Tracy

Hello Trust Technique team 🙂 My name is Tracy and I have extensive horse experience and have myself taught bodywork workshops under the name Your Grateful Horse. I came across your site approximately a year ago and LOVE the work you teach. I have a small equine rescue and sanctuary (I have just obtained our 501c3 called "EARS" which is located at Donkey Magic Farm. I currently have a herd of 5. I have been using your technique for the following issues. Zeus (shetland pony) 23yrs of age and Jasper (the pony mule) have been chased cornered and caught. Zeus was highly and roughly over-trained and moves into learned helplessness after he has been caught. He will do anything for you at that point. Jasper was an accidental birth. his herd was rescued, he was separated from his family and put by himself where he escaped regularly. He was lassoed and dragged back to his isolated "home". He was "free" on facebook. No one would take him. He would run at the sight of humans approaching. He has nothing resembling the learned helplessness state. He is wildly independent. It has taken a year to get him to like touch and we are just beginning to work with a halter. The Trust technique has allowed me to build a relationship with both Zeus and Jasper that is increasing their learning curves exponentially! I have a very high thinking donkey I have had since he was 7 months old. Burrito is 8 now. He was always taught by me that his opinion counted. We sometimes call him "Brattito" I look forward to the rescheduling of your vodcast on "Boundaries". This is where we are at with him as he would "LOVE" to be in your lap. He is a standard Donkey so is large! The trust technique has been helping to quiet him as we do extensive walking out on the desert, and we visit our local Veteran's home. Taco (sire) of Burrito was 10 when he arrived 8 years ago. He was completely shut down when he arrived. No one had ever considered his opinion about anything. He was ponied behind a cowboy's horse. An activity I cannot imagine he would enjoy as his hooves were growing out sideways from his coronary band. I believe he was used as a roping donkey...re: instead of roping calves in the idea that roping would ruin them for rodeo, they bring in wild donkeys and practice with them. He loves the trust technique and is much more expressive in his nature. Last but not least Karl (shetland pony)- Loved and spoiled by all, well when I practice the trust-technique with the herd...he lies down within minutes....flat out asleep! I look forward to taking your Practitioner's course. Again many thanks for bringing the work/PEACE to the many rescue animals to whom this benefits so much.