| Among the animals of equal or greater strength, the | | | | In the area of intelligence and reason, there is a vast |
| horse is the most useful to man because of its | | | | gulf between man and horse - a gulf so wide that no |
| superior nervous development. In fact, it has almost | | | | horse will most likely ever cross it. You need to |
| perfect control of its muscles and bones. | | | | understand that horses look smart, but need time to |
| This perfect control gives horses instant response to | | | | learn what we are intending, and take that into account |
| any outside stimulus. For example, if you strike a horse | | | | if you want to be effective in training your animal! |
| with a whip you get an immediate action of some kind, | | | | Since the horse cannot talk and does not understand |
| which depends on the breed of horse. | | | | what you say, you will have to make your wants |
| It is because of this highly developed nervous | | | | known to him in the first place through the sense of |
| organization that the horse has displaced all other | | | | touch. Later this method of communication will be |
| animals who are able to carry heavy loads among | | | | merged into that of voice and motions. As for instance, |
| civilized people. | | | | a touch of the whip will mean at first "Go on"; later a |
| But here's a common problem: | | | | motion of the whip will have the same effect, and at |
| The horse is often given credit for more intelligence | | | | last the word "Get-up" will mean the same thing. |
| than he deserves. Many would even place him on a | | | | When you talk to the horse through the sense of |
| level of reason with the man. Perhaps this is because | | | | touch, take into consideration the nervous organization. |
| of the demeanor of most horses, but it is a fallacy. | | | | To some horses a sharp stroke of the whip may be |
| Now don't get me wrong. Horses aren't Stupid, but | | | | very cruel, because of the extreme sensitiveness of |
| THE HORSE CANNOT REASON. It may be able to | | | | their nerves, or being thin skinned as many term it, |
| act on how you touch it, or speak to it, but this is a | | | | when to another horse the same stroke would only |
| learned response after you spend many hours with | | | | attract attention. |
| your horse. If you notice at first, these interactions do | | | | Watch your horse closely so that you may know and |
| not have the desired response with your horse, and it | | | | act accordingly. You cannot train a horse and put only |
| is only with firm interaction that they learn the meaning | | | | half your attention to your work. Be alert and keen, |
| you intend. | | | | ready to take advantage of any sign of submission or |
| I make this statement, not merely as a theory, but as a | | | | wilfulness. |
| fact based upon more than twenty years of close | | | | Want to know more? You can unlock the secrets to |
| observation and contact with many thousands of | | | | training any horse -- you just need to take that first |
| horses. | | | | step today. |