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Horse Riding Videos – Body Language

Horse riding videos can teach you all about riding horses.  But, they can also teach you about the body language horses exhibit so that you can learn more about their behavior.  If you understand their basic nature and how they communicate, you can better predict their behavior .

Horses have core instincts and innate responses to their environment.  If you can SEE horses interacting with each other, you will learn to recognize certain behavior and better anticipate their next move.  This will make you a better rider.

If you do not have your own horses in the backyard, what better way to expose yourself to horses than through horse riding videos that incorporate a broad spectrum of subjects.

The language horses use to communicate with each other incorporates the use of his body, in varying degrees.  For example, there are many different states of mind that a horse can show through the position of his ears.  Let’s examine that one example:

When they are pinned back, and almost flat against his neck, he is angry and trying to intimidate the other horse.  If his ears are only slightly tilted back, then he is most likely listening to you or something behind him.  When his ears are forward, then he is attentive to something ahead of him.  Every now and then you will see his ears straining forward.  Usually this means he is scared or concerned about something ahead of him.

Horse riding videos can help you SEE the differences in these many ear positions.  As a rider, you will learn to anticipate his behavior and communicate better if you can recognize each variation.  Horse riding videos can greatly increase your awareness of these nuances and the more you see, the better rider you will be!

WATCH horses interact with each other in nature.  The body language they use between themselves is the only tool they have!  This language is the same one they will use with you.  Horse riding videos will help you learn this language so you and your horse can communicate effectively.

For some of you, video analysis may be all you have if you do not have access to horses where you live.  That’s okay!  Horse Riding Videos can teach you the same lessons!

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