the info I saw was about how to "select" a new horse for sale. Actually now my memory is getting better, I think it was Parelli. He did some things that show how a horse reacts upon initial intro to a person. Like he says wipe the eye, if the horse accepts it they trust humans. He said run your hand over the rump and sorta fast down the curve of the rump/leg, no reaction, stepping away etc, god forbid stiffening up to kick, is telling. These were like the basics, then he went on to a sorta more advanced level where you rest your hand on the poll and see if it will lower the head, pick up all feet etc. All to show how much a horse has been trained/handled/is ok with humans etc.
But I think some horses may allow one human and not others. but honestly my jaspar trusts me more than any human on the planet, will let me do things to him no one else will, and I think I would have to put him under sedation to the point of being knocked out before he would allow me to shave his chin hairs for instance. So dont know how much it differs according to which human is doing it. Maybe it was just tests for purchasing a new horse. but i think it could be an indicator of when a horse has issues. Janice -- yipie tie yie yo
