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Has anyone used Patrick Gracey AKA The Horse Shrink. Or is their anyone similar in the southwest that is recommended.

Looking for a bit of help for my rescue/free to a good homer. (with a few issues)

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Patrick Gracey has a fascinating Facebook page. I think he is one of a number of natural horsemanship consultants so you may find someone closer to you.
 
BallyRoanBoy said:
Would recommend Matt Owen (Horse Help UK), think he is based in Cheshire. Travels up and down the country tho :)
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I've used Matt too, he's close to us so many friends have used him with a lot of success.

Paddy is the NH person in the North West so unlikely to cover your area, and if he does, costs could be high from mileage rates. I've heard good things about him but unless you particularly want him, might be worth looking for a closer NH trainer.
 
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I used Paddy to help with a difficult loader. He got her self loading in 15 minutes. I have to say though, although she was never horrendous to load afterwards, after a while she became quite stubborn again. I probably didn’t keep up enough practise though to be fair.
 
Thank you everyone - I'll have a google at lunch time. It's really difficult to know what will help and what will make things worse with this little fella to be honest. The things you would expect to be scary he is fine with (loading/farrier/scary traffic) but anything normal (rugs/saddles/rollers) that touches him he freaks out.

Even doing things everyday makes no difference - its like he's seeing it for the first time every time.

Has anyone had a pony just for in hand showing? He's a 14/14.1 welsh cob gelding with amazing breeding (not that that matters in a gelding to me). I think he would do well in the show ring in hand or under saddle if we could just get past his 'I'm scared of everything' phase.
 
I'd be doing a thorough pain investigation with someone like Tom Beech. That sort of reaction that continues is almost always pain.

I'd think your chances of finding an in hand showing home are very slim. There are lots of welshies and the people who show them in hand don't always treat them the way most people would prefer.
 
Leo Walker said:
I'd be doing a thorough pain investigation with someone like Tom Beech. That sort of reaction that continues is almost always pain.

I'd think your chances of finding an in hand showing home are very slim. There are lots of welshies and the people who show them in hand don't always treat them the way most people would prefer.
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Hi LW. Thank you. I have looked at Tom Beech as i think there could be pain issues. The vet does't really agree, but can't say 100% he is not in pain. She came to do Jabs (start his and booster for D's Cob) but struggled to get near him with her killer stethoscope LOL. If he is unsure of you or anything he keeps turning to look at you (as in face on) he hates things going past his shoulder. We've had his sight checked and overall vet is happy he is in good health. Mentally though he is a little 'broken' bless him.

I'm not looking for a home for him he will be with me for life. I'd just like him to have a job to do. At 7 I feel he is a bit young to be just a field companion (although he is happy doing that). My parents bred Welsh ponies (all sections) so I understand their quirkiness and love their character. Apart from a shetland as a kid, I've only ever had welshies of varying sizes.
 
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