04/08/2026
"He's being difficult"
Or is he simply responding exactly as his brain evolved to?
Living in the present does not mean that horses lack memory, emotions or decision-making abilities.
Horses remember people, places and experiences. Horses learn from the consequences of their actions, just as we do and Horses learn to predict what will follow a cue, and this ability allows us to train them.
What changes is what drives their decisions.
A horse's behaviour is strongly influenced by its emotional state.
👁️When he feels calm, it can observe, explore and learn
🔴 When he feels fear, survival becomes the priority
⛓️💥 When he experiences pain, it tries to avoid the situation associated with it
❓ When he is confused, it may offer different responses while searching for the right answer
Understanding the horse's brain is the first step to putting the .
