The Horse Whisperer- I watched one of the original horse whisperers work their magic a few years ago in Ocala, Fla. Monty Roberts was his name and he understood horses very well. He knew what horses thought and how they perceived reality, and he communicated with them on that level.
With any and all of the troubled horses he had to correct (gentle) he first had to gain their respect, as their leader. To do this he first let them run away, their most basic and primal defense mechanism, and he kept up with them as they ran just as fast as they could. Then he passed them up, and jumped in front of them causing them to startle, shift direction and run back in the same direction they had just come from, and he still kept pace with them the whole time, right their at their flank. Over and over again he did this, boy could this Monty guy could run fast.
The horses became exhausted yet this puny guy that ran on only two legs just kept out-running them, and jumping in front no less, face on!!! And when the horse become tired and slowed down a bit, Monty would toss a rope at their hind quarters (panic) and they would shoot off again, and always, Monty would be right there, running along side of them. And when they finally did give in to him, convinced by now that he meant them no harm, but totally certain that Monty could run faster and further then they ever could, they submitted (ear and head position)to his leadership and guidance.
Of course the whole race was in a 50' round pen and all Monty had to do was turn in circles while the horse had to run the full circumference, but the horses never knew that. Perception of reality is not always reality. It’s all about having the inside track, LOL.
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