How to Catch a Hard-to-Catch Horse

When you are done dont let your horse conclude the exchange. Decide when you are done unhook the lead rope make the horse stand and then walk away from the horse.
Train the Horse in an Enclosed Area
If your horse will absolutely not allow you to get near enough to catch it youll have to carve out some free openended time and have your horse in a small paddock or yard. A round pen is too small and a large pasture will work only if you dont mind walking for miles.
When you approach your horse and you know it will run away from you keep it moving. Use a lunge whip as an extension of your arm to cue the horse to move forward. At the beginning your horse may act like this is funand gallop buck and kick. It may even try to approach you at some point. However dont let the horse make those decisions. If the horse tries to stop tell it clearly and firmly to trot.

Ask your horse to haltor whoa or whatever term you use consistentlyafter you see that it is beginning to pay attention to you. It may start looking toward you flicking its ears or lowering its head.

 
When it does as you ask praise the horse and send it on its way. Do this a few times so you know you are getting a consistent reaction to your command.
When you see that the horse is halting obediently on command drop your whip and approach. If the horse stands quietly praise scratch

or pat it and walk away. Send it out at a trot again. Repeat the process until you know the horse will stand and wait for you.
Only after you know the horse will stand should you attempt to catch the horse. If it ducks away from you send it on its way and repeat the process.
Make sure there is a reward at the end of the lesson if it does stand for you. Put a lead rope on it and lead it to a treat in a bucket do a little grooming or give a massage. And then turn it loose in its pasture.