Clinton Anderson's LFR, how long does it take?

you first need trust- that is where the desensitizing comes in. You can create the fear- but you take it away! You swing the rope over the horses neck, the horse is uneasy- then you take the rope off. The horse realizes you are the controller- you take away fear and they can trust you. After doing the flingy rope a couple times with neck strokes as praising- the horse will soon trust you.

Then you need the respect- so the horse realizes that you are the leader to trust, not just the mutual friend to trust. You are the leader he follows and trusts to do anything with and go anywhere with! SO to get the respect part- the lunging comes in as well as turn on haunches/forehand, and backing up- backing up is one thing that you want to spend ALOT of time on. So much that you throw your shoulders back, lean forward, wiggle the rope and the horse will back away from you. Work on that fine tuning- be sharp and clear. Dont get pushy and slow. Sharp, fast, clear. Clinton has you covered on that! =D

Well based on your previous question about him having no respect, the 4 previous days weren't too good for the respect part. Now that you have a better idea of what to do when he comes into your space, I think in 4 more days he'll be doing pretty darn good!

I have a paint that was previously abused and I have been working with him on LFR and he had good turns and liked to stay out of your space but that was because he was afraid of the stick, not being respectful. So after about a week he wasn't afraid of the stick (though still needed a little bit of work), LFR stage 1 and 2, back up, YHQ, YFQ (yield fore quarters), and was flexing.

So it all goes pretty quick. If you work on those things I listed above along with the LFR, it'll improve his respect SO much. Hope this helps! =)

-Fresh--Paint-

Honestly it depends on the bond you started with, your behaviour, you yourself, and your horse's behaviour, and your horse. It's totally different for every horse. It could take weeks, months. I'm sure Mr. Anderson would agree.

Think about your very very best friend or closest friend. You didn't become that close in a week or two, but probably a couple months. Keep up those sessions, and try to do it for at least half an hour every day. Try one session in the morning (half an hour) and another one in the evening (another half an hour) along with some nice rides and just petting them for a short while. Find lots of fun things to do that your horse enjoys, that you can enjoy too.

It's just like bonding with your human friends - it takes time and you need more than just those training sessions to bond with.