You Can't Fool A Horse

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 by: Jeffrey Rolo

In the dating world many men and women put their
potential partners to a "dog test," whereby they introduce their date
to their dog and see how the dog reacts to the stranger. If the dog
reacts badly towards their date then a red flag is waved, whereas if
the dog accepts the stranger instantly the opposite holds true. While
many people look upon this test in a tongue-in-cheek manner, many dog
owners actually do take it seriously. As they probably should!

Many animals, including horses, possess an uncanny
ability to detect emotion as well as the inner nature of an individual.
Whereas you may be able to slap a forced smile on your face and hide
powerful negative emotions such as stress or anger from fellow humans,
you won't find it as easy to fool a horse! In fact I consider horses to
be natural truth detectors due to their ability to read a person's
emotional state as well as their sincerity when it comes to a love for
equines.

If one of my naturally friendly horses takes an instant
dislike to someone out of the blue, 9 times out of 10 I'm going to
respect my equine partner's instincts. Horses generally do not possess
vendettas or have reason to target anyone for no real reason – they
tend to call them as they see them. If a horse usually takes a liking
to visitors but holds a sudden aversion to one in particular, clearly
the horse sees or detects something that I may not have initially
caught.

When a horse enjoys your company, you'll know it. When
a horse trusts you, you'll know it. And when a horse actually dislikes
you, he will make sure you know it. I often state that the world would
be a much better place if people were as brutally honest as horses. But
I digress…

A proficient horseman at work should be cool, calm and
collected, three essential qualities to maximize the productivity of a
training session as well as create an all-around positive aura over
human-horse interactions. Keep in mind that you are the horse's leader,
and as such the horse will take his cues from you. If you are agitated
the horse will recognize something is wrong and either feel you are
angry with him or you are annoyed with something else he cannot detect
but probably should be also be concerned about. The horse will not be
able to focus on the lesson or your requests well at all, nor will he
be able to draw strength from you when he becomes concerned about a
foreign object or behavioral request.

It is essential that you try not to visit or work with
your horse when you are in a negative frame of mind since these
undesirable emotions will disturb your equine partner. Try to take a
few minutes, or even hours if necessary, to collect your emotions and
clear your mind of life's daily irritants.

When we see a loved one is feeling down, it often puts
a damper on our day too since negativity tends to breed negativity. The
same will happen with your horse, so do not underestimate your horse's
ability to detect your feelings.

Visit http://www.alphahorse.com/horse-training.html to view other articles pertaining to horse training.

About the Author

Jeffrey Rolo, owner of AlphaHorse and an experienced horse trainer and breeder, is the author of the above article. You will find many other informational articles dealing with horse training and care as well as games and other horse fun on his website: http://www.alphahorse.com

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