Oh yeah. My first horse only ever spooked twice. One was a sideways bounce, then bounce back where he was (never knew what spooked him that time). The other was a spin and bolt. I was bareback. We came face to face with a dog standing in the middle of the trail, and there was just something about it that said "bad news". I still remember the feeling -- he spun on his haunches and bolted back down the trail, and my butt never moved on his back.
My second horse loved to spook at "stuff" (like Barbara's horse, I think it was a bit of a game). He used the "drop the shoulder, spin, run and buck" technique. I lost count of the times I came off him. Last time he did it he was 23 years old, and did it to me in the arena ... at a run. Ouch.
On Sep 2, 2009, at 7:09 AM, Dolores Arste wrote:
And/or teach your horse to really work off his hindquarters. If you do this your spook will be up and around over the hocks. Much easier to ride. That drop and spin is almost impossible to ride.
