Stay out of danger

Safety is #1

If you feel like you are in an unsafe situation with your horse, you need to get out of the situation immediately to a place where you are safe and not try to be 'the hero' or 'beat' the horse. Clinton Anderson puts it nicely when he says, "there are plenty of heroes in the graveyard".

When you are out of potential danger, then you can re-assess the situation and decide on a course of action. It may be that it is ok to get back on, maybe you need to phone a friend, or just maybe you need to put the horse to work to convince him that what he did was a bad idea.

What ever the reason and decision you reach, just make sure you do your thinking AWAY from the danger zone.

Being able to do this seemingly simple thing, is one many horse owners struggle to do. I certainly remember when I was younger; I had to 'show the horse who was boss!' Experience though has taught me that it really is NOT worth it!!!