LOL you should!
I wish I was as confident, but deaconjim isn't as experienced with horses as Hair so I am learning things by little steps. : )
My favorite horse is Sugar, she was a bag of bones when we got her and in bad shape, i think she knows that i did everything I could to get her in well again and we have a great relationship. I trust her. : D
Trust in the horse.... having a horse you can trust, is vital. As much as Bay was acting up yesterday, I am not afraid of him. I know he has a limit in how bad he'll be. He may startle and jump, blow and shy from things, which are misbehaviors I wouldn't want ecurbh to have to confront, I know he won't ~try~ to throw me. I can push him, he won't rear, he won't buck, he won't turn tail and run. He just might jitter and dance. So while I have my own fears when he acts up, it's relative. I fear more for him hurting himself by tripping when he ~isn't~ paying attention that when he is hyper alert.
I just got back from the feed store. I had to buy 2 wks worth since I will be gone part of next week, and part of the week after. Now I have to get my mind in gear to unload 850 lbs.
Becky