djvu A quick guide to Horse Whispering (English Edition)

This books shows you:

How to instantly relax any horse just by using your voice.
How to approach a horse so that you win its affection.
How to know exactly what your horse is feeling - and thinking - so you get the most from your time together.
How your horse's 'vocals' tell you what mood it's in and how it's feeling.
How to keep your horse beautifully clean and healthy without grooming for hours
How to start, stop and turn a horse with complete control and confidence

"Of course, I'm biased, but most riding school don't teach what I'm about to show you - yet it's so important: how else are you going to bond with your horses?

How can somebody walk up to horse they have never met before, win its affection and have it under their control in moments?

And make it look effortless too – even though they don't seem to do much at all.

I've seen it countless times, and you probably have too, or you probably wouldn't be reading this.

It really got me wondering: what are these 'horse whisperers' doing that I'm not?

You've probably thought that too.

But that all changed for me, when I met Lara.

Lara's a barefoot trimmer. But she's also...well, you decide. I asked her if she'd ever been able to calm a horse nobody else could, as she's just so natural with them. Do you know what she said?

“Yes – lots of times!

Once, on a trimming appointment I was asked to hold a 17hh Maremmano stallion in a small round pen.

He seemed pretty quiet - right until the owner took the horse I had been working on away.

All of a sudden there was little me stuck on the end of a very big stallion. He exploded and became twice his size, rearing and striking out.

I had never seen two men run out of a pen so fast. But I didn't panic. In fact, I just laughed at how quickly they had scampered off - and waited for his rearing to finish.

Because I was laughing, I was totally at ease.

And because I was at ease, the horse had little to panic about.

When he'd finished rearing I just 'asked' his head toward me, and as soon I was able to put my hand on his neck I calmed him down completely.”

I was amazed. The questions flooded through my mind: did you let go of the rope? Pull it tighter? Why weren't you scared? How could you be so confident? How did you 'ask' his head towards you? Did you scratch his neck? What did you do when he was calm?

And then she told me... one by one.

Well, I kept hounding Lara for these nuggets of 'horsey talk', making notes and reading as much as I could on the subject – and then something amazing happened.

I was mucking out when the wind caught a plastic bag and it quickly rustled through the stable.

Minnie's ears pricked up and she snorted – just as Lara said she'd do when she's startled and fearful of something.

From then on, I watched Minnie with every spare second I had. Everything Lara had said, everything I'd read and everything I recently watched fell in to place.

Once you know what to look for, a horse's body language is as clear as if they were speaking to you.

That's the difference – all a 'horse whisperer' has that you don't is a natural empathy with the horse. Often without consciously doing so, they understand the horse’s body language.

Everything in this book is applicable. It's stuff you can use, immediately.