He is an attitude with four feet, and he thinks differently than you and I. The type of intelligence people have is based on reasoning power. We use logic to figure out things and to get what we want. Horses, however, base their thinking patterns on comfort. Horses want to feel safe and comfortable. Anything that interferes with that can cause fear and anxiety in horses.
Most people are inadequate when it comes to horses because they think like people.
My goal is to get people to think like horses. The best way I know to do that is to play with horses on the ground through lateral longeing techniques. This is a way for you to understand horses and for them to understand you. In this book, I'll explain theories and techniques for exercising your horse on the ground as well as in the saddle. I've asked this everywhere I go.