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The aim of this essay is to address the challenges and problems in communicating with horses and interpreting their communication in everyday handling and training situations. We seek ways to learn more about equine communication and agency in the prevention of cruelty against animals and in enhancing animal welfare. We ask how it would be possible to learn to read the subtle signs of equine communication and agency in a sensible, sensitive, and ethical way to increase the health and wellbeing o...

Understanding Horses: Equine Communication and a History of Feral Breeds Learn the simple tricks to understanding horses and the history of feral breeds that still roam free today. By Les Sellnow and Carol A. Butler With its ears pinned back against its neck, there is no mistaking a threatening horse. Illustration © Elara Tanguy used with Permission from Storey Publishing "Knowing Horses" (Storey Publishing, 2012), answers hundreds of questions about behavior, physiology, bre...