I work at a barn that has about 30 horses (not stabled). I don’t own any of them, so I can’t really go out and buy a bit less bridle or spend some quality time with them. I would do something to make the horses want to come out, but with all the other helpers there, the horses just run away from everyone! They can’t recognize me to know I am the one who gives them treats or likes them. How do I get them to come more willingly?
Also, the dominant male does not behave very well. Walking next to him, he tries to bite me about once a minute. He tries to get his halter off or rope untied all the time. He does not do well with inexperienced riders and is always trying to eat on trail rides because previous children taught him it is ok. What should I do?

Sounds like you’ve got it together. I’d like to learn to do her “nails’lol. 😉 I am 65 w/ ms and havent ridden for several years. However My granddaughter gave me a mustang mare 3 years ago and I want badly to ride her. Also I’m for the idea o a bitless bridle & would love to try the slowfeeder toy feeders.I think my hesitation has to do with my vertigo as far as riding her.I believe in the essential oils but havent used any on her. I’d like to met another lady closeby that rides.

My 5 stallions are world class grand prix champions jumping 6 ft fences and
Dancing to music . All it takes to rescue a horse and turn him into a star is
Super care my horses live with me I can see them all from my bed no stable
Would provide the same level of care I do and there is no trainer or expert
Either 1 feed I have bins of grains shelf full of supplements and vitamins and
Blend them differently depending on the horses needs weather conditions
And exercise but you can founder or colic your horse with the wrong feed you need a expert trainer to guide you and there is a comment by Mary Rose in here get in touch with her and start reading books
My horses don’t want natural care or a natural lifestyle enjoy being treated
As a DIVA natural care = poor care in their opinion and today after a breakfast at 7am rolled oats alfalfa pellets sweet feed vitamins had a bath with shampoo and conditioner each horse has his favorite brand suave herbal
Shay butter with added vinegar to adjust the ph. After their manes and tails
Were combed out with detangler any scrape or mark in their coats was sprayed
With vet ricin and vitamin E cream was rubbed on I went to turn them out
To pasture but the herd leader stopped me picked up a loose bit of hay and stepped back into his large stall with 2 box fans. So I stuffed his manger
With a quarter of a bale of the best costal in Texas and my horses spent
The day inside a cool insulated barn—the pasture has a large swimming pond
But it was 100 outside. I just returned from Colorado living on a Indian Res with a lot Of horses living the natural life style and the Indian horses kept
Breaking out and running over to my place and getting into my barn. The owners would have to drag them out with a tractor. I ride my dressage
Horse with two bits in his mouth sometimes and a blacksmith forges hot
Shoes for him. But most important he is very happy spirited muscled can
Run and dance — his love for me shines through he knows 25 words and
I speak horse. When he asks me for something I listen. You can tell a real
Expert—-just look at his horse. The bullshit is over when the horse steps
Out of the trailer.

Hi Shirley I hope that you’ve solved your halter problem by now but as I don’t know when your question was posted I thought I’d could offer the following advice. I’ve had the exact same problem with a brumby mare that I rescued from “a bullet” with halter near embedded into her flesh.
Slowly, slowly, every feed I’d basically sit at her head by the feed bucket and over days moved my hand from outside the bucket to inside and around beside her head (non-threatening, no pressure) until she was very comfortable with my hands moving around that side of her head up close. Progressed to actually touching her so lightly she’d not even realise before the touch was gone. This lead to touching, resting, holding then tugging at the halter gently (also introduced some very sharp pruning clippers into her line of sight) All this enabled to me to actually cut the halter and remove it without any undue stress. The fact that the desensitising was all done while she was focused on eating her dinner helped immensely… Good luck