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Re: [RC] Spike in Heart Rate/Backpackers - heidi

I encountered a backpacker on a very narrow switchback trail on the side
of a  mountain. My horse went into reverse, I kept screaming to the
backpacker to  say something to let my horse know he was human, but the
backpacker was scared  and froze

That seems to be the normal response of most folks if you just ask them to
say something (or worse yet, are in a predicament like that and really
forcefully ask them to say something)--I don't know if they think that
they are being helpful by being quiet and still, or what.  I've had far
better luck by asking them a question ("Nice day, isn't it?") so that they
will just conversationally answer me--although when all h*ll is breaking
loose, sometimes it is difficult to remember to ask them if they are
having a nice day instead of just hollering at them to "say something..."

Heidi


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