"She stood there looking at me the whole time, ears back and unsure but super brave and still": A four-year journey of patience and trust culminates in a life-saving moment as a horse, once terrified of the world, finds her courage in her rider

Whether you are a horse rider, owner, or simply someone who has watched all those 90s horse movies, you likely have a deep appreciation for the complexity and depth that horses have. They are not merely an animal that operates on instinct, for they are completely conscious. And it seems that much of that consciousness is based around trust, which is hard to develop with horses, and even harder to maintain.

But when one woman wanted nothing more than to have a horse to call her own, she was initially lumbered with the misunderstood and untrusting horse that no one wanted. But that did not stop her for a second from falling in love and devoting all the power she had to rehabilitate the love of her life. This is the tale of a humble horse and his rider. This is the story of regained trust. This is the story that made you think twice about adopting a horse…
 

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