Comments on: HI Spy: Does Your Horse See a Boogeyman on the Bridle Path?

By: brian

brian — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 11:21:32 +0000

theres always something that will spook a horse even the most seasoned trailhorse but it all can be worked out. therers different levels of spooking also.the more you work with your horse with bombproofing the better he will be and you too.take your horse back to the object that scares him,get off walk up to the object,let him see your not afraid of it,let him investigate it i have a motto, we dont run from anything if he does run we come back.this builds confidence in your horse.being able to shoot a gun around a horse puts him on a whole bigger level of confidence too.Bombproofing is fun for you and your horse and makes your relationship with your horse better too

By: Philomena

Philomena — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 13:45:11 +0000

My 8 year old horse is usually pretty good about trusting me when we go for rides on what she considers”unknown territory,” but what I consider”just another place to ride.” But when we happen upon a place she is not sure about, she stops stock-still, snorts, then bolts in the opposite direction as fast as she can possibly go, even though the “boogeyman” was just a pheasant nesting in the grass!Also, she hates water and tries to jump a tiny puddle rather than walk through it! O,the ways of horses!

By: Becki

Becki — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:39:31 +0000

My 4 year old gelding is quite brave, but he fears anything that is moving, or if he hears it move. When he does, he comes to a dead halt, drop’s his nose, then turns the opposite way and takes off at a flat out gallop, and then starts bucking.

By: Tia

Tia — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:18:05 +0000

There is a old melted box that has been on the side of the road of a trail Indie and I ride every week in the summer, it has been there for a year now, and it never ceases to make her stutter in her pace. LOL

By: Viola

Viola — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 09:18:22 +0000

My Horse Hawk is fearless out on the trail. Motorcycles, ambulances and fire trucks don’t bother him at all; but let him pass by a rock, especially a wet rock and he acts as if the hounds of hell are after him. I used to panic when he jumped straight up in the air at them, but now I just laugh and tell him it’s ok!

By: Autum

Autum — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:01:52 +0000

At the stable I board my horse, Abigail, who is extremly abused. When ever we go an trails she spooks at: overhead branches, other horses riding with us, crops from other riders, shadows(hers included),(and my personal favorite), puddles. Everyone at my stable now calles puddles “Abi’s alligator puddles” and when she ‘dances’ with her shadow it’s the “Abi-daby-do dance”.

By: Bailey

Bailey — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 15:29:51 +0000

When my horse was younger, he thought that puddles were going to eat him up! It took him a while to realize that all puddles did was get your feet wet!

By: Brooke

Brooke — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:32:57 +0000

My horse usually spookes at white rocks or logs. She frequently just stops and stares at it for awhile and then shepishly cowars around it. I urge her to always confront those kind of things.

By: Heather

Heather — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:36:56 +0000

Lucy and I enjoy walks at a lead because she can’t be ridden. If I ever mistakingly pass a cow she will stop, shake, sweat, and…. BOLT!!! Yes, Cows.

By: Erin

Erin — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:47:19 +0000

My horse is pretty good about not spooking on the trail but when he does see something mysterious he’ll stop and stare at it, snort or blow, and crane his neck as we walk on to make sure it’s not going to attack him from his back side!