![]() When our horses interact with us, they tend to synchronize to our heartbeats as well, meaning they can sense slight adjustments in our mood. In the wild, horses will synchronize their heartbeats to the other horses in the herd in order to sense danger more quickly, and recent studies have shown that they use those tactics in domesticated life as well. Horses have incredible hearing, with the ability to hear the heartbeat of a human from four feet away. But did you know that there’s actual science behind this horsemanship? In these situations, we’ve been taught that a deep breath goes a long way that horses can sense our fear, and by staying calm, our energy will transfer into them. Unbeknownst to you, your heart starts to beat faster as your brain prepares for a spook, and before your horse even sees the threat, he’s tense, too. ![]() You see something in the distance that will most definitely send your horse into a spiral: be it a deer on the trails, a wayward tarp, or the world-shattering open umbrella. ![]()
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