"How do you know the difference between a threat and an innocent stance? As you would expect, it's just common sense. A horse that's copping a bad attitude will couple his pinned ears with other facial features or body language that anyone (or thing) would recognize as a warning. Just look at the horse's features as a whole and simply ask yourself..."
"When you're tacking up, your horse is going to try a new trick every day and the moment you lose your temper, they've got ya. Because your horse is dancing around, saying to himself "This is the part where he gets nuts everyday and smacks me...."