tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post8491643225978184807..comments2024-03-01T06:49:59.106-05:00Comments on Behind the Bit: A Word from the Halloween Harvey AlarmistStacey Kimmel-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-84376026164557885042015-11-02T17:51:48.358-05:002015-11-02T17:51:48.358-05:00I was also going to suggest that there is probably...I was also going to suggest that there is probably an age related a deterioration in vision & hearing which would account for Harvey's fear of the dark. Eggsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13991258523025770807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-49492794469760607802015-11-02T14:53:54.123-05:002015-11-02T14:53:54.123-05:00In Colorado, at a stable in the foothills, there w...In Colorado, at a stable in the foothills, there would be days when all the horses were on edge. Perhaps a mountain lion stalked the premises the previous night or a black bear or... Maybe there is an animal who visits your barn nightly that worries Harv. Having said that I remember at another barn some raccoons became very brave and walked the aisles looking for spilled grain. Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09369843518823655377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-61153652043974991442015-11-02T14:16:00.289-05:002015-11-02T14:16:00.289-05:00Is it possible that he's losing a bit of sight...Is it possible that he's losing a bit of sight and hearing as he gets older? I imagine that happens to horse in their senior years, too. That could cause him to be spooky since things are seemingly sneaking up on him. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-27874188461674564692015-11-01T07:51:00.206-05:002015-11-01T07:51:00.206-05:00Is it possible there is something dead in the wood...Is it possible there is something dead in the woods - I mean a wild animal, not a zombie nest :) - that he is smelling? I guess that might not apply if it only happens at night. My daughter rode a TB for awhile who was very sensitive and she became terrified of the forest edge in one area of the farm where she lived - it took months for her to get over it. There was some speculation that either billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-7116982340578086942015-10-31T15:52:41.195-04:002015-10-31T15:52:41.195-04:00this might be a stretch, but the foxes around our ...this might be a stretch, but the foxes around our farm have been super active and screechy lately pretty much as soonas full dark hits, and some of the horses become a little unsettled. idk if thats a likely scenario where harv is?emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.com