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Re: [RC] Was Question about fear; Now Spooking - Dyane Smith

Doesn't get better than that.
 
Clearly Zayante never threw himself off a cliff during any of his spooks.  Barbara, what do you attribute that to?  Were his spooks sideways jumps or spins or...  I always felt my older horse would never kill himself and if I stayed on, he wouldn't kill me either.  Do you think Zayante's spooks were play and under his control?
 
Dyane
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Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 9:07 AM
Subject: Re: [RC] Was Question about fear; Now Spooking

Well, yes, I rode Zayante on the Tevis Cup Ride three times.  It was "interesting" - I came off just once, when a dog with the photographers on top of Cougar Rock startled him.  He is a very strong and energetic horse so fatigue didn't take the spooks out of him.
 
That said, one of the greatest riding joys of my life was when I rode him from Francisco's to the finish, alone, on the Tevis.  (As Maryanne would say, I wasn't alone, I was with Zay.)  A gorgeous moonlit night, a beautiful strong white horse, and a buckle awaiting at the end.  I was riding the Pegasus of my dreams.
 
Barbara
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Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 8:30 AM
Subject: [RC] Was Question about fear; Now Spooking

Isn't Zayante a famous spooker with some age on him?  I notice they mostly ride him in the desert.  Keeping Barbara's comments about not wanting to spook 12' sideways and 100' down (that would be a deal breaker for me, too), I wonder if anyone has ridden Zayante on narrow, twisty, high mountain trails with mountain lions and bear to spook at?
 
Dyane
 

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[RC] Was Question about fear; Now Spooking, Dyane Smith
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