How to Think Like a Horse: The Essential Handbook for Understanding Why Horses Do What They DoIn this fascinating best seller, Cherry Hill explores the way horses think and how it affects their behavior. Explaining why certain smells and sounds appeal to your horse’s sensibility and what sets off his sudden movements, Hill stresses how recognizing the thought processes behind your horse’s actions can help you communicate effectively and develop a trusting relationship based on mutual respect. |
Contents
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CHAPTER 2 The Horses Senses | 17 |
CHAPTER 3 The Physical Horse | 47 |
CHAPTER 4 The Nature of the Horse | 55 |
CHAPTER 5 Routines | 66 |
CHAPTER 6 Good Behavior Bad Behavior | 76 |
CHAPTER 7 Horse Timelines | 90 |
CHAPTER 8 Communication | 105 |
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How to Think Like a Horse: The Essential Handbook for Understanding Why ... Cherry Hill Limited preview - 2006 |
How to Think Like a Horse: The Essential Handbook for Understanding Why ... Cherry Hill No preview available - 2011 |
How to Think Like a Horse: The Essential Handbook for Understanding Why ... Cherry Hill No preview available - 2006 |
Common terms and phrases
aggressive aids bad habit barn become behavior binocular vision biting body language brain breeding bridle C H A P T E R canter chewing Curable Decibels develop domestic horses ears example fear feed flehmen response foal forward gelding goals halter handling head and neck hear herd hind legs hindquarters hoof hooves horse behavior horse learns horse trainer horse’s horse’s eye Human Equivalents incisors instincts kick lead rope lessons lower mare means mental move movement muscles mutual grooming objective goals pasture physical position premolars pressure rearing reflex rein reinforcement relaxed rider riding rubbing saddle sense sensitive side sleep Slow-wave sleep smell sound spook stall stallion stay apparatus stimulus stop tack tail teeth temperament things tion total 12 total trainer training session trot turn urinate vertebrae vision voice commands vomeronasal organ walk weight Western saddle wolf teeth yearling young horse Zinger