Its already been a year

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Its been a year already

It seems like just yesterday I got Red, a scrawny, wormy, ugly horse I really didn't want. No personality, except for the smidge of rotten spoilage she had. About to turn 3 years old, I brought her home and started her new journey. I disliked her, but cared for her non the less. I helped her through her anxiety, from being the herd outcast to being with a horse who valued her company. I helped her through her case of rain rot that required a vet out for.

I knocked her down mentally and brought stability back into her life where she knew her place in the world. I slowly allowed her to open up, experience new things, and just plain enjoy life where she didnt have to worry about being chased away from her food, or face the uncertainty of whether she belonged or not.

In turn she has grown into a great mare, to ride and enjoy. She has shown that while she was the ugly duckling she grew into a beautiful swan in her own right. And she promises to grown even more.


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What a nice story
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"I knocked her down mentally and brought stability back into her life where she knew her place in the world."

Your genuine ability with horses is illustrated in this one sentence. There are too many people trying to be always nice to their horses who do not realise that most horses find security and comfort in knowing their place in the world and are relieved at handing responsibility to someone "stronger" than they are.

I don't normally post on touchy-feely good stories like yours, but you deserve the lovely mare you have turned her into. Well done!
 
cp: knocking her down was the best thing (other than bringing her home with me) that I could have done for her. She was incredibly insecure about her placing at her new home, and as a result you couldnt trust her, how she would react with you near her, would she go nuts like when I first took her away form the only herd she knew, despite being outcast from the herd? Would she kick or bite? Both of which she did.

By knocking her down, and making her think instead of react to her surroundings, she was able to really think about her situation, to reason through what was going on. What I allowed (aggression was a bit no no, in anyway shape or form even towards Poco, for any reason) it made her see me, not as a human to give her treats and do as she said (in fact she got no treats for the first couple months) but as someone to be able to trust to tell her true. And because of that, she will go anywhere I ask her to, and *try* to do new things I ask her to without melting down.

I made sure she knew I was not her friend, but her dictator (the good kind, not the one who expects the world for nothing) leader, boss, whatever anyone wants to use. And Poco took her role as older, supportive friend, who will willingly take a lower rank, but wont hesitate to knock her down if Red tries to go over the top if I'm not here.
 
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