Have you ever met someone who was afraid of horses?

Question

generally speaking ... (of course there's usually a few wild ones in the barn)

Answer 1

my mom is kinda afraid.  she doesn't know how to read horses so she's a little nervous around them.  she says they have big eyes and she never knows what they're thinking.  I think she's just kinda afraid that they'll do something unpredictable and they're big and she does'nt want to get hurt.  She's not deathly afraid to the point she won't come around them...  she just likes me to be there to tell her why the horse is doing each thing that it does.

Answer 2

Oh yes, I was terrified. I lived a sheltered life, I was raised by my grandparents so I couldn't really do much. They wouldn't hesitate to take me to the races and watch horses run, but allowing me to actually get on a horse was a different story. I would always ask to take lessons and my grandfather would tell me stories about people getting hurt on horses. Well, I finally got my wish. Well, sort of. They baught me a little pony named Duke, it was a terrible mistake. I knew nothing about horses, nothing at all. Along with the pony they signed me up for lessons. Let me tell you, the whole time I was on top of the very first horse I had ridden at that place, I kept thinking about those stories my grandfather had told me. And guess what? I fell off. That ruined me for a while, I was scared up until I was about 15 to ride a horse. Now I work with racehorses, I'm perfectly fine riding them, being around them, handling them. I was afraid for a really long time.

Answer 3

My Mom is terrified of horses! When I first started out in my business my Mom refused to come and see what I do for a living...LOL! She's gotten somewhat better, as long as the horse is standing absolutely still.

The first time she came to see me in action my first client is a very damanding guy... I could tell she was nervous as he stamped his feet and threw his head. But once I started massaging and he settled down she was amazed! And when he started "yawning" in delight she actually laughed.

She now understands my passion for horses, but ask her to come in a barn? Her standard answer is NO thanks.

Answer 4

Nope.  We're all just a bunch of cowpokes.  LOL

Answer 5

I'm not afraid of horses but you won't get me to walk behind one.

Answer 6

Yes, my German teacher.  He had a horse, because he lived on a farm.  I guess one day the horse rubbed against the fence and he was sitting on the fence so...

He said the horse hated him to begin with

Other then that i havent met anyone that hates horses...  I ride them and LOVE them!!!!

Answer 7

I should be scared of them, but I guess I'm not smart enough to be. I've been bitten by some of the best: Cigar, Point Given, Thunder Gulch, Da Hoss..... they all find me tasty.

Answer 8

Yes, I've met a few.  I've also met a bunch of people who say they like/love horses and know NOTHING about them!

Answer 9

There's no shame in fearing horses if you ask me.

Answer 10

Yes, I have a very good friend that is so afraid of horses he won't even walk by one. And of course, they can sense his fear, so they have reacted (kicked and bitten) when he does and he gets more frightened. It's a viscous circle. He's just very clear...I don't do horses.

Answer 11

my mom is also a little afriad of horses now. she just thinks they're too big! lol

but my dad! heck, he loves horse just as much as me!

my aunts are also afraid of horses, weird. all of them! lol

maybe it runs in the family, but if it did then i would be afriad of them too, but im not! lol

horses r my life♥

Answer 12

Yes. My mom and my dad are both afraid of horses. They're not deathly afraid, but neither of them will touch them or stand too close to them. My dad, who is almost six feet five inches and 250 pounds, says they scare him because they are "too big"! They're both endlessly amazed that I'm "brave" enough to ride them and groom them.

Answer 13

ok my freind is afriad of horses and she is a bit slow she thaught that they ate people . ya