Tips on being a good horsey parent!?

You want to be a good owner, nothing wrong with that...Heck i talk to my horses my neighbors think i crazy...Being a good owner does not mean you just feed and ride, you spend quality time with them. It takes me a few hours to give mine time but i do it every single day, no matter if i feel like crude that day. I have a new horse that got brought into my rescue, she is a freak of nature, severally abused she has trust issues. I spend time daily with her, i started by just sitting on the pipe corral, didn't touch her, heck she would have killed me if i tried...After a couple of weeks now she doesn't want me to leave her, she stops eating and cries for me, she wants me to touch her now. They need more than food, they need to know your not just there to give them water, feed them and ride...Spending time just brushing them and scratching them in their favorite spot makes them want to do the other things you have for them to do.