I've had Gus for just a little over a month now. The first week he was not a problem to catch. I could walk right up to him for the first few days, then he graduated to walking a few steps away and stopping. By week two, he was all out GALLOPING around the 5 acre pasture. I locked him into a one acre pasture and made a little progress as I was able to "corner" him to get to him, but after about a week of that, he figured out how to time it so that when I was about 3 steps from being able to block him into the corner, he would tear out running. I locked him in the round pen for a couple days and tried going out and working him/bonding with him, but honestly I didn't like him being in there because he needs to put on a little weight right now and needs that good pasture over hay at this point. The first two days of putting him out in the big pasture, I was able to get him to come to the barn for his grain. I'd put a halter on and lead him to the grain. No grain until he got a halter...ever. After day two (feeding him twice a day and a handful in between just to get him to come up) he decided grain was not worth it and when called, he literally RUNS the other direction. I can go out and "herd" him up to the barn for his grain, but that takes between 15-30 minutes, depending on his mood. I can't get close at all before he starts heading another direction. I tried running him hard/keeping him moving and I was out there for 2 hours one morning in the one acre pasture. When I work him in the round pen, I keep him moving, turning, etc. and he will follow me by the end, but I truly don't think we're connecting. He is 4 and he does ride very well. I am not the one who started him. He was just started back in December and he was pushed pretty hard with no ground work, but he is very respectful on the ground and under saddle. He's a good horse, but I just can't seem to get through on this catching issue. I don't understand why it started so suddenly when he was fine with me catching him at first. I did not work him hard or treat him poorly in any way too make him so afraid of me. Any thoughts?