'Join up' is an exercise that is made to build trust between horse and owner. First put the horse into the roundpen and go in with him. Take off the halter and lead and chase him off. Make him run circles around the pen until you see the signs. The signs are: his inside ear will point towards the center of the ring where you are standing and he will make chewing movements with his mouth. Now stop chasing him and turn away, wait till he walks to you. Make him follow you then reward him. Join up is complete.

Spend more time with it then any thing else groom it, feed it, pet it, and whatever you think will help you build a realationship with the horse. I use to live in Orange County, California and I took care of horses every day. Ihave still never been bucked by a horse because I took care of the horse until I could see that the horses were starting to trust me. I hope this helps!!!

By spending lots of time together, grooming, petting, just generally be around each other together. Always be gentle when doing anything around him/her. My old pony would follow us around the field when we were doing jobs, nosing in, always part of what was going on. I'd had her for over 25 years when she died. I think we trusted each other by then!

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Remember that you are always training your horse when you are around them. Spend lots of time with them on the ground as well as being ridden and give them the reasons to trust you, not to mistrust you. Try some groundwork exercises, which you can get from many sources. Just spend time with them, in their stable or field, not expecting anything from them nor vice versa. Watch and listen to people who deal with their horses in a way that you want to and don't be bullied into doing something neither you nor your horse feel comfortable with.