As for Calypso, We are not ready to ride. He is too unpredictable. I have worked on grounding him. I know it helps him but just yesterday we were playing on the jumps, just walking and trotting and he panicked and cleared the 16 foot water tank again. I am very leery of being on his back when he panics and blindly flies away. He is fast and beautiful and I love to watch him run, but definitely need something else to happen before I feel comfortable riding him out in the open. He has finally taken a treat out of my hand and will nibble at the grain. Many would have sent him back by now, but I am in love with this horse. Cindy

I had an energy worker come to see him. This is her response:

When I came to meet Calypso, it was clear he needed to release some old past experiences. Negative emotions flooded the horse. The main emotions that I understood from him were: fear and not understanding his purpose in being a domesticated horse. Sadness ruled several parts of his body. Calypso's energy was above him and pushing behind him, ungrounding him the whole time. He was living in flight mode. When a horse is not grounded, it is very easy for them to be spooky and bolt. When the root chakra is out of balance this pattern happens. Calypso's solar plexus was muted and felt deficient. This governs his confidence in how he presents himself to the world. Lack of confidence and a lack of grounding easilly give rise to a state of stress and unpredictable behavior. Explosive behavior can often be rooted to simple energy imbalances that the horse will clearly show if it is in his highest good to help him rebalance. We do not fix or heal anything, we are just the facilitators of the horse's own process.
Lizzy
My contact info is www.wholehorseconsult.com and horse_shrink@yahoo.com 970-556-4691