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Horses learn by direct/indirect stimulus good or bad that involves any or all of their combined senses. These senses take in information that is processed through their mind governed by their instinct and personality. Horses most EASILY learn in a GENTLE and CONSISTENT manner. Sometimes pressure or reasonable force may be needed or applied depending on the issue or situation. Horse are NOT stupid. They can learn indefinately depending upon what YOU can think up to teach them. However they are limited when compared to advanced thoughts and behaviors that humans exhibit. Notable horses that I have known or observed to exhibit such behaviors that are exceptional are as follows. Disregard a given command that had it obeyed would result in death or harm of human and rider. Intelligent disobediance A stall door that colapsed on a horse who was tied to it by the unwitting owner. The horse reacted with flight response until the owner having noticed a commotion approached. The horse stopped and stood very calmly though was obviously "tense". The onwer was able to calmly disconnect the horse's halter to the stall door and retie the horse elsewhere at a safe distance. This horse CHOSE a safe behavior and to display UNCOMMON trust towards its' owner. A horse while being ridden on a quiet road approached an intersecting road that was hidden by a bush. Since neither rider nor horse heard any obvious vehichular motion on approach they began to cross the intersecting road. As they did so a vehicle suddenly "jumped" out at them at a high rate of speed. Too quick for the driver to stop or slow. The rider lacked speed of response to correct the motions of its' horse. The horse acted of its' own accord and pivoted and stepped out way doing an abrupt 180 degree turn about. Had the horse not acted both rider and horse might have been hurt or killed. So to the reader who thinks a horse is "stupid and flighty", remember these famous words of "horse sense" often spoke by long time cowboys and horse riders.

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