Oh my gosh used some of this today with my colt. He is very affectionate and scratchy with other horses but never me although he is respectful of me etc. But today I cirkled him and "his"mare, greeted him, look and pointed (I had no idea until today that he is a protector!!! The mare is 15 and he only 5!! I started late "breaking" him in, usually start at 4. Anyway I invited him in, backed him up without a big gesture, in fact barely touched him although for the first time I did need to gide on the nose gently (I had a totally wrong back up method before! I have always been touching the base of his neck and/or nose). The result: He lay down by my feet and rolled and later when I took him in to the stable we kept communicating and for the first time he enjoyed my scratching and started nuzzling me and he was actually giving me such please as well it was amazing. I have never fully alliwed a horse to caress me like this, it was just on my upper arm and elbow as I was scratching him but itsent shivers!! It was sooooo cool and I was do happy. He also stood with me for the longest time in the stable hall COMPLETELY STILL no rope nothing just blinking and seeming half aslerp.
This is absolutely fabulous! Those horses knew exactly what you were “saying’ and yes … this IS profound . Horse Speak is a ground breaking system of truly communicating as a human to horse / horse to human conversation . I look forward to sharing this with many others ! Proof is in this video for sure!!!
I'm loving your shows, Sharon and Laura. Thank you both for putting them together. They're really useful in adding an extra dimension to your books, especially for those of us who can't get to see you live. I've been delighted to find that the 9 geriatric horses I work with are capable of figuring out what I'm on about ( so my accent isn't too thick!) and correcting my technique. The change in 'vibe' at the yard is wonderful and everyone is feeling it - horse or human. Thanks again!
What is so important to note is that these babies aren’t touched often if at all. The mommas and babies trusted Laura to touch them and communicate with them!
Such a great dialogue! Thank you so much for these detailed explanations why horses behave as they do, and how we humans should behave to interact and communicate in a natural way. Wonderful and extremely helpful content, thanks again 😃
One tip that another horseman showed me, was to focus more on the horses feet when teaching and focus less on the head and eyes. Focusing on a horses head and eyes for a period of time is actually predatory behavior and can concern the horse. Just a thought.
Hi thank you for your comment concerning the feet and eye contact. When horses are communicating with each other they make a lot of eye contact. As humans, if we are staring at a horse and not breathing, not blinking, or clamping our jaw, a horse will perceive this as predatory. If we are doing the opposite, breathing, blinking and smiling the horse will perceive this gesture as welcoming and friendship.
Fantastic video. Ive only just found horse speak. Its fasinating. Thank you ladies🙌🐎
Oh my gosh used some of this today with my colt. He is very affectionate and scratchy with other horses but never me although he is respectful of me etc. But today I cirkled him and "his"mare, greeted him, look and pointed (I had no idea until today that he is a protector!!! The mare is 15 and he only 5!! I started late "breaking" him in, usually start at 4.
Anyway I invited him in, backed him up without a big gesture, in fact barely touched him although for the first time I did need to gide on the nose gently (I had a totally wrong back up method before! I have always been touching the base of his neck and/or nose). The result: He lay down by my feet and rolled and later when I took him in to the stable we kept communicating and for the first time he enjoyed my scratching and started nuzzling me and he was actually giving me such please as well it was amazing. I have never fully alliwed a horse to caress me like this, it was just on my upper arm and elbow as I was scratching him but itsent shivers!! It was sooooo cool and I was do happy. He also stood with me for the longest time in the stable hall COMPLETELY STILL no rope nothing just blinking and seeming half aslerp.
This is absolutely fabulous! Those horses knew exactly what you were “saying’ and yes … this IS profound . Horse Speak is a ground breaking system of truly communicating as a human to horse / horse to human conversation . I look forward to sharing this with many others ! Proof is in this video for sure!!!
Thank you for your enthusiam about Horse Speak - the horses are truly talking to each other and us!
I'm loving your shows, Sharon and Laura. Thank you both for putting them together. They're really useful in adding an extra dimension to your books, especially for those of us who can't get to see you live. I've been delighted to find that the 9 geriatric horses I work with are capable of figuring out what I'm on about ( so my accent isn't too thick!) and correcting my technique. The change in 'vibe' at the yard is wonderful and everyone is feeling it - horse or human. Thanks again!
Our pleasure! We love what we do!
What is so important to note is that these babies aren’t touched often if at all. The mommas and babies trusted Laura to touch them and communicate with them!
Yes, this is a great point - the other part is that this video demonstrates that the body language is innate to the horses.
Such a great dialogue! Thank you so much for these detailed explanations why horses behave as they do, and how we humans should behave to interact and communicate in a natural way. Wonderful and extremely helpful content, thanks again 😃
You are so welcome! We are glad it was helpful to you!
Dear Sharon and Laura - these videos are amazing! They are a great extensions to your books! Please, continue! :) Can´t wait for more!
Glad you like them! We will be producing more soon!
cattle as well
Yes, the language is similar with cattle - they have horns so the head messages are a bit different.
One tip that another horseman showed me, was to focus more on the horses feet when teaching and focus less on the head and eyes. Focusing on a horses head and eyes for a period of time is actually predatory behavior and can concern the horse. Just a thought.
but what about the "you should look a horse in the eyes and blink" ? (page 51 pf the horse speak book)
Hi thank you for your comment concerning the feet and eye contact.
When horses are communicating with each other they make a lot of eye contact. As humans, if we are staring at a horse and not breathing, not blinking, or clamping our jaw, a horse will perceive this as predatory. If we are doing the opposite, breathing, blinking and smiling the horse will perceive this gesture as welcoming and friendship.
i belive
Thank you
hah first to like 😁 and to comment 😳
You rock! Thank you for being the first!