On 7/28/07, susan cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- Bernadette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> I guess you are saying that a sudden change is > 'read' by our horses. But what about the horses they > use for therapeutic riding? Why don't they freak > out? << > > I was thinking about this earlier, and my conclusion > is that Janice's farrier had a "sudden onset" that > caught her horse by surprise.
i have been thinking and thinking on this. Tivar seemed suddenly extremely afraid. He wanted to have immediate flight from a scarey situation. He would not freak like that over a human suddenly crouching a little and dropping his foot, gosh I've done that a lot. He was so relaxed until the episode. Its just fascinating to try and figure what happened. When my farrier could speak, I could hear his shakiness, his own fear in his voice. I was immediately thinking oh dear, how to get him to where he can sit and get over it. I was thinking it wasnt something that was gonna go away in a few minutes. He is a quiet steady man. I think Tivar had to have "read" his sudden terrible pain, and maybe something in his herd wiring, or maybe some experience somewhere along the way. maybe something as simple as he stepped on a mans toe once and the man screeched at him. Maybe something like in a herd if a horse suddenly freezes and goes mindless like that it means something very very bad is coming down quickly. Was just very inetresting... no, they seem almost to take care of people with disabilities. But my friend with the aneurysms has occasional sudden spells and I think the horse can feel she is in trouble up there. maybe? Janice -- yipie tie yie yo
