angel hasn't been on the road for about a year and a half (possibly a bit longer!), because there isn't any real need at our yard (and i don't trust motorists with horses!). i would very much like to taker her out a bit further next year, because my friend bought a pony and keeps it at the yard down the road (and other yards aren't allowed onto my yard's hacking).
i took angel on the road (very quiet cul de sac mind you!) for a tiny little bit today, and she found it terribly exciting when two cars reversed (one with a squeeky windscreen-wiper on ...), head in the air, jogging along
she used to be totally quiet on the road, and i'm a bit worried she 'forgot' and will throw a wobbly if i do take her on the big road again
do they 'forget' about traffic and lose their 'safe in traffic' qualities after a while? she does see tractors, cars in the carpark and all sorts of farm machinery daily though and is overall not the spooky sort.
Julia
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i took angel on the road (very quiet cul de sac mind you!) for a tiny little bit today, and she found it terribly exciting when two cars reversed (one with a squeeky windscreen-wiper on ...), head in the air, jogging along
she used to be totally quiet on the road, and i'm a bit worried she 'forgot' and will throw a wobbly if i do take her on the big road again
do they 'forget' about traffic and lose their 'safe in traffic' qualities after a while? she does see tractors, cars in the carpark and all sorts of farm machinery daily though and is overall not the spooky sort.
Julia
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