>I shudder when I hear the term "bomb-proof horse."
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>To me, "bombproof" means an animal who is so deadened to its
>surroundings that nothing surprises it. Nothing scares it. It
>notices or reacts to nothing out of place. It will walk off
>the cliff with you on its back, and never blink.
That's not bombproof in my book; that's brain-dead. A brain-
dead horse can be dangerous to ride.
To me, a bomb-proof horse is calm, alert, experienced, brave,
and trusts only those riders who deserve trust. Such a horse
deserves its rider's trust in return.