YouTube Tutorials - Suggestions for Topics

[Laafet]

I thought I would ask on here as there is a wide range of people with differing abilities. I have been enjoying putting together my YouTube Tutorials while I am temporarily without a horse to train or compete (well I thought it was temporary but 7 months on I still haven't found a new friend). So I was looking to ask what sort of things people would like to see? Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
My channel is here if you would like to see what I have done so far -

Adventures in Black and White

 

[Fjord]

I'm always interested to see how people muck out, probably because it's something I enjoy doing. Any tips on dealing with a muddy horse in winter?

 

[Laafet]

I'm always interested to see how people muck out, probably because it's something I enjoy doing. Any tips on dealing with a muddy horse in winter?

Thanks, will definitely do the mucking out one and as the owner of a grey then I am sure there is something I can do about muddy horses!

 

[NLPM]

All sorts of stable management is interesting and I bet with a grey, a muddy horse video would be popular!


I like to watch training videos on specific exercises - I did see you are after videos that can be done without riding, but a voiceover with diagrams would work - sometimes diagrams are actually easier than watching the horse, especially as exercises get more complicated and I don't want to have to wait five minutes to try and figure out the floorplan/I can't see the rider's aids at the other end of the school anyway. A whiteboard with coloured lines with a voiceover of hints and tips would work, e.g. (for simplicity's sake!) let's say the exercise was a great centreline... A blue line might be the ideal track, a green line to indicate common errors, e.g. the line people end up taking if they are rushing/turn too early/overshoot/don't stay straight, with a voiceover explaining where to start preparing the turn, whereabouts in the line/turn a little bit of extra outside leg would be beneficial, etc. A friendly chat through it rather than a formal demonstration!

I saw on your channel you have some test videos - maybe a voiceover of a section of that explaining why the movement went really well, or what you'd have liked it to be, and what sort of exercises you did at home to train for that exercise/what the judge said and what sort of exercises you could do afterwards to improve for next time? I guess it depends not just on what's practical but also what you want your channel to be known for/what you enjoy - if you love stable management, or grooming, etc. and want to focus on that then you might want to disregard everything I've said!

 

[NLPM]

Oh, I've just thought of another one...body condition scoring. It can be really tricky to learn from photos, so a video would be perfect!

Also I'm back... Having just watched your field management video (field management is one of my favourite topics; I don't care how sad that sounds! ) - what about a winter version of land management? And/or a winter weight management video? I think people can sometimes forget their horse's weight is designed to fluctuate. (with a follow up in Spring?!)

 

[Cob Life]

I'm always interested to see how people muck out, probably because it's something I enjoy doing. Any tips on dealing with a muddy horse in winter?

Cry and give up lol

 

[Lois Lame]

Safety around horses.

 

[Laafet]

Thanks for your suggestions, I am putting together some ideas. @NLPM my main way of managing a grey horse in winter is to clip, hot cloth, always have his tail plaited and rugged. I also don't turn out much one it gets grim, as we are on clay. Controversial but he hates being out in the winter so it works for us both. He is also the cleanest grey I have ever owned, never lays in his own poo, has a stallion heap in his corner and very tidy in his stable!