Humans Creating Defensive and Dangerous Horses

 "Leggs" 

At nearly 17hands this lanky Thoroughbred was found in 6" of mud, with an hoof injured, and underweight. 

 I was talked into taking him-sight unseen. 

The first six months of rehab I think he spent more time with his feet flying off the ground than on it. 

Here's some of what he displayed (while handled from the ground): 

Rearing 

Striking 

Bucking 

Kicking 

Socially dysfunctional with other horses 

Distracted by things like: humans, cats, wind, stuff, airplanes flying overhead, horses, tractors 

Inability to stand still 

Full panic attack when seeing a farrier (even when he was not being worked on) 

Riding wise- he had one movement- forward and full speed ahead 

 And all of these dramatic, defensive, and dangerous behaviors could have been prevented. 

 Every single one was a result of his initial "education" or lack thereof, and the human interactions that made any form of physical and spatial pressure so overwhelming that the only responses he could offer were ones that made the human go away. Big and Scary. 

Over the last three decades of working professionally with horses it has become my mission to help folks understand and learn to work with horses, but without the "I want" as a premise. 

 If we remove that from our thoughts and emotions, along with the often initially inappropriate agenda, and replace it with the goal of refining the ability to see and believe the horse, we can then recognize how the horse's mental and emotional state influences his physical responses. 

 And if we create mental availability in the horse, he will not be defensive towards the human. He can let of distraction and be mentally redirectable. He becomes an equine partner who is willing, soft, and reasonable in his physical responses. 

It is then we can return our focus toward our original goal.

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