Re: RC: cows and bears and walmart bags ohmy!!

[owens <owensall@sierranet.net>]

Dear Carla;
I think your husband was probably a bit apprehensive about riding that
day and the horse picked it up.  She felt it as fear, and so was fearful
herself.  Horses, arabs in particular, and sometimes(IMO)mares even more
in particular, are very sensitive to their rider's every thought. 
Thoughts come through as body language, especially tension, which is
directly transmitted to them.  If the rider is holding a bit of tension
in their body it makes the horse fearful.  That, combined with the lack
of riding, with the cooler weather so they feel friskier, is probably
the problem.
I would find a simpatico trainer to work with your husband and the horse
together.  When your husband and the horse learn to trust each other,
and he learns the "controls" for the horse initimatly, they will be
better.   I know that when I ride a new horse for the first few times, I
have apprehension that I work really hard to release so it cannot
transfer to the horse.
Katee
> 
> We set out this A.M. to have a nice ride. needless to say it came to a
> screeching halt. Haley my Hubbys horse saw EVERY thing today. She wasn't
> even trail leading. She began L@@king at Everything and stopping to look, it
> became so bad that we gave up and headed in. I thought it was the cows in an
> adjacent field. Nope even had one that resembled Mad Cow. She was mad too..
> was none to happy about two horses with riders getting near HER fence.
> Ansata was more than willing to make a side of beef out of her. I must gloat
> here... She had the ears pinned and ready to take her on. Haley then acted
> as if she was bored to tears.
> Coming back I thought well I will get off my horse and show Rob that he
> needs to be more firm... she tried to buck but didn't unseat me I kept her
> head up. He rode Ansata on to the pasture we keep them in I was going to go
> around the fence line and check things out. Haley stilled acted up and out
> like something was out to get her. Ansata was still leading trail. We went
> into wooded area and Haley never acted out again. She plodded home like an
> old work horse at the end of the day. But to make a long story short nothing
> was different from any other day. She was spooking at stuff that had been
> there forever and a day. Even the small round bale of hay that she rubs her
> head on. then she realized it was the head rubbing bale and continued to rub
> head.
> Any ideers???? I am finding it harder and harder to work two horses, hubby
> is a green horne and has little time. We ride together or I will go by
> myself. I try to ride at least 2x per week now that I am really busy and
> winter is here.
> We are considering a trainer to step in. We are in the northern Alabama
> area.
> I am stummped here I have never seen a horse spook like she has today. I am
> hoping it was one of those walmart bags in the air day.
> Carla (shhh nobody move its a bay arabian eating walmart bag)
> Ansata (yeah but can I heard it?????)
> Rob (I am braced)
> Haley (EEEEKKKK save me a bay arabian eating walmart bag!)
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