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Barbara F


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Study Shows Horses More Relaxed Around Nervous Humans
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How interesting...

"Horse people have long said that horses can pick up cues about how nervous or how calm the humans around them are. Now, according to a group of equitation scientists, scientific evidence is beginning to develop behind that theory.

During a presentation at the 8th International Society of Equitation Science conference, held July 18-20 in Edinburgh, Scotland, Katrina Merkies, PhD, associate professor and equine program coordinator at the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, explained that horses loose in a round pen react differently to calm versus nervous humans. And interestingly enough, they show the calmest reactions toward the most stressed humans."
READ MORE: http://www.thehorse.com/viewarticle.aspx?ID=20354&source=rss



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Jackie Cochran


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It really does not surprise me.
Once I had to catch a breeding stallion out in a paddock, I was the only qualified person around. I was shaking in my boots--literally, scared, frightened, and I was very, very unconfident. The stallion was so kind and cooperative and did everything I asked him to without any "discussions", going through a few gates all the way to his stall.
Now I know why!

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