My horse may be one of the horses Leslie is referring to when she talks about the "challenging" and possibly dangersous horses she worked with early in the evolution of the relaxation technique.

About two years ago I sent a mare to Leslie. She had been started as a western pleasure horse and was abused by her first trainer. Being a sensitive Arabian, her mind was pretty much blown and she was for the most part un-ridable... although was wonderful on the ground. I believe if I had had more confidence under saddle with, she wouldn't have gotten as rattled and afraid as she was.

Anyhow, I looked for about three years before I found a trainer that I believed could help her. I needed somebody that was a relaxed, competent and confident horseperson, but that taught with understanding and compassion... I felt like a too aggressive trainer would absolulely ruin her beyond repair, and a less confident trainer would be afraid of what she "might" do. You see, she had never actually DONE anything other than fold herself in half and totally shut down.

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