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Re: [RC] [RC-Digest] wildlife encounters - Zephyr Arabians--- heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: I did get unhorsed once due to a deer popping up out of the brush right under my horse's nose. He's normally a good egg about stuff like that, but that one was just toooo close and toooo abrupt. The ones that will get the horse startled nearly every time (even the unflappably horses) are the egrets/herons we'd see down in the Santa Ana riverbed. The birds will stand like statues on the side of the trail -- so you, the rider, can see them, but the horse doesn't -- then, JUST as you get next to them they'll launch into the air. I think they're probably extra spooky because you DO see them and KNOW what's going to happen, but can't warn the horse except by getting tense yourself in expectation... ~Nicole Zephyr Arabians http://www.zephyrarabians.com KattWmn Web Design http://www.kattwmn.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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