tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875253307572682101.post3631288924886739080..comments2023-05-31T08:02:34.255-04:00Comments on Bitless horse: Science VS tradition: Spooked!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14523660446608394720noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875253307572682101.post-14680279744693447452009-10-24T00:35:15.080-04:002009-10-24T00:35:15.080-04:00I think I might have a rose hips bush in my yard.....I think I might have a rose hips bush in my yard...it looks like yours!!!<br />So...about the monster bush. Little Lady has the same kind of thing at times...but has gotten so much better. She will now alert me that her " monster" is coming up and I start to immediately pat her neck, say good girl, pat her butt, say it ok...you can do it. All this and more...and she has been able to get by the monster without the blowup. Sometimes we back up....stop, all the while I am reassuring her that she can do it. I know it is hard to be able to comfort her when you also are anxious...but that is what she really needs is for you to just be the alpha mare and be the boss. If you do not step up to be the boss...she will have to take matters into her own "hooves" and bolt. I really do know how it feels to be anxious...6 years ago, I was too!Desert Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17579222955141552476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875253307572682101.post-49726300289745217502009-10-23T09:42:07.425-04:002009-10-23T09:42:07.425-04:00Red- Usually our deer are quiet too but the one ha...Red- Usually our deer are quiet too but the one had a huge rack so I blame that. I think we snuck up on them as much as they startled us.<br /><br />Kate- OH! I completely forgot about arnica! I have a few bottles of it around too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523660446608394720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875253307572682101.post-62477023472921515532009-10-23T06:47:11.410-04:002009-10-23T06:47:11.410-04:00My mare is the same - very confident if I'm on...My mare is the same - very confident if I'm on the ground leading her, or even behind her ground-driving, but if I'm on top, she's less confident and more spooky. Perhaps she sees me better when I'm on the ground?<br /><br />Have you had any luck massaging with arnica gel for scar tissue/soreness?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875253307572682101.post-19459033078591892272009-10-23T01:46:13.144-04:002009-10-23T01:46:13.144-04:00Oh my, I'm laughing so hard I'm about to c...Oh my, I'm laughing so hard I'm about to choke. Do you have some kind of sound warping field around the horse eating bush? Our deer are quiet when they come at us. Hmmmm, maybe it is US that has a sound muffling field. <br /><br />You have inspired me and reminded me of my grand plans to gather rose hips and usnea moss. Must do that this weekend.restoration42https://www.blogger.com/profile/09225587029759842297noreply@blogger.com