#10 Smarter Than The Average Horse
Over the past couple weeks I have learned how observant horses can be with body language verbal cues, however today I discovered an entirely different ability.
A couple times while I was cantering my trainer Sally would ask me to cue my horse to walk. Each time she would say, “go ahead and walk” and my horse Libby would stop cantering, and walk before I made any commands. Once we realized that the horse understood English, we decided to try spelling out the word “W A L K” instead and the horse still stopped!
Not only does the horse understand English, it can also spell! Watch the video:
Does your horse respond to any words or interesting cues? Please leave a comment!
Comments
Katy Lem, about 1 year ago
Adorable!
Krystal, about 1 year ago
Too cute! I used to ride a lesson horse that did that, too. My horse responds to, "walk, trot, and canter." My husband has been training her to lunge on her blind side and she's doing great with verbal cues.
Jennifer, about 1 year ago
That is amazing! If only I could teach that to my pets at home :)
Dani, about 1 year ago
When my girlfriend is riding we have to be very careful! Her horse knows "whoa" but will use "no" as "whoa" when convenient!
Gilly, about 1 year ago
Wow! Very impressive! Keep it up Karisa! <3
Leslie, about 1 year ago
What an amazing animal! I think it is so great that you're out there trying something new (and scary!!) and learning so much from these horses. They are beautiful.
amy lou, about 1 year ago
Love it, love it, love it!!!