"horse-whispering" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} horse-whispering (uncountable)
  1. Any of various gentle techniques of training or breaking horses. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-horse-whispering-en-noun-CrNswLwd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23
  2. A purported magical ability enabling one to speak to horses or to have control over horses through whispering. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-horse-whispering-en-noun-xkZuxlEY

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