Whether you brought home a rescue horse that has been abused, and neglected or your horse went through bad training, you can’t change those things. You can’t change the horses past any more than what you had for breakfast this morning. You can have something different tomorrow for breakfast but you can’t change what you already ate this morning for breakfast.
When we do get horses that have been abused and neglected, these horses are scared and nervous of us. They can be food aggressive from neglect, or they can be very defensive from abuse, They have no confidence, no trust, no respect, and whatever partnership the horse may have had at one time is gone. These things take a horrible toll on the horses mind, body, and emotions as you can imagine.
Now what we can do to change our horse’s future is with a step by step training program to show the horses there is nothing to be scared of, that they will not be neglected or go through bad training ever again. We can teach the horses through quiet consistency, patience and guidance that they will never have any reason to be scared of us. In doing this we have the ability to once again gain our horse’s confidence, trust, respect, and build a strong partnership with our horses along with fixing the food aggression and defensive behavior.
Horses are truly one of the most amazing animals as they are so forgiving and so willing to keep trying and learning. Horses are by nature gregarious, and crave leadership. If you have or plan on getting a horse that has gone through really hard times, concentrate on his future and build a strong relationship with your horse and help him to let the past go.
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