How do you Start Over When it’s Been a While?

Now that Mark has recovered 90% from his injury and can walk properly and get around, up and down hills, and different terrains again, it’s time to start over. He is still very tentative in moving around and there is a fear associated with a loss of confidence.

The best way for him to start over was to work on his conference of just being around the horses again. So we started with just being in the pasture together and grooming them while at Liberty. That way he could move anywhere he wanted and so could the horses so everything stayed calm and quiet.

D’Artagnan loved the attention and was very happy to see Mark back at the barn after a long time. I think he also realized that Mark was fearful and still partially injured. It is still hard for him to move very freely around the uneven ground and he has a fear of falling again so his body is more rigid and slow. You will notice this in the video, but watch how caring D’Artagnan is with him and how careful he is.

You can also see at the end of the video how Mark has changed and become more comfortable and more confident about being around the horses again. It didn’t take long to get comfortable again and bring back the bond quickly.

Mark’s Journey – #11

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