<IMG src="smileys/smiley6.gif" border="0"> I have a TB that was abused, sold for meat and rescued by a friends friend..too make a long story short I ended up with him. He was a scrawney nervous wreck, not so much around men as around women.
<IMG src="smileys/smiley1.gif" border="0">Now I put the work in him to get him to be a calm laid back friendly horse with good self esteem. And we backed him last week and he was cool with it.
<IMG src="smileys/smiley6.gif" border="0">Because of his weight being so low, his intellect being fairly high and him having been a nervous wreck recently and for most of his life (6 yrs old) I will have him ridden 10-15 mins at a time. I will not be allowing him out of a trot, and he will mainly be walked to avoid physical stress.
I feel this alone in a small arena will be incredibly boring to him and was wondering if teaching him dressage to entertain his brain if I go slowly would be safe. I just don't want to put too much mental stress on him as he is still getting used to his new social skills and confidence.
<IMG src="smileys/smiley1.gif" border="0">Any recommendations?
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