Zen Horse

Training Tip of the Week:
A common mistake to avoid
By Clinton Anderson



The biggest mistake people make when working with horses is forgetting about the prey/predator relationship. To be fair, it’s easy for us to forget that we’re predators because as a general rule, the contact we have with the animal world is mostly limited to other predators, whether it be with other people or our pet dogs and cats. We get accustomed to interacting with other predators and forget that when we’re around our horses, they don’t think the same way that we do. In fact, until we teach them otherwise, our horses view us as a threat. To effectively communicate with your horse, it’s important that you understand what sets the two of you apart and how you can act less like a predator when you’re around him.