February 21st, 2007
What do horses consider to be horse-eating things?
Posted by Silver in Uncategorized
For a horse, survival is their #1 priority. So, in order to survive, horses spook at a LOT of things and don’t calm down until they are convinced whatever they spooked at is harmless (the convincing process could take HOURS). Horses spook at…
dumpsters
trash cans
porta pottys
judges
umbrellas
blankets
at times other horses
flags
flowery fences
treew blowing in the wind
you
shadows (no joke, even their own)
reflections
papers
plastic bags
arena entrances
loudspeakers
dogs
little kids
ponies (a lot of horses are affraid of ponies. why? we may never know.)
dressage whips
jumping bats
show ground stalls
barn doors
cats
wow, that list could go on forever! on second thought, maybe I should have asked what are horses NOT afraid of…
on February 21st, 2007 at 9:11 pm
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on February 27th, 2007 at 1:23 pm
lamas! and alpacas and anything w/ 4 legs!