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 : How to Think Like A Horse: The Essential Handbook for Understanding Why Horses Do What They Do

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.1
EAN: 9781580178358
ISBN: 1580178359
Label: Storey Publishing, LLC
Manufacturer: Storey Publishing, LLC
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 176
Publication Date: May 05, 2006
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Studio: Storey Publishing, LLC




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Product Description:
Ask someone who works with horses how best to communicate with a balky colt and she will tell you that horses do not respond to human cajoling. To be successful the human must understand and work with, not against, the horse’s instincts, needs, and fears. When a trainer resorts to human teaching methods — reasoning, begging, bribing, even hugging and kissing — the horse will become confused and unable to respond appropriately. But if horses are treated respectfully with methods they understand, everyone involved — animal and human — will be happier, safer, and more productive.

Horse trainer and instructor Cherry Hill believes that every human/horse relationship benefits from a greater human understanding of what motivates horses, how they experience the world, what makes them happy, and what worries them. Journey through the equine mind with Hill as she explores all that makes a horse tick. How do his basic needs dictate his behavior and mood? What touches and tastes appeal to his senses? How does his “flight or fight” instinct dictate his response to sudden movements?

Hill offers interactive experiments — fun for both horse and human — that bear out her findings on horse behavior. And her final chapter presents simple training methods that draw from the insights and information presented throughout the book.



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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - How to think like a horse
Also a great book for kids who WANT to learn more about horses and their keep -- even though Mom is gonna have to read it to them.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Think Like a Horse
There is something for everyone in this book; the professional or amateur. I have been working with horses for 35 years and learned quite a few new tips from the book. A excellant read.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great book on understanding the behavior of horses
I sent this book as a gift to a good friend who is an avid equestrian. She was at a camp teaching horseback riding when she received it and promptly read it from cover to cover. The other instructors were very jealous and want their own copy as well!



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - How To Think Like A Horse .
For a used book, this one was literally like new. The seller was prompt and polite. The book arrived in a timely fashion, well-packaged to prevent damage. The contnts of the book are one of the best I have read about horses. Thank you!



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Great book
Really liked this book, lots of helpful information, some things I already knew and some things didn't know or think of before.







 






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