The Mind Of The Horse

Author : Michel-Antoine Leblanc
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674727584
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mind of the Horse written by Michel-Antoine Leblanc and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2013-11-04 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Horses were first domesticated about 6,000 years ago on the vast Eurasian steppe extending from Mongolia to the Carpathian Mountains. Yet only in the last two decades have scientists begun to explore the specific mental capacities of these animals. Responding to a surge of interest in fields from ethology to comparative psychology and evolutionary biology, Michel-Antoine Leblanc presents an encyclopedic synthesis of scientific knowledge about equine behavior and cognition. The Mind of the Horse provides experts and enthusiasts alike with an up-to-date understanding of how horses perceive, think about, and adapt to their physical and social worlds. Much of what we know--or think we know--about "the intelligence of the horse" derives from fragmentary reports and anecdotal evidence. Putting this accumulated wisdom to the test, Leblanc introduces readers to rigorous experimental investigations into how horses make sense of their world under varying conditions. He describes the anatomical and neurophysiological characteristics of the horse's brain, and offers an evolutionary perspective by comparing these features with those of other species. A horseman himself, Leblanc also considers the opinions of renowned riding masters, as well as controversies surrounding the extraordinary powers of the horse's mind that have stirred in equestrian and scientific circles. Although scientists understand more today about how horses think than at any time in our species' long acquaintance with these animals, much remains in the dark. The Mind of the Horse brings together the current state of equine research and will likely stimulate surprising new discoveries.

Author : Michel-Antoine Leblanc
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674726375
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mind of the Horse written by Michel-Antoine Leblanc and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2013-11-04 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Horses were first domesticated about 6,000 years ago on the vast Eurasian steppe, yet only in the last two decades have scientists begun to explore the mental capacities of these animals. In The Mind of the Horse, Michel-Antoine Leblanc presents an encyclopedic synthesis of scientific knowledge about equine behavior and cognition, providing experts and enthusiasts alike with an up-to-date understanding of how horses perceive, think about, and adapt to their physical and social worlds. Much of what we think we know about "the intelligence of the horse" derives from fragmentary reports and anecdotal evidence. Putting this accumulated wisdom to the test, Leblanc introduces readers to rigorous experimental investigations into how horses make sense of their world under varying conditions. He describes the anatomical and neurophysiological characteristics of the horse's brain, and compares these features with those of other species, to gain an evolutionary perspective. A horseman himself, Leblanc also considers the opinions of renowned riding masters, as well as controversies surrounding the horse's extraordinary mental powers that have stirred in equestrian and scientific circles. The Mind of the Horse brings together in one volume the current state of equine research and will likely stimulate surprising new discoveries.

Author : Janet Jones
Publisher : Trafalgar Square Books
ISBN 13 : 1646010272
Total Pages : 455 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Horse Brain, Human Brain written by Janet Jones and published by Trafalgar Square Books. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An eye-opening game-changer of a book that sheds new light on how horses learn, think, perceive, and perform, and explains how to work with the horse’s brain instead of against it. In this illuminating book, brain scientist and horsewoman Janet Jones describes human and equine brains working together. Using plain language, she explores the differences and similarities between equine and human ways of negotiating the world. Mental abilities—like seeing, learning, fearing, trusting, and focusing—are discussed from both human and horse perspectives. Throughout, true stories of horses and handlers attempting to understand each other—sometimes successfully, sometimes not—help to illustrate the principles. Horsemanship of every kind depends on mutual interaction between equine and human brains. When we understand the function of both, we can learn to communicate with horses on their terms instead of ours. By meeting horses halfway, we achieve many goals. We improve performance. We save valuable training time. We develop much deeper bonds with our horses. We handle them with insight and kindness instead of force or command. We comprehend their misbehavior in ways that allow solutions. We reduce the human mistakes we often make while working with them. Instead of working against the horse’s brain, expecting him to function in unnatural and counterproductive ways, this book provides the information needed to ride with the horse’s brain. Each principle is applied to real everyday issues in the arena or on the trail, often illustrated with true stories from the author’s horse training experience. Horse Brain, Human Brain offers revolutionary ideas that should be considered by anyone who works with horses.

Author : Allan J. Hamilton MD
Publisher : Storey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1603427805
Total Pages : 479 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Zen Mind, Zen Horse written by Allan J. Hamilton MD and published by Storey Publishing. This book was released on 2011-09-10 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eastern philosophy enters the stables in this unique guide to horsemanship. Allan Hamilton describes how horses understand and respond to the flow of vital energy around them. They use this energy, called chi, to communicate with their herd, express dominance, and sense predators. Hamilton shares safe, simple techniques to make you more receptive to your animal’s chi, so you can develop a calm and effective training style that will not only help your horse follow commands, but strengthen the spiritual bond between horse and rider.

Author : Reginald Harrison Smythe
Publisher : J. A. Allen, Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780851311500
Total Pages : 123 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mind of the Horse written by Reginald Harrison Smythe and published by J. A. Allen, Limited. This book was released on 1972-01-01 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Cherry Hill
Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 160342802X
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Think Like a Horse written by Cherry Hill and published by Storey Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2011-06-30 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 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.

Author : Lucy Rees
Publisher : Arco
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Horse's Mind written by Lucy Rees and published by Arco. This book was released on 1985 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : R.H. Smythe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 123 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mind of the Horse written by R.H. Smythe and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert M. Miller
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780984462087
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding the Ancient Secrets of the Horse's Mind written by Robert M. Miller and published by . This book was released on 2011-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concise, easy-to-read book explains why and how horses behave the way they do. It describes methods by which behavior problems can be PREVENTED, and methods which can be used to correct existing problems. Dr. Miller explains how every horse inherits ten character traits that influence its behavior. These ten traits are embedded deep within the horse's DNA and shared, without exception, by every horse that was ever born. Understanding these 10 traits is essential to optimum communication with the horse, and is the reason the current revolution in natural horsemanship is so successful. If you understand how your horse thinks, you can control its behavior. You can teach your horse to: - ignore the "spooky" stuff - stand quietly while tied - accept routine veterinary and farrier work - come when called - overcome "barn sour" or "herd bound" behavior - load into a trailer calmly and willingly - respect you as a leader - yield its head, neck, feet and hindquarters - respond positively whether at a show, on the trail or in the stable In addition, Dr. Miller, who is the originator of imprint training of newborn foals, also includes an in depth discussion of this method in the book. Are you unwittingly teaching your horse how to misbehave? Find out from the expert on equine behavior!

Author : Lesley Skipper
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781602390515
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Horse Behavior written by Lesley Skipper and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2007 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An innovative approach to equine psychology and successful training"--Cover.