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Yesterday I posted a picture of a 5-year-old Andalusian mare I'm starting under saddle. The picture was of her first day trotting. It was her third ride, but the first day I'd picked up the trot. In the photo she is hanging her head, swinging her legs and really loose in the back. I went on to say that she's the type of mare that's quite sensitive, and can easily be triggered into anxiety (hyperarousal) or freeze (hypoarousal), and I've spent a lot of time preparing her to be ridden. She is the