afraid

Hi, i'm working with a 3 year old i brought home 7 months ago who was going to the doggers if he didnt find a home. so nothing is known about his background except he came from an overstocked breeder who got rid of a truckload of horses. all that was said is 'the lady was going to break him in...

My 5 year old 13.3hh morgan cross mare, Ruby came from the Amish. We got her at an Amish auction like 3 months ago and she has come A LONGGGG way. When we got her wouldn't let you catch her, but once you did she was just so afraid that we were going to hit her or whip her. She has finally...

Sorry this is so long, but please read. Today i said, i'm going to ride my horse, Cloud. I got her all groomed and tacked up, got the mounting block, stepped up on it, and put my hands on the saddle.... and froze. I eventuall got on and just sat there, with her still tied and not going...

Last winter my trainer and I decided to take my pony's shoes off. After a few months of jumping fine, he started refusing. We put his shoes back on, but he has been nervous about jumping ever since. We have gotten him to jump, but he has to look at each fence and smell it before jumping. It has...