On Dec 13, 2:23 pm, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
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On Dec 13, 9:56 am, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
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harry krause wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
I will tell you, that unlike you, I didn't feel like I was going to
crap in my pants.
If you haven't been scared on occasion while boating in the ocean then
you either haven't been boating in the ocean, or your actual time
boating in the ocean has been minimal. The only experienced seaman who
haven't been frightened on occasion by the ocean either are really
stupid or dead.
I don't think I have ever felt like I am going to crap in my pants for
any reason, on the sea or on land.

Come on up to the barn, I'll hand you a rope with a 1600 pound
firecracker on the other end. If you don't get all tingley inside, you
won't have to worry cause it would only mean you were already dead

I have to ask, what is a 1600 lb firecracker? If you mean a horse, I
love horses, but I do approach an unknown horse with caution, just so he
can get used to me.

n the ocean, I have been in gale

force winds, have felt very queasy, and have even been sea sick, but no,
I have never felt like I am going to crap in my pants. If you think
everyone reacts to stressful situations by being frightened or feeling
like they are going to crap in their pants, you are incorrect.

However, I have come to a conclusion about these animals. Everyone
says that they can sense fear and if you are afraid, you are screwed.
I disagree even while scared half to death, if you keep your head and
stick to your training the horse will react to that more strongly...
and you can win the war. But you got to stand in there, you gotta'
play hurt or your finished...

Animals can smell fear, and react accordingly. So while you might be
apprehensive, I don't think you are putting out the same pheromones one
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I am never apprehensive, that will get you hurt, that is my point. I
am very scared of a few of the many horses I deal with, really scared,
but if I approach them with a purpose and "work" them and handle them
the way they are used to being worked, with confidence (even faked),
they will react to that above any reaction they have to my fear, even
though I do not doubt at all that they sense it. If I were to get
apprehensive or change the routine because of my fear, that's when the
trouble starts.

We got a stallion at the barn, men are not allowed to deal with, he
just doesn't like men. I have moved the horse a couple of times, today
was one. I got him to the stall and started taking off the halter and
he reared back (not toward me) so I stood in, told him to calm down,
stepped into him and continued to undress him. Trust me I was scared
****less the whole time, but he reacted to my actions, not my
emotion... I try not to think about it until after.. then only to see
if I could have done something better. At the same time, I find that I
like the adreaneline shock too