Adopting a Rescue Horse
How to Relieve Your New Horses Stress and Build Trust and Confidence
Q I recently adopted a horse from the racetrack. She is kind but nervous and gets really anxious when taken out of her paddock. She has had some down time at the new farm and has settled in with the herd she is turned out with. Its more me who is the problem in not knowing how to handle a nervous kind of horse. Really want to work with this lovely girl. I am not very confident but I do want to win the trust of this mare.
مع وصول أونصة الذهب إلى مستويات قياسية تجاوزت 2500 دولار، يجد المواطن المصري نفسه مضطراً لموازنة استثماراته بين الذهب واحتياجاته الأخرى، خاصة مع ارتفاع أسعار السيارات مثل تويوتا، هيونداي، وبي إم دبليو، مما يزيد من التحديات المالية التي يواجهها.
Another area of concern is the horses diet. If the horse has come from the race track the diet would have been high in grain low in fiber hay and probably included drugs and supplements. A rescued horse may have had an inadequate diet or even been starved. In either case their bodies need time to adjust to the new diet which should be mostly high quality grass hay. Horses coming from these types of backgrounds may also have experienced multiple owners or trainers. That is a tough life that does not engender much trust respect or confidence in people or unfamiliar situations.
For the first few weeks even months simply focus on building a bond with your horse. All of your interactions with her should be centred on building mutual trust respect and confidence between you. Having this bond will
