Know Thyself through your Sixth Sense:
Many people believe that horses have a Sixth Sense, intuition. Apparently we have this sense too, but our world, our forms of communication, have overrun our ability to hone this sense and it has atrophied over time. Per SAMcef.org:
Therefore, they (horses) listen a lot more, pay more attention, and are more aware of their surroundings. They are more attuned to the energy around them and what’s happening around them.
In the wild, that helps them tell if a predator is near or if the weather’s about to change. In our midst, it helps them assess our relationships with and attitudes towards them.
In fact horses are so good at this that for the past 30+ years horses have been used in Equine-assisted therapy or EAT which has been known to help:
Wikipedia: neurological diseases or disorders such as cerebral palsy, movement disorders, or balance problems. It is believed the rhythmical gait of a horse acts to move the rider’s pelvis in the same rotation and side-to-side movement that occurs when walking; the horse’s adjustable gait promotes riders to constantly adjust to encourage pelvic motion while promoting strength, balance, coordination, flexibility, posture, and mobility.
EAT has also been used to treat other disabilities, such as autism, behavioral disorders and psychiatric disorders.
EAT: Equine-assisted therapy (EAT) encompasses a range of treatments that involve activities with horses and other equines to promote human physical and mental health. Modern use of horses for mental health treatment dates to the 1990s. Systematic review of studies of EAT as applied to physical health date only to about 2007, and a lack of common terminology and standardization has caused problems with meta-analysis.
Horses have sixth sense just like we do.
However, it’s normally a lot more intense than it is in humans. I believe this is because they don’t talk like we do — they aren’t always busy chit-chatting as we are. Therefore, they listen a lot more, pay more attention, and are more aware of their surroundings. They are more attuned to the energy around them and what’s happening around them.
In the wild, that helps them tell if a predator is near or if the weather’s about to change. In our midst, it helps them assess our relationships with and attitudes towards them.
In this post, I’ll be talking about a horse’s intuitiveness and how horses respond to humans’ emotions and energies. This should help you get an idea of how to build better relationships with the equines you work with.
Isn’t that amazing? An animal, arguably simpler neurologically speaking than ourselves, but with the ability to read a room and our feelings can get us humans to slow down, listen ourselves, and heal a bit?
Why don’t YOU take a moment today to slow down and listen to yourself?
Last Updated on 07/02/2026 by Death of Hypatia Inc.
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