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horse literally draws a tactile map of the world around him.
A sixth sense?
From the earliest times, the horse has been the hunted rather than the hunter. The horse survived by developing sight, reflex for flight, memory, ability to feel ground vibrations, hearing, smell, and skin sensitivity.
Researchers agree, said the medical center’s McKenzie, that the horse’s acute awareness can give the impression of an innate “sixth sense.” How else, you might argue, can the horse tell that the rider wanted to turn right on that trail, or to move up to a canter, though there was no direct aid?
“Even if the rider just thinks Turn here,’ the horse has such a profound sense of feel, he can make out just a twitch of the rider’s legs or the turn of her head,” McKenzie said. “It does give the impression that the horse is reading your mind, but I think it’s more the horse’s senses working together with you, the rider.
“The more tuned the rider to the horse’s senses, the higher possible level of performance.”
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