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Horse Skills Refinement Opportunities

 

Horse Skills Refinement 

So many everyday horse interactions lead to mindless patterns that unintentionally teach the equine unwanted responses, avoidance, and defensiveness toward human communication. Taking that extra minute or changing the path can allow for a check-in opportunity to assess (and address) the horse's mental, emotional, and physical state. Do so, is what contributes to developing reasonable, adaptable horses. 

 The sorrel horse arrived a few weeks ago chaotic, anticipative, tension-filled, and defensive towards human communication.