while working on your horse�s issues.

With horses who are reluctant to travel you have to determine if your horse is refusing to go on a float, out of a genuine fear or because he perceives it as preferred behavior.

If your horse has experienced an accident or suffers claustrophobia you need to address the anxieties firstly with bergamot and frankincense. You may use one at a time, or combine the two, depending how you read his reactions.

If your horse has learned either form you or a previous owner that it�s a game to back on and off the back of the trailer, and his refusal may be because he thinks that is what you want, then we select other oils. Basil will help the horse focus on the task and when combined with lemon it will open up the horse to new pathways of behavior. You then have to address your own body language and how you ask your horse to enter the trailer. This can be difficult and you may need to take a video of an attempt and then view it as you would a stranger, this can be confronting, but may show you how your stance encourages your horse to back off rather than onto the trailer.

This manifestation of anxiety is usually always the rider. You horse will feel your energy field, he will also feel muscles tighten that you don�t normally tighten and begin to respond to your seat. You need to work on your behavior before you have to sit to a dressage test or begin a long endurance ride. Many endurance riders complain of the adrenaline rush their horse gets just at the beginning of a ride. However they are so busy noticing the horse, they forget the source of the problem may be themselves.

Bergamot and frankincense are also to be considered here, however I also look to lavender to help both the rider and the horse, slow down and just �be together� instead of the rider getting frazzled and then blaming the horse.

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