Today I took Serenity out for a walk down the road to expose her to scary objects. My agenda was to see how she reacted in a new environment to new or scary objects and to see how she reacted to traffic passing by her at speed.
I learned that she naturally stops and looks at something that she is unsure of and that she is not very spooky. Which makes me happy, because the older I get the harder that ground is!
On our walk, Serenity encountered a donkey and it's foal, dogs, trucks, cats, rocks, downed trees, and water puddles. She did great with everything thrown at her. And I am very happy that she was quite willing to drink in all the puddles. On an endurance ride, it is very important that a horse be willing to take care of him/herself by drinking at every opportunity to prevent dehydration. Yeah, Serenity.
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