I have a 12 yr horse I bought six months ago. He is definitely a work in progress. I went to put him in a different horse trailer (not a stock trailer) and he freaked out when I went to close the divider. He backed right out and had the fear of death in his eyes. I got him to calm down and started the process again, he’ll get in, but once I start to move the divider same thing happened. He has no issues in a stock trailer so I assume it has something to do with claustrophobia…?!  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I’ll keep on trying. Thanks for all you do Richard~ Zak

Hi Richard,

I bought a 12 hr old quarter horse in Nov ‘22. The more my daughter and I have been around him the more bad habits he seems to exhibit. He bit my daughter’s hand when she was tying him up, and then reared up breaking his halter after being tied to the trailer. I’m new to this, but was wondering if I should start all over again with lounging as you did with Elvis (desensitizing him with the flag). The previous owner said he was “broke”. What is the best way to build trust with him? Just looking for solutions so my daughter and I can have a great horse. Thank you for your videos and expertise and look forward to learning more. ~Zak

I bought an 11 year old quarter horse who has an issue with backing up. We bought him as a rope prospect but he needs to be able to back up and he rears up if you try to back him up a few steps. I can get him to back up 2 or 3 steps anything after that he’s in the air or throwing his head. I’m open for any suggestions. I’m planning on working with him but I’m looking for some advice. Thanks