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> I encountered a backpacker on a very narrow switchback trail on the side
> of a  mountain. My horse went into reverse, I kept screaming to the
> backpacker to  say something to let my horse know he was human, but the
> backpacker was scared  and froze
That seems to be the normal response of most folks if you just ask them to
say something (or worse yet, are in a predicament like that and really
forcefully ask them to say something)--I don't know if they think that
they are being helpful by being quiet and still, or what.  I've had far
better luck by asking them a question ("Nice day, isn't it?") so that they
will just conversationally answer me--although when all h*ll is breaking
loose, sometimes it is difficult to remember to ask them if they are
having a nice day instead of just hollering at them to "say something..."

Heidi


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