They love to be petted, brushed, handled and fed by people and they do learn to recognize us. Horses are very intelligent and often rely on body language to communicate - human body language is easily sensed by horses. If you are fearful the horse senses this and in return this makes him fearful of you. Horses are like people in many ways - they all have their little quirks and personalities.

However, they are a herd animal by nature so their best buddies are usually other horses, especially their team mate.