Ridecamp: Re: [RC] riding in traffic

My (very limited) experience:

For the horse -- It can be really helpful for the horse to be in a field that
borders a road with a fair amount of car/truck/motorcycle traffic, so that the
horse becomes accustomed to all the traffic noises.  Doesn't need to be in
that setting forever, but some time around traffic while at liberty helps a
lot.

For the rider -- My horse was picking up on my tension and fear (worrying
about a motorcycle backfiring, etc.).  I found that if I sing in such
situations it forces me to breathe and thus relaxes all my muscles.  Usually
all I can think of at such a time is "100 Bottles of Beer", but my horse
doesn't object to my 'fear repertoire.'

Cindy


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