Understanding Horse Behavior: An Innovative Approach to Equine Psychology and Successful Training

by Lesley Skipper

Book Overview

This authoritative discussion of horses' psychological and emotional needs will change your perception of human-horse interaction forever. Author Lesley Skipper asserts that a new perception of horses... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1602390517
• ISBN13: 9781602390515
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.7" x 10.4"

Customer Reviews

The perfect introduction for new horse owners

Offering an innovative, successful, 'user friendly' approach to understanding the behavior of horses and the successful training of them, "Understanding Horse Behavior" provides horse owners with effective training techniques, expert insights into the equine world, and invaluable instructions on helping a horse cope with and adjust to the rigorous demands of training and competition. Of special note is what horse breeding and training expert Lesley Skipper has to saw on helping a horse to deal with the stress of travel and transportation, as well as ethical techniques for correcting bad habits and behavior in horses. Enhanced throughout with full color photography, "Understanding Horse Behavior" is the perfect introduction for new horse owners, and a strongly recommended addition to community library Pets & Wildlife reference collections.

Useful and attractive book

What I love about this book are the beautiful photographs and illustrations. Yes, it has lots of great information, good insights into horse behavior, and very helpful training tips, but the best parts are the excellent full-color photos of horses who are clearly happy, healthy, and willingly in tune with their owners, as well as the diagrams that show things such as proper riding technique. It's also refreshing to find a horse training book that has a good balance between practicality and the pure joy of relating to animals.