10 Things You Should Know About the Equine Mind

shiloh faceHave you ever wondered why your horse reacts to certain things and not to others?  What makes horses behave the way they do?  At the Western Veterinary Conference in 2012, Dr Robert Miller, DVM, a former equine practitioner from Thousand Oaks, California, talked about the top 10 things horse owners, riders, and caretakers should understand about how the equine mind functions.  The 1o things are:

  1. Flight
  2. Perception
  3. Reaction Time
  4. Desensitization
  5. Learning
  6. Memory
  7. Dominance
  8. Movement Control
  9. Body Language
  10. Precocial Birth

To Learn More about Dr Miller’s Analysis of the Horse’s Mind Please visit Our Source:  http://www.thehorse.com/articles/28836/the-equine-mind-top-10-things-to-know

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