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Re: [RC] Magnesium for spooky horse? Heidi or Dr. Garlinghouse? - Jennifer FleetYes, I'd like to hear also.Shahtahr, the subject of my original post, is usually a laid back guy. I've taken him through a mounted police sensory clinic, where we had to ride across a teeter-totter, stick his face in mylar balloons, walk over tarps, and ride through flapping strips of black plastic hanging from an archway, among other scary things. He trusted me. He did every obstacle. He SAILED through that seminar. Plastic bags on the trail? No problem if he sees them ahead of time. Empty trash cans with their hinged lids flapping in the wind? If I ask him, he'll approach them, although tentatively. But he'll do it and even touch them with his nose before I ask him to walk on. BUT....trotting along and a bird flies out of a bush, or a dog pops his head over a fence, or something shiny glints in the sun (stuff that takes him by surprise, in other words) you can forget training, trust, etc. His first reaction is to spin. I haven't the faintest clue how to break him of it. So, if Jim's got some training ideas, I'm all ears too! Jennifer Pam DeMerchant wrote: So Jim, =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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