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EQUINE BEHAVIOUR: Michael Peace says…

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Q Do you have any tips for bridling a headshy horse?

Caroline Barnes, Carmarthenshire

Michael says: Horses are naturally sceptical about being handled around the head and ears, and this is largely because many valuable senses that they need to survive — such as sight, sound and smell — are housed here.

It’s not uncommon for horses to have a fear of having their ears touched, or to struggle with people who are too ‘in their face’. So you need to work on your

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