ridecamp@endurance.net: Re: trail wise horses
Re: trail wise horses
Linda S. Flemmer (bluwolf@earthlink.net)
Mon, 29 Sep 1997 14:46:11 -0700
> A lot of folks are writing about how their horses know the way home,
> even if they have to trail blaze to get there. We have an older (15 yr)
> gelding who is much the same. He also remembers trails with an uncanny
> knack!
>
> Even if he has been on a trail just once, he seems to remember where to
> turn, where to slow down, and what is "different" from last time. He
> anticipates upcoming turns by changing canter leads well in advance.
> Mike has purposely NOT cued him in any way (legs, seat, etc.) and yet
> the horse knows that a turn is coming up around a bend. It amazes me.
> He seems to use visual cues rather than scent - the scent wouldn't
> linger for weeks or months between riding visits to some sites.
>
> I'm also fascinated that the horse will translate "home" to the parked
> trailer when we ride away from home. Home is where the trailer is?
>
> Linda Flemmer
> Blue WOlf Ranch
> Bruceton Mills, WV
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