A: You did nothing wrong. Over the years I have had about 20 letters detailing exactly the same phenomena. Sometimes it is better if we just accept the fact, that does happen, frustrating as it may be. There are multiple answers to this question, and to understand them you must once again think of your own inner reaction to someone close to you working on you with bodywork. On my human clinics I advise all my ladies not to go home and start working on their husbands. Think of it ladies, how many of you have husbands that won't let you work on them as a result of your first attempts? There are a few out there, Lyn Palmer comes to mind. Anyone else, its OK but not Lyn. Sometimes we are just too close to the person or horse we are going to work on. I often watch Ivana go out to work on Jo, the minute her horse reads her 'intent' she is off. Ivana has taught Jo to read her intent and body language. Jo already knows who she is, and what she is, now she reads the body language, picks up the intent and if she reads the word 'medicine', she's gone . This is what 'coming from a neutral place' is all about. Remember you are dealing with a creature that has survived for millions of years by being able to read body language. For those of you who have done the seven games and play 'hide the hienie' ultimately all you have to do is focus your eyes on the butt and the horse tucks it in and does what your intent expressed by your body language has told the horse to do. So here you are, fresh from class and, here is your horse, the one you have worked with for years, who is aware of your every move you make and what it means. All of a sudden he is subject to this amazing healing intent, this focus on your hands, this emotion, your energy level, and what are you hunting? PAIN!. I can almost hear Mr Ed, screaming at Wilbur "You're going to hurt me".It is so important that you learn to 'switch off', and find your neutral place. Control your breathing, lower your energy and pulse rate, blank your mind, bring up your receptive awareness and lower your intent to a completely un-invasive neutral level. Accept what you are receiving from the horse and work within that which he allows you to have . There is always a reason for a behavioral problem in your own horse if it will not allow you to work on it. Then again sometimes you will find that if you bring in another ET practitioner there could be no problem at all. Good Luck! Let me know how you get on. perhaps these words below will help.