Syrah
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Just curious really as to what people would say was a spook, what do you expect a horse to do in a spook?
Just curious really as to what people would say was a spook, what do you expect a horse to do in a spook?
my horse is probably the spookiest thing i have ever sat on....he will spook, drop his shoulder and spin all in one go....
my horse is probably the spookiest thing i have ever sat on....he will spook, drop his shoulder and spin all in one go....
Did you hit the dirt?
nope
(i do quite regularly though....he's very naughty )
nobody seems to have mentioned stopping dead! That's my horses favourite spook..... especially at gallop across the beach......he will see a change in pattern in the sand.....go from 30mph to 0mph in a tenth of a second and put his head down to look at weird floor! When I first got him, it was patch of grass with bigger leaves than the rest of the grass / puddles / shiny coin on floor ....
as others have said, jumping to one side, dropping shoulder etc but also coming to an abrupt halt and refusing to move forward due to a hedge gremlin or whatever the culprit is at the time!
I think this covers it for me. Why do I love riding so much? Makes no sense!! my 19 y o has started spooking and I do not like it! I am too old. However, all horses spook to some extent don't they? We as the riders have to be able to anticipate and take appropriate anti falling off measures when this happens. Heels down and not having reins like washing lines helps IMO.