| I thought I'd try something a little different for today - a | | | | If you have had experience with horses you would |
| horse training quiz. Test your horse trainer knowledge | | | | know that these body movements are symptoms of |
| about horses. I'm going to ask you a "Horse" question | | | | a horse that may be about to spook. (When I say |
| and you see if you can guess the answer. I'm going to | | | | spook, I mean the horse is about to get scared and |
| ask you this simple question. Then, at the end of the | | | | could buck, rear, or take off running out of control with |
| this little quiz, I'll post the answer. | | | | you on him). |
| So let's see how you do. | | | | You see, when a horse spooks his body does certain |
| Question: | | | | things that indicate he's scared. When a horse's head |
| A horse gladly sees and desires to approach an | | | | comes up, it is a flight response. This means he's |
| object or person that caused him ___________. | | | | scared, looking for what that "scary" noise is and |
| Answer: Pleasure | | | | where it's coming from so he can escape it. |
| Did you get it right? If not, maybe you should bone up | | | | The tail swish is simply another indicator the horse is |
| on more horse information. | | | | not relaxed. Depending on the situation, a tail swish can |
| Here is question number two. | | | | mean lots of things such as agitation, frustration, anger, |
| Let's say you're riding on the trail and your horse starts | | | | and more. In this case, it's an extra warning signal that |
| to slow down just a little. Then his head comes up and | | | | the horse is entering spooking mode. |
| you hear his tail swish. What could this mean, if | | | | Lastly, if your horse slows down, that's yet another |
| anything? | | | | warning sign he's about to spook. |