7 Horse-Behavior Myths Busted!

By Cynthia McFarland, Photo Courtesy of Linda Tellington-Jones

An extraordinarily accomplished horsewoman in her own right, Linda Tellington-Jones is perhaps best known for creating the Tellington TTouch Training Method over 30 years ago.

She continues to teach, write and work with horses around the world, including a number of Olympic horses and riders, still spending a great deal of time on the road presenting clinics and demonstrations. (For hands-on advice from Tellington-Jones on handling on-trail emergencies with TTouch, see “A Touch of Healing,” Safe & Sound, The Trail Rider, July/August ’10.)

Here, Tellington-Jones addresses seven common equine-behavior myths about equine behavior. (Information excerpted from The Ultimate Horse Behavior and Training Book, Trafalgar Square Publishing).