: About Me

Hello, my name is Justin T. Faraoni. Yes the T. is important, at least to me. I am 30 years old and live in Central Texas. I run a very successful horseshoeing business and also train horses. I have been doing both most of my life. I also am a professional bullrider that took a lot of time off (2 and 1/2 years). I am now just starting back and will most likely right some things about a comeback to bullriding and a lot about horses. I am married to a wonderful, understanding woman that helps me in my adventures or misadventures, depends which one of us you talk to about our life. I have two wonderful girls ages 2 1/2 and 7. They are just like me, which I don't think is such a bad thing, but there mother disagrees.

My passion is ...

horses and bull riding

I know too much about ...

getting hurt

My parents always told me ...

you will only have a handful of good friends in life, so hang on to them.

My childhood ambition ...

to be a professional bull rider

My favorite memory ...

doing anything with my grandfather on our ranch

Why I write ...

it relieves stress and is a good way to teach people, while teaching yourself.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I am reading chickensoup for the horse lovers soul 2, I watch CSI's and listen to mostly country music

My first job ...

Hauling hay for neighboring ranches

My best moment ...

Being 1st in the CPRA bullriding championships.

My inspiration ...

My Grandfather and the man he was, with little education, he was and is the smartest man I have ever met.

Pets & Animals > Horse Training & Riding How to handle a horse that spooks

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Like with anything you do with a horse, you have to know and understand the horses mind and how he thinks, before you go any further. A spooking horse is just using its animal senses that have been developed out of necessity in the wild. A horse is a pray animal. It is eaten by other animals in the wild and eats no animals itself. A horse has a fight or flight mechanism in its brain. The flight mechanism is very much stronger then the fight mechanism and therefore a horse would rather run, until cornered. Being a prey animal is a tough thing out in the wild. It is constantly being stocked ...

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