I got sent a very interesting article about horses by a very good twitter friend of mine earlier. There was 1 thing that I disagreed with though. It said if horses sense fear they will shy away from you. I'm afraid of working horses because they're huge, powerful animals who could do a lot of damage if they wanted to. I only stroke them after Mother has done it 1st yet they approach & nuzzle me & look in my pockets & handbag for treats. Mother is scared of normal size horses but not working horses. Normal horses nuzzle me too & I've fed some like I've fed some working horses. My friend says horses are a very good judge of character.