1/6 Melissa relaxes with this normally fractious Mini by stroking the forelocks.
2/6 She has the Mini's attention and trust.
3/6 Melissa has moved to the off side and is connecting through her left hand as her right hand is introduced. Notice the circle of connection formed by the horse's head, Melissa's head, shoulders and 2 arms.
4/6 Keeping the connection, Melissa slowly introduces her index finger into the mouth.
5/6 Now all the fingers but not the thumb are in the mouth. Melissa si gently pulling the head towards her as she makes the connection tighter using her core. This takes the energy out of the hand and away from the horse.
6/6 The hand and arm are in the mouth and the head is close to Melissa. Go back to the first image and click through these 6 images to make a movie. See how the connection is made and then the horse is brought in towards Melissa and the energy is of confidence and leadership. In other woords, Melissa is leading in this dance and the Mini becomes a willing partner.
