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[RC] snake sticks - J JewellI have a horse who spooks at anything that looks like a snake. Ropes on the ground, garden hoses, sticks, and even those dark lines in the soil that are made across trails from ants marching back and forth. He had a bad experiance with a rope before I got him for part of his issue, and the breeder said they had a lot of copperheads and rattlesnakes on the property, so my guess is that his mom made sure he was careful as a foal. BUT, here is what ai noticed. During snake season, *I* am more wary of possible snakes, and find that *I* am looking for them more, and in turn, HE spooks more at things that look like a possible snake on the trail. So, I figured out he is picking up my fears. Now most of us have seen horses pick up on our emotions etc., but here is the funny part. Hubby was riding him one day, and we were trotting along, and I saw a stick up ahead, but thought it was a snake. Just as I had that quick thought, my horse spooked with the hubby. But he had not even seen the stick. My horse does not even need me ON him to pick up my snake fears. lol Jonni in Texas, where we have Copperheads (slow, lazy, and mean) Cottonmouths (who swim in the ponds and are also mean) and some Rattlesnakes. Not to mention all the harmless snakes that just startle us! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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