Equine Telepathy

How to Think Like a Horse so Your Horse Stays Focused, Forward, and Calm Under Pressure

Does your horse lack confidence, become easily distracted, or say no when you say go? Tricks, bribes, and gadgets might work in the short-term, but they will always take away from long-term success. In this article you will learn 3 linguistic elements of equine telepathy and how to think like a horse so you can remember this innate gift and flow effortlessly with your horse no matter your goal.

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At one point in my career, I seriously considered opening up an emergency trailer loading business. I was often called by desperate clients trapped at shows with horses refusing to load. Butt ropes, whips, and bribery applied by well-meaning passersby just shut them down. When discouragement led to calling me, I instructed them to calmly put the horse back in their stall and wait for my arrival.

I was fortunate that patience, understanding, and trust came naturally to me and I seemed to have a magic touch for loading horses and training them in general. However, it wasn’t until I left their world that I realized there was an unconscious power play subtly working behind the scenes—ultimately bringing about my success and allowing the horse to make a calm entry into the trailer despite the pressures of a high-energy atmosphere.

You can train a horse to move from pressure, read your body language, and respond to your voice— but if you’re not training your mind how to think like a horse, you are missing the essential element for clear, confident, and connected collaboration.

The beauty of it all is that telepathy is your natural language so you don’t have to train for it—you simply have to remember how to use it!

Horses and humans are conscious beings, and consciousness is a universal experience. Before you learned to talk you knew the inherent language of telepathy. If your parents were struggling with understanding your request, you learned to add your body language, sounds, and expressions in order to get the message across. You trained your parents how to understand your needs and now you do the same thing with your horse every time you’re with them. Lucky for you, unlike your parents your horse never forgot the universal language of telepathy—they simply started relying upon your “louder” cues.

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Three linguistic elements of telepathy to remember how to think like a horse:

1. Symbolism — Your horse thinks in pictures

A picture is worth a thousand words. Look at a photo of your horse. How many words would it take to describe what you see? Your mind might even automatically start detailing the experience because it’s what it’s been trained to do, but if you take notice you will realize that knowing the picture takes no effort.

Because energy is the basis of all matter and form, your horse naturally knows what you are communicating simply by the images you project from your mind. The problem is your images are often unconscious, muddled, or conflicting—either teaching them to disregard your intentions or defensively react to them.

The Practice:

Exercise the muscle of telepathy by sweeping away the words. Whenever you look at a photo or gaze lovingly at your horse take notice of any thoughts running through your mind. When you’ve become aware of a narrative simply look at that as well. You don’t need to stop trying to describe what you see—you just need to notice yourself doing it so you can bring your awareness back to what it is you are looking at and remember you already know it.

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2. Emotions — The messengers of the mind

Conscious beings feel emotions. This universal element can be quite subtle, but it has become suppressed in both humans and horses as we train ourselves to bypass our feelings in order to get the job done. This suppression leads to outbursts and chronic conditions seen as frustration, anxiety, or defensiveness at worst and emotional dissonance at best.

When you contradict yourself by betraying your emotions with your actions you end up creating an uninviting environment for your horse. They may become confused, fearful, or aggressive and try to escape it.

The Practice:

Let it play out. Whenever you feel an emotion arise, take notice. Additionally, when your horse experiences an emotion, acknowledge it instead of brushing it off. Pause before you react to give your horse and yourself the space for self-expression—and then proceed. This simple gesture not only builds your horse’s trust in you, but it also allows you to clear away the noise that’s clogging your innate ability to read each others’ minds.

3. Feel — Your horse's voice resonates in your body

When your horse “speaks” to you, it registers as sensations in your body. The problem is you’ve learned to carry chronic tension, whether you’re aware of it or not. The rigidity existing in both you and your horse greatly clouds and diminishes this powerful line of communication.

There’s a book titled “The Body Keeps the Score”, written by Bessler Van Der Kolk. The name tells it all—your past experiences, current conditionings, and unconscious narratives are stored in the body. The good news is all you have to do is learn how to lighten up! When you enable the release of tension in your body, your horse learns to release theirs simply by being in your presence.

The Practice:

This element of equine telepathy begins with body awareness. Pay attention to your body and set the stage for telepathy. When you mount up, take a moment to feel your body on the horse. Wiggle your toes, sit deeply in the saddle and breathe as you mentally travel up your spine. When you come across any tension simply take a breath and practice softening it with an exhale. It’s okay if it doesn’t go away right away—with repetition, you will learn to release your stored tension and clear the way for enhanced equine telepathy.

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In Summary:

Equine telepathy is a natural gift you are born with. All you have to do to remember how to use it by practicing the 3 linguistic elements of symbolism, emotions, and feel. With consistency, compassion, and commitment you will be well on your way to a deeply trusting partnership, effortless communication and unparalleled performances with your horse.