Very Aggressive Tennessee Walker Mare

"After 20 years away from horses I purchased an 8 year old gorgeous Tennessee Walker mare and happily brought her home to Massachusetts. When she got here she started to kick, bite, charge and generally make everyone who came near her fear for their life. The vet indicated that there had only been two horses she was afraid of in her life and mine was one! Joy! I hired a local Natural Horsemanship trainer who toiled for eight months with no results (The last few visits she actually refused to get into her paddock as she didn't feel safe.) She said something was "genetically wrong or electrically" wrong with my mare, and to consider getting rid of her. I did think about it, but I had a gut instinct that the horse was good and just could not do it.

Then I came across Cathie's business card in a local feed store and thought I would give it one more shot. Well, it is no overstatement to say that Cathie worked absolute miracles with my mare, and in just two sessions she was walking nicely, lunging nicely, bathing nicely and generally being a wonderful girl. Plus, Cathie gave me confidence in myself and showed me techniques to communicate effectively with her, something that was equally valuable. The vet visited again recently (they were drawing straws to see who was brave enough to come out to our barn!) When she saw how my mare stood calmly to be examined she was dumbfounded and indicated that she could not believe that it was the same horse! I am so pleased with the work that Cathie does. She is the real deal in a world of trainers who pretend to know horses.

Thanks Cathie!" Nikki Borman
 

Moments later - my first ride on Saber
with a rope halter for added leverage/control.

5 minutes later we tried her Western bit and
she was wonderful with very little attitude!

Nikki's son, a 15 yr old novice
taking his first ride on Saber!