Why horses bite

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As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases, this comes at no additional cost to you! With that in mind, a few words on the horse brain. Horses live in herds, they have a hierarchy to answer to. There are dominant horses, submissive horses, and those in between. The resulting pecking order is figured out by personalities, communicated by body language.

Humans use words as primary communication, horses use ears, heads, necks, rumps, tails, and everything in between to communicate. Horses exert dominance over their herd mates by moving them around, this often involves nipping and biting. Horses lower their heads and necks and move their mates.

Kicking, chasing, nipping, biting. Our job is to read and decipher this as they communicate with their herd members as well as with us as we grooming and ride. Western Pleasure. Trail Breeds. Trail Gear. Trail Riding Destinations.

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