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[RC] choice and training horses - Trust - Barb Peck

I have one of these horses too.
He's been retured 3 years due to a pasture accident and  now 20 years old.

I didn't raise him thought - picked him up when he was 6 for a song in a show 
barn 
because he just wouldn't do anything anyone wanted him to...
(i.e. arena/ring work).. he didn't fight- just wouldn't do it. No matter what.

It took me 3 years to form a relationship with this horse- but when we finally 
clicked-
he'd do anything I asked and was/is amazing.

He eventually became herd-bound to me. Which surprised me. He preferred me to 
other horses 
especially in situations when we were away from home. 
On the last competitive ride we did-
he'd whinny and look for me if I went out of his site while he was tied to the 
trailer.. it didn't matter to him how many horses were around.   

This horse is the only horse I've ever owned, who preferred me over his 
herdmates
(although he's not the most friendly horse- to humans or other animals -  I 
call him Cranky Man - he's solid and completely trustworthy in ever 
circumstance).

I can still tell by his nicker or whinny, or body language  exactly what he 
wants. 
He comes and goes as he pleases from his stall to an individual pasture but
I still spend time with him almost every day, even though I don't ride him
anymore.


Barb



LEE WROTE IN PART:
He had five buddies but would leave them and go stand in the corner that faced 
my house and call for me until I came. He would gladly leave his buddies and 
follow without halter or rope, down to his small paddock at the house and 
happily follow me around doing chores.  I was there when he was born into my 
waiting arms.  I was his first smell in this world outside of his momma.

He is the only horse that I have owned that I feel has a good chance to 
complete Tevis - and he is the last horse I would ask to do it - because he 
would do anything I ask, and therefore it is my responsibility to ask 
carefully. 

Lee

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