Max the scared horse goes global

I don’t find it funny, I’m with the many who think that there’s something wrong with his eyesight.

My spooky horses can spot something off kilter like an errant sheep a mile away, he only spots them when he’s right up close up to them.
She seems like a very responsible, kind person. I’d like to think she’d have checked, given her life is potentially at stake.
 
I had a day like that today, Erin was staring intently at a stream on the roadside going “oh my god… the water is MOVING!?!? I’LL PROTECT YOU HUMAN! LET US TURN AND GO HOME AT TOP WALK SPEED!”

We were just out of the gate at that point so I turned around and went the other direction, after asking her to take a few sensible steps forwards. Apparently, the stream on the other side of the road isn’t threatening 🤦‍♀️

But then we walked past the paddock where Saus was peacefully eating, and Erin had a moment of “NO, WE MUST STAY WITH SAUS! SHE (an arthritic, elderly, and very unthreatening pony) WILL PROTECT US!” 😂

At that point I just sighed, got off, and lead her around the entire hacking route, which Erin decided was an acceptable compromise. She did peer at some washing lines, and then proceeded to hide behind me, as though a stick-figure-esque human was enough to hide 450kg of hairy pony 🤦‍♀️

The main thing is, we both got home alive and well!

Episode 2 of hairy cob’s winter road adventures coming tomorrow 🤣
 
I love that! Just watched it again -thank you for sharing . Mine was like that as a youngster - absolute drama and it has taken him a lot of years to figure that I’m quite trustworthy and won’t ask him to do anything that might put him in mortal danger!
 
You do realise it's more than one video spliced together ?
Yes, that’s quite obvious, thank you, eg from the tack changes 🤷‍♀️.

I stand by what I said, I think he has a problem with his vision. He doesn’t seem to spot the monsters til very late on.

I wouldn’t ride a horse who spooks like that in traffic, either, so I remain utterly uncharmed by the videos.
 
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