What Horses Really Want

Author: Lynn Acton
Publisher: Trafalgar Square Books
ISBN: 1646010299
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 437

Book Description
A book chock-full of answers to horse-behavior questions that will change your horse's life for the better. Horses want partners they trust. Meeting their need for security makes them more tuned-in, calmer, and more reliable. In her engaging book, highly illustrated with professional color photographs, certified riding instructor Lynn Acton, MS, shows you how, with practical step-by-step instructions. You’ll see that progress can be surprisingly fast with methods that are gentle, time-tested, backed by science, and that make intuitive sense to your horse. Discover how to earn trust and make training more efficient by engaging horses’ innate intelligence, maintaining clear two-way communication, and considering their point of view. This leadership approach has been used successfully for centuries by people of all backgrounds and skill levels on horses at all levels of training. Acton refers to this relationship as Protector Leadership because you are the horse’s protector. In these pages, she combines extensive horse experience and an academic background in social dynamics with in-depth research. She interprets and cites the scientific findings that explain why Protector Leadership works, and offers valuable insights into equine psychology while exposing myths that are sources of problems. Plus, Acton includes “Things to Try” at the end of each chapter—fun and easy-to-implement exercises that help you engage your horse as a thinking partner Throughout, the narrative includes stories of Acton's progress with her own horses, including mistakes and hindsight, and especially the transformation of the book’s "cover girl" Brandy from a dangerous throwaway to a happy, reliable partner. Clear, detailed photographs show the subtle body language of horses and people, and illustrate critical interactions that make a real difference in our relationships, communication, and training. These are a few of the concrete skills you will learn: · Earn trust starting the moment you meet a horse. · Recognize “misbehavior” that actually means your horse is thinking like a partner. · Turn pressure into clear communication instead of stress. · Use Positive Reinforcement for better learning, behavior, and reliability. · Turn anxiety and spooks into confidence building situations. · Discourage unwanted behavior without punishment. · Allow your horse appropriate choices and freedom. As your bond strengthens, you can enjoy watching your horse’s true personality blossom. A thoughtful, progressive book for riders of all disciplines and students of the horse of all experience levels.

What Horses Say

Author: Anna Clemence Mews
Publisher: Trafalgar Square Books
ISBN: 1570765235
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 254

Book Description
Anna Clemence Mews presents a beautifully written collection of true stories that have made up a part of Julie Dicker's career as an animal communicator and healer. Client interviews, case notes, and an interesting collection of survey questions and answers that were actually posed to a representative group of Dicker's equine clientele provide "anecdotal evidence" of horses' emotions and their ability to reason.

Think Like a Horse

Author: Grant Golliher
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593331923
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 273

Book Description
In Think Like a Horse, veteran “horse whisperer” and leadership expert Grant Golliher applies his hard-won horse sense to teach invaluable lessons anyone can use to live a fuller, more successful life. Grant Golliher is what some would call a “horse whisperer,” able to get a wild horse to calmly accept a saddle and a rider without the use of force. Through training thousands of horses, many traumatized or abused, Golliher was able to learn essential lessons about communication, boundaries, fairness, trust, and respect—lessons that apply not just to horses but to humans as well. It’s why celebrities, Fortune 500 executives, professional coaches, supreme court justices, and even ordinary families from around the world flock to his Wyoming ranch every year to take part in what one CEO called “the most transformational experience I have ever encountered.” Horse whispering may sound like magic, but as Grant explains in Think Like a Horse, it’s not really all that mysterious. The lessons he shares are as fundamental and ageless as the relationship between horses, the people who ride them, and the beauty of the West. In fact, it’s an approach that anyone can learn, and should learn, in order to better understand our common humanity, overcome trauma, foster more fulfilled relationships, and unlock untapped potential in virtually every aspect of our lives. All you have to do is think like a horse.

What Your Horse Wants You to Know

Author: Gincy Self Bucklin
Publisher: *Howell Book House
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 212

Book Description
A guide to explain and help you correct your horses' behavior problems.

Horse Sense for People

Author: Monty Roberts
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101128372
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 210

Book Description
From the author of the #1 bestseller The Man Who Listens to Horses, a book for all of us seeking to strengthen our human relationships "Monty Roberts will make you marvel."—The New York Times Book Review In The Man Who Listens to Horses, Monty Roberts revealed the depth of communication possible between human and horse. Touching the hearts of more than four million readers worldwide, that memoir—which spent more than a year at the top of The New York Times bestseller list—described his discovery of the "language" of horses and the dramatic effectiveness of removing violence from their training. Now, the world's most famous horse gentler demonstrates how his revolutionary Join-Up technique can be used not just for horses, but as a model for how to strengthen human relationships. With vivid, often deeply moving anecdotes, Roberts shows how the lessons learned from the thousands of horses he has known can provide effective guidelines for improving the quality of our communication with one another—from learning to "read" each other effectively, to creative fear-free environments, and, most importantly, teaching belief in the power of gentleness and trust.

What Horses Reveal

Author: Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781570766602
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling has developed a system for classifying all horse types into 26 character groups, which, when used in conjunction with correct body language and self-knowledge, will take every horse and rider towards more fulfilling and happier relationships. The four principal sections of the book include: learning how to recognize a horse's true nature; the 26 character groups; how to handle the first encounter with a horse; correct training methods for the specific character groups.

From Leading to Liberty

Author: Jutta Wiemers
Publisher: J.A. Allen
ISBN: 9780851319759
Category : Dressage
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Describes 100 'smart' games through which you can achieve an effective partnership with your horse. This title includes games which range from simple leading and lungeing, through to circus tricks (curtseying, kneeling, lying down or sitting on command, Spanish walk, and the Hungarian post).

Understanding Is the Key

Author: Gabriele Neurohr
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781695468085
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 230

Book Description
Do you have a young horse and the dream to create something special? Not just a solid and reliable riding horse but a special friendship that lasts? Understanding is the Key is not just another How-To-Train-Your-Horse book. Rather, it lays out all elements you need to develop your young horse into your dream horse, whatever it's breed, personality or the discipline you prefer. If your goal is that your horse enjoys the time you spend together and at the same time is well educated and reliable, this book will give you the keys to achieve just that. With "Understanding is the Key" you will learn: -how you can win the heart of your horse and create with awareness the wonderful relationship you wish to have- to understand how horses learn, think and perceive the world around them so that you can avoid all those little everyday problems - to understand what your part is on this journey together with your horse so that you can develop into the clear and loving leader your horse appreciates- to understand the principles of fair horse training so that you will be able to educate your horse in a kind and clear way into a confident partner that is willing to please- the ingredients and the road-map from foal to well-educated horse to make sure you don't miss a step in the development of your youngster. As a result, you will be able to decide for yourself what works and what doesn't work for your horse and your goals and become independent of any horse training method out there. The ultimate goal is that you and your horse enjoy every moment you spend together, no matter where you are in your journey.

Horses! (Animal Planet Chapter Books #5)

Author: Animal Planet
Publisher: Animal Planet
ISBN: 9781683308522
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Young readers craving information about beloved equines will find everything they want to know in Horses!, the new Animal Planet Chapter Book. Filled with more than 100 stunning photos, Horses! will explain how these beautiful animals work, play, compete, and care for their young, and how they move using their four natural gaits: walking, trotting, cantering, and galloping. Sections also explore horse breeds, herd behavior, communication, and the interdependent relationship between people and horses. Did you know these gentle giants can read emotions on a person’s face? Horses! will have readers whinnying with happiness about this popular animal subject.

Thinking with Horses

Author: Henry Blake
Publisher: Souvenir Press
ISBN: 9780285631540
Category : Animal communication
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Stimulating and practical, this book by the original horse whisperer can help anyone achieve real communication with their horse, improving their horsemanship by using the horse's natural instincts to do what the rider asks.Studies of both horse and rider inform this essentialguide that shows how to best motivate a horse and offers a wealth of practical advice on training and overcoming common problems. It teaches how to understand a horse's physical and emotional needs to promote harmonious communication between rider and equine."