A willing horse is courageous, curious, trainable and does not balk from being asked to work.

The horses balked at first, but after a few moments' soothing they allowed themselves to be led on.

The confused horse balked, champed his bit, and finally broke into a reluctant walk toward Mapshaker.

Marguerida repeated her strange call, and the closest horses balked.

The fence went right up to the bank and down into the river, and the horses balked at entering the water.

I've seen horses balk at going where we have gone.

If you take a horse and say, 'Come this way,' the horse will balk.

I have even seen dogs go wild and horses balk at the sight of the Strandbeests.

Almost entirely snow covered it was near invisible, and had the horse not balked he would have ridden past it.

He was relieved somewhat by the fact that the horse did not balk at approaching the house.