Teaching Emotional Regulation

In this video, Katie is building Phoenix’s confidence around his new sister, Ella the pig. Phoenix was absolutely terrified of moving through the gate because Ella sleeps beside it and pigs are big, scary and smelly (or at least, that what Phoenix was saying with his behaviours).

By the end of the second training session, he was relaxing and breathing, could walk through the gate without trampling or freaking out, and even nose-bumped Ella the pig.

While you won’t see the full session here, this little captioned snapshot will share some of Katie’s tips on teaching emotional regulation.

AND…Who said Katie couldn’t help horses get over their fear of pigs???? Challenge accepted and conquered!

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