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Communicating with your horse |
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Some horses are trained to understand orders such as "trot" or "gallop" and react by changing pace. Be that as it may, you won't have to learn Spanish to give your horse the correct order, as horses instinctively react to a voice pitch. For instance, your horse will slow down if you speak softly to it, on the other hand it will accelerate its pace if you are demanding and loud.
Your horse can recognize your moods by hearing the tone of your voice, it can pick-up fear or self-confidence. Our four-legged friend also has feelings and expresses them by moving its ears. If it points them forwards, it is in a good mood and attentive. If both ears hang to the side, it is dozing and listless, which can be dangerous especially on strenuous terrain, as our friend tends to stumble. If this occurs, you should awaken your horse's attention by pushing it forwards.
"Split" ears are also a sign of awareness: Your horse is listening with one ear to noises from behind, for example, your voice. If both ears point to the back, the horse is in a bad mood and it's about to bite or kick, something is bothering it.
Your horse's eyes also play a role in the horse-rider relationship: Horses' vision is far better in the dark than ours. However, oftentimes they miss things directly in front or behind them as some things are beyond their field of vision. Riders should always approach their horse from the front and talk to it some meters away before coming close, never from behind.
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