Re: Stuck in the middle with you... (735 Views)
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TreadHead (IP Logged)
Date: April 22, 2014 05:21PM
I'm not sure if what you just said is "bounces only occur because their pattern says they should", but if you did, I'm gonna argue it's less black and white than that. The impact of the bounce may be more pronounced if there are other factors playing into it, such as moving to a surface they don't like as much, trying slop, etc. That's pretty much right out of Ragozin's book, if memory serves.
The original point of MIFFs question was that he felt the amount of the bounce was too high. Being on a surface a horse doesn't prefer might make the difference between a bounce only being 2pts or 3.5pts. The question of surface may have played into that, as could any of the other items I listed. I gave a list of potential factors that made the figure plausible and never said I was certain which ones applied.