I've seen the "naughty colt in the ring" behavior a few times and what it looks like from outside the ring that I see is that when you are leading them while not judged, your probebly relaxed, there is probebly more space between you and the horse, he is perhaps more behind you leading at the end of your lead. When in the ring all of a sudden you are at attention, you may be nervous, hold the horse closer to you and you are leading nearer his shoulder within "try to nip" distance.
They are expert body language readers, heck, they know when it's on they get savvy and you can't send them out of your space, because of the ring etiquette. Smart cookies.
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