It has been said that Ray Hunt could load a horse over the telephone and in this DVD viewers will see why. Watch and learn as Ray works with two horses (Part 1 and Part 2), both resistant to loading until Ray offers them a better deal.

Many people especially the less experienced have trouble in this area. The main point to most is putting the horse in the trailer and it doesn’t make much difference to the human how he goes in. Well, it makes a lot of difference to the horse for the rest of his life. Try to make loading the horse into the trailer the horses idea. Try to make it a good experience. To the horse, the trailer looks like a trap. Each horse is an individual and we need to recognize the difference between fear and self preservation or spoiled behavior. We need to adjust to fit the situation.

Disclaimer: Please be advised that this DVD contains vintage footage with known technical anomalies, including audio-sync drifts and abrupt cuts to black. These are not defects in your disc or player, but characteristics of the original field recordings which could not be corrected during the restoration process.

You'll see this master horseman interact naturally with young horses, without gimmicks or abuse.  You'll experience and begin to understand the mental togetherness that eliminates forcing and leads a horse to learn - to accept your ideas as his ideas.

Ray Hunt's attitude and philosophy about the horse and its relationship to its rider, combined with his techniques that have been refined over 30 years with thousands of colts, can be one of the #1 influences of your lifetime with horses. 

The Man

Ray Hunt has started more than 10,000 colts.  For the last 30 years he has been giving educational clinics throughout the U.S., Canada, Australia, and Europe.   Here Ray shares techniques and philosophy that apply to all riding disciplines.   And here, in just a few days, colts get the best possible start to a lifelong relationship with riders. 

As Ray often mentions to folks -
"I'm here for the horse - to help him get a better deal".

Spend three days with America's most effective horseman as he starts four previously unridden colts. The Ray Hunt Colt Starting Clinic you've always wanted to attend - - Ray himself working with the colts from the ground!

The Contents

• More than 5 hours of hands - on instruction contained on 3 video cassettes (VHF) and now available on DVD! Limited Quantities

DVD

These DVD's contain material and instruction rarely seen by any but Ray's personal friends.  Here Ray works with colts at a depth not often seen in any horse training videotape.

A major lesson to learn from Ray Hunt is that the beginning is not only the most interesting, but he most important part of a horse's education.  Here you'll see all four colts achieve important "firsts" - first saddling, first bridling, first ride, first group ride, and on to beginning training exercises.  This is what sets up a horse's career for success, no matter what breed or discipline.

An important and unusual aspect of this video series is that it is presented almost in real time.  Instead of just showing "before" and "after", leaving out what (and how long) it might take to achieve various training mileposts, what you see is what actually happened.  Or as Ray would put it, you'll get to see "what happened before what happened, happened."

All sequences were photographed using broadcast-quality cameras.  Real-time duplication was used (SP mode) to preserve fidelity and to give long -lasting quality training DVD that you can enjoy over and over again.

Cover design and back cover photo by Bonnie Cazier

Cover photo Courtesy of Virginia Anderson

Spend a couple of hours with Ray, just as he was – honest, humble and totally dedicated to the horse. Those who were lucky enough to have known and ridden with this great horseman will be reminded of his wit and wisdom. And for those who never got to meet the legend, this is your chance.

Fort Worth, Texas, where some of the world's greatest horsemen and women meet for two days of Colt Starting and Horsemanship under the watchful expert eye of Ray Hunt™.  But most of all, they've come to pay tribute to Tom Dorrance, the legendary man who changed the way the human relates to the horse, somewhat to the benefit of the human, but greatly to the benefit of the horse.  This three part video captures the excitement, the humor, the fun, and most of all, the dedication to the horse and to giving him the best deal possible.

Mornings are for Colt Starting.  The Clinicians randomly draw for colts from four ranches, Hunt, 666, Pitchfork and Moorhouse.  We follow the clinicians over two mornings as they catch the colts, work them on the ground, saddle them and - with Ray's insight and coaching - take that first all important ride.

Afternoons are reserved for Horsemanship Class.  Here we meet new participants, joining some of the clinicians from the Colt Starting class.  Many have come with their own horses in tow, while others ride horses supplied for them.  Since the horses have various levels of experience, the Horsemanship Classes are both insightful and exciting.

DVD One:
Saturday Morning:  Colt Starting in four round corrals.

DVD Two:
Saturday Morning: Colt Starting continues.
Saturday Afternoon: Horsemanship class in the full arena.
Sunday Morning: One round corral is set up in the middle of the arena as the Clinicians work with the same colts as Saturday morning.

DVD Three:
Sunday Morning:  Colt Starting continues.  Then a special sequence gives us unique insight into the way Ray works with his own horse.
Sunday Afternoon: Horsemanship class in two sessions.

Credits:
Joy Silha
Ed Khmara