This was a part of the colt starting, or breaking in as some may call it, demonstration to Al Mandara Equestrian Club in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Al Mandara is highly regarded in the world of show and jumping horses, where they are consistently getting the recognition they deserve always coming in at the top spots. They were kind enough to let me show them the natural way to start a horse, and this one seemed like she was going to be a real challenge. She was trained for the show pen and obviously they use plastic bags to get her to flare up and show off all of her beauty, but that's not what you want in a riding horse. So I had to really work 80% of my time with her on desensitising her and gaining her trust. She was hooked on to me, and she accepted the tarp over her, she accepted the saddle, she accepted me on her back and was a calm (ish) horse once I started asking her to move and change directions. It was an amazing success.

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