Slowly, slowly, catchee monkey

IMAGINE THE SCENE. You’re standing in the middle of a field, headcollar in hand, as well as a carrot. You’ve been here for a frustrating 20 minutes. But it’s not the first time. It happens on every occasion you attempt to bring your horse in for a ride. He leads you a merry dance, coming close one minute — but not quite close enough to be caught — and then turning tail and rushing off in the opposite direction the next.

Dealing with horses who are difficult to catch is at