What does Bombproof mean to you?

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Completely agree, a complete gentleman, not silly, spooky and will look after anyone.

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I agree too, my horse is not spooky, is good on roads, will have a go at anything you ask of her, dont spook at platic bags etc but i would no way trust a kid or my grannie round her as she is too hypo and silly at times!!
 
Bombproof to me means firstly something you feel totally safe on. Desensitised to traffic, bags or anything that would usually make a horse spook. Something that is a perfect gent/lady to handle on the ground. It doesn’t necessarily mean well schooled though, that’s different.
 
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CHLOE!!! Equally happy at dressage or handy horse or in a gymkhana game. Unflappable, steady and reliable in any situation - in the school, hacking on roads or across fields, and can be left alone at shows etc.
To me it's a horse you would be happy putting your granny or baby on!
I wouldn't necessary expect a bombproof horse not to shy or react, but I would expect that they did it in a predictable way and with slow movements!

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In that case my George is bombproof
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He can wobble, but give you plenty of wobble warning!
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i have ridden several racehorses who were 'bombproof' i could take them anywhere and do anything and they were 110% safe. heavy traffic, beach gallops (where someone was on a buggy with a huge kite attached to it, no idea what its called) anyway i've known more dangerous cobs than TB's but i do think i've been lucky in the race and point to point yards i've ended up working on.
 
I would say a bombprrof horse is one that isn't easily startled, safe for kids and adults to handle and ride. Not expected to take off without request, buck, rear or generally bugger about.

Horses/ponies like that are hard to find as people hold onto them and are worth their weight in gold.
 
No there are just to many people how give TB's bad names. Yes you can get nutty TB's but then again there are just as many nutty horses in any other breed. Why do so many people pick up on the TB. My Tb is seven and only came out of racing last year, and i can tell you he could do with a bomb up his back side to wake him up.
 
Agreed! Something exactly like my lovely chap!
I've said to my friends that the only reason I wouldn't class Bailey as fit for a novice is that he's only 5 so he still has a lot to learn - think give him a couple more years and he'll be anyones ride! Bless!
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Cairo is just about bombproof. Good in traffic, shotguns, deer, bags flying past - he may give a snort and a slight sideways shuffle but that is it.

Most I have ever seen him do is a turn round and trot off - evil killer donkey was standing in bridleway and making devil noises at him. However, once turned round and a tap up the backside he went past, at a fast half pass
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My tiny 14 year old cousin hacks him out alone and has great fun - they came back Saturday splattered in mud and both grinning - good gallop down the long green. She looks like a pea on a pod but he looks after her. I wouldn't trust any other 16.3 horse to do this with her.

He certainly is not a plod - a squeeze of the leg and he is off (unless he is having an bugger off I'm hot day) - in the past he was well schooled and did all activities.

My TB was bombproof - could ride past JCBs still operating, road drills - you name it. She was not a novice ride as could be fast and furious.

Breeze was wonderful to handle - a toddler could lead her. Cairo is equally good to handle.

Think there are two types of bombproof - one where they are slow and steady and not bothered by anything and the second type where they are not bothered about anything but are most definately not slow.
 
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My TB was bombproof - could ride past JCBs still operating, road drills - you name it. She was not a novice ride as could be fast and furious.

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This is what I'm getting out - Ty is 110% with tractors/buses/anything spooky but can tank a bit when he gets on grass - there's no way alot of novices would know that if you keep pulling on his mouth, that means go!
 
TBH, I don't think any horse is 'bombproof' however good they are... because they are animals at the end of the day!!

but i would NOT consider my horse to be bombproof, he's not even a novice ride! he's a complete nutter and although i love him to bits there are some days when you just ask why?!?

For me, a bombproof horse is a horse that is sure footed, never puts a foot wrong and looks after their riders... but a total bombproof horse is one where you can drop a bomb near it and it doesn't move!!! Basically a police horse is my 'bombproof' horse!!!
 
I class bombproof as a horse that is sensible, and wouldn't completely flip out if a bomp went off near it - hence bombproof. I would describe Chex as bombproof, he's pretty much unflappable. In 9 years the only thing he has really spooked at is a donkey, and an old bath. Everything else he just takes in his stride - to me thats bombproof. However, I would not trust anyone to ride him, he's really strong and when he wants to go he just goes, but he would NEVER buck, leap, rear etc so not dangerous.
 
When I sell my horses and use the word in conversation to purchasers - it means that my horses will not spook at bags in hedges, they will not flinch if a deer or partridge jumps out in front of them, they will not gallop off with you as a first response to fright, they have qualms about walking over tarpaulins, ignore bells or flags fluttering, pay no interest to children leaping about on trampolines, they listen only to the rider and will not react to any outside distractions.

Bombproof is training your horse NOT to react to ANYTHING when you are with them. It certainly doesn't mean dead or boring - it means safe and good fun for any rider.
 
This is what I call a Bombproof/Spookproof horse.

A horse that I can ride safely through Central London by itself or in company and will ignore large lorries, double decker buses the sirens of the emegency services, the pidgeons taking off at Trafalgar Square, it will ignore passing undeground trains and main line trains, ignore the army horses out on excercise, not react when other horses cantering/galloping past on the sand tracks, ignore dogs that suddenly run out, ignore pigs, and elephants and other animals when passing London zoo ignore skate boards and roller skates, popping baloons, people chucking cans out of passing vehicles, rowdy football fans and will also go first or last in the hunting field and be completly controllable at all times.

Now that is what I call a bombproof/spookproof horse. They are in my mind the bravest of all horses and a little treasure and they can be of any breed or non-breed.
 
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