Performance, Calm, Recovery & Nervous System
PTSD STaR
- Duration
- 133 min
When to reach for it
severe trauma recovery, deep-seated fear, long protocol
About this program
Some horses carry their history in their bodies: years after the event, the system still lives at high alert. That is not a training problem — it is a nervous system that no longer believes in safety, and it changes on a long timeline.
Consider this program when:
- a horse carries deep, long-standing fear responses
- rescue or difficult-history horses are being rehabilitated
- hypervigilance persists though today's life is safe
- behavioural work has hit the limits of what training can reach
A long protocol in a quiet, safe environment, best under experienced guidance — and beside, never instead of, good handling and time. Rule out pain first: chronic pain and chronic fear look alike.