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Tracey,

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> From: "Tracey Lomax" <bandipops@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "'Evelyn Allen'" <totaleclipse2007@xxxxxxxxx>,<ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: [RC]   Boldness in Horses
> Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 13:44:50 +0100
>
> I prefer to think of this as ?forward thinking? horses vs ?backward
> thinking? horses.  A forward thinking horse will always walk up to and
> investigate things which worry it, a backward thinking horse will need to 
> be
> persuaded (and sometimes forced) to do that.  Forward thinking horses tend
> to be happy to go out alone or in company and are not affected by other
> horses? fear, and so, if out with a spooky horse, won?t become spooky
> themselves.
>
>
>
> I have two horses in my yard who are ?forward thinkers?. Both were like 
> that
> from the time I got them.  One is my baby WB who at the age of three is
> happy to lead an outride and who will go over, through, under or past
> anything.  The other is my OTT TB, who does dressage, showjumping, eventing
> and who I?ve yet to see go ?I?m not happy going there?.  When something
> startles him (yes, he will spook, he is a horse after all), his first
> reaction after the initial spook is to walk right up to whatever has
> startled him, investigate it and move on.  And he does this whether or not 
> I
> ask him to.
>
>
>
> I have one ?backward? thinking horse in my yard.  He is 17 years old and 
> his
> standard MO is to plant his feet / run backwards / go up if he doesn?t like
> what he?s presented with.  With time, he?s learned to be desensitized to
> loads of things, from motorbikes to hot air balloons to wild animals, but 
> if
> presented with something new, he will STILL give me a hard time about going
> past it and he?s a bugger to showjump cos he can?t be trusted. Eventing is
> simply a no-no.
>
>
>
> I have two horses in my yard who are spooky and looky but because they are
> essentially generous, they?ll let the rider over-ride their insecurity
> (which means that you need to be careful not to ask for too much and break
> their trust).
>
>
>
> And then I have a young Tb who, in every demonstrable way, is about as
> backward thinking as you can get (he rears if he?s under pressure and if he
> spooks, which has only happened ONCE the entire time I?ve known him, his
> inclination is to bolt back home!) but who is quite possibly the BRAVEST of
> the bunch and will make a fantastic event horse because so far, nothing
> frightens him.  He?s the most complex to ride because I know that he will
> only give me what he?s comfortable giving me, and I have to read him every
> step of the way.  I adore riding him because he makes me confident.  Odd.
>
>
>
> Tracey
>
>
>
>    _____
>
> From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Evelyn Allen
> Sent: 16 April 2007 02:49 AM
> To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [RC] Boldness in Horses
>
>
>
> Would anyone like to comment on whether they feel a horse is either:  born
> especially bold;  whether real boldness develops in some horses the more
> experience they have (and by this I mean not just the usual confidence a
> horse develops, but actual boldness;  or whether that quality can truly be
> instilled in a horse.  By "boldness" I mean the preparedness to head out
> down a trail at any gait either in the lead or by itself, without 
> hesitation
> (more or less), and/or without major spooks.
>
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