Horse whispering is the philosophy of working with horses by appealing to their instincts and to their herd instincts. It involves communication techniques, which were obtained by the observation of wild horses, in order to build a partnership that are like the relationships that exist between horses.

These are the principle ideas of horse whispering:

·         Horses are social animals (they habit in herds) so they have developed a communication system that is practiced, primarily, through body language. It is possible for humans to learn how to use this body language to communicate with the horse. Horses are likely to form a relationship of respect with humans who treat them also with respect.

·         Teaching through pain and fear do not result in the type of relationship that benefits both horse and handler. The objective is to train the horse and that it feels calmed and safe, a horse that feels this way is more likely to form a bond with the handler and the results can be remarkable.

·         The basic technique is to apply a pressure of some kind to the horse as a punishment for an action and then release the pressure as soon as the horse responds. The horse has to learn not for from the pressure itself, but rather from the release of that pressure.

Horse whispering has developed the use of behavioral negative reinforcement to replace violent practices used in some methods of training. The ultimate goal is a calmer, happier and more willing partner in the horse. The horse learns to work with people in a partnership instead as an adversary.

I think this is the way all the human-amial and even human-human relationships should work.