After this horse was adopted and returned multiple times, he didn't trust anyone — until his mom started watching movies in his stall. We spoke to Rebecca about how she earned his love!
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00:00He just looked like he'd given up.
00:04The first few times I've tried to ride him,
00:06it was terrifying.
00:08He was scared of the stall.
00:09He'd never been in a closed space before,
00:12so he felt unsafe.
00:14He says, you're not going to fool me to come in here.
00:17He didn't come near me or anything.
00:19He just kept running.
00:20Even at times, he just called out to no one.
00:24He had been through three different homes
00:26in the past three months.
00:28I wanted to be able to build a bond with him,
00:30so I just kept my distance and let him approach me.
00:34Let's go play.
00:38At first, I would just spend time with him in his stall.
00:41I came there every day and I'd stay there for about two hours.
00:44He would come over, give me a quick sniff,
00:46and then go do his own thing again.
00:49I'd just grab my computer, bring it in with me,
00:52sit there for an hour, watch a movie.
00:55He started showing that he was very attention-deprived.
01:00He craved the attention.
01:05I came to understand that just because he wants attention
01:07doesn't mean he trusts me enough.
01:09So I just kept being there with him.
01:15After a while, he started to show me what he needed.
01:21He just was very uncomfortable
01:22because he'd never been given that kind of love before.
01:26He hates when I give other things attention.
01:29When I'm on my phone, he'd knock it over.
01:34Don't do it.
01:38He loves getting loved.
01:39He loves being hugged.
01:44I see him every morning.
01:45Good morning, good morning, my baby.
01:50I see him every afternoon.
01:51It's currently 1 p.m.
01:54I'm going to get Caspian for a ride.
01:59I can be on him, and he's enjoying himself,
02:01and I'm enjoying myself.
02:04Caspian changed my life.
02:06He loves me, and I love him.