Hello my name is Alex and I have a 9yr old grey paso fino named Aikido.
sorry I cant seem to get a photo on here but here is a little back ground of Aikido
Aikido has been show at Largo Paso Fino shows since he was 3yrs till he was 6 or 7. When he turned 7, because of the lack of a relationship with his owner, ill saddle fit, and being sent away multiple times to trainers that was too aggressive for him being a super sensitive horse, he turned sour. He would rear and spin and refuse to go past certain spots. He was then given to me when last summer when he was 8 and I have found he is scared of spurs and whips. when someone moves a whip when I am on him he is about to have a heart attack. I have found he no longer like to show ring and so I have decided after this season is over he is going to be retired from the show for awhile while I work on creating a lasting bond with him.
I have had lessons for dressage and have retrained a barrel horse to be an all around show horse. I have broke out and started a horse in dressage. But I want my horse to work with me because he wants to not because I make him. I have done Parrelli but its still not allowing the horse to have any freedom. I also think AND will also help me develop better as a rider and person emotionally and physically. I have fibromyalgia and it has created me to be go into a shell and over reactive and lack confidence in my riding.
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there is one principle that should never be abandoned when training a horse, namely, that the rider must learn to control himself before he can control his horse. This is the basic, most important principle to be preserved in equitation.
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