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RE: [RC] Spooking - Chastain, Shannon L.Alright at least my horse has one quality to help him become an good endurance horse some day, do I have to cross the finish line with him for us to get a completion?:) On our third LD he did get back before me on a loop that was not supposed to go back to camp! A friend told me he trotted into camp with his head/tail held high telling everyone he won the race all alone! Shannon -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bobbie Jo Lieberman Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 3:51 PM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] Spooking One of the first -- perhaps the very first -- qualities Matthew Mackay-Smith taught me to look for in an endurance prospect was a strong sense of self-preservation. Bobbie From: Elizabeth Walker <bwalker2@xxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [RC] Spooking Yep. Their reaction time can outpace their brain speed very easily. It depends on how strong the fear trigger is. On Sep 3, 2009, at 6:51 PM, Barbara McCrary wrote: I don't agree with that 100%. I've seen horses do some reactionary things that endanger their lives as well as the rider's. Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Sturm" <sturmranch@xxxxxxxx> To: "ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 3:34 PM Subject: Re: [RC] SpookingI used to tell one of the gals I was riding with a lot (her horse was a very solid citizen) "your horse does not want to fall off this trail any more than you do." Nancy =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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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