Just a few weeks ago, Max was inclined to leave his owner both mentally and physically. 'The green carpet of temptation' had beckoned as he was being led to and from his field and once he had learned that he was strong enough to take off, that's what he did. All the time we were leading him in the school, his attention was all over the place and you never felt that he was 'with you'. On that occasion I worked on keeping him busy and keeping his attention. Since then his owner has worked hard with him, repeating the exercises and the difference is amazing. Today we were able to move on to pole-work and desensitisation techniques within minutes of my arrival and at no stage did I feel that Max's attention had gone elsewhere. It's always a good idea to give a horse a job to do and Max is certainly ready to do some interesting things. At the end of the session I led him out to the field, across the lush grass of the next paddock, and managed not to lose him.
"Thank you for the photos & report, they're great. Have read your blog on Max and agree that we have come a long way since last time. Every step we take brings us closer to a true partnership and I truly believe we can get over these blips now." EH 5.3.12
