Purchasing my Horse part II

JJ is a very even tempered Arab, that is what drew me to him in the first place. He does, however, have a horsey sense of humor, which included bucking while galloping (I looked DOWN at the saddle several times going up and down)..stopping short when a suicide squirrel runs and stops in front of us, or spooking at the same log several times. The first time we where heading down the trail and and I was thinking about something else and that's when the deer jumped out...I landed in some mud as I went over his right side while he did a 180 and ran back to the farm. I was more angry at myself and learned a very important lesson..stay in the moment! Any time I have gotten in trouble with any horse had to do with me not being in the moment. I don't remember having that epiphany earlier in my career with horses, I believe I naturally stay in the moment with animals and that is why I get along with them. I also do not hold grudges. Most of what a horse does is out of playfulness, or seeing where they are in the hierarchy of horses or people. Cont later