**Horse Question** Hi any tips for me ?

I would recommend that you find another way to bond with your new pony other than with food. You will teach him other bad habits that he doesn't have yet. Secondly, I would spend a lot of time with him in a halter, tied up and you grooming him...don't expect things to happen overnight, it will take a while. The reason the the trainer had more success is that he gave your pony confidence and took the lead, whereas you just want to become his friend by buying it with food..he will not respect you for that, he will if he can depend on you consistently. When you get him to the point where he will trust you enough to brush him all the way to the ground, plus his head and face, then begin quietly laying something smaller and easier for you to handle on his back, a towel maybe...he that doesn't bother, work up to his rug and quietly lay it on him...brush him and leave it on him as you groom around him. When you are leading him, face the direction that you are walking, don't turn around and look at him until you want him to stop...just before you want him to stop, warn him that you are going to ask him to stop...say slowly..E-A-S-Y, then say whoa and turn around and face him. He will stop. If he didn't do it like you wanted, the next time do everything the same other than when you turn around to face him, have part of your body in front of him...your body language will tell him to stop. When you mention his rug, are you referring to his blanket that he wears all of the time or the rug that goes under the saddle when you ride him? If it is the blanket, can't you unbuckle the front, fold it up where it doesn't look as big and floppy and just walk up and lay it on his back...remember, your hands on him and your voice will do wonders. Then unfold the blanket until it is hanging equally on both sides. Then you can go around to the front and buckle it. Congrats on your new pony.