things horses are scared of

Horses get scared a lot, many times they get scared of little things that look dangerous. For example, if you're leading a horse into the pasture or paddock, there might be a small sack blowing alongside the fence, this may frighten your horse a little. A horse can't see very well, so when it sees something moving such as a plastic bag or sack, it can't see the sack clearly, but it knows there is something moving and might consider it as a danger. Also, horses can sometimes be afraid of going into a new trailer. They will sniff the outside of the trailer first, then when they go in they will take very high steps and hold their head up very high. When they have walked inside the trailer, they may take a long sniff at everything inside. They might walk back out again to investigate any things they didn't see before. Then they may walk back in. This is because they aren't sure if they want to go inside, or stay outside to sniff the trailer. They may also be scared of going on trail rides with you and other strange horses. They may touch noses with a horse they've never seen before. Sometimes if your horse feels scared or threatened because of another horse, your horse might bite or kick at the horse it feels threatened by. To avoid your horse kicking another person's horse, try to keep your horse in front, away from the other one. If you can't do that, keep your horse behind all the others so that there is no trouble with your horse.