When a horse does not behave as we expect it can be immensly frustrating, understanding what motivates the horse to behave the way it does is the first step to long term success.

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For some scenarios, such as a horse that is fearful of being clipped or needle shy, it is obvious and we can quickly retrain these fear driven behaviours by helping the horse overcome their fear. 

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But in other scenarios, such as aggression, generalised anxiety or some problematic ridden behaviours there is often not an obvious cause. In these scenarios we need to understand all of the factors that might be motivating the horse to behave the way they do. 

In these more complex cases it is often multiple factors that when stacked on top of each other tip the horse over into a position of not being able to cope, and resorting to problematic behaviours.