| Horse behavior training is a very interesting | | | | horses, especially when meeting new horses. A |
| subject to study. The most interesting areas of | | | | very interesting thing that happens when horses |
| behavior are communication, whether between | | | | meet are that they put their noses together, |
| horses or a horse and man. | | | | nostril to nostril to smell each other. Roars are |
| There are several ways horses communicate. | | | | also used to establish dominance in a new herd. |
| Vocalization and visually are only two of them. | | | | In terms of communicating through visual signs, |
| Vocalization itself can be broken down in different | | | | the most easily observed and used in horse |
| kinds as well. Horse behavior training basically use | | | | behavior training is the use of the ears. The ears |
| the following cues and by knowing how to read | | | | can be held in a lot of different positions, each |
| the horse, one can communicate better with the | | | | meaning something else. For example: when a |
| horse. | | | | horse's ears are held in an upright and erect |
| Lets look at the most used and popular ones in | | | | position it means that the horse is scared or alert. |
| horse behavior training: | | | | You will usually see this after a loud noise or when |
| A "neigh" is usually used as a greeting call but is | | | | there are any new horses in the area. Horses laid |
| most often used at times when a foal is | | | | back down is a sign of aggression displayed at |
| separated from it's mare and will repeatedly | | | | other horses or the owner. |
| "neigh" until they are brought back together again. | | | | As you can see there are many different types |
| Then there's the "nicker" which used by horses to | | | | of horse behaviors and with horse behavior |
| show a care response. Mostly used when the foal | | | | training you can learn how to interpret them. This |
| and mare are reunited it is also used as a sign of | | | | way you will get to understand your horse, thus |
| affection toward it's owner. | | | | making training so much easier and more |
| Snorts and roars are used often used between | | | | effective. |