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My ex-horse didn't do the whirl and bolt thing, just the "pull the tablecloth out from under the silverware" thing.  He was SO fast and so powerful.

 

Remember Jackie Bumgardner's "Zayante"...Julie and Bob Suhr rode him for awhile, then sold him back to Jackie, who had Nick Warhol riding him.  Fabulous horse, but he never quit spooking, clear into his 20s.

 

Barbara

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From: Curtis, Laura (LauraCurtis)

To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 2:09 PM

Subject: FW: [RC] help with trail shy gelding

I had a serious spooker for 16 years, and I never did get him over it.  He was also famous for the ?ol spook sideways 8 feet, whirl, and bolt? maneuver!  He was ridden a lot, too?5 plus times a week, year round, in many, many situations and never got over this habit.  He, too, was great on extreme trails?never tripped and could fly like a deer over anything.  He only got me off a few times, but I sure developed a good seat with him!  I don?t want to ride horses like that anymore, though.  I?m with Barbara on that!

 

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From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Barbara McCrary
Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 1:09 PM
To: Amy Major; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [RC] help with trail shy gelding

 

I recently sold a gelding I had worked with for over 3 years to my 13-year-old granddaughter.  The horse was great on technical trails, but a violent, explosive spooker on roads or open country...at a trot, that is.  At a walk he was much  . . .