Hi,

In general take the steps of training him in order, don't skip them.  Start with Halter training, he needs to trust and respect you on the ground.  Try to be as quiet as possible around him, talk to him, let him know where you are, what your doing so you aren't surprising him.  I wrote some specific ideas in the body of your letter.  Good luck, when you accomplish the trust and he's a safe useable companion theres nothing better.
--- In training-horses@yahoogroups.com, "overturnrutrevo" <overturnrutrevo@...> wrote:
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> Hey everyone! My name's Cara - . I just got a new horse.  They can't do anything with him (he's a great horse but is pretty fearful and if you don't know how to act around him he can be somewhat dangerous).
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>My main problem with him the last time was that he would pull back against the halter all of a sudden, whether I was lunging him or we were walking to/past something he was afraid of, and throw his full weight into it. take baby steps, slow slow slow toward or around anything he may spook at.  One trick I used with Cassie and her boys was I'd ignor the object (like it was a rock) and lead them in the general direction, turn away from at their first sign of tensness, circle back to it later in the same session.  Sometimes would stop just before the tensness area, and wait.  horses are curious, even about what scares them.  I'd follow their lead, walking up with them but not taking them to it. 

 Most of the time I was able to hold him but there were a bunch of times where he pulled right out of my hands. You need to work in a round pen first, so there IS no place to go, then move up to a corner of an arena, or pasture.

 He leads great but if he feels insecure his instinct is to run. Use your reassuring voice, go slowly on the things he's fearful of. 

He doesn't want to hurt anyone and most of the time he would let us walk right back up to him once he felt he was at a safe distance. Poor baby, I'm glad you have him, know him.  Be very careful, always pay attention to your surroundings, what ever is out there to scare him.  He'll need many hours of consistant safe good experiences, before he 'll trust you fully.                Good Luck,  Cheryl of Wind Wood
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> I have tried rope halters and chains but I can never hold him 100% of the time so if anyone has any tricks up their sleeves they would like to share I'm all ears. I'm especially concerned about it this time around because my sister fell in love with him and he's going to be her horse (she was the one who was riding him). But, she's smaller/weaker than I am and can't really hold him when he decides to take off so I do most of the lunging.
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> Thanks!
> -Cara
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> PS - I'm trying to teach my other mustang, Cheyanne, flying lead changes but she always sticks a trot step in between. Any thoughts?
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