Taming Wild

An exquisitely personal exploration of the often painful process of facing down tradition while putting down roots of a whole new way of viewing and doing things. 'If we train and work with our horses without any tools or food rewards,' says horsewoman Elsa Sinclair, 'they have the freedom in every moment to tell us how comfortable it is for them. If it's not comfortable, they simply walk away.' The idea when working with horses is we can develop our feel and timing 'within the comfort zone of the horse.' Allowing the horse the freedom of choice is at the core of Sinclair's Freedom Based Training(R) method. The techniques she uses and teaches were first developed as she spent a year with an untouched Mustang mare, seeking to discover whether, without any ropes or halters or treats or sticks, she and her horse could develop a language and a way of deciding to do things together - a collaborative effort rather than one that plays by the rules of horse training tradition. Sinclair's