That is exactly what I'm dealing with , the speed at which it happens sometimes all you have time to do is to try to stay on. If any one gives you any good ideas let me know. Sounds like my guy and your guy both react the same way. Now if I could just convince him to trust me like my mare. She'd stop, look , then look back at me to see what I wanted to do. I wish I still had her. Both were resessive types in the herd to.

I haven't had his eyes checked though I have been wondering about it after reading the practical horseman article. We also noticed that he tends to do it 20 minutes or so into my schooling session, sometimes no noise or movement is obvious. The thought now being that he is having to work more and is using it as a way to get out of work. The first few times he whirled so fast he dumped me so I guess it worked so I've been working on my legs and positiohn to correct that so I stay one and can

I board my horse at a stable that backs up to a home that is now being used as a landscaping business. My horse has gotten really concerned about the cows that arrived next door, followed by the pigs, chikcens , and now the landscaping equipment that is parked next to the ring. Some days he is fine working around in the ring other days he is extremely distracted looking over at the trucks and mowers. Spooking along that line. My trainer has had me get on his case and really wrok him hard in a circle