yes its very odd sometimes what spooks them. But like that autistic woman who wrote a book recently Temple Grand something, she says horses see in pictures. anyway. Jaspar, as dead broke as a horse gets, once started blowing and snorting and dancing backwards when a man came around the corner on a trail wearing a bright red coat, plaid shorts, knee high socks, a red wool beret, and carrying a huge walking staff. I guess Jaspar thought he was either a terrible fashion statement or he was gonna hit him with that big stick!
What gets me tho is when your horse starts freaking out and you tell people waitwaitwait STOP and they go what?? and just keep coming on their bicycle, whatever. Do they see no relation in their appearance and the horse freaking? Same with cars. So many times I have held up my hand to a car speeding toward us and they dont even slow! that just amazes me. You can always tell people who have been around horses. They will slow and practically stop and wait quietly for you to go by :) Janice -- yipie tie yie yo
