| Horse's come in as many personality styles as | | | | caressing. |
| humans do. Because of that, not every technique | | | | You see, because the horse is timid like this, he |
| works on every equine. You have to learn to | | | | automatically assumes you're in charge and you're |
| adapt. | | | | the leader. He knows you are superior and he |
| Over the years I've heard lots of horse owners | | | | submits to what you want immediately. You |
| complain about struggling to train their timid | | | | should know this kind of horse will become a |
| equestrian friend because at any minute he could | | | | great horse for you because he or she will be |
| jump out of his skin and cause a big wreck. The | | | | faithful. The flip side is you have to treat this |
| problem with that is the horse won't know what | | | | horse very well or you will likely discourage him. |
| to do if he's not worked with. | | | | Most people don't know that this kind of horse will |
| With that said, the owner of the timid horse | | | | struggle through continual punishment without |
| needs to know this. First, your equine friend is | | | | resisting but he gets confused and dumbfounded |
| timid so acknowledge that in your mind. Then ask | | | | by it. It would be like you asking, "Why me? What |
| yourself, "how would I treat a timid human | | | | did I do?" |
| being?". Would you be a jerk to him or her? | | | | If you treat this timid horse any differently that |
| Would you yell at him or her? Would you be | | | | what I just told you, then you will create a horse |
| gentle with him or her?" With a timid personality, | | | | with problems. Simply treat this horse kindly. Give |
| your horse will need a lot of reassurance. | | | | him lots of reassurance and he'll likely become a |
| Reassurance comes in the form of lots of | | | | fantastic horse for you. |