A horse’s brain works best when the emotions are calm. A horse is better able to engage its problem-solving skills when it does not feel the need to save its life. The emotions that accompany “survival mode” definitely hinder a horse’s ability to think
KEEPING THE HORSE IN THE HORSE
If a horse just out of the wild and untouched by humans is the most horse-like horse a horse can be, is our ability as horse handlers measured by how much of the horse we keep inside the horse during the training, or is it measured by how well we manipulate a horse to be of use and value to our needs?