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1、TellMeWhy…SpecialHorseEditionExcerptsPage12Whydowemountahorseontheleftside?Themajorityofknightsbeingrighthanded,theyworetheirswordsonthelefthandsideoftheirbodies.Itwasthereforeeasierforthemtoswingtheirrightlegoverthebackofthehorsesoasnottohurtthemselvesortheirhorses.Thenitwasdiscoveredthatahorse’
2、sbrainmanagedbetterwhentheirlefteyedominatedratherthantheirrighteye.Itwasthisbehaviorthatforcedhorseriderstocontinuefavoringtheleftside.Whydocertainskiersskiwithahorse?InSwitzerlandandinNorway,youcanfindskijoringraces.Pulledbyhorsesthatgallopdownanicytrail,skiersperformstuntswithoutlosingtheirbal
3、ance.Thefirstofficialskijoringracetookplacein1928duringthesecondWinterOlympicgamesinSwitzerland.Todayit’soneofthemostcompetitivesportstobefoundatWhiteTurfinSaintMoritz.Page13Whyisamareabletochoosethemomentshegivesbirth?Duringbirthinthewild,thebroodmareisparticularlyvulnerable.Shewillgenerallyisol
4、ateherselfinaplacethatshethinksiswithoutdanger.Ifsheisuncertainorworried,shecanputthebirthoffbyacoupleofhours.Generallyspeaking,evenincaptivitymarestendtofoalduringthenightandbreedersfindthebabyhorseinthemorning.Whatdohorsesliketoeat?Horses,donkeysandmulesallhaveasweettooth.Theylovesugar,carrots,
5、hardbreadanddates.Tosatisfyaneed,thecleverestwillfindawayoutoftheirstallandraisethelidonthegraintrunk.Lookoutforindigestion!Ifit’soats,it’llbenecessarytoletthethiefrunaroundinafieldabittoburnofftheextraenergybeforeclimbingonitsback.Page34Whyisitimportanttotalktohorses?Horsesareverysensitivetotheh
6、umanvoice.Carefulthough!Withthem,it’sbetternottoyellbutinsteadtospeaktotheminasoftcalmvoice,accompanyingeach©HachetteJeunesse/DeuxCoqsd’Or2014gesturewithasoothingsound.Oneshouldassociateactionswithwords.When,forexample,youtakeahorse’sfoottocleanit,youshouldverbalizewhatyouneed(“Yourhoof,please”).
7、You’llgenerallybegivenit.Speakingtoahorsewhilecleaningitandwhileputtingitssaddleonitwillhelpkeepitcalm.Arehorsesgoodatmath?In1904,theGermanhorseHansleMalinwasasensation.Hisowner,WilhelmVonOsten,aretiredmathematicsprofe
