If you listen to the horse as you pet him, he will tell you where he likes to be petted. Some horses will stretch their necks down and and turn their heads toward you if you rub the inside of their ears, while some horses will pick their heads way up in the air and try to get away if you try to just touch their ears. Most horses have a favorite spot they like scratched hard. If you get it just right the horse will say, "Oh, that feels so good," by stretching his neck up and out and pointing his lips out and maybe even wiggling them back and forth.
Of course horses do nicker, neigh, snort and squeal, but this is only a very small part of their vocabulary. If you practice being very aware of the horse, you will be on your way to being able to communicate very well with him and developing "horse sense."
Trainers that are very popular now for their abilities to communicate with horses are; Monty Roberts, John Lyons, GaWaNi Pony Boy, and my personal favorite, Linda Tellington-Jones. You can check out Linda Tellington-Jones's web site at http://www.horsenet.com/tteam-ttouch.
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