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Moving smoothly is key to reducing anxiety in others.

Horses pick up the tiniest movements and respond accordingly.

Erratic movements undermine your credibility with animals and people.

Veteran horse trainers notice that people have different movement styles by nature.

One of the most difficult aspects of working with prey animals like horses is their skittishness. Prone to anxiety, with prey brains that command them to run away from any potential danger, horses sometimes offer very sudden, dramatic actions—bucking, rearing, shying, kicking, bolting. Often, when a 1,200-pound animal moves this quickly, people get hurt.

In addition to keeping ourselves safe, equine welfare and good performance demand that we attempt to keep our horses calm.........

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