HUMAN HORSE
LEADERSHIP
Being herd animals, horses naturally seek a
leader to follow, and choose it from the way he
behaves. This is true between horses, but also
between human and horse, if there is good
communication and understanding. Most
definitely, horses will not follow an individual
that they cannot understand, or that they are
afraid of.
Just like humans, horses are social individuals
communicating with them can be simple
if we learn how they do it, and how social relationships
naturally work between horses.
The real difficulty lies in the fact that men
and horses naturally express themselves in
different ways. Spoken language is the primary
vector of communication for humans, while
movement and body language are such for the
horse. Therefore, giving the horse a chance to
move around freely while we are together, it’s
like giving him permission to speak openly.
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