I rode by a pasture maybe a week ago and a horse was all excited to race me alongside the fence. I think we were both bummed when the fence at the end of the pasture prevented him from continuing. I may go back there and do some back-and-forth intervals if he shows interest in a race, again.

I ride by a lot of farms with horses. They either ignore me completely or look intrigued. None have ever expressed any obvious fear or apprehension.