Why Riding A Warhorse Was So Difficult!

I'm 100% up for Lloyd getting trolled by a horse for an hour.

Jason: "...and here is Warlord, he's..." The entire internet: "HE'S A GOOD BOOOY!"

I love Lloyd and Jason just having fun playing with their 'toys' together. They've both got slightly different areas of expertise, but a very similar level of enthusiasm. These crossover episodes really are great

It was funny when Jason was assuring Lloyd the horse won't run into him unless he's in a bad mood then continued to explain how horses being in a bad mood isn't unusual.

11:36 Did Warlord ever work at the Ministry of Silly Walks? Seriously, I'm impressed by the Spanish walk. Extremely well-trained horse. You try to hide it, but your pride in him is evident.

Jason gives a horse riding lesson and Lloyd risks bruising his special area. All this and more on this weeks episode of: Two men confuse a Horse!

I am continuously amazed at how well trained Warlord is. Not many horses will willingly tolerate poles being waved around them like that - even well trained horses. The flight instinct is so strong. A credit to your partnership with him! He trusts you completely.

"Smelling the poo is horse social media. There's a whole twitter feed down there." And thus looking at social media shall be rightly known as "smelling the poo" from this day forth. Great video! Cheers! 💚

Between you and Lloyd and Matt and Tod, we've had some fantastic videos in the last couple of weeks. I think both the horses got the measure of Lloyd. Warlord: wave a stick at me? Activate intimidating walk Hawkeye: Oh you want to go faster do you?

What a great sport hawkeye is in this video you can see how much he trusts jason as he was continually looking at him to make sure that everything thing was OK. Also Loyd breaking into canter and then cussing is very relatable I had a horse that would occasionally test my abilities by choosing his own speed though I think I said worse words a 13 to my big man than Loyd.

It's so cool to see a realistic scenario with a trained horse. The animal is doing its own things as well, sometimes funny, sometimes screwing up the action. It's not a mindless vehicle like we are used to with cars and anything else nowadays.

As someone who spends a lot of time with horses, the walk to canter transition followed by "YES!.....OH SHIT!" echo'd only by the instructor's laughter is something I can appreciate only to well!

who doesn't like seeing Lloyd struggle at controlling a horse but being splendidly pleasant about the whole affair whilst Jason looks on sniggering uncontrollably?! what a wonderful hour of two people and a couple of animals horsing around!

Just discovered this channel recently and it’s golden. Better than any tv

as a horse person I truly enjoy how encouraging you are about there being no one single technique of holding the reins, but many across cultures and times. We usually get stuck on the technique that we first learned as the „right“ way to do things. Mostly between English and Western styles, but also many more. I think it must be great for a beginner rider to hear that there are many ways and to be able to pick what feels right. Riding a horse for the first time probably is quite the sensory overload as it is (don‘t quite remember it in detail, as I was a child when I started lessons and it‘s been a while), without having to worry to much about form. So long as whatever is being done doesn‘t hurt the horse or endanger anyone, I think it‘s all good at that stage.

Lloyd is just like 90% of everyone on a horse the first time. Slouched posture, confusing the horse by giving opposing instructions at once and being far to timid. It just takes a while. Most people are quite surprised by how organic and totally unlike riding a bike or motorcycle it is. The horse is obviously a living being and all of it moves and people often feel like they’re about to fall off at any moment. The horse also isn’t controlled like a machine, it tries to understand what you’re asking it to do, but you don’t control the exact motion of every muscle of the horse. The trick is to feel comfortable and balanced in the saddle, be confident, and to understand what the horse can do on its own, and trust it to do that, while also knowing where you need to help it. It’s a beautiful thing when it all works out. And when you’ve become comfortable with the basics you will be even more amazed by the skill of people like Jason, something like jousting takes a perfect connection between horse and rider.

poor horse, he tried so politely to get rid of the noob.

Thank you for the incredible video, I wish I could find a riding instructor with as much historical knowledge as you!

12:39 I love the way Warlord leans forward in response to Jason shifting his weight. Look at Warlord's back legs and how he lifts onto his toes, very slightly. In martial arts we're taught to watch the shoulders, hips and feet to guess what the opponent is going to do, next. I wonder if this applies to horses in combat, as well?

I find it amazing how much Jason can manvoure his horse without doing much visible things. It's almost as if he's connected to the horse and they are his own legs. (I know nothing about horses or horse riding)