2008 Dales Pony Gelding

Tucker was very lucky to be trained initially with methods and concepts that he had a say in everything. Consensual learning for the horse is a very rare thing to see in training methods. He was great up until a few years ago when he had to be rehomed and was subject to more "traditional" training.  We don't know what exactly happened, but he no longer likes people the way he used to. Tucker needs help developing more trust, especially in any kind of handling and footwork, and rebuilding his faith in people.

​Tucker is part of a research herd associated with Equine International as part of an ongoing collaborative effort to facilitate research in the field of equine therapy. This herd's behaviors and responses to humans have been part of longitudinal research studies in equine wellbeing/welfare and equine-human interactions that will play a significant role in the research collaborations with Project ComeBack and serve as controls and comparisons for the dedicated PCB herd (which will create more robust findings for this work). 


Tucker is fully sponsored by Equine International.