Hi Jonathan, sorry to hear you're having trouble.  You said redo your groundwork.  Were you riding her prior to starting the ES20?  Was she bolting and bucking then?  

I'll shoot you guys a video when I get back to my place.

Hi Janelle,  I got my start in the cutting horse world on a ranch that started every colt at 2.  That is the practice in the performance horse world.  If a person owns a saddle horse that was bred, raised, and trained on a performance-type outfit he was likely started at the age of 2.  In fact, I would say that the vast majority of quarter horses out there where started at 2, if done professionally.  I would say that the notion that 2 years old is too early is a myth.  In fact, I start most of mine (as do a lot of other performance horse trainers) in October of their yearling year.  That way, a person can go slower and have more time to develop the young horse.  A horse that is a late 2 or 3 year old should have a decent amount of experience and if they don't, they are considered behind by most of the legit horse world.  Just like a baseball player, they need to have experience coming up through the ranks starting in little league.  I hope I have answered your question adequately.  R

Awesome!  Thanks for sharing!

Hi Danae, sorry for the late response!  I've had horses like the one you're describing over the years and honestly, the only solution I've ever had work was to trailer them more and for longer periods of time.  One time I had one that was particularly tough so whenever I hauled him I would always make sure that there was some work to do when he got off the trailer and then when I got home if he was still thrashing, I'd get him off, work him, and then put him back on.  It took a long time and I had to make sure I had time to do it, but eventually he settled into trailer life.  Sometimes you have to make sure they understand that the trailer is the best place to be.  Make sense?

That's great to hear.  Keep us posted on the progress!🤠

That's a medium shank correction port by Tom Balding.  Like this one:  https://tombalding.com/products/332-medium-s-correction

That's a 20' piece of double braid nylon.  1/2".

That's incredible!  Please let me know if I can help.