It will take time for him to completely trust humans again. When he first arrived, Sawyer was so skittish that he was still uneasy standing a good 10 feet away. Over the months, Zoha has worked with Sawyer and Pickett, slowly but surely earning their trust.
“It’s interesting working with abused equines who’ve lost the ability to trust. While feeding, grooming or handling them in any way, I would talk to them. And slowly they would start to understand my voice, my tone, my mood, my behaviour, my movement and they will continue to pick up on things until they learn everything they can about me. I also like sit in their paddock for hours, without necessarily interacting. By not intruding on their personal space but letting them know I’m around, they slowly get used to my presence and understand that there’s nothing to feel threatened by. It then progresses to THEM approaching ME, first out of curiosity and then ultimately, for security. From there, there’s really no end to what one can do. Everyday is a learning curve with these ponies. I can’t wait until they finally show me they can trust again” - Zoha on Sawyer and Pickett.