Body Language
        Making friends with a horse or pony takes a lot of time and patience. You must know what makes them behave the way they do. Ponies are naturally skittish, and can be easily startled. Also, they will shy at anything, sometimes very unexpectedly, mainly because  it's ancestors sprang without warning. If you want to get to know a horse, very well, then you need a great amount of patience. It may seem as though the horse would be ignoring you at first, but everything takes time.

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