A glad that wasn't me moment.
I decided to just chill with the herd and watch them graze. Looking at my views you get the idea.
I took the three photos, it just happened to be the before, the during and the response.
The 'lead horse' I have put in quotes because he is the one who appears to move the herd out the way of himself. Horses yield to him.
First photo. I watched him walk towards mine who was just standing doing nothing.
Second photo. He was in the process of getting mine to move her front end. He had obviously attempted some non contact body language before he got physical with her. She was beginning to move.
Third photo. She spun and booted him one while standing on one leg!
It just made me think of the times in my nh lessons when I have been told to get the horse to move out of your way. Walk through them, make yourself big, make yourself the alpha. Get them to submit, own the space.
Had I been doing that at that moment I would be in a&e. The horse is fine btw.
I am interested in horse behaviour as are others. But I don't view the horse as always being good at it.
I decided to just chill with the herd and watch them graze. Looking at my views you get the idea.
I took the three photos, it just happened to be the before, the during and the response.
The 'lead horse' I have put in quotes because he is the one who appears to move the herd out the way of himself. Horses yield to him.
First photo. I watched him walk towards mine who was just standing doing nothing.
Second photo. He was in the process of getting mine to move her front end. He had obviously attempted some non contact body language before he got physical with her. She was beginning to move.
Third photo. She spun and booted him one while standing on one leg!
It just made me think of the times in my nh lessons when I have been told to get the horse to move out of your way. Walk through them, make yourself big, make yourself the alpha. Get them to submit, own the space.
Had I been doing that at that moment I would be in a&e. The horse is fine btw.
I am interested in horse behaviour as are others. But I don't view the horse as always being good at it.
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