...their horse reacts very differently to environments that are only slightly different? I'll explain a bit better... My horse is as cool as a cucumber on the beach and on the road. We can lovely calm canters, and go up to a gallop and come down a gear no problem at all. Even after a good hard run I can have the reins at the buckle and he is really calm. However, in fields with long grass he gets SO excited, he doesn't bolt but he does this crazy cantering on the spot thing and generally prances and makes me nervous. Fields that are flat, or even hilly but not with long grass are ok. He'll go faster than on the beach but doesn't feel like a coiled spring, as he does when we're on 'wild' land if you know what I mean. It seems to be that fields are to be approached calmly, but moors are for scaring Mummy senseless.
Any thoughts or similar experiences?
Any thoughts or similar experiences?