I have been riding each endurance ride with a friend who has a very steady eddy type of horse that I know Hunter takes comfort from. They're pasture mates.
My friend, however, gets very excited at the start of each race - she refers to herself as "amped". Sadly, her horse got hurt and stayed home from the last ride. I seriously considered leaving Hunter home too, but ended up loading him instead. Did the yo yo game first and he hopped right on the trailer and (without steady eddy) was absolutely calm at the start, walking politely out the first 1/2 mile or so. He was also happy with leaving the vet check at a walk. I had to wonder if he and Gayle's horse had both been picking up on her excitement level. Nancy
