The Horsey Language

... Body Language! Vegas was not impressed with getting dressed up for Christmas. He allowed me to put beads on him, but was happy to get them off. I am not the type of person that would throw beads over any horses neck. Instead I read body language and allow the horse to get comfortable with any and all objects.

The best way to get to know your horse or any horse you work with is to read their body. Horses typically do not neigh and call for each other that often. They mainly communicate through their body by their ears, tail, body position compared to another horses. You can learn a lot by studying how your horse behaves in a herd environment, their personality as in dominant or not. By also knowing your horses behaviour and personality you can have a much better idea how the horse will behave in many situations.

In the next few discussion posts. I will be talking about the horses language and how to behave around your horse in different settings.  Our own behaviour and movements directly reflects our horse.