I agree - this is so valuable!

Dis is also the first video that gives me hop that i can get my horse relax

Good luck, you got this!!

@@shitunabat7913 you're so encouraging. Go you!!

Same here. I got lied to by the owner that sold my horse and she is scared straight of saddles and bolts to the point that my dad's shoulder got pulled and now he has permanent shoulder issues. Also good luck

Hi Lexi and Welcome! Thank you! I share more free videos and great articles on my Rider Horsemanship Facebook page facebook.com/RiderHorsemanship/. Please share my work with others so we can spread the word! We believe in a holistic approach to horsemanship, providing expert knowledge and instruction for the whole horse and rider. Our approach is multi-dimensional and includes the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects of both the person and horse’s well-being. We have 8 training modules that specialize in self-awareness, the spiritual connection, relationship, discipline, confidence, biomechanics and balanced riding. We offer a complete guide, step-by-step learning and instruction, here at our center and on our Tao of Horsemanship Online Academy Training Courses for People and Horses www.taoacademy-horse-training-courses.com/taomethodcourse. Please click here to learn more about our training pyramid/program www.riderhorsemanship.com/rh-training-program. Should you want to learn how to develop the relationship and ride of your dreams and from home, please check out my Tao of Horsemanship Online Academy Training Courses for People and Horses. The Online Academy is very comprehensive and includes 3 main courses, each a building block for the next to follow. The LIFETIME access gives you access to hundreds of step-by-step instructional videos and teaches you how to begin your horses training no matter if they are young and green or older and need a re-start. The videos within each course follow my foundation curriculum or program for starting and re-starting horses as well as problem solving tips and strategies. The LIFETIME access also includes BONUS materials, webinars and a discussion forum where we have created an online community where I answer questions each week. I highly recommend the LIFETIME membership as it gives you 24/7 access, 365 days and forever, not to mention all of the BONUS material that’s included. Please visit my website www.riderhorsemanship.com to learn more about my method and the wide array of learning opportunities available. Thank you and may you always be one with horses! Warmly, Caroline

Hi Laurie! I just saw that you enrolled, subscribed, in my online Tao Method Course! Looking forward to hearing from you on the discussion board or via email!

Oh sorry but Thanks for the laugh! 🤣🤣 some horses are so flighty!

Hi Elizabeth and Welcome! Awesome to hear how well my work resonates with you! Should you want to dive deeper into my method and relationship building program please consider my online training course called The Tao Method. The Tao Method Course is a step-by-step training curriculum that focuses on developing oneness between horses and people, in mind, body and soul, so that they can learn and work together. It is an accumulation of all my training (not problem solving) DVD's and so much more. It is very comprehensive, with 12 months of course videos to watch, study and practice. Here is the promotion should you be interested: A little about my purpose and why I developed The Tao Method Course. I am a rehab and foundation specialist. I have dedicated my life's work to helping both horses and people find the connection in the work their hearts desire as well as learn how to work together and in relationship. Should you be interested in learning more about my work and how to build the dream relationship and oneness we all seek when we ride, please read on about my online training program, the Tao Method Course. My method of horsemanship is founded on a relationship oriented training program that is compassionate, spiritually driven, mindful, solution-focused and REAL - it really works! R - Revolutionary E - Effective A - Amazing L - Loving The online Tao method Course works for both beginners to my method, and horse trainers. There are at least 7 learning module videos presented each month along with supplemental reading materials and "How to" practice sheets. The course is being offered at a discount, and limited time, for only $34.95/month. Once you join you can access any-and-all monthly courses (videos), however you need to begin at the beginning and with Course 1. Tao of Horsemanship Online Academy Limited time offer SO get started today for only $34.95! riderhorsemanship.com/index.php/tao-horsemanship-online-academy/ Caroline has a proven method of training and rehabbing horses that not only answers ALL-of-your questions while providing you with REAL solutions, it is a loving, safer and effective way to start and re-start horses. Caroline has designed the most comprehensive training and solution based online equine academy available! Students from all over the world can now study from home, learning the necessary skill sets needed to master the many aspects of horsemanship. Her online academy provides different courses to study with a focus on her world-renown relational approach to training and bonding horses and their people. Through Caroline's courses students will not only learn how to assess, train and problem solve, they will learn how to develop the ultimate relationship with their horse during the training process. This is what makes Caroline's training approach and method so unique and amazingly rewarding for both horse and human! The Tao Method Course is Caroline's foundational training curriculum, where she begins with each-and-every horse and person. You can now study, practice and interact with Caroline right from your home or barnyard! Through this course you will learn how to train your horse correctly by following a step-by-step educational curriculum. While this curriculum teaches you the many building blocks necessary to develop a solid and correct foundation it also focuses on you and your horse's learning aptitude and emotional, mental and physical well-being during the process. The Tao Method Course dives deeply into the psyche, heart and bio-mechanics of horses, taking you step-by-step into the following areas of horsemanship: - Horse psychology - Learn about equine nature and specific temperament - Learn how to assess and work with learned behaviors - Develop deep connections and feelings of "oneness" when working with our horses - Learn about yourself during the process - Develop deeper mind-body awareness, spirituality and intuitiveness - Learn how to speak the Language of Equus through mind, body and soul work - Work with energy, Chakra's when connecting and communicating deeply - Develop feel and timing, the "Holy Grail" of horsemanship through specific techniques and exercises - Become a better diagnostician and problem-solver - Learn about the bio-mechanics of movement - Learn how to "dance" at liberty with your horse - Learn the Art of Lunging - Develop balance, collection and self-carriage - Develop a Classical Dressage Foundation - Learn to ride confidently and with a balanced and independent seat - Develop trust, confidence and safety when working on the ground and riding - Learn how to re-educate and rehab - Develop a fabulous, safe partner on the trail and so much more! Hope to see you on the online course discussion board! Warmly, Caroline

Caroline please please tell me my horse fears the whip not in a running around like crazy but in a way that she only listens to the whip not really to me. Help me

@@sarahnystrom8517 put the whip on your ass and stop watching this animal abusing bullshit here

Hi Veronica! Yes, I sure do and thank you!

Hi Lisa and Welcome! Great to hear, so glad I could help!

Hi Nigel and Welcome! You are welcome! Thank you and enjoy!

Hi Homeedconnect and Welcome! Thank you! Should you want to learn more I offer a video library monthly subscription that includes courses on rehabbing the traumatized riding horse. www.taoofhorsemanship.com/video-library.

Kat89Kruger Awesome Kat! Warmly, Caroline

Hi Janice! Thank you:) I look forward to hearing from you and keeping in touch. Feel free to contact me via my email: Caroline@riderhorsemanship.com. Warmly, Caroline

Hi Hector and Welcome! Thank you! I share more free videos and great articles on my Rider Horsemanship Facebook page facebook.com/RiderHorsemanship/. Please share my work with others so we can spread the word! We believe in a holistic approach to horsemanship, providing expert knowledge and instruction for the whole horse and rider. Our approach is multi-dimensional and includes the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects of both the person and horse’s well-being. We have 8 training modules that specialize in self-awareness, the spiritual connection, relationship, discipline, confidence, biomechanics and balanced riding. We offer a complete guide, step-by-step learning and instruction, here at our center and on our Tao of Horsemanship Online Academy Training Courses for People and Horses www.taoacademy-horse-training-courses.com/taomethodcourse. Please click here to learn more about our training pyramid/program www.riderhorsemanship.com/rh-training-program. Should you want to learn how to develop the relationship and ride of your dreams and from home, please check out my Tao of Horsemanship Online Academy Training Courses for People and Horses. The Online Academy is very comprehensive and includes 3 main courses, each a building block for the next to follow. The LIFETIME access gives you access to hundreds of step-by-step instructional videos and teaches you how to begin your horses training no matter if they are young and green or older and need a re-start. The videos within each course follow my foundation curriculum or program for starting and re-starting horses as well as problem solving tips and strategies. The LIFETIME access also includes BONUS materials, webinars and a discussion forum where we have created an online community where I answer questions each week. I highly recommend the LIFETIME membership as it gives you 24/7 access, 365 days and forever, not to mention all of the BONUS material that’s included. Please visit my website www.riderhorsemanship.com to learn more about my method and the wide array of learning opportunities available. Thank you and may you always be one with horses! Warmly, Caroline

Hi Kelley and Welcome! I look forward to hearing more from you and am more than happy to answer any questions! Warmly, Caroline

Caroline Rider Thanks for the fast response. :-) I just got back from trying what you demonstrated in the above video. Hanna was wound pretty tight when we started but it really didn't take too long to feel like we were getting somewhere. I don't have a round pen so it's good to see you working out in an open area and verbally translating your horses ques. That is so helpful. I can out-patience a rock, but I need to be real sure about when and why I'm asserting authority because I've done it poorly before and made bad situations worse. I don't want to make those mistakes again. This video has already helped.

Hi Monique and Welcome! Thank you for sharing. Should you want to learn more about Caroline’s training, she has a large DVD selection www.taoofhorsemanship.com/shop and online training courses with lifetime access so please be sure to check them out. Or you can join us for our Everything Horses & More LIVE Podcast/Webinar hosted every Tuesday, and Wednesday at 12pm EST on facebook.com/TaoofHorsemanship/. If not, that’s okay. You can find the recording on our Tao of Horsemanship Facebook page. Thanks again and I hope to see you on our show! XO, Sabrina

Hi. Whatcha doing on a Caroline Beste video. I commented on pretty much all her videos so every video you can say hi. Anyway whatcha doing on one of her videos.

Ellen Payne ok nothing. I can’t text you because I locked myself out of my phone and Ethan had to restart it. Sorry

She’s moving soon 😭but it’s fine cause I’ll see her a lot.

Ellen Payne hi! My phone won’t charge! It keeps shutting off before it will charge 😢 and I really wanted to talk to you so I went here. 😂 I need your email. I have your email for bccs. When you see this you can tell me your email and then delete your comment so no one else sees it. This is so complicated!

Hi John and Welcome! Yes, I totally agree. Horse owners aren't paying attention to bloodlines when they purchase. Unfortunately most of my audience "acquires" horses or rescues them so they have no history of the horse.

Thanks All Things Equestrian! You should see him today! I've posted a few new trail riding videos of him from March 2022 on my channel.

+Alexis Williams Hi Alexis and Welcome! There is no one answer or easy process for helping spooky horses become confident and safe. It takes time to develop the trust in the relationship and partnership necessary for the horse to trust and feel safe with their rider. The video covers the areas important to gaining a horse's trust, respect as well as developing their confidence in you as a leader and partner. There are specific exercises in the video to help get your spooky, unconfident horse's attention and focus. There is a Part II to this video that reviews and talks about how the ground work aids in developing a more confident and trustworthy horse for riding. If you have not visited all of my free training videos please do. The work in each will give you the answers you seek: kzfaq.info/sun/PL1UMI_k13fYWO_amtAh_aCljfta7T_5XI Please keep me posted on your friend's progress! Warmly, Caroline

I'm so glad!

Great to hear S Shepard, if you have any questions please email Caroline at Caroline@taoofhorsemanship.com. Thanks Sabrina

That's great Khak! Please feel free to contact me with any questions regarding both my approach and the techniques I use. Caroline

Hi Miss Calais and Welcome! Thank you! I share more free videos and great articles on my Rider Horsemanship Facebook page facebook.com/RiderHorsemanship/. Please share my work with others so we can spread the word! We believe in a holistic approach to horsemanship, providing expert knowledge and instruction for the whole horse and rider. Our approach is multi-dimensional and includes the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects of both the person and horse’s well-being. We have 8 training modules that specialize in self-awareness, the spiritual connection, relationship, discipline, confidence, biomechanics and balanced riding. We offer a complete guide, step-by-step learning and instruction, here at our center and on our Tao of Horsemanship Online Academy Training Courses for People and Horses www.taoacademy-horse-training-courses.com/taomethodcourse. Please click here to learn more about our training pyramid/program www.riderhorsemanship.com/rh-training-program. Should you want to learn how to develop the relationship and ride of your dreams and from home, please check out my Tao of Horsemanship Online Academy Training Courses for People and Horses. The Online Academy is very comprehensive and includes 3 main courses, each a building block for the next to follow. The LIFETIME access gives you access to hundreds of step-by-step instructional videos and teaches you how to begin your horses training no matter if they are young and green or older and need a re-start. The videos within each course follow my foundation curriculum or program for starting and re-starting horses as well as problem solving tips and strategies. The LIFETIME access also includes BONUS materials, webinars and a discussion forum where we have created an online community where I answer questions each week. I highly recommend the LIFETIME membership as it gives you 24/7 access, 365 days and forever, not to mention all of the BONUS material that’s included. Please visit my website www.riderhorsemanship.com to learn more about my method and the wide array of learning opportunities available. Thank you and may you always be one with horses! Warmly, Caroline

+Alison Bell-Irving B-I Hi Alison and Welcome! Sounds like your horse is either not comfortable in the new arena or has developed a bit of a bratty attitude towards the work? Either way my work will help you with this. I would need to observe you and your horse to make an accurate assessment of what's going on and where to direct you both in my work. I offer long distance coaching services so students from around the World can work with me riderhorsemanship.com/index.php/long-distance-coaching/. If this does not interest you at this time, here is how I think and another recommendation. Should any horse of mine have issues with something it tells me our foundation is not strong and we need to back track meaning go back to both ground and riding exercises to see where we can strengthen our relationship and partnership. The relationship is about trust and confidence and the partnership is about respect and leadership (clarity). When you have a strong, solid, foundation you and your horse can go anywhere and learn anything without regressing or having challenges. This is what I refer to as developing the mindset of our horse where trust, respect, leadership and partnership flourish while you continue to learn new things and explore new places together. The purpose of groundwork is many with a focus on developing and strengthening the relationship and partnership between both. I have a complete method to training, from beginning - developing the foundation to high school movements (classical dressage). I have a large DVD collection that will assist in helping you learn at home. The following link will take you to my website and show you my DVD collection/series and where to begin riderhorsemanship.com/index.php/dvd-information-where-to-begin/. The first DVD is Discovering the Spirituality of Horsemanship is about the relationship and where to begin. This is how I develop both my students and horses: riderhorsemanship.com/index.php/product/discovering-the-spirituality-of-horsemanship/. If you need more assistance please don''t hesitate to contact me or my business manager, Jen, jen@riderhorsemanship.com. Warmly, Caroline

Sounds like the horse does not view you as the leader. That must be established first.

Hi Lily and Welcome! Great question and I think (hope) I answer it in the video. I did this video so I could show a different way. My videos are jammed packed with lots of golden nuggets of info too and many of my students study the videos because each time they revisit they see so much more or hear something they didn't hear before. Please watch again as I go into detail why I am working Zor the way I am, my purpose and result. To answer you question directly, no, I would never move my horses feet to redirect energy and that's because it will only escalate them, teaching them to feed off the adrenaline. Zor is an extremely dangerous case. He needs many things with maturity/age (he's only 4), experience (natural habituation) and bonding. I get strong and direct with him because he is so unsafe leading to and from the pasture with the woods nearby. He was very unpredictable. When I get strong, assertive, it is to 1) match his energy so I can direct his mind, get his attention and connection. I keep offering him a safe place of grounded energy (within me) when we stop. He just isn't ready (for the reasons I list) to connect and trust me. Hope that made sense! I am offering HUGE discount on my Mastery Program RIGHT NOW, click here to join www.taoofhorsemanship.com/masterymembership.

Robyn Stones Hi Robyn! Great question! Ground work is so necessary to developing the mindset of the horse. The purpose of the ground work is to stimulate the horses left brain, their thinking brain. Horses are prey animals and rely on their right brain, their senses, to survive. When in a heightened and fearful state they use adrenaline and this supports their need for fight or flight. When working through ground work exercises you begin to get the horse to think vs react, thus use their left cognitive side of their brain. You also help them to refocus on you which builds trust, confidence and leadership. All of these qualities develop a horse's mind and help them to stay connected to you during stressful times.If you practice the exercises with the intention and purpose of helping your horse stay connected to you, you will easily be able to transfer this way of working together, this connection and trust to riding. I'm not saying that your horse won't trigger in the saddle.because if their riding experience has been more negative than positive, they will. And, you will be safer because he trusts you and will look to you for guidance. It will take time and lots of practice and before you know it, you will have developed a new mindset, pattern, way of perceiving in your horse. Re your question about horses not seeing us when we are riding, you are correct. We sit in their blind spot AND if you work with my method of intention and energy they will FEEL you always and seek you out. Many of my youtube videos show my horses picking me up at the mounting block without asking and turning their eye often to see me, connect to me, while riding. Please check out my other videos and I sell my educational DVD's all over the World! www.riderhorsemanship.com. I look forward to keeping in touch! Warmly, Caroline

Hi Hellava Live, welcome!! So happy you found us! I hope you will continue to watch our videos! If you would like to learn more about Caroline and her methods, check out our website at www.taoofhorsemanship.com/ Thanks Sabrina

Hi Luis and Welcome! Thank you for sharing. Should you want to learn more about Caroline’s training, she has a large DVD selection www.taoofhorsemanship.com/shop and online training courses with lifetime access so please be sure to check them out. They offer more detail and instruction than the DVD collection. Please click here to learn more www.taoofhorsemanship.com/. If you have any additional questions please email us at support@taoofhorsemanship.com. XO, Sabrina

@@TaoofHorsemanship Thank you, Sabrina, i do understand Caroline does not have time to spare. it's ok. I would gladly access the online courses since the region i live in has a certain kind of horse riders whose advices tend to lean towards education by force, a method feel is wrong and so "other" knowledge is scarce. Sadly i cannot afford to join in since unemployment gives me time to work the horse but limits greatly the available funds. Anyway, no worries, i appreciate your answer and wish you the best.

Hi Birgitta and Welcome! Your horse may be more sensitive than other horses which can add to becoming overwhelmed or over stimulated easily. There is no quick fix for horses with trauma and triggers. You need to re-start him. Ground work and building blocks are a must here. Please check out my MasteryMembership Online Training Program for People and Horses where I offer a step-by-step training curriculum that will create the horse you need and want! www.taoacademy-horse-training-courses.com/mastery-membership-regular

@@TaoofHorsemanship Thank you very much for taking the time to answer me. I will gladly check out your webside. I know this is not a quick fix that is why I have been working with him for the last 11 years:-) I realize I have to restart him and I have started this process already by not riding him and do a lot of groundwork - but maybe I do it all wrong and therefore I will check out your recommended webside. Once again - thank you!!

Randy Hurt Thanks Randy! Yes, I couldn't agree more about fitting the halter correctly. The rope halters were designed with knots and the knots create pressure points. In order for them, the knots, to work correctly the knots have to be aligned correctly. The knots across the nose need to be lined up along the fleshy part of the nose, which is the middle of the nose (from eyes to nostrils). Thanks for helping me explain the purpose of the rope halter and it's position! Warmly, Caroline

Hi Miss B and Welcome. That is a great question and I promise you Caroline can and will help you. Please email her directly at Caroline@taoofhorsemanship.com. Thank you Sabrina

Brilliant! Thank you

Hi Lisa, This is a great question! First I'd like to address the ignorant recommendations from the folks that advise you to stay on and ride when one you are afraid and second when you know the potential danger of your horse's actions. Safety for you and your horse comes first, always. And kudos to you for listening to your heart and gut on this and coming to me with your question and validation. I would never recommend staying on when a horse that is frightened is thinking about bolting. I would immediately get off and begin working them through their trigger so that they get out of their right brain (reactionary prey mode) and into their thinking and connecting left brain (thinking, cognitive side). The exercise that I recommend is called Half Circle. It involves moving my horse back and forth, from left to right and in a trot, not a canter. If he has to canter, let him and make sure he can stop and pause for many seconds until you ask for the other direction. Eventually he will slow down. I would be be specific about the gait as you want to begin offering your horse a framework from which you will begin guiding him. If he is just running around you, like a typical lunge pattern, he will continue to escalate (build up more speed and frenzy) or maintain the level of adrenaline that has caused him to react dangerously to begin with. The key here in making the mental and emotional change for him is in the careful guidance you give while asking him to move to the left of you at a trot and then stop, pausing (if you can) for 3 or longer seconds before you ask him to trot to the right of you and stop. By doing this you are allowing him to stop and slow down (begin decompressing, relaxing), refocus on you (build trust) and engage his left, thinking side of his brain. You are also helping him replace adrenaline (self preservation mode for fight, flight) with endorphins, the calming hormone. Right now the most important part of training your horse is re-patterning him meaning you are changing his habit of exploding with connecting to you for guidance = leadership and using his thinking side of his brain. Now, this exercise is for when you are out and trail riding. There is still much work to do at home in a pasture or arena. You still need to work on his emotional thresholds and develop more confidence in you as a leader as well as more emotional agility in your horse. I recommend working on your walk/trot/canter transitions in an arena or small pasture. Transition work will help you develop control with your horse. You want him to listen to you and obey you not push through you when you ask to slow down or stop or escalate into a buck or bolt when you ask for more speed. In order to achieve this, everything needs to be done slowly...3 strides of working walk and ease into 3 strides of slow trot back down to 3 strides of working walk to halt and pause for 3+ seconds and back up 3 steps and pause again. You literally have to reprogram your horse:) Make sure to praise him, love on him, when he does well and is trying and especially when you stop. This will help motivate him to try harder to please and think about stopping when he is unsure. I hope that helps. Please keep me posted! Warmly, Caroline

Thank you this too!!!😊

Hello Cheryl and Welcome! Great to hear how well my work resonates with you and is working for you! This video is not how I would handle an Arabian or a flighty, overly sensitive and reactive horse. While the horse in this video, Zor, is spooking and I am showing you how I help him learn to trust me while building his confidence he has had a lot of training with me prior to this video. Training to get him to this place - the scariest place. By nature this horse is not a reactive horse. His spooks are not that big except for the wooded area. We trail ride and such and he does not bolt on the trail. If he did I would not be able to stop him. However, near this woodline, he is at his worst. So please don't use this video as a teaching video, not at your horse's stage of education. I can help you, show you how to help them, step-by-step and it's gonna take time and learning. The free training videos that I offer on my youtube channel are just the beginning! Should you want to learn more about my method - the level of personal development, spiritual transformation, deep and rewarding relationship you achieve with your horse during training as well as developing the ride of your dreams, check out my Tao of Horsemanship Online Academy Training Courses for People and Horses. Here is the commercial for the Academy: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m5iEeZZ0tbuVfpc.html You can learn more about the Academy, details of courses provided and costs here: www.taoacademy-horse-training-courses.com/taomethodcourse Please visit my website www.riderhorsemanship.com to learn more about my method and the wide array of learning opportunities available. Thank you and may you always be one with horses! Warmly, Caroline

Thank you! We have been taught all the wrong ways and are now having to releases them. It’s funny how when your young you pretty much just take anyone’s advice just because they have all this fancy gear and board in a fancy place. You mentioned you are older now and do not want to fall off. Me either and safety is my first priority now that I’m older and just having the girls build a bind and trusting relationship with the horses as well as us. They are lifelong pets and companions. Loving your awesome training and handling methods.

She shows this behaviour since the first day I got here two years ago. I found a way to "overcome" it for a couple of days but than it starts all over again: I go outside with her step by step and walk back before she becomes non-responsive. She always lick and chew on the way back. We can than go outside every day for a walk without problems for about 2 or 3 weeks. But then suddenly there is a trigger I don't even recognize and she "forgets" all the good experiences we have made. It is not a vehicle, or people or animals. When it happens, I can see nothing but open space. I can not tell you how it would be riding, because I can not ride.

Hi FoxLegend17! Arabs can be very sensitive and reactive by nature and breed. I would slow your requests down and slow your horse down.I would begin by asking your horse to walk. This will be the toughest part as it asks for discipline. You may only get a couple of steps before your horse speeds up or escalates. Watch this video again and you will see how I "interrupt" the behavior and shut the horse down and to a halt. I will shake on the lead rope hard enough for the knot or clip to make contact with the horse's chin and as many times, repetitively, until he/she stops and looks at me. This is SO important because when the horse looks at you they are connected and asking a question. You will wait 20 seconds, asking the horse (and reinforcing if necessary by shaking the rope and/or tugging hard) to stand. ONLY when the horse is ready to stand and relax will you ask for the walk again. You will do this as many times as needed and until your horse can walk with energy and relaxation 3 revolutions around you. DO NOT change direction until you can ask for 3 revolutions 3 times. This may take an hour or 3 days. The purpose is to change your horse's perception of running, escalating and bucking. You are developing the correct mindset for training now: attention/focus, discipline/obedience and relaxation. Keep me posted! Caroline

Thank you!

Hi Lisa and Welcome! In order to change unwanted, unhealthy, behavior you need to first figure out what causes it. If you don't fix the cause you'll never fix the unwanted behavior. Horses that are anxious have a need that isn't being met. Fix the need and the behavior goes away. If all you do is correct the symptom, nervous eating, you will forever be correcting. In the end, horses are like people. Satisfy the emotional need and the bad behavior goes away.

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+Pamela Ehlers Hi Pamela and Welcome! I am sorry to hear about your situation! I feel for you and your horse as I know how scared you both must have been. Unfortunately your colt is traumatized. It also sounds like he is a more passive temperament? I ask (question this) because should he be more confident, dominant and self-assured he would have fought back. Knowing his temperament will help guide you as to what type of approach to take with him as you begin rehabilitation and restoration. To begin with, so much of trust has everything to do with preparing your horse for scary and unpredictable situations. As an experienced trainer I have worked with over 1,000 horses and I specialize in PTSD, rehabilitation and starting young horses, foundation work. I understand how to develop young minds and re-train them. With that being said, much of how we train needs to include working our horses in adrenaline and through reactive situations. We need to develop our horse slowly and with correct training so that they emotionally and mentally can handle what ever comes at them. For example we develop our young horses so that in time they are exposed to other horses running past them while you are in hand (or riding) in the pasture. We also include working in hand or lunging in areas that have a ton of stimulation - not too much that our horse's mind is blown and enough at a time so that they stay connected, calm and confident. I wish I could give you an easy answer to help fix him and there isn't one. Too much damage has been done and he needed a stronger foundation to begin with. In order to help your colt get through this and regain his trust in you as well his confidence in and with scary situations, you are going to need to re-start him. My way of working with horses, especially traumatized horses, develops the level of connection (focus, mindfulness and being present), conversation, trust and partnership you both need. The freezing he is displaying is his way of coping now and is part of self preservation. You need a specialist like myself to help him work through it, get past it, and restore. I offer long distance training and coaching riderhorsemanship.com/index.php/long-distance-coaching/ and a huge and intensive educational DVD system. While my "How to train a spooky and unpredictable" free training videos give you certain areas to work on (and these areas apply to all horses suffering from a lack of confidence) you will find a step-by-step guide to developing horses (and re-starting challenging horses) in my DVD collection. The following link takes you to my DVD collection riderhorsemanship.com/index.php/product-category/dvds-2/ and shows you were to begin as well as guides you to which Problem Solving Strategy DVD would work best in your situation riderhorsemanship.com/index.php/product/problem-solving-strategies-series-bundle-dvds-1-6/. On another note, I would have sued the person that owned the TB that was let lose and or the facility that is responsible (and should be carrying liability insurance for these reasons). Both parties should know better and if they don't they should be held accountable and responsible for their tremendous negligence and ignorance. In the end, they need to learn and should be beyond grateful you are alive. I hope this has helped and I look forward to staying in touch! Warmly, Caroline

+Dillon Davis Hello Dillon and Welcome! Your horse is like so many. She is afraid, distrustful and traumatized on some level from mishandling, confusion and possible abuse. Like many in her situation she needs time, consistency, repetition, patience, love and correct training - this part is the secret to developing her into an open, connected, trusting AND willing partner. What I'd like you to understand first, before you even think of about what techniques, tricks, you can do with her to get her to do what you want is this: you CANNOT train a horse when they are in self-preservation mode. Right now, your mare is displaying self-preservation: flight mode, fight mode or freeze mode. I am an expert on this. Please refer to my website for articles on equine PTSD, specifically "Equine Health & Healing" riderhorsemanship.com/index.php/resources/. The first step to helping your mare is understanding her mindset (how distrustful and defensive she is) as well as the degree of trauma your horse has experienced and how it has affected her brain chemistry. Again, please refer to the PTSD articles on my website. Once you have your brain wrapped around her mindset you can begin to understand why she does what she does, reacts, as well as develop a more trained eye to observing her thoughts - catch the thought before she commits to an action! This is what I refer to as "the path of least resistance" and when we no longer fight with our horse, we guide them. This level of horsemanship is also about feel and timing - the goal and mastery of any great horseman. One of our great masters, Tom Dorrance, wrote a book about what it takes to understand our equines and develop the level of feel and timing needed to achieve true unity. I highly recommend reading it: True Unity: Willing communication between Horse and Human. AND, not to complicate your situation. While we would all like the gentle approach and path of least resistance, defensive, traumatized horses need an expert to help them "work through" their triggers so they can become open to learning and trust. To answer your questions on how to get your mare to come to you, join you, I will begin by pointing you in the direction of my DVD series, specifically where to begin: riderhorsemanship.com/index.php/dvd-information-where-to-begin/. I am not trying to sell you AND I cannot possibly give you a short answer, technique or trick to assist at this stage. Firstly, you do not have a horse that is ready to learn. What she needs is for you to work with an expert who can help you help her work through her defensiveness. You need this so she can begin to heal and trust, thus work with you. Basically, what you are asking for is a 3-6 month re-start/re-training program for her and/or a 3-6 month apprenticeship program for you. Horses are amazingly intelligent, quick learners and complex. Your mare isn't even on the level of learning right now and that is something that you have to wrap your brain around before you even think about how to train her. If what you seek is the level of understanding, relationship and partnership I have with my horses, the DVD's are where you would begin. While my DVD series is where I begin with every horse, untainted young ones to tainted, traumatized horses, you won't find all the answers there. What they will show you, give you, is an education of my method, specific techniques, exercises and most of all my approach to training - what makes my work with horses so magical and desirable. If you need additional help, and you will, with how to work with your mare, you will need my Problem Solving Strategy DVD's riderhorsemanship.com/index.php/dvd-information-where-to-begin/. I also offer long distance coaching services riderhorsemanship.com/index.php/long-distance-coaching/. I hope this helps, inspires you and most of all supports your journey. I look forward to keeping in touch. Warmly, Caroline

Hi Avery and Welcome! Oh my! A barrel horse? I think you need to find a different horse, one that is ready for that type of adrenaline. Your mustang needs way to much work before you can even think about racing her around, not to mention you would be undoing everything you put into her if you put her into that type of sport. Sincerely, Caroline