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Originally Posted by VigorsTheGrey
I've often heard trainers say that such and such horse is really smart...how is a horses smartness or intelligence measured? By how well he trains? By how well he performs what humans require from him? By how stubborn he is in refusing our demands?
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Various ways. How quickly they pick up on the cues from their rider. If nothing phases them versus the horse who thinks a leaf poses a threat. A smart horse does fewer dumb things that can get them hurt. When you're around them, you discover which are smarter and which are less so.