Bombproofing Tips

Popular Author Perry Wood reveals some essential principles for teaching your horse to become bombproof. 

The common term for a horse that accepts everything without being afraid is 'bombproof', implying that even if a bomb went off nearby, the horse would not react, jump sideways, or try to run away. By following the methods in Bombproofing Tips, in time you may find that your horse has become the kind of paragon that we traditionally call 'bombproof' includes understanding the horse's nature, basic riding skills, leading skills, how to de-sensitise your horse, riding past objects of fear — traffic, loud noises and unusual sounds, reward and punishment, riding over objects on the ground, animals and children, and strange objects.