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Willow's Meadow : Thank You. I would also like to add to this that it is absolutly AMAZING to me that people like welsummers and other people who have posted on this topic have posted paragraphs and paragraphs and have read the WHOLE topic and ALLLL the posts of me and other people. And what...

Willow's Meadow : Quote: There is much more.... but you get the point. stalker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I should report you. Oh, calm down. Research is just another way to determine credibility. I've done it before too. If I'm curious about someone, I'll click on their profile and look at some of the...

Quote: I'm sorry but I cannot agree. All in the world the stallion did was discover how to get his own way to end an unpleasantness that you were making him endure. It was about HIM. He didn't care about you or your feelings, only about ending something HE did not like. Deceit is a HUMAN...

Willow's Meadow : Quote: UM EXCUSE ME?????? she is NOT a rescue!!!!!!!!! She is a registered purebred American Paint Horse Mare. And she has been training MUCH longer then 30 days. I've actually never leased a horse.....who said that? omg If she's in training or has been, why don't you talk...

Willow's Meadow : Quote: I don't understand how hanging out with my horse is DANGEROUS. I know people who have been is the horse business for over 40 years that will say they are like puppy dogs....not all horses but some. And trust me she WILL NOT spook at a plastic bag, or a jacket or...

Quote: A horse's instinct to flee DOES indeed come from the time when long ago they ran wild and were the prey of wolves and cave lions and tigers. A horse trainer's methods are different than a dog trainer's in some regards. I will admit that immediate behavior correction and socialization...

Quote: Humans are predators and we tend to forget that horses have a completely different mindset than we do. Who's man's best friend? It's a DOG, another predator. Humans have a much easier time binding with dogs because their minds work more like ours than a horse's. A pack dynamic and...

Quote: My mare and I have the "almost mystical" relationship. I say almost since she doesn't like breakfast interrupted! BUT ... that was a result of YEARS where she was the center of my life. I began riding her as a 17 yr old who was going through some drama. I spent every afternoon with...

I would do lots of in-hand type things, leading horses past barrels, over tarps, encourage them to sniff giant rubber balls, over cavalettis. It will transfer when you start doing this stuff under saddle. It will give the mare something to do, look and and she can begin building trust in you...