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These are all such sad stories, and this one- the person was a trainer who had been with horses so many years. They can spook so easily. You have to make desensitizing them as much an important part of their training as anything else. Sometimes when the winds are a certain way it can upset a horse, the sounds of the leaves all being stirred up can make them anxious all day, you never know. Once you do get hurt though, it is quite a valuable lesson and you realize how unbelievably strong and dangerous they can be, and you tend not to take them ever for granted again.

For those out on the west with extra activity in the ground due to earthquakes or volcanoes, the horses must sense this? Do any of you out west notice horses seeming more stirred or anxious with these changes and activity?