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Those who work with and train horses on a regular basis are likely constantly searching for new ways to make inroads and find answers when faced with tough training or behavior problems. Grand Prix dressage rider and performer Yvonne Barteau has trained her share of horses over the years - from off-track racing Thoroughbreds, to Arabians, to Friesians, to Warmbloods - and she asserts that everything that needs to be known about effectively training a horse is already known ... by any horse."Each horse," says Barteau, "will know and respect the person who figures out how to train him, if that person is fair. The best trainers are not only 'horse whisperers,' they are listeners. And readers. They listen to what the horse has to say. They can read horse body language and behavior patterns.