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Learning to Read People Like a Horse

There were three participants, a horse, a rider and someone on the ground controlling the horse. The rider sat on the horse bareback, while the person standing instructed the horse to trot in an extended circle. The horse was on a lunge line, a long rope approximately thirty feet long. The person on the ground controlled the horse, allowing the rider to not worry about steering or pace. Once the horse was trotting in a steady gait the rider told two stories, one true and one false. Only the rider knew which one was true, that is until they were told out loud. As the rider told the true story the horse maintained a smooth, consistent gait, keeping to the large circle. But as the rider told t