Horse Whisperer 1 - Understanding Horses

Horses are prey animals; humans are predators. Learn about the horse's psychology, its motivations and how to read its body language

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Horse
• natural
• horsemanship
• prey
• animal
• body
• language
• Paso
• Fino
• psychology

[Scoutsbiggestfan]

I really like your ranch it seems like your horses love it there.

[mysticpasos]

@Scoutsbiggestfan Thanks. You know, horses do love living at our ranch. Not just our horses either. We bring in horses for training and boarding and it is interesting to watch horses change. Uptight horses relax and become more trusting. Aloof and shut down horses open up and trust us with their opinions. Rude, pushy horses learn to respect a soft request, rather than barging through people. Every one responds to living in a safe place with love, language and leadership.

[Scoutsbiggestfan]

@mysticpasos I would love to go to your ranch and see your horses but I live to far away. :(

[mysticpasos]

@Scoutsbiggestfan Ah yes, just checked your channel. Canada is a long way from us - whatever part of Canada you live in. Hope you have horses in your life and that they bring you joy.

[MickeyLove01]

surely it should be "understanding a horse" as they are all different?

[mysticpasos]

@MickeyLove01 Every horse is different, but they share similar traits and body language because they are horses and prey animals. Some are more up front and easy to read. Others more reserved and harder to read. The degree to which a particular trait may manifest also differs from individual to individual. Once you learn to read the body language, it becomes easier to read the differences between them. The more you see, the more there is to learn.

[Scoutsbiggestfan]

@mysticpasos yeah i have 2 minis and 2 ponies.

[asleeperj]

@mysticpasos Well Put....

[mysticpasos]

@naturelover222 Glad you enjoyed the video.  I never tire of watching horses being horses, interacting, playing, relaxing, quarreling. Love them. They are so beautiful, so real, authentic, I guess I mean. They are what they are in the moment and they want us to be equally true, equally real.

[mysticpasos]

@naturelover222 True. Smelling like what we eat is part of being a predator. Eye placement is another difference. Predators' eys are on the front of our faces so we have binocular vision unlike prey animals who have their eyes on the side of their heads with great peripheral vision. Intention is so important in predator - prey relations. If your intention is benign, you are safe. If you are angry, you might intend to eat them. How you think and feel is important when around horses.