'text': 'We’re walking towards the arena and I brought\na bridle, a rope halter,'}, {'start': '723.958', 'end': '726.916', 'text': 'a lunge line, gloves,'}, {'start': '726.916', 'end': '730.500', 'text': 'a saddle and a saddle pad, and we’re about\nto go get the horse.'}, {'start': '730.500', 'end': '733.500', 'text': 'And then I’ll show you how I\nstart saddle training a horse.'}, {'start': '734.250', 'end': '735.916', 'text': 'Come on.'}, {'start': '738.000', 'end': '740.083', 'text': 'I’m now putting a rope halter on the horse.'}, {'start': '740.083', 'end': '743.750', 'text': 'I’m deliberately using a rope halter\ninstead of a regular halter'}, {'start': '743.750', 'end': '746.875', 'text': 'because a rope halter\nhas certain pressure points on the nose, so when I'}, {'start': '747.500', 'end': '750.625', 'text': 'ask something, the question comes across\na bit more clearly and'}, {'start': '750.625', 'end': '753.958', 'text': 'the rope halter is very light, so the horse\ndoesn’t feel'}, {'start': '755.208', 'end': '758.208', 'text': 'unintentional pressure on its head.'}, {'start': '774.708', 'end': '777.125', 'text': 'We’re standing next to Oronia, a six-year-old mare'}, {'start': '777.125', 'end': '780.125', 'text': 'who’s been in training with me for a month and a half now.'}, {'start': '780.416', 'end': '781.791', 'text': 'And today I’ll show you'}, {'start': '781.791', 'end': '783.416', 'text': 'the process of how I\nstart saddle training a horse.'}, {'start': '783.416', 'end': '786.875', 'text': 'I’ve deliberately chosen a slightly more experienced horse\nto make it easier'}, {'start': '786.875', 'end': '789.875', 'text': 'to explain to you and also to\ntake the time to describe what I’m doing.'}, {'start': '790.041', 'end': '793.041', 'text': 'And to quickly walk you through the\nentire process instead of over multiple weeks.'}, {'start': '793.541', 'end': '796.916', 'text': 'Okay, and is this process divided into specific parts?'}, {'start': '796.916', 'end': '800.333', 'text': 'I usually divide it into four steps.'}, {'start': '800.750', 'end': '806.397', 'text': 'You start with saddling, so teaching the horse\nwhat a saddle is and how that pressure feels.'}, {'start': '807.750', 'end': '810.958', 'text': 'Then the horse feels the rider’s weight.'}, {'start': '811.333', 'end': '814.333', 'text': 'Then it experiences\nwhat that feels like on its back.'}, {'start': '814.500', 'end': '818.916', 'text': 'And the third step is\nlearning what leg pressure means.'}, {'start': '818.916', 'end': '819.583', 'text': 'Because the moment you'}, {'start': '819.583', 'end': '822.833', 'text': 'sit on a horse and it doesn’t know\nanything yet, it still has to learn;'}, {'start': '823.375', 'end': '824.458', 'text': 'What is leg pressure?'}, {'start': '824.458', 'end': '825.333', 'text': 'Should I move forward?'}, {'start': '825.333', 'end': '827.708', 'text': 'Should I go left,\nshould I go right?'}, {'start': '828.083', 'end': '831.083', 'text': 'At the same time I already start\nto teach a bit of steering.'}, {'start': '831.083', 'end': '833.166', 'text': 'And then after that, you teach the horse the bit.'}, {'start': '834.375', 'end': '834.958', 'text': 'So I actually start'}, {'start': '834.958', 'end': '838.916', 'text': 'without a bridle, so with just\na rope halter.'}, {'start': '838.916', 'end': '841.041', 'text': 'Alright, sounds good! I’m really curious. Let’s get started!'}, {'start': '841.041', 'end': '842.875', 'text': 'Thank you!'}, {'start': '842.875', 'end': '845.375', 'text': 'I’m going to start the training, but first I’ll take off my jacket,'}, {'start': '845.375', 'end': '846.375', 'text': 'because it always makes me warm.'}, {'start': '850.083', 'end': '850.708', 'text': 'I always start'}, {'start': '850.708', 'end': '853.958', 'text': 'by putting on gloves, so that'}, {'start': '853.958', 'end': '857.625', 'text': 'if the horse ever pulls away or there’s tension on the line,'}, {'start': '857.625', 'end': '860.625', 'text': 'I don’t immediately end up with rope burns on my hands.'}, {'start': '860.958', 'end': '864.750', 'text': 'Then I grab the lunge line and roll it up quite simply in my hand.'}, {'start': '865.166', 'end': '868.166', 'text': 'Starting with smaller loops, then gradually making them bigger.'}, {'start': '869.666', 'end': '873.041', 'text': 'Because if the horse pulls away suddenly,'}, {'start': '873.500', 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I always try to keep an eye on the ears and eyes—'}, {'start': '1020.125', 'end': '1022.000', 'text': 'how is it reacting? Do I already see a change?'}, {'start': '1022.000', 'end': '1026.208', 'text': 'Very small signals, and when the horse does relax, you get'}, {'start': '1026.208', 'end': '1027.541', 'text': 'a much bigger signal in return.'}, {'start': '1027.541', 'end': '1030.500', 'text': 'So either the horse starts chewing as a sign of relaxation,'}, {'start': '1030.500', 'end': '1034.000', 'text': 'or it lowers its head. And also the muscles.'}, {'start': '1034.000', 'end': '1037.000', 'text': "Here, it's now completely loose in the topline, while if it were tense,"}, {'start': '1037.500', 'end': '1041.666', 'text': 'you’d see the underside of the neck tighten, and you’d immediately get the opposite reaction.'}, {'start': '1041.666', 'end': '1043.291', 'text': 'It’s alert now.'}, {'start': '1043.291', 'end': '1045.708', 'text': 'If I now ask for just a little bit of attention,'}, {'start': '1045.708', 'end': '1049.125', 'text': 'you’ll soon see the eyes shift and the ears turn toward me.'}, {'start': '1049.125', 'end': '1052.125', 'text': 'That’s when you know: okay, everything’s fine, we can move on.'}, {'start': '1052.333', 'end': '1054.916', 'text': 'And what exactly do you see change in the eyes?'}, {'start': '1054.916', 'end': '1057.791', 'text': 'When the horse is alert, you see the eyes wide open'}, {'start': '1057.791', 'end': '1060.041', 'text': 'and it hardly blinks anymore.'}, {'start': 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I always try to do it a bit clumsily so'}, {'start': '1281.833', 'end': '1285.500', 'text': 'the horse really feels it. If I stand here and'}, {'start': '1285.625', 'end': '1289.666', 'text': 'act overly careful or make it seem tense, the horse will think something is wrong too.'}, {'start': '1289.666', 'end': '1293.208', 'text': 'So I try to act very casual, so the horse thinks'}, {'start': '1293.750', 'end': '1295.375', 'text': 'what’s happening is totally normal.'}, {'start': '1296.500', 'end': '1299.208', 'text': 'Nothing strange about this.'}, {'start': '1299.208', 'end': '1302.208', 'text': 'Yeah, yeah.'}, {'start': '1310.458', 'end': '1315.166', 'text': 'So, and in this first phase it’s actually just really simple again.'}, {'start': '1315.583', 'end': '1317.958', 'text': 'Just like in the beginning. What the horse already knows.'}, {'start': '1317.958', 'end': '1321.250', 'text': 'Just calmly walk along and don’t ask anything unusual of the horse.'}, {'start': '1326.080', 'end': '1327.079', 'text': 'That’s good.'}, {'start': '1330.166', 'end': '1331.204', 'text': 'That’s sweet.'}, {'start': '1332.208', 'end': '1334.208', 'text': 'Come on. In these first stages,'}, {'start': '1334.208', 'end': '1337.208', 'text': 'the horse should simply walk along with you like this.'}, {'start': '1337.375', 'end': '1339.916', 'text': 'So when you stop, the horse also stops.'}, {'start': '1339.916', 'end': '1341.500', 'text': 'It’s fine if it sees something up ahead,'}, {'start': '1341.500', 'end': '1344.500', 'text': 'but once I start walking again, it should immediately refocus on me.'}, {'start': '1345.125', 'end': '1348.541', 'text': 'Yes, I see that you’ve now lowered the stirrups.'}, {'start': '1348.833', 'end': '1351.833', 'text': 'Are you now going to teach the horse not to react to the stirrups?'}, {'start': '1352.125', 'end': '1352.625', 'text': 'I try'}, {'start': '1352.625', 'end': '1356.000', 'text': 'to just lower the stirrups and walk with them like that.'}, {'start': '1356.500', 'end': '1358.125', 'text': 'The moment the horse starts trotting,'}, {'start': '1358.125', 'end': '1359.416', 'text': 'the stirrups start flapping.'}, {'start': '1359.416', 'end': '1361.250', 'text': 'And I wouldn’t like it either'}, {'start': '1361.250', 'end': '1364.250', 'text': 'to get hit by a metal stirrup on my belly or leg.'}, {'start': '1364.250', 'end': '1366.625', 'text': 'So I consciously choose to let the horse'}, {'start': '1366.625', 'end': '1368.541', 'text': 'only walk with the stirrups down,'}, {'start': '1368.541', 'end': '1371.750', 'text': 'so it can already learn that it’s okay.'}, {'start': '1372.041', 'end': '1375.375', 'text': 'Okay, so you don’t lunge the horse with the saddle on and stirrups down?'}, {'start': '1375.375', 'end': '1378.500', 'text': 'I always try to keep the stirrups up while lunging, so the horse'}, {'start': '1379.208', 'end': '1381.750', 'text': 'associates moving forward with a positive feeling,'}, {'start': '1381.750', 'end': '1384.375', 'text': 'because if it moves forward and the stirrups are hitting its body,'}, {'start': '1384.375', 'end': '1385.875', 'text': 'it immediately feels tension.'}, {'start': '1385.875', 'end': '1389.333', 'text': 'So when I later sit on the horse and ask it to move forward,'}, {'start': '1389.500', 'end': '1392.041', 'text': 'it will associate that forward motion with “oh, something scary is happening,”'}, {'start': '1392.041', 'end': '1395.125', 'text': 'which is exactly the opposite of what you want'}, {'start': '1395.125', 'end': '1396.375', 'text': 'with a horse.'}, {'start': '1396.375', 'end': '1398.875', 'text': 'Okay, so the horse won’t really feel the stirrups'}, {'start': '1398.875', 'end': '1401.875', 'text': 'until you’re actually on it with your feet in the stirrups.'}, {'start': '1402.208', 'end': '1405.083', 'text': 'Yes, then I have more control over what’s happening.'}, {'start': '1405.083', 'end': '1407.500', 'text': 'The stirrups won’t be flapping all over the place.'}, {'start': '1407.500', 'end': '1409.875', 'text': 'They stay nice and stable, and that’s what I aim for.'}, {'start': '1409.875', 'end': '1411.916', 'text': 'I’ll explain that in a moment too.'}, {'start': '1411.916', 'end': '1415.791', 'text': 'I try to keep the stirrups stable so the horse experiences it as a positive thing.'}, {'start': '1416.000', 'end': '1417.958', 'text': 'Yeah, so you need a quiet leg position.'}, {'start': '1417.958', 'end': '1420.208', 'text': 'That’s a bit of a challenge for me.'}, {'start': '1420.208', 'end': '1421.208', 'text': 'But interesting.'}, {'start': '1421.208', 'end': '1423.791', 'text': 'I’m now tightening the girth firmly.'}, {'start': '1423.791', 'end': '1426.291', 'text': 'Normally, I don’t make it very tight — I usually keep it'}, {'start': '1426.291', 'end': '1429.291', 'text': 'loose enough to fit a hand in between,'}, {'start': '1429.541', 'end': '1431.708', 'text': 'so the horse still has freedom to move.'}, {'start': '1431.708', 'end': '1434.916', 'text': 'I always say, a properly fitting saddle doesn’t need a super tight girth.'}, {'start': '1435.500', 'end': 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more.'}, {'start': '1466.458', 'end': '1469.250', 'text': 'Yeah, I actually almost never do that.'}, {'start': '1469.250', 'end': '1471.791', 'text': 'The next step is hanging\non the saddle.'}, {'start': '1471.791', 'end': '1475.708', 'text': 'Yes, with hanging on the saddle I try\nto actually introduce the horse to'}, {'start': '1475.708', 'end': '1477.500', 'text': 'the weight of the rider on its back,'}, {'start': '1477.500', 'end': '1479.416', 'text': 'so it starts to experience like hey, what does that'}, {'start': '1479.416', 'end': '1481.375', 'text': 'feel like when someone gets on my back?'}, {'start': '1481.375', 'end': '1483.750', 'text': 'And then he sees me once from above already.'}, {'start': '1483.750', 'end': '1486.125', 'text': 'And you do that completely\nalone, without someone guiding from the ground?'}, {'start': '1486.125', 'end': '1488.208', 'text': 'I consciously try\nto do that alone, because'}, {'start': '1488.208', 'end': '1491.875', 'text': 'if someone is standing here while I’m hanging there and the horse jumps'}, {'start': '1491.875', 'end': '1496.000', 'text': 'forward, then I end up bumping into\nthat person and the horse is gone.'}, {'start': '1496.541', 'end': '1498.958', 'text': 'Okay, well I’m\nvery curious to see how this goes.'}, {'start': '1500.041', 'end': '1503.041', 'text': 'I’m putting my helmet on now because'}, {'start': '1503.041', 'end': '1504.583', 'text': 'it’s as if I’m going to mount up.'}, {'start': '1505.791', 'end': '1508.875', 'text': "Normally I wouldn’t\nsit all the way yet, but because you're"}, {'start': '1508.875', 'end': '1512.000', 'text': 'getting close to riding,\nput your helmet on for safety.'}, {'start': '1512.958', 'end': '1515.083', 'text': 'When I mount\na horse for the first time, I like to put it'}, {'start': '1515.083', 'end': '1519.041', 'text': 'along the edge of the arena\nso that it can only go in one direction.'}, {'start': '1519.166', 'end': '1521.083', 'text': 'Then it can’t jump to the other side\naway from me.'}, {'start': '1521.083', 'end': '1524.083', 'text': 'Then it will always jump\ntowards me, and I can always get out of the way.'}, {'start': '1524.208', 'end': '1526.458', 'text': 'If it jumps the other way\nand the hooves come my direction...'}, {'start': '1526.458', 'end': '1528.250', 'text': 'You don’t want that.'}, {'start': '1528.250', 'end': '1530.250', 'text': 'So then I start really simple.'}, {'start': '1530.250', 'end': '1532.458', 'text': 'If the horse is a bit'}, {'start': '1532.458', 'end': '1535.625', 'text': 'distracted, then I just ask for attention again.'}, {'start': '1536.000', 'end': '1539.333', 'text': 'Until I see that moment\nwhen the ear turns towards me.'}, {'start': '1540.875', 'end': '1543.833', 'text': 'Then I lightly place my foot in the stirrup'}, {'start': '1543.833', 'end': '1546.916', 'text': 'and try to apply just a little\nbit of pressure on the saddle.'}, {'start': '1546.916', 'end': '1550.250', 'text': 'I’m not fully 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'Then the horse thinks, what are you doing?'}, {'start': '1632.958', 'end': '1635.083', 'text': 'I stay hanging and now I notice that she can relax and'}, {'start': '1635.083', 'end': '1638.083', 'text': 'she’s looking nicely, so then I get off again'}, {'start': '1638.500', 'end': '1641.291', 'text': 'and then I take another walk around.'}, {'start': '1641.291', 'end': '1644.291', 'text': 'Then I repeat it again.'}, {'start': '1646.125', 'end': '1647.666', 'text': 'Well she knows it by now, so then I don’t'}, {'start': '1647.666', 'end': '1649.166', 'text': 'necessarily have to bend her in completely anymore.'}, {'start': '1649.166', 'end': '1651.458', 'text': 'You already see her looking like\nsomething’s about to happen.'}, {'start': '1651.458', 'end': '1654.916', 'text': 'Then I immediately place\nmy right leg, which is not in the stirrups,'}, {'start': '1654.916', 'end': '1658.000', 'text': 'against the horse, so it starts to feel something is there.'}, {'start': '1658.000', 'end': '1661.000', 'text': 'I hang a little lower myself and place\nmy right hand,'}, {'start': '1661.333', 'end': '1664.333', 'text': 'this hand, against the shoulder so that it'}, {'start': '1665.000', 'end': '1665.458', 'text': 'feels that there is'}, {'start': '1665.458', 'end': '1667.375', 'text': 'more contact with its body.'}, {'start': '1667.375', 'end': '1670.625', 'text': 'The moment I’m just hanging on the saddle, it actually doesn’t feel me.'}, {'start': '1670.625', 'end': '1671.083', 'text': 'Not really.'}, {'start': '1671.083', 'end': '1673.458', 'text': 'Then it just feels the weight on the saddle'}, {'start': '1673.458', 'end': '1674.916', 'text': 'and I want the weight across the whole body.'}, {'start': '1674.916', 'end': '1676.208', 'text': 'Here she looks to the right and sees that'}, {'start': '1677.166', 'end': '1678.041', 'text': 'there’s also something happening on the right side,'}, {'start': '1678.041', 'end': '1681.041', 'text': 'because that’s where\nmy hand is, against the shoulder.'}, {'start': '1681.041', 'end': '1683.166', 'text': 'Then I slowly go'}, {'start': '1683.166', 'end': '1687.458', 'text': 'towards the belly with my hand\nand then I feel all sorts of things.'}, {'start': '1687.500', 'end': '1690.500', 'text': 'When I feel that she is relaxed, I place my foot on the horse’s back,'}, {'start': '1691.250', 'end': '1695.458', 'text': 'and then I turn myself into the saddle. The moment I’m in the saddle—'}, {'start': '1695.458', 'end': '1698.750', 'text': 'I’ll turn her around for a moment.'}, {'start': '1701.083', 'end': '1704.083', 'text': 'The moment I step into the saddle'}, {'start': '1704.208', 'end': '1706.000', 'text': 'I swing my foot over the back.'}, {'start': '1707.375', 'end': '1710.416', 'text': 'The moment I get in the saddle,\nI swing my foot over the back'}, {'start': '1711.166', 'end': '1714.166', 'text': 'straight towards\nmy stirrup.'}, {'start': '1714.166', 'end': '1716.875', 'text': 'Before I’m even seated,\nI already have my stirrup.'}, {'start': '1716.875', 'end': '1717.833', 'text': 'So if she decides to start running,'}, {'start': '1717.833', 'end': '1720.125', 'text': 'I always have my stirrup.'}, {'start': '1721.625', 'end': '1725.416', 'text': 'From here, you’ve got her on the lunge line so that'}, {'start': '1725.416', 'end': '1728.416', 'text': 'if something happens, I can jump off'}, {'start': '1728.750', 'end': '1731.750', 'text': 'and if she does\nnothing, then I just stay on.'}, {'start': '1732.000', 'end': '1734.916', 'text': 'So I’ve also taught myself\nto dismount at a canter.'}, {'start': '1734.916', 'end': '1737.916', 'text': 'So if something happens,\nI can get off right away.'}, {'start': '1739.458', 'end': '1742.458', 'text': 'Then here I simply ask her to turn.'}, {'start': '1742.625', 'end': '1744.916', 'text': 'She already knows turning\nfrom the ground.'}, {'start': '1744.916', 'end': '1749.083', 'text': 'When you go to the stable, when you lead her into the stable,\nonto the wash area, you always turn your'}, {'start': '1749.083', 'end': '1750.208', 'text': 'horse, so'}, {'start': '1750.208', 'end': '1753.583', 'text': 'with pressure on the halter,\nthe horse already knows'}, {'start': '1753.583', 'end': '1756.583', 'text': 'from everyday things what he’s\nsupposed to do with that halter pressure.'}, {'start': '1757.041', 'end': '1759.083', 'text': 'So I ask him to turn here.'}, {'start': '1759.083', 'end': '1762.000', 'text': 'A little bit of pressure,\nand he turns, and I release.'}, {'start': '1762.000', 'end': '1765.958', 'text': 'At the same time, I’ll slowly\nstart introducing leg aids to the horse'}, {'start': '1766.416', 'end': '1769.125', 'text': 'so then I slowly place\nmy leg against the belly,'}, {'start': '1769.125', 'end': '1771.791', 'text': 'ask him to turn,\nwhich he already knows, and then he turns.'}, {'start': '1772.833', 'end': '1773.083', 'text': 'And then,'}, {'start': '1773.083', 'end': '1776.291', 'text': 'bit by bit, the horse will\nlearn what to do with that leg.'}, {'start': '1777.083', 'end': '1780.083', 'text': 'So once I’ve done that turn\na few times.'}, {'start': '1781.000', 'end': '1783.166', 'text': 'And they’re just standing calmly.'}, {'start': '1783.166', 'end': '1785.250', 'text': 'Then I check what happens if I turn,'}, {'start': '1785.250', 'end': '1788.250', 'text': 'and release, and the horse feels my leg—will he go forward?'}, {'start': '1789.250', 'end': '1791.333', 'text': 'And then from this foundation'}, {'start': '1791.333', 'end': '1794.625', 'text': 'I slowly start teaching the horse\nwhat he needs to do.'}, {'start': '1795.458', 'end': '1798.125', 'text': 'So that he can go forward'}, {'start': '1798.125', 'end': '1800.791', 'text': 'and halt again.'}, {'start': '1800.791', 'end': '1803.791', 'text': 'So that you can also bring him back\ninto that relaxed position.'}, {'start': '1805.125', 'end': '1807.666', 'text': 'Here I hold him for a moment and wait until he relaxes.'}, {'start': '1807.666', 'end': '1809.333', 'text': 'I keep that pressure on briefly'}, {'start': '1809.333', 'end': '1812.333', 'text': 'and the moment he stands still\nI release again.'}, {'start': '1812.458', 'end': '1814.333', 'text': 'Yeah right? Good job!'}, {'start': '1814.333', 'end': '1817.541', 'text': 'Then that first ride is really\njust about'}, {'start': '1817.541', 'end': '1820.875', 'text': 'letting the horse get used\nto what’s happening on his back.'}, {'start': '1821.333', 'end': '1823.875', 'text': 'There’s someone on him, it’s moving, it feels strange'}, {'start': '1825.708', 'end': '1828.666', 'text': 'and that giving of the leg and the rest\nwill come later.'}, {'start': '1832.333', 'end': '1834.250', 'text': 'And some people think I’m crazy\nfor sitting on him alone'}, {'start': '1834.250', 'end': '1837.833', 'text': 'with just a lunge line, only able\nto steer on one side, but basically…'}, {'start': '1838.041', 'end': '1840.583', 'text': 'You can always steer left\nthis way.'}, {'start': '1840.583', 'end': '1842.625', 'text': 'You mount from the left, you lead from the left.'}, {'start': '1842.625', 'end': '1845.625', 'text': 'So why would you want to steer him to the right\nright from the start?'}, {'start': '1845.791', 'end': '1848.500', 'text': 'He knows everything from the left side.'}, {'start': '1848.500', 'end': '1852.333', 'text': 'Earlier you swung your leg over the horse’s hindquarters\nand toward the belly and stirrup.'}, {'start': '1852.375', 'end': '1856.458', 'text': 'Don’t you also teach him first, with a line,\nto get used to something on his back, because'}, {'start': '1856.458', 'end': '1857.666', 'text': 'when teaching the girth,'}, {'start': '1857.666', 'end': '1860.666', 'text': 'you first use the lunge line\nto get him used to something over his back,'}, {'start': '1861.416', 'end': '1864.041', 'text': 'but do you also do that with your leg over the back?'}, {'start': '1864.041', 'end': '1867.875', 'text': 'There’s actually a phase before I even put the saddle on.\nWe didn’t cover that today,'}, {'start': '1867.875', 'end': '1868.750', 'text': 'because technically'}, {'start': '1868.750', 'end': '1871.791', 'text': 'that’s not part of the backing process\nbut of the groundwork basics.'}, {'start': '1872.625', 'end': '1874.375', 'text': 'That’s where you actually teach him, like hey,'}, {'start': '1874.375', 'end': '1877.875', 'text': 'if that lunge line\ntouches your body like this, it’s okay.'}, {'start': '1878.041', 'end': '1879.708', 'text': 'You feel something, but it’s not weird.'}, {'start': '1879.708', 'end': '1881.333', 'text': 'And it’s something different every time.'}, {'start': '1881.333', 'end': '1883.125', 'text': 'So now it’s a lunge line.'}, {'start': '1883.125', 'end': '1886.625', 'text': 'But in that groundwork foundation I also\nsometimes use a flag or'}, {'start': '1886.666', 'end': '1888.458', 'text': 'a plastic bag. So he learns'}, {'start': '1888.458', 'end': '1891.458', 'text': 'that oh, if something new touches my body\nI can still stay relaxed.'}, {'start': '1891.583', 'end': '1893.625', 'text': 'Yeah okay, makes sense.'}, {'start': '1893.625', 'end': '1896.208', 'text': 'Do you always get on\nwith a saddle for the first time?'}, {'start': '1896.208', 'end': '1899.208', 'text': 'Or do you sometimes get on a horse\nfor the first time without a saddle?'}, {'start': '1899.458', 'end': '1901.666', 'text': 'Backing a horse doesn’t\nalways mean using a saddle.'}, {'start': '1901.666', 'end': '1903.291', 'text': 'It really depends on the horse.'}, {'start': '1903.291', 'end': '1905.416', 'text': 'If I have a horse that is very sensitive\non the back'}, {'start': '1905.416', 'end': '1909.083', 'text': 'then I prefer getting on with a saddle because\nthe pressure is distributed more evenly.'}, {'start': '1909.083', 'end': '1910.750', 'text': 'Whereas if I get a horse'}, {'start': '1910.750', 'end': 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So I give a gentle push with the inside leg,'}, {'start': '2127.458', 'end': '2130.666', 'text': 'then the moment he turns, you release again.'}, {'start': '2131.458', 'end': '2134.500', 'text': 'And if you release all pressure,\nthe horse immediately stops.'}, {'start': '2136.500', 'end': '2139.250', 'text': 'Then you take the step forward.'}, {'start': '2139.250', 'end': '2142.291', 'text': 'So you ask the horse to turn a little bit,\nand the moment'}, {'start': '2142.291', 'end': '2145.583', 'text': 'he turns, you keep your leg on\nand move forward.'}, {'start': '2149.083', 'end': '2149.833', 'text': 'Actually, you try'}, {'start': '2149.833', 'end': '2153.541', 'text': 'to keep things as simple as possible\nfor the horse using things he already knows.'}, {'start': '2153.583', 'end': '2156.583', 'text': 'Now he has a bit, so that’s just\na little different from the beginning.'}, {'start': '2157.875', 'end': '2160.833', 'text': 'For some people, some horses—\nfor me too,'}, {'start': '2160.833', 'end': '2163.583', 'text': 'I prefer to shorten my reins a bit'}, {'start': '2163.583', 'end': '2165.875', 'text': 'and sit a bit further forward,'}, {'start': '2165.875', 'end': '2169.791', 'text': 'and I try to keep my hands\nhalfway up the neck so that my'}, {'start': '2169.791', 'end': '2174.000', 'text': 'reins stay loose, but if something\nhappens, I can respond immediately.'}, {'start': '2175.500', 'end': '2176.375', 'text': 'If my reins are this'}, {'start': '2176.375', 'end': '2179.791', 'text': 'long and he starts bucking,\nmy hands go up right away'}, {'start': '2179.791', 'end': '2182.916', 'text': 'before I even\nhave a light contact with the mouth.'}, {'start': '2183.541', 'end': '2187.000', 'text': 'So it’s easier to keep your reins the right length,\nthen there’s nothing to worry about.'}, {'start': '2187.750', 'end': '2189.208', 'text': 'Also with your leg…'}, {'start': '2189.208', 'end': '2192.458', 'text': 'I try to keep my legs really stable on a young horse,'}, {'start': '2192.458', 'end': '2193.208', 'text': 'in one line.'}, {'start': '2193.208', 'end': '2195.625', 'text': 'So when my body\nmoves forward, my leg'}, {'start': '2195.625', 'end': '2198.250', 'text': 'stays there. A lot of people who get\non a young horse'}, {'start': '2198.250', 'end': '2201.875', 'text': 'think, oh, I need to go with the movement,\nand what do their legs do?'}, {'start': '2201.875', 'end': '2204.791', 'text': 'Their legs immediately go back, causing\nthem to end up here.'}, {'start': '2204.791', 'end': '2207.583', 'text': 'When you end up here,\nyour horse is guaranteed to buck.'}, {'start': '2208.583', 'end': '2210.458', 'text': 'Yep, yep.'}, {'start': '2210.458', 'end': '2214.208', 'text': 'And the moment\nthe horse'}, {'start': '2214.208', 'end': '2217.875', 'text': 'doesn’t respond light enough\nto your legs, you can very gently...'}, {'start': '2217.958', 'end': '2221.125', 'text': 'I barely touch him… tickle him with\nthe whip, because even the tiniest touch…'}, {'start': '2221.708', 'end': '2224.541', 'text': 'You see he immediately starts trotting forward.'}, {'start': '2224.541', 'end': '2228.458', 'text': 'The first time trotting is also really\neasy—very simple, just do this.'}, {'start': '2229.291', 'end': '2232.500', 'text': 'Give little tickles and then go back to walking, so\nthe horse learns that'}, {'start': '2232.500', 'end': '2235.500', 'text': 'the forward drive is okay, that he doesn’t'}, {'start': '2235.500', 'end': '2238.500', 'text': 'have to bolt straight into a full gallop,'}, {'start': '2238.666', 'end': '2239.958', 'text': 'because then you have no brakes either.'}, {'start': '2239.958', 'end': '2242.791', 'text': 'He still doesn’t\nknow what to do with that bit.'}, {'start': '2242.791', 'end': '2245.583', 'text': 'Well, learning to stop on the bit is really simple—\nhe knows it'}, {'start': '2245.583', 'end': '2248.583', 'text': 'from the rope halter too. If you turn,'}, {'start': '2249.125', 'end': '2251.250', 'text': 'you ask him to stop again and he stops.'}, {'start': '2252.250', 'end': '2255.250', 'text': 'At the same time as I stop him,'}, {'start': '2255.416', 'end': '2258.416', 'text': 'I always make sure that\nmy lower leg moves slightly forward.'}, {'start': '2259.125', 'end': '2262.000', 'text': 'If you fall behind the movement,\nyou can no longer push a horse'}, {'start': '2262.000', 'end': '2263.250', 'text': 'forward.'}, {'start': '2263.250', 'end': '2266.916', 'text': 'A lot of riders naturally sit  \nwith their lower leg forward'}, {'start': '2267.041', 'end': '2270.958', 'text': "and then complain that the horse  \ndoesn't want to move forward."}, {'start': '2271.500', 'end': '2275.583', 'text': "But when you sit like that,  \nthe horse can't move forward. Join the movement"}, {'start': '2276.500', 'end': '2279.500', 'text': "and then there's really  \nnothing wrong."}, {'start': '2291.125', 'end': '2293.333', 'text': "Because the  \nnext step I'm going to introduce to"}, {'start': '2293.333', 'end': '2297.083', 'text': 'the horse is that it’s going  \nto experience pressure on the bit.'}, {'start': '2297.083', 'end': '2298.916', 'text': 'The connection to the hand.'}, {'start': '2298.916', 'end': '2301.875', 'text': 'So you can start giving  \nlittle signals there.'}, {'start': '2301.875', 'end': '2304.000', 'text': 'I want the horse  \nto move with its nose up'}, {'start': '2305.000', 'end': '2308.000', 'text': 'and easily find a connection here.'}, {'start': '2308.583', 'end': '2311.166', 'text': "Your contact isn't important at all."}, {'start': '2311.166', 'end': '2313.833', 'text': 'The posture  \nthe horse moves in is much more important.'}, {'start': '2313.833', 'end': '2316.833', 'text': 'The horse needs to move  \nin a posture that is comfortable for him.'}, {'start': '2316.833', 'end': '2319.708', 'text': 'Some horses move  \nwith their necks down'}, {'start': '2319.708', 'end': '2322.750', 'text': 'and others, like this one,  \na bit more uphill.'}, {'start': '2323.708', 'end': '2326.666', 'text': 'Now, once the horse  \ngets used to that,'}, {'start': '2326.666', 'end': '2329.333', 'text': 'then you have connection on your reins.'}, {'start': '2329.333', 'end': '2331.583', 'text': 'It already knows the leg cue,  \nso you only need to'}, {'start': '2331.583', 'end': '2334.708', 'text': 'activate your seat a tiny bit—basically  \nnothing with your leg.'}, {'start': '2335.708', 'end': '2337.958', 'text': 'Just ride a bit more actively in rising trot,  \nstay close to'}, {'start': '2337.958', 'end': '2340.958', 'text': 'your saddle, and then the horse  \nmoves in a nice frame.'}, {'start': '2341.500', 'end': '2344.333', 'text': 'I haven’t asked anything yet with my hand.'}, {'start': '2344.333', 'end': '2346.375', 'text': "Now he's starting to resist again."}, {'start': '2346.375', 'end': '2349.375', 'text': 'A little bit of inside leg, stay  \nclose to the saddle and then'}, {'start': '2349.833', 'end': '2351.291', 'text': 'he immediately softens again.'}, {'start': '2352.541', 'end': '2355.666', 'text': 'Yes, now I stretch my leg forward'}, {'start': '2356.708', 'end': '2359.166', 'text': 'and the horse stops.'}, {'start': '2359.166', 'end': '2362.166', 'text': 'Yes, good.'}, {'start': '2364.041', 'end': '2367.791', 'text': "After the horse knows this foundation,  \nit's time for the first canter."}, {'start': '2369.000', 'end': '2372.333', 'text': 'With a rope halter, I actually  \nnever try to canter because then'}, {'start': '2372.708', 'end': '2374.166', 'text': 'that foundation is even weaker.'}, {'start': '2374.166', 'end': '2376.250', 'text': "Then the horse simply isn't ready yet."}, {'start': '2376.250', 'end': '2379.250', 'text': 'Now the horse is ready, so you  \nstart to lengthen the trot.'}, {'start': '2380.208', 'end': '2382.625', 'text': 'And actually I just keep it  \nvery simple with rising trot, I ask'}, {'start': '2382.625', 'end': '2385.625', 'text': 'nothing more  \nthan a little click, a bit of leg'}, {'start': '2385.791', 'end': '2389.333', 'text': 'and then the horse already understands  \nthat he needs to go forward.'}, {'start': '2390.000', 'end': '2395.250', 'text': 'And even in the canter here I keep  \nsitting simply, very independently.'}, {'start': '2395.250', 'end': '2399.208', 'text': 'My hand is almost completely relaxed,  \njust a very light connection. Very'}, {'start': '2400.208', 'end': '2401.541', 'text': 'easy.'}, {'start': '2401.541', 'end': '2403.708', 'text': 'I can let go of him completely.'}, {'start': '2403.708', 'end': '2406.708', 'text': 'I can sit a bit lighter here,'}, {'start': '2406.875', 'end': '2409.666', 'text': 'so the horse just keeps moving forward.'}, {'start': '2409.666', 'end': '2411.958', 'text': 'Then I exhale and'}, {'start': '2411.958', 'end': '2414.958', 'text': 'you can already return  \nto the walk.'}, {'start': '2415.625', 'end': '2418.333', 'text': "That's why I can also start every horse"}, {'start': '2418.333', 'end': '2420.458', 'text': 'right from the beginning'}, {'start': '2420.458', 'end': '2422.583', 'text': 'without a bridle,'}, {'start': '2422.583', 'end': '2425.583', 'text': 'because the foundation is simply correct.'}, {'start': '2431.041', 'end': '2432.020', 'text': 'Yes, let him go.'}, {'start': '2457.666', 'end': '2458.041', 'text': 'Try to'}, {'start': '2458.041', 'end': '2461.041', 'text': 'keep him a little bit away from the edge here,  \nbecause there’s a high curb here.'}, {'start': '2461.708', 'end': '2462.333', 'text': 'And then I can'}, {'start': '2462.333', 'end': '2465.666', 'text': 'very easily steer with my whip  \ntowards the head.'}, {'start': '2466.166', 'end': '2469.750', 'text': "Then he sees it pass by  \nin the corner of his eye and thinks, oh, I can't"}, {'start': '2469.750', 'end': '2472.750', 'text': 'go past there.'}, {'start': '2488.375', 'end': '2489.458', 'text': 'And people actually think'}, {'start': '2489.458', 'end': '2493.416', 'text': 'it’s always necessary  \nto have the reins around the neck.'}, {'start': '2494.583', 'end': '2495.041', 'text': 'But even'}, {'start': '2495.041', 'end': '2498.041', 'text': "without reins, there's nothing wrong."}, {'start': '2498.583', 'end': '2501.125', 'text': 'Because the horse knows the foundation.'}, {'start': '2501.125', 'end': '2504.125', 'text': 'Yes, good job.'}, {'start': '2506.416', 'end': '2508.750', 'text': 'Well Robin, thanks so much for today!'}, {'start': '2508.750', 'end': '2511.541', 'text': 'I found it  \na very educational and interesting session'}, {'start': '2511.541', 'end': '2514.083', 'text': 'and also for the interview:  \nThank you very much!'}, {'start': '2514.083', 'end': '2517.083', 'text': 'I think the viewers at home  \nalso found it really interesting, so'}, {'start': '2517.375', 'end': '2518.416', 'text': 'yes, thank you!'}, {'start': '2518.416', 'end': '2521.250', 'text': 'I really enjoyed being  \npart of your video and'}, {'start': '2521.250', 'end': '2524.708', 'text': 'I hope I was able to inspire you  \nand your viewers, and'}, {'start': '2525.166', 'end': '2527.708', 'text': 'I hope to see a lot from you on socials too.'}, {'start': '2527.708', 'end': '2530.833', 'text': 'This was another super  \ninteresting episode together with Robin.'}, {'start': '2531.166', 'end': '2533.916', 'text': 'Want to see more of these  \ntypes of episodes?'}, {'start': '2533.916', 'end': '2537.375', 'text': 'Then subscribe to my YouTube channel,  \nbecause I’m visiting more experts!'}, {'start': '2537.708', 'end': '2538.666', 'text': 'Thanks for watching!'}]