The Horsenality

Left Brained Extrovert
friendly
exuberant
willful
mouthy
tendency to bite/ strike
mischievous
naughty
charismatic
smart
playful

Right Brained Extrovert
impulsive
can't stand still
hyper alert
fractious/ panicky
tendency to bolt/ rear
runs over you
high-headed
bracy
over-reactive
forward-aholic

Left Brained Introvert
clever
non-responsive
disinterested
argumentative/ defiant
tendency to buck/ charge
unmotivated/ dull
food oriented
easily bored
stubborn
"lazy"

Right Brained Introvert
tense
quiet/ obedient
distrustful
hesitant
tendency to kick (in fear)
freezes then explodes
unpredictable
shy/ timid
can't think
"catatonic"


Each characteristic has 3 options- mild, moderate and extreme. As you fill out the chart, you can see where there is a high cluster, which is your horse's horsenality. Knowing this will help you to know how best to play with your horse, and what kind of leader you need to be. If your horse is scared, you need to introduce things slowly, but if they are confident, and not easily scared, you need to be a quick thinker and stay one step ahead of them, so they don't get one step ahead of you!

Extroverts
High energy
More "go"
Quick
Tendency to run

Introverts
Low energy
More "whoa"
Slow
Tendency to stop

Left Brained
Dominant
Pushy
Tolerant
Unconcerned
Confident
Curious

Right Brained
Fearful/ nervous
Defensive
Reactive
Emotional
Unconfident
Spooky