On 7/29/07, dawn_atherton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ------------Karen, are you saying that you allow the horses to graze to > help keep them calm? I've often thought that allowing them to eat when > they are nervous is a smart thing, but I think I'm in the minority in > thinking this way...
Could the head being down also have a calming affect. One of the first thing I clicker train my horses to do is to stand with their head down. I don't remember the reasoning, but the head down cue is supposed to help diffuse excitement and nervousness. Is it that it mimics eating and thus a soothing, calming memory related action or is it something physiological? I'll see if I can find more info on that. Anna
