Ridecamp: [RC] riding in traffic

Tifffany wrote:<<<Almost every day. Past construction, semi's, cars, you
name it. Now, I love
it. No greater way to develop a horse that is as close to bombproof as one
can get.  My girls will walk past 18 wheelers without blinking an eye.>>>>

The only problem here is you have to be able to get the horse to where he
can tolerate the traffic without being dangerous and THAT is dangerous!

Years ago when I couldn't shoe my own horses due to pregnancy (that child is
in college now!)  We took them out to an amish friend to shoe.  The shop was
on a busy road and the fellow was busy, so we parked along the road and
waited.  My then four year old was terrible in traffic - nervous and
unpredictible - but after two hours of parking along this road in the stock
trailer with his older buddy, safe and with company, he became desensitized
and was much better from then on.  He went on to be a 3000+ mile horse, I
sold him to a man in Pittsburgh and alot of his training was down busy
roads.

Laura Hayes AERC#2741




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