Using Bungee Cords for Driving Horses that Kick Back

Bit of a throwback for you this week - and that's not just the pony's back legs!

If any of you remember little 'Dirty' Harry, here is how he started out on his driving career. Another pony who is a great example of how even the quietest of horses on the surface must undergo every aspect of training to make sure they are comfortable and confident with everything that is being asked of them.

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[magicponies]

Love your videos. Love your methods and love riding along with you and seeing the beautiful area you live in. (Old horsewoman/ Maine, USA)

[clwest]

What a cute pony! Bless Cloud! Thanks for the video!

[Abi-Grey]

Good training and good help is key to making horses great and happy.

[AndreaDingbatt]

Experience, Intuition and Patience,
Unfortunately you can't Teach those in a Book!!
(*Or video.)

Great Horsemanship Barry, Rhi and Team!!

Thank you very much again
for explaining things from the horses point of view!!

Cloud is a wonderful schoolmaster,
~ I'm sure that Harry will learn to be happy, confident and safe, being driven, very soon!!
Andréa and Jasper. ..XxX...

[chattychatotchannel]

Cloud is so cool!! Cloud is my favourite :D

[robertshrewsbury]

Always appreciate Cloud's sound help. So you are not only working with the bungee cord, in this case, but you tried a bunch of different things to try to catch any other possible variables. Chuckled over you nicknaming the pony "Dirty Harry", due to loving to roll in muck. That must be over-entertaining to his young owner, trying to keep him a clean show pony.

[aymep]

So lovely. Thank you for the videos. Cheers from Washington DC USA.

[JuliaHall-wwbw]

Hi Barry I'm fascinated to see you drive a pair different sizes
I have a welsh cob just short of 13hh and a welsh sec A 11hh + I'm guessing this is too much of a difference in size and stride ?
Keep your wonderful educational videos coming I learn something every viewing ❤
Thank you

[ltilley]

Dirty Harry...haha that made me laugh. He's a cute pony. I know you will get him sorted out and he'll learn not to react with his hind end. I'm not sure if you mentioned his age?

[tracyblack]

Another great video. I could actually hear you better. I’m not sure why. I have two mini gypsies in the states. One drives now. I’m working with the second. The second one is taking longer, due to her not liking things around her legs. I’m kicking buckets, dropping brooms, balls, ropes etc. My goal is to drive my two mini gypsies as a pair. What advise can you give me about how much time as singles should they drive before I put them as a pair. Thanks Barry.

[DianeStPeter]

What size safety release shackle do you use? Hard to tell in the video, what size is good