Featured Video: Horse Overcomes Fear of Ditch

Everyone is afraid of something. It could be spiders or snakes or heights or death. Animals are often scared too. It could be loud noises that send them running or a ditch that stops them in their tracks. For one horse, it’s definitely the ditch. As he approaches it, he stops short, clearly hesitant to cross it. It’s almost as though he thinks he’s going to fall right through it. Instead of turning around and going back the way he came or backing up and going around it, this horse faces his fear head on and takes the leap. Big time. Perhaps it’s a lesson for everyone: if you don’t try, you’ll never know if you can do it. Chances are once you do, you’ll want to do it again.

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Marion says:

August 11, 2015 at 6:14 am

A little ditch became the grand canyon to this poor boy, but he did it!
Annie says:

August 13, 2015 at 6:33 am

over achiever! But he did it!
Mary Ann says:

August 18, 2015 at 10:59 am

The leap of Faith~!
Sherry says:

May 12, 2016 at 3:57 am

No No, well Okay, but here it comes!
Alicia says:

August 11, 2016 at 5:53 am

Okay, but I think I would have backed up a little to avoid the high leap of faith! LOL! Glad she stayed on!
Sandy says:

September 10, 2016 at 5:27 am

Okay, he cleared that and the five foot invisible fence line too! Glad that she was able to stay in control and on.

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