Dama had her first professional training session today. I was hoping to ride her a bit but she became so nervous that she was trembling all over, and the trainer and I agreed not to push things. The trainer thought she was one of the most nervous horses she's ever seen. She's made dramatic improvements in her ground manners over the past 7 months, but she is still extremely nervous over everything (birds singing in trees, nearby horses playing, a new car parked in the lot etc) and I would have thought she'd be settling in by now. It may be possible that she just has an exceptionally nervous temperment but I'm trying to rule out any possible causes; eye sight, diet, ulcer, etc. Any suggestions?
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