I just got a 3 year old araban filly. she enjoys my company but I need suggestoins to help our bond. Got any?

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I raise Arabians and this is what we do for bonding: Spend time with her. Grooming is an excellent bonding tool and good for you, too. And not just a quickie once around style. Groom her from top to bottom, front to back. if she's not used to it, start with the softest brush you can find or a cloth and rub over every square inch of her while you discuss current events, your life story, make one up for her, sing to her... use one hand to groom, the other should stay on her body, not moving, but comforting. If you do this every day, you can move up to firmer brushes. A good grooming starts with stiff brushes, then medium, then soft, then a rubbing cloth. Use only the softest brush on her face. Finger comb her mane and tail as regular brushing can pull out her hair. We braid the manes to help keep them tangle free and they like that. They like quiet movements, soft voices, steady hands. They enjoy rubber dog squeakies in their feed buckets a whole lot, stall toys to play with when you aren't there. Hang out in her stall if you can and read aloud to her. Play nice music for her. Rub her with a cool cloth on hot days, a warm cloth on cold. Bring her special treats when you come out. A big hit is watermelon as are Mrs Goodpasture's Cookies. Enjoy!

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Play way more with her, its fun playing with pets

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Play with her, sit around and "talk" to her in her stall. feed her piece by piece little treats. Take a "hike" or a trail walk with her, not riding, but leading.

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treat her nice ,play with her ,pet her

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something as simple as taking her for a graze can be great, no work, nothing new to accept, and just all pleasure, maybe take a brush to go over her if she likes it.
always when teaching her or working her end it in a pleasant way.
slow is the best way to train so dont try to push more than 13 minutes of teaching time on her and youll keep her trust.
turn her lose in a round pen, and turn your back to her, walk a few steps and that will tell you what she really thinks of you.

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Talk to it, and blow into it's nose! (an old Indian trick!!)

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try join up.
join up is when you drive the horse away from you until she starts to give you sign that she is ready to bond with you. it is usually used in spooky horses but it can work to make a bond grow too.
good luck

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Give her treats, try to find her itchy spots and give her a good scratching! Arabs are known to be "one rider" horses. They get really attached to their owners. A long time ago, they would sleep in the tents with their riders.
www.parelli.com is a great training method for Natural Horsemanship!

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Parelli is a good way to build a bond with your horse.
Spend lots of time with her. Love on her, give her some treats, take her on walks, put love, trust, feeling, leadership, kindness, and gentleness into your hand when you touch her. Treat her like a horse, not like a human. When you go to her, go like you would your best friend. Saunter up with a , "Hiya! What's new? Let's go have some fun! What do ya wanna do?"
One thing that I found my old mare likes is when I put my arm over her neck while we walking. She also loves it when I hop on her bareback and bridless and let her take me for some fun instead of me take her.
If you're reading a book, go to the pasture and do it there. If a friend comes over, see if you can make one new favorite place to hang in the horse pasture. Also, I've done things like saving veggies from lunch or dinner or apple and carrot peelings and I'll run them out to my horses when I get a minute. You can do all sorts of things to build a relationship with your horse.
Remember: There's one bit that works on all horses, a bit of knowledge. (%26lt;Quote from Pat Hooks)

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i would suggest that you go out and brush your horse.talk to it and feed it treats but not every time you go out.that would make a bad habbit of every time you went out it would want a treat.

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spend time grooming her and taking her for walks around your barn or stable. talk to her. it sounds stupid but i know from experiance that talking to a horse can create a stronger bond.

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An activity that could help you bond with your filly is to take her out and spend time with her. If you were planning to show, you also could start practicing showmanship, halter, lunging, or simple things like that. You could introduce her to clippers, trailering, and bathing. Good Luck!