How to Think Like a Horse by Cherry Hill (10/24)

The Essential Handbook for Understanding Why Horses Do What They Do.

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 be 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 greater 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.