"It’s all about preparation and confidence building for both of us. If the horse is having difficulty with a rope over his head or behind his legs or if the saddle blanket or the pad is a big issue, there’s more training work to do on the ground. When the horse is really ready, he’ll invite the ride." – Frank Bell

A step-by-step look at starting your horses with love and safety!

Frank uses a beautiful high energy three year old Arabian filly to demonstrate his straight forward approach to natural horsemanship and to helping the horse accept the human on her back. This is true and exact footage of the horse training Frank used to prepare this filly to ride. Using his revolutionary 7-Step Safety System Bell goes exactly where this spirited horse needs help and lovingly shows her the way to accept a variety of stimuli that gently builds up to the saddling. Only when she can handle numerous challenges and react in a rational manner, does he proceed.

Safely mounting and dismounting are covered in depth. Discussion of subsequent riding over the next weeks and months, snaffle bit acceptance, and other important information critical to success is addressed.

Starting the Young Horse is not designed for extremely difficult and distrusting horses, but for those horses and handlers who do understand Frank’s foundation horse training video "Discover the Horse You Never Knew."

Frank’s Gentle Solutions approach is clearly demonstrated in this fine work filmed in Colorado’s mystical foothills amidst magnificent red rock formations. 

45 mins.