Teatime With Elsa Episode 195

Chatting about: Ripples of Response...

In this episode, we talk about how to see the ripples of response within a herd of horses and how we can become part of these ripples. When a horse changes focus from one thing to another, their herd instinct wants someone else to notice also. If there is no response, there may be an escalation in stress and more obvious push or pull behaviors. When stress goes up the right amount, curiosity increases, when it goes up too high, fight and flight occur. When stress goes down, resting behaviors increase, when they stay low for too long, resting turns into ignoring and raises the stress of any members seeking that ripple of response. Ripples of response are a herd's primary tool for stress regulation.

Originally aired on: November 28th, 2024