Understanding Your Horse: How to Overcome Common Behavior Problems

by Lesley Bayley, Richard Maxwell, Richard Maxwell, et al.

Book Overview

This guide shows how to understand and communicate with horses. It shows how to interpret their signals, from the subtle flick of an ear to the very clear message given by a well-aimed bite. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 157076073X
• ISBN13: 9781570760730
• Release Date: February 1997
• Publisher: Trafalgar Square Publishing
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.9" x 10.7"

Customer Reviews

Excellent!

I really appreciated the information set forth by Max. He really does attempt to understand the horse in each situation. Even though a lot of the info I already have for myself after working with horses for so long, a lot of it also gave me new insight. Very informative!

Read it again

In response to the reader who felt that Richard Maxwell was taking the credit for Monty's work, I would like to point out that Richard is infact Monty's STUDENT and is mentioned in Monty's book The Man Who Listens To Horses. Richard, who was in the household cavalry and present at the demonstration Monty gave for the Queen, was for a long time the only person authorized to use Monty's techniques here in the UK. Additionally having read Richards other book, and seen him in action, I can honestly assure readers that he is indeed brillient and can teach you a great deal about handling problem horses

If you don't have it - get it

This is a great insight into why your horse does what he does - and the best thing is that it makes total sense. You'll wonder how you ever got on without it.

An excellent all rounder!

I found this book amazing, It is well written and informative, the case studies are excellent and really helped me to understand my ex racehorse. He came to me as an unsolvable case, his owner wanted him put down. He had nearly every vice handled in this book, from 'weaving' to 'biting' to 'bucking when ridden'. The manager of the stables he came from, recommended he never be handled and gave him to me as a companion for my pony. However, thanks to this book, and a lot of patience, he is now a happy well balanced member of the family and ridden every day !