my trainer assigns me to horses that tend to be spicier, more forward, as i can work on my speed control. however, they tend to take off with me sometimes and bolt. i don’t know if they’re spooked or just want to get their energy out. i can stay on, but i think it’s weird how every few lessons ill have to sit a bolt and the other people in my group lesson have to stop because my horse has flown off with me. because of this i have also developed a fear of speed and cantering. is this situation normal? definition of bolting: immediately bucking, fast cantering, flinging her head. i have a comment below on a situation. she wasn’t going from walk to trot.