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Old 03-15-2004, 01:28 PM   #1
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Well, this is kind of a stupid question and i was bored. So the question is... How Does Your Horse Spook? and what does he/she spook at most.

- Rules spooks at the flowers on flower boxes, and he doesnt like blowing bags. He shys away and has only bolted once, which was only a few strides.
- Sarge is scared of alot of stuff hehe, he usually just snorts. But yesterday at the show he saw a grill for the first time and freezed up. He doesnt buck or anything or get stupid, he just freezes up, no matter how hard i squeeze, he just snorts too hehe!!
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Well dinah spooks sideways - she just jumps to the side. She spooks at almost anything that moves.. lol. Mostly Bags, pheasants and rabbits though. hah
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Old 03-15-2004, 02:28 PM   #3
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mine spooks at almost anything when he wants....ine time we were on the ncr bike trail and we passed orange sones and he was fine.,...on the way back he was side stepping which i cant figure out how to teach him...haha and look at the cones like it was somethine horrible!! lol he throws his head up....backs uo etc,,,,typical stuff..
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Felicity will spook at her own shadow. She also spooks at pinecones, paper bags, bikers, anthills, and tripping.
Cat doesnt spook at anything. (Except for the occasional nose up her rear end which she kicks.)
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Blue will spook at things that are mocing, but aren't alive. Such as blowing bag in the wind. But even then, she usually just jumps or flinches. If it's somethng that comes with a noise, she's go sideways a little. She's never bolted with me on before, but she has in the pasture and stuff.
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Raven Freezes - but it doesnt happen often she's pretty bombproof (hates yellow grit bins though - and jackrussell terriers for some reason).
Jess's eyes bulge and she backs up pretty quick, she only spooks at wheelie bins and sudden bangs though.
Ellie dances on the spot and would bolt if she didnt have such good manners she does spook a bit easier than the others though (just wish they were all as well behaved)
Cory spins in circles when she sees white plastic bags and garbage wagons. She has also bolted a couple of times when people have honked their horns at us on the road.
I cant remember last time Cloud spooked, hes such a solid old boy, I miss riding him.
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Shying and some mild mild bolting... eek!
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i dont own a horse but the horse i used to ride all the time (but he left the barn now ::sigh:: ) gets scared of dogs and one time he saw deer up on the hills and just stood there a froze and couldnt take his eyes off them lol he was like "whats those?" hehe but he bascially picks and choosees what he wants to be afraid of lol.
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Hmm..some of our horses are really spooky. I remember one time we were all riding in the indoor and a huge piece of ice fell off the roof outside and made the loudest sound..well EVERY horse spooked! Commander started galloping across the arena, most horses started cantering, but Chocolate decided to rear a little and do a couple bucks so I'm trying to sit his bucks and just get him back under control 'cause he kept trying to just run. It was hard getting him not to run, I could feel him shake like he was about to. It was ok though, nobody fell off thankfully!
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My mare is generally pretty good about spooking. She usually just freezes with her head up, waits a few min and then most of the time gets over it. Except for these really wooly sheep up the road from us. She freaks out over them everytime we go by. Snorting and jumpy backing up away. I know the owner and have taken her up there a few times with dinner to see if she would relax and eat her hay on the oppisite side of the fence, SHE WOULD RATHER STARVE. I just don't know how to get her from ******** over these sheep. I have gone by there more times than I can count.(lived there 7 years, on the way to the feild trails)
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