This is in Talkeetna, a small town we drove to for a day trip, stopping off at a bunch of lakes on the way there and back to make collections and do a little observation. There was almost nothing there except a few shops, a few restaurants, and a place where you could take horseback rides. None of us rode the horses, but being fresh out of other things to do we spent some time with these two. They were the only ones free in their little paddock, and not saddled up. Maybe they were particularly temperamental? In any case, Jana had had very little contact with horses before and clearly had no idea what to do when this one reached out and blew in her face!
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Ah, I know what to do when a horse blows his/her breath into your face -- you are supposed to gently blow back into their nostrils. It's one of the ways they can identify fear, danger, whether you're afraid of them, etc. Not a hard blow, but something very gently. Almost like frosting your breath on glass.
P'taker
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