Not sure if others remember, but about a year ago I was given a horse that had somehow become so balky he wouldn’t even lead.
He couldn’t be ridden and they wanted to put him down.
He is now walk-trotting under saddle and his nerves have gone. We haven’t tried cantering yet, just trying to keep him super happy and associating being ridden with really awesome things, but I feel like we have made huge huge strides!
Just had to share a happy transformation!
That’s super! It’s great when the work pays off.
But… You realize, being COTH, we need pics 
Incentive:
My TWH getting intro’d to carriages at a Driving Club Playday. He could have cared less. 
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*Yes, no helmet. Left home & no loaner available 
Bravo!
It’s so nice to hear. Some people just don’t want to put in the time some horses need. I am so glad you gave this one a chance.
Here he is! He is a very tall saddlebred, so he may look a little odd to sporthorse eyes. He took a long time to mature, but he finally seems to be getting it!
He is a Hunka Goodlookin’ horse!
Thank you! I thought he was never going to grow out of his knock-kneed giraffe phase. He is 8 now and finally starting to look like a real horse…most of the time. He is still a giraffe. This is him peeking in at me cleaning stalls.
THOSE EARS!!! 
Editor does not consider above a “complete sentence” 
Yup, those are some Saddlebred ears!
Congrats on your progress. He is a beautiful horse. 
He’s a good-looking horse! And THOSE EARS, indeed! Hahahaha
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