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Author: Jeffrey Rolo [Back to Article List]
Article:
In the dating world many men and women put their potential
partners to a "dog test," whereby they introduce their date to
their dog and see how the dog reacts to the stranger. If the dog
reacts badly towards their date then a red flag is waved,
whereas if the dog accepts the stranger instantly the opposite
holds true. While many people look upon this test in a
tongue-in-cheek manner, many dog owners actually do take it
seriously. As they probably should!
Many animals, including horses, possess an uncanny ability to
detect emotion as well as the inner nature of an individual.
Whereas you may be able to slap a forced smile on your face and
hide powerful negative emotions such as stress or anger from
fellow humans, you won't find it as easy to fool a horse! In
fact I consider horses to be natural truth detectors due to
their ability to read a person's emotional state as well as
their sincerity when it comes to a love for equines.
If one of my naturally friendly horses takes an instant dislike
to someone out of the blue, 9 times out of 10 I'm going to
respect my equine partner's instincts. Horses generally do not
possess vendettas or have reason to target anyone for no real
reason - they tend to call them as they see them. If a horse
usually takes a liking to visitors but holds a sudden aversion
to one in particular, clearly the horse sees or detects
something that I may not have initially caught.
When a horse enjoys your company, you'll know it. When a horse
trusts you, you'll know it. And when a horse actually dislikes
you, he will make sure you know it. I often state that the world
would be a much better place if people were as brutally honest
as horses. But I digress.
A proficient horseman at work should be cool, calm and
collected, three essential qualities to maximize the
productivity of a training session as well as create an
all-around positive aura over human-horse interactions. Keep in
mind that you are the horse's leader, and as such the horse will
take his cues from you. If you are agitated the horse will
recognize something is wrong and either feel you are angry with
him or you are annoyed with something else he cannot detect but
probably should be also be concerned about. The horse will not
be able to focus on the lesson or your requests well at all, nor
will he be able to draw strength from you when he becomes
concerned about a foreign object or behavioral request.
It is essential that you try not to visit or work with your
horse when you are in a negative frame of mind since these
undesirable emotions will disturb your equine partner. Try to
take a few minutes, or even hours if necessary, to collect your
emotions and clear your mind of life's daily irritants.
When we see a loved one is feeling down, it often puts a damper
on our day too since negativity tends to breed negativity. The
same will happen with your horse, so do not underestimate your
horse's ability to detect your feelings.
About the author:
Jeffrey Rolo, owner of AlphaHorse and an experienced horse
trainer and breeder, is the author of the above article. You
will find many other informational articles dealing with horse
training and care as well as games and other horse fun on his
website: http://www.alphahorse.com.
Copyright © 2005 AlphaHorse. All Rights Reserved.
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