Thanks Chenay, I have made a decision to take Banner up to a trainer and graze him there for a few months and we can work through all our problems. I don't have a round pen or the know how to use one. Your suggestions are awewsome and hopefully this trainer will be on the same wave length, I think I have lost too much confidence to go much further myself, and would hate to make things worse.I feel that unless im coming across confident i may do more damage than good, we have actually been covering him all winter and distracting him with titbits which is bad I now realise! Will put up a post in a week or so,hopefully full of progress! Thanks so much.

Hey girl!!

Im soooooo glad you decided to take Banner to a trainer!!!! That's great. Trainers are always a huge help and confidence booster, so I hope this turns out to be a great experience for you!

Is that Banner in your avatar? Do you have a picture of him? Would love to see the lil booger!!! LOL

Cant wait to hear about the progress! Good luck and all the best!

Hi Chenay, tried to do a post yesterday but not sure where it went?? Anyways we have had three days now with Dave and our confidence has skyrocketed! In the round pen I have Banner walking at my shoulder unhaltered, the trust is building. We have been for two succesful rides and the cover is a work in progress, he still is wary and can pull back unexpectedly but he isn't dancing on the end of the rope,he settles quickly. I am sure the company of other experienced quiet horses is a huge help.I cannot believe how my confidence has grown in my horse in such a short time,I will graze him at this heart of gold mans place for as long as it takes for us to be a solid unit. (this guy does it for love of horses and a small amount of money!)Will keep you posted and you are right, if anyone else is at the end of their tether find a trainer you trust cos even if you want the best sometimes confidence and inexperience gets in the way big time!

Hey, I've missed this post. Didn't read that you had taken him to a trainer. Good luck! And let us know what happens. Have any photos of him?

Yeah, yeah, and yeah!!!

Glad you are getting your confidence back and Banner is doing well!

And yes, trainers can be God's gift... (they can also be Satan's helper, lol) but when you have lost confidence and are inexperienced, your whole experience with your horse will be 100% better with a trainer.

Keep us posted!

Hi Aquabreder, that is Banner on my avatar. Trying to put up some new photos but a bit braindead tonight,will try tomorrow. Everything going great at Trainers,going ahead in leaps and bounds!

Hi there, just wanted to do an update on Banner. Al is well, we ended up putting a bumrope on him to stop the pullback.Awesome! I thought he did it thru pure fright but it seems he also was doing it because he was trying his luck. He is still nervous but much less than he was. Going on some awesome rides, thru dense bush etc.
was trying to ride banner english,you know, on the bit,collected etc but we have worked out he was broken western,loose rein etc and he really goes well that way.Just out of interest, the guy who is working with me breaks (or gentles) horses using the litchwark method, has anyone heard of it? I think it is a horse breaker from new zealand from about the 1960's.