Zig-zag problem

["Budler,Cindy" <Cindy.Budler@afrox.boc.com>]

I hear ya!  I used to get this BIG TIME with my spooky guy...but I figured
out that it was more me than it was him.  Because he was so spooky, I tended
to anticipate him leaping around, and spend most of my time going down the
trail looking side to side for things that might scare him. 

Well said , I have the same problem - My first endurance horse was very
spooky mare and I spent all my rides looking around for things too frighten
her - I now have a very laid back gelding who I have been turning into a
spooky maniac- Looking for things to spook at.      I also rode a gelding
that was neurotic around traffic  and as a result developed a phobia about
vehicles especially the ones with horse biting object rattling on the back!
Rasheed couldn't care about these but I still am nervous and have to
consciously think about ignoring them so as not to worry him. When I am
riding now I also focus ahead and find that any sudden movement in the
saddle (looking to the side , leaning forward suddenly , dropping my
shoulder etc) tends  to make him spook or suddenly slam on brakes.It has
always confused me how I end up with the spooky horses until I realised I am
the spooky one!!!!


Regards,
Cindy Budler

Marketing Information Analyst
Afrox Fabrication
Germiston
South Africa
Tel : 011 876 1179
e-mail:  Cindy.Budler@afrox.boc.com <mailto:Cindy.Budler@afrox.boc.com> 

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