How To Start Liberty Training With Your Horse (Basic Exercises Part 1)

In this video I'll be showing a few exercises I use that help increase draw when I start teaching a horse liberty. I'm using my grey mustang Lynx (has liberty training) and a bay pony Oscar (my first time working with him/his first liberty session) to show how I start a horse with liberty. These exercises focus on 'draw' which is the most important part of liberty. For every horse I work with, I start the session with these basic exercises because they're good for getting your horse to tune in with you.

If you try these exercises with your horse(s) and have any questions I'd be glad to answer them.
Hopefully I'll be making more videos branching off of this series to show more advanced liberty or starting a new series- if there's something specific you want to see I'll try my best to either make a video or respond to you personally.

Liberty training... all training takes time, commitment, and dedication! Any improvement is good news! These first steps are the most important and mastering these makes the next step so much easier

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[BaileeRowe-ye]

i love that she uses two different horse one with experience and one without

[moolvera]

Thank you for the clear explanations, and showing both a seasoned horse and a new horse. I hope you continue to upload informative tutorials

[llamalady]

Im volunteering at a rescue, and theres 2 severely underfed and scared horses here that ive taken on as a 'project' to go back to health, strength and comfortable with people. A lot of these exersises will help so much!

[Remy]

I have watched this video probably 15 times!

[iamselena.x]

I got my horse, fully green. He's an export so I didn't do much with him in the start. Just basic things like walking on a lead rope, and teaching him not to pull. The rest of the time he just had the time to be a horse and explore his new location. He was so stressed about travelling here.
To my surprise he was already a magnet after a view days. He knew me already after a week or so. He started trotting towards me when he was in the fielt and saw me. In the riding area he always sticks with me. It's the cutest thing! Trust is sooo important. This kind of things helps you bonding your horse. Thanks for your video, I'm definitely gonna start practicing this. ❤

[ceewink]

Awesome! Thank you! I will refer back to this video, I'm 56, just bought my 1st horse, and you are very knowledgeable!!! I take lessons, but this really does help a lot!

[gerrycoleman]

You are wise. Most horse people have no understanding about pressure and release.

[rynnaorsak]

My horse has back problems and can't be ridden so I think this would be a great job for him!!

[paytonanthony]

My horse is very good at following when I walk backwards, and I personally think she will like liberty so I think I’m gonna start her training soon!
Edit: I’ve started training her and she’s doing so well. She freely follows me in the paddock and understands my body language! Thank you for this!

[tdavis]

Carolyn Resnick's Waterhole Rituals teaches the language of equus and liberty starting with no tack. She grew up with wild horses, learned their habits and communication, even moved up the ranks of a herd and was able to ride a lead mare!!! She's the pioneer of liberty training and still alive today to teach it! Brilliant lady! Keep up the good work Sam!

[leslielehman]

I so enjoy your clarity and simplicity in your approach to the horse and even more to the viewer. Thank you so much!

[aimeepearn]

I got my first (and only) horse at age 45. Your calm energy is an inspiration to me. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[arielviotti]

This is the best and most clear video for starting liberty. Thank you for your awesome work!!!

[anglebear]

I’ve been looking for a video like this for so long thank you so much I can’t wait to try this with my horse!! I’m so existed😁

[baileyfaith]

Absolutely love this, It has been helping me build a stronger bond as well as establish the leadership with my new young horse who hasn't had much experience, He is straight from the breeders farm so he is quite a fresh big boy. ❤

[debbiespringer]

Your exercises are helping me transform a rescue horse who was herd sour to the point where it was dangerous to ride him. After trying some of your exercises, I was able to ride him away from the herd/barn and all over adjacent property without issue for the first time. He must have attached to me as he didn't run back to the herd when we were done for the first time. A million thanks and please keep posting. You are extraordinarily gifted! I only wish I had discovered you sooner.

[ceewink]

We're doing these exercises! We haven't done all yet, but Levi catches on quick and you make it easier for me to begin with him! We'll keep going, too!

[meganloewen]

thanx so much and i agree if u want to be successful its not the pressure its the release

[ktchaosdesigns]

What a smart girl! I wish I had done Liberty training with my thoroughbred! Definitely will be subscribing for future reference for my next horse!

[arielviotti]

Great video. Finally someone explains properly how to start liberty.
Great also that you showed both horses. Thanks much!