The horse was tamed by the person more than five thousand years ago. Since ancient times these strong, noble and clever animals became reliable companions of the person. In order that communication with a horse brought mutual pleasure, it is necessary to know how it is correct to treat this animal.
Instruction
1. Despite the impressive sizes, horses are very gentle and timid beings. For this reason it is necessary to treat them as much as possible softly and delicately.
2. It is necessary to get acquainted with a horse as follows: approach an animal slowly and surely, without doing at the same time sharp movements. Softly start talking to a horse. If the animal allows, then he can scratch a muzzle and a neck tenderly. Let's a horse sniff at itself.
3. Offer an animal delicacy. Horses very much love carrot, apples or salty bread. It is undesirable to give sugar as in large numbers it is harmful. Stretch delicacy on the opened palm, otherwise the horse can accidentally take your fingers teeth.
4. Sometimes to come into contact time is necessary. Take your time. Let the horse will get used to your smell and a voice. Trust - very fragile thing which it is difficult to deserve. Often happens that the previous owners treated an animal badly therefore the horse can just be afraid that you will hit her. Give her time that she understood that she not and began to trust it to you.
5. After the horse got used to you, it is possible to try to sweep on her astride. Ask the riding instructor to help you at the beginning. Put on an animal saddle and a bridle, you will bring a horse to the street. Carefully saddle. If the animal worries, then do not hurry, tenderly stroke a horse and talk to her by a gentle voice.
6. In the first attempts ask to saddle the instructor to hold a horse for a cord. It is necessary in order that the animal was not frightened and did not incur you.
7. Begin joint trips with a usual step. You do not hurry to be let in gallop or to carry out some tricks, let the animal will get used to you, as to the horseman.
8. After riding walks do not leave a horse ridden out. Unsaddle an animal, take care of that in a feeding trough and a drinking bowl there was a forage and fresh water. Surely clean wool and make all necessary manipulations with hooves. Leaving surely thank the horse and treat him with something tasty.