equine telegraphy

Daniel, the bond between a good rider and a cooperative and responsive horse is something magical for sure. As you point out, there are a lot of subtleties. Your comment about communication in general is right on, sir! You are wise and clever!!!

IE, thanks for your comment. Animals deserve more credit that many of us allow. I'm glad you have a chance to admire them, and riding them is not that important to most of us in the modern world. We have cars, busses, boats, trains, and planes. It all makes it so much easier to travel without having to worry about the condition of our animal. Smiles!!

Anne-Lise, that's a great gift. Some of us humans have it too! We can look at a psycho like Trump and know right away he has a significant problem. His body language is awful. If he were to try to mount a horse, he'd likely be thrown off forthwith! Smiles!

SP, thanks for commenting. I didn't realize you actually were a horse fan. Amazing how we have used horses to amplify our ability to get around, explore, and even increase military power. Most of that is in the past now and we appreciate horses in a different way. Smiles.

Thanks Arthur, yes they just want to survive. They tend to flee rather than fight. Smart when you have room to get away.

Lin, too funny. We have to discuss horsemanship at some point. My goodness. They are smart indeed and I suppose you can train them to your liking if you are patient and have the time and money to spend doing it. When you ride someone else's horse, it usually presents additional challenges! Hopefully I'm not beating a dead horse.

Thanks Anaya, My grandfather was a ship telegraph operator and he was a gifted radio operator. -.-. --.- stands for "CQ," which in radio speak is "calling any station." You are very astute in pointing out how Morse code can be like music in a way. There are still a few people using it, but not very many. It's a rarity. - .... .- -. -.- ... for your comment. BTW, Honda open door use the four dits which stands for "H" while A is ._ and N is -.

Thanks Nette, I am attending a horse poetry get together over the weekend, so I am getting ready to participate. It's a chance to be clever without being influenced by our psychotic leader. I'm wondering what would happen if he were every on a horse? I don't expect it would end well. Smiles!!