The horse: human bond is an interesting one. Communication is through body language, not through a verbal language and each species has different needs and priorities. Long ago I learnt that any kind of success with horses required there to be a way of communicating. I needed to know when they were injured and unwell. They already knew me, because reading other beings is their primary language. They however also (in my experience) learn our word-based language, just as we mus

A recent social media post by Warwick Schiller, a horse trainer I highly respect, spoke about reasons why horses say "no". My herd...

Sometimes when people come to us they find it a lot more difficult to win over the horses trust, respect and collaboration than they were...

Horses aren't the only animals to teach us non-verbal communication! This is Amy. Amy is 16 and has been with us for 12 years; long...