How To Think Like A Horse: Essential Insights for Understanding Equine Behavior and Building an Effective Partnership with Your Horse
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...
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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, thehorse’s instincts, needs, and fears. When a trainerresorts to human teaching methods — reasoning,begging, bribing, even hugging and kissing — thehorse 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.
Chapter 1: Becoming The Horse Why Think Like a Horse? \ • What a Horse Needs \ • What Horses Don't Like \ • Humans and Horses \ • How to Become Part Horse\ Chapter 2: The Horse's Senses Vision\ • Hearing\ • Smell and Taste\ • Touch\ • Reflexes\ • Proprioceptive Sense\ Chapter 3: The Physical Horse Seasonal Changes\ • Digestive System\ • Skeletal System\ • Hoof Growth\ Chapter 4: The Nature of the Horse Bonding\ • Pecking Order\ • The Battle of the Sexes\ • Horse Play\ • Curiosity or the Investigative Behavior\ • The Nomadic Lifestyle\ Chapter 5: Routines The Horse's Biological Clock\ • Shelter\ • Self-Preservation\ Chapter 6: Good Behavior, "Bad" Behavior The Spirit of the Horse\ • Temperament and Attitude\ • Natural Horsekeeping\ • Domestication Pressures\ Chapter 7: Horse Timelines Life-Stage Characteristics\ • Development Timelines\ Chapter 8: Communication Reading a Horse's Body Language\ • The Subtleties\ • Vocal Language\ • How to Communicate with Your Horse\ • Voice Commands\ Chapter 9: Learning The Brain\ • Mental Processes\ • Learning Principles\ • Behavior Modification\ • Behavior Modification Techniques\ • Repetition\ • Shaping\ Chapter 10: Training Training Philosophy\ • Training Goals\ • Physical Development\ • Content of a Training Session\ • A Typical Training Session\ Epilogue Glossary Recommended Reading Index\
\ Southern HorseStyle"…an eye opener…Hill's book is the essential handbook – not too technical yet seriously written from her 30 years of experience."\ \
