Very nice post. Just to add a
few things. I had one of those horses. What I did was kept him busy,
went fast, made him pay attention to me, if he looked at something sideways, he
knew I was watching, because I let him know, and he would just look.
Did not take long either. After 4 years of laying on the ground looking up
at him I got the message.
From:
Diane Trefethen <tref@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [RC] Magnesium for spooky horse?
Heidi or Dr. Garlinghouse?
Warning: this is long.
I know
there have been some light-hearted discussions about how our Arabs spook but
as Jennifer and Mary Ann have indicated, trying to ride a big spook can be
dangerous. Instead of looking to a metabolic reason for the spooks,
and thus a chemical cure, stop to consider that a spook is a behavior and
like any other behavior it can be modified and often eliminated. If
spooking is a big problem with your horse, ask yourself, "What do I do when
my horse spooks?" The answer may surprise you when you realize that
YOUR behavior could be contributing to your horse's MISBEHAVIOR. Am I
saying that all spooks are misbehavior? No, but when a horse ROUTINELY
spooks on most trail rides, especially at things it has seen before, then
the spooking IS a misbehavior.
Chris Martin "it's all about
the ride!" FreeForm Treeless Saddles & HAF pads
