| Horse body language is endless fascinating and | | | | with a pointed object which pierces your skin with a |
| rewarding to learn. After all, body language is the best | | | | sharp pain. |
| form of communication between different species. If | | | | This reversal of roles is always a good exercise to |
| you can learn to grasp at least some basic essentials, | | | | carry out, because then you are in a better position to |
| you'll have a much better relationship with your horse. | | | | read and understand your horse's body language. |
| Some horse body language isn't very different from | | | | Horses, and all animals, have an instinctive ability to |
| other animals. In this article, the body language of | | | | understand and sense what is good for them. By |
| horses is limited to treating health issues. | | | | asking them first, by presenting them slowly, with the |
| When you next need to give your horse some form | | | | treatment you want to give them, you will get an |
| of treatment, try to look at it from your horse's point of | | | | honest appraisal. This may challenge your current |
| view. Try, in your mind, to reverse the roles. You are | | | | beliefs, but it will show you what your horse does or |
| your horse. Your horse is you. | | | | doesn't want. |
| Now you have a swollen, painful leg. Your horse feels | | | | By learning to respect your horse, you will respect |
| for you and wants to help you. So he calls another | | | | yourself more too. It will also make your life a lot easier. |
| person to have a look at you. This person doesn't | | | | When presenting a horse with homeopathic treatment, |
| smell natural and doesn't introduce himself. He's in a | | | | I always offer them the bottle first. They can sense |
| hurry and handles you less than sympathetically. He | | | | the remedy through the glass and will either mouth, lick |
| tries to force something into your mouth, but you can | | | | or nudge the bottle enthusiastically (indicating a |
| sense it's not good. | | | | resounding 'yes'). Or they will turn away or walk away, |
| So you throw your head up, out of reach, move away | | | | possibly with a slightly irritated expression on their face. |
| from him and scowl at him (ears back, fire in your | | | | This is decidedly a 'no'. |
| eyes, swishing your tail). | | | | This means either they are not ready to take the |
| You can't communicate by language, so body | | | | remedy, or it is the wrong remedy. |
| language is the only thing left. But you don't seem to be | | | | Back to the drawing board. |
| able to get the point across, as now he comes at you | | | | |