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And sometimes jigging is due to an overload of adreneline.

Last time I did a "gallop jig" was at the Tejon Fandango in a crowd of horses (all of whom were walking) ... in the rain ... on asphalt ... Just *loads* of fun ...

On Jan 14, 2010, at 4:09 PM, Truman Prevatt wrote:

Barbara McCrary wrote:

Any jigger I ever rode was trying to tell me he wanted to get home to his buddies and the sooner the better. 

 These poor guys hadn't been out for over two weeks. He's galloping in place. His buddy was galloping in place. <snip>We went about a quarter mile galloping - three feet forward at a time. I finally got him down to a jig rather than a "gallop jig."  

With a chronic jigger it probably has to do with being barn sour. However, there are times I think with it has to do with a horse that is just too well rested for his own good.

Truman

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