04/13/2024
The next time you go out to fetch your horse, try the steps below and note any changes in yourself or your horse.
Step One - touch the gate and breathe; in your mind, say, “This is safe.”
Step Two - walk to the next fence post, stop, breathe out, and in your mind, say, “This is safe.”
Step Three - walk to the next fence post, stop, breathe out, and in your mind, say, “This is safe.”
Step Four - walk back toward the gate, repeating steps.
Step Five - enter the gate to fetch your horse.
*Try this in front of your horse’s stall too.*
What you are demonstrating is that you are aware of their environment, and you want to help them feel safe and protected.
While experimenting, notice what your horse and the other horses in the herd are doing.
Practice this three days in a row and see if you notice the changes.
To take it to the next level, repeat Steps One-Two-Three - 3 times before you enter the gate.
We tell our students to film this activity or other activities so you can see what is happening in each moment because everything means something, and there’s so much to see.
Since Horse speak is a non-verbal language, and it does take time to learn the nuances of the Precise Equine Body Language - Gestures, Postures, and Signals, horses communicate with each other, and with us, we need to practice one thing at a time.
This is building your foundation of understanding how horses are talking.
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