| In the dating world many men and women put their | | | | horse actually dislikes you, he will make sure you know |
| potential partners to a "dog test," whereby they | | | | it. I often state that the world would be a much better |
| introduce their date to their dog and see how the dog | | | | place if people were as brutally honest as horses. But I |
| reacts to the stranger. If the dog reacts badly towards | | | | digress... |
| their date then a red flag is waved, whereas if the dog | | | | A proficient horseman at work should be cool, calm |
| accepts the stranger instantly the opposite holds true. | | | | and collected, three essential qualities to maximize the |
| While many people look upon this test in a | | | | productivity of a training session as well as create an |
| tongue-in-cheek manner, many dog owners actually do | | | | all-around positive aura over human-horse interactions. |
| take it seriously. As they probably should! | | | | Keep in mind that you are the horse's leader, and as |
| Many animals, including horses, possess an uncanny | | | | such the horse will take his cues from you. If you are |
| ability to detect emotion as well as the inner nature of | | | | agitated the horse will recognize something is wrong |
| an individual. Whereas you may be able to slap a | | | | and either feel you are angry with him or you are |
| forced smile on your face and hide powerful negative | | | | annoyed with something else he cannot detect but |
| emotions such as stress or anger from fellow humans, | | | | probably should be also be concerned about. The |
| you won't find it as easy to fool a horse! In fact I | | | | horse will not be able to focus on the lesson or your |
| consider horses to be natural truth detectors due to | | | | requests well at all, nor will he be able to draw strength |
| their ability to read a person's emotional state as well | | | | from you when he becomes concerned about a |
| as their sincerity when it comes to a love for equines. | | | | foreign object or behavioral request. |
| If one of my naturally friendly horses takes an instant | | | | It is essential that you try not to visit or work with your |
| dislike to someone out of the blue, 9 times out of 10 I'm | | | | horse when you are in a negative frame of mind since |
| going to respect my equine partner's instincts. Horses | | | | these undesirable emotions will disturb your equine |
| generally do not possess vendettas or have reason to | | | | partner. Try to take a few minutes, or even hours if |
| target anyone for no real reason - they tend to call | | | | necessary, to collect your emotions and clear your |
| them as they see them. If a horse usually takes a liking | | | | mind of life's daily irritants. |
| to visitors but holds a sudden aversion to one in | | | | When we see a loved one is feeling down, it often |
| particular, clearly the horse sees or detects something | | | | puts a damper on our day too since negativity tends |
| that I may not have initially caught. | | | | to breed negativity. The same will happen with your |
| When a horse enjoys your company, you'll know it. | | | | horse, so do not underestimate your horse's ability to |
| When a horse trusts you, you'll know it. And when a | | | | detect your feelings. |