LOL! I'll bet they felt really weird to him, especially when they stuck to his nose. It's nice that you got off and helped him out.
I got a bit nervous when the first batch was on him. He was really aggitated, and suddenly turned on the trial like he was planning on taking off back up the trail. Even Kristy thought he was going. I jumped off. It wasn't really till then I knew what was bothering him. I thought it was a fly but could never see it. I wiped them off as best I could then got back on and in a short distance he was stomping again. I didnt get off then till he stood still for me, I don't want him to learn I'm going to bail if he acts that way. I just really didn't know what was going on the first time. I had trouble believing those things were bothering him that much.
Becky
i wondered if it was a good thing for me to get off and wipe them off. It seemed he'd get them back on as soon as I wiped them off. After the second time I thought I can't be doing this, he's going to have to get use to them. If they had bothered Rowdy as bad I might have continued to wipe them off, but Rowdy never even twitched because of them. That's why I finally quite wiping them off. Some things you just have to let them deal with,,,right??:)
Becky