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Horses are herd/prey animals, so in general they are easily spooked. This is what makes horses used in LE (or formerly the military) so amazing - we have taken a prey animal and made it a weapon. Of course they also have the benefit of being very athletic and intelligent working in their favor, which is why they got picked over say, cows.So distinctly colored ropes on the ground, being dragged around?
I heard that horses hate plastic shopping bags, is that true?
When a bunch of horses were killed in an IRA bombing in the 70s or 80s, they took a huge PR hit. More than when they killed soldiers, even. Don't kill animals, just spook them so they run away, are uncontrollable, and can't be used against you.
The plastic bag thing is kind of an equestrian meme. All horses aren't inherently scared of plastic bags, it's just that something as minor as an old plastic bag flowing by in the wind can be enough to make your horse have a chimp out. Another note is that because of the way their eyes are set, horses have a major blind spot right in front of them.