The Horse Works - Horse Sense with Cathy Dee

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'Bad Behaviour'

Bad Behaviour' should be renamed 'Bad (or no) Training'.

Physical

Mental

Emotional

Whaaat?

Physical, Mental or Emotional???

Physical problems include general riding position and especially looking at your hands.

Mental problems include lack of confidence, fear of shying etc and finally by Emotional I mean looking at how your mood affects the horse!

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Emotionally Charged

Horses can read our emotions very quickly and very clearly. It is so important to be in a calm happy state of mind around them.

Emotional Aspects of Riding

Horses have a huge range of expression , some, like the exagerated yawn above from the Phantom - hillarious

Our emotional state affects the horse far more than you would think. They can pick up on anger, fear or a relaxed state of mind, quicker than we can.

The minute you walk into the paddock the horse can sense what sort of mood you are in. If you are grumpy or tense, he is likely to be hard to catch - wanting to avoid you - and who can blame him?

They pick up on a nervous rider quicker than anything and it immediatly makes them nervous as they figure if you are scared, they had better be too - there must be something really spooky out there...

This is why it is so important to be calm and in a good headspace while dealing with horses. NEVER take your own anger out on them. Always be calm, relaxed and quiet while handling horses.