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<blockquote data-quote="wawazat" data-source="post: 3924736" data-attributes="member: 35603">Oh yeah, NEVER stand behind a gate.&nbsp; I spent a lot of my young adult life walking through pens with a hand as high on the fence as I could reach in case something decided it was tired of being pushed that day.&nbsp; That was a very wise call on your part.Sometimes I wish we still had cattle for the kids to be around so they could learn some of the life skills I did such as constantly watching the eyes and body language of the animals and people around us to anticipate intent.&nbsp; Learning to think about where they choose to stand and which direction(s) danger can come from and planning an escape route/reaction.&nbsp; Overall, I think growing up around cattle taught me a lot about dealing with people too.&nbsp; If you try to work an animal that is already wound tight, getting aggravated yourself only pours fuel on the fire.&nbsp; Keeping a calm voice and slow, deliberate movements with minimal eye contact can really help deescalate a situation.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="wawazat, post: 3924736, member: 35603"] Oh yeah, NEVER stand behind a gate. I spent a lot of my young adult life walking through pens with a hand as high on the fence as I could reach in case something decided it was tired of being pushed that day. That was a very wise call on your part. Sometimes I wish we still had cattle for the kids to be around so they could learn some of the life skills I did such as constantly watching the eyes and body language of the animals and people around us to anticipate intent. Learning to think about where they choose to stand and which direction(s) danger can come from and planning an escape route/reaction. Overall, I think growing up around cattle taught me a lot about dealing with people too. If you try to work an animal that is already wound tight, getting aggravated yourself only pours fuel on the fire. Keeping a calm voice and slow, deliberate movements with minimal eye contact can really help deescalate a situation. [/QUOTE]

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