What the ears depict..

Humans cannot understand horses by their neighs. To understand them it is important to know what they feel by the different movements in their body parts. For example: ears, legs, tail, head, mouth.
Here is a picture that depicts the movement of the ears in a particular way and what they mean. By this it becomes easy to understand what the horse is thinking in order to control them.
                                          
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*While aggressive there is a high possibility that the horse may kick with hind legs to defend*




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