This is a horse who hasn't been ridden for a few years. I wanted to help with his obvious nervousness of people - before I even considered how he was under saddle. This series follows how I started to create an adjustment in his thoughts towards people and energy. He is of course, a horse that has had driving pressure. This is how I helped replace these negative associations. Day 1: helping him to understand that my energy doesn't mean go - that I am not a threat.

In depth talkover: ground work exercise to help us be centred and to help nervous or anxious horses

A feature length lesson looking at a variety of ways to help improve processing and confidence around people, opening her up to search

Helping a horse that has had a driving pressure foundation through creating caution and awareness around people as well as trust in guiding pressure

Undoing round-penning and thinking energy means go away. Teaching him to think and engage under pressure.

Teaching following a feel; getting soft feel of the belly rope

Insight into how a horse perceives pressure

FIGHTING FIRE WITH FIRE: Helping a horse that has become scared of driving pressure to have more confidence under pressure - helping them to trust us.

Helping a mare that has a tendency to crab away at the mounting block

With commentary

A sensitive horse that has been driven. Ground skills.

Helping a mare become more centred with the lead rope, using the flag.

Building confidence in a very frightened station horse. Encouraging him to think away and leave and come back.

The effect of driving and getting confidence to circle

Offering a pathway to a better feeling: helping a horse driven & frightened by pressure

Helping an anxious mare search into us for connection then trust feel

Opening up & gaining connection at liberty + helping a horse scared of driving pressure

Using long reining to help a shut down horse that has always been pushed with pressure to think and search

Helping a horse that has been frightened by bad ground work feel better about guiding (good for lunging)

Helping a horse that runs from worry on one eye: building feel then building lunging

Helping a performance trained (cooked) horse reconnect with her owner

Helping an anxious horse, who has been round penned & driven, deal with pressure

Following Merlin: day 2

Following Merlin: Day 3 - feeling good about being directed at liberty

Following Merlin: Day 4 - learning guiding + eye balancing at liberty

Teaching his owner to guide with feel, with soft energy

Following black pony 2: building confidence and teaching draw

Helping a horse with a hard eye + evasiveness: improving frame, life and following feel

Worried cow horse (part 1): moving softly into the rein on a horse that rushes on forehand in turns

Gaining focus and offering leadership

Worried cow horse (part 2): Using the back up & hindquarter turns to help improve balance

Video review helping to focus, connect, position correctly