This message is from: carol j makosky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In a message dated 7/11/00 2:03:43 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > << I asked the other day if Fjords are, as a rule bomb proof..... any > comments? > Anything I can do to make mine less spooky before I begin to ride him? >> > > I don't look on any horse as being bomb proof. You never know when they > might get zinged by a stinging bug, or something out of the blue startles > them. But my fjords are definitely a lot closer to bomb proof than any horse > I've had before. They startle in place, for the most part, or may take a > step away from what startles them. But I've never had one do a 180 on me, or > rear, or shy uncontrollably sideways. > > The best way I can think of to desensitize him before you ride him is to go > for long walks with him, into woods, by large bodies of water. Get him used > to trailers, cars, trucks, planes and trains if you can. By the time you are > riding him he will be "been there, done that", for the most part. > > Pamela Hi, Well said Pamela. Heidi did a 180 with me and I only did a 90. This is one of the reasons I have a Fjord. The fall is not far and I only got a nasty bruise. I have to say it was my fault as I was not prepared for the six geese on the trail ahead of me that suddenly took off. You must always be ready for the unexpected boogy-man. The more exposure your horse has to strange things the better they become and learn to trust you. Never ride with too loose a rein. -- "Built FJORD tough" Carol M. On Golden Pond
