Kategoria BISAC: Nature >> Animals - Horses

In Horses Never Lie, renowned horse trainer Mark Rashid introduces us to his revolutionary method for training horses. He emphasizes the importance of balance: "It has always been my contention that working with horses is, or at least should be, a delicate balancing act between finding how much or how little direction it will take to help the horse we are working with understand whatever it is we are trying to teach. Too little direction and our efforts might become ineffective. Too much direction and we may...

Equine therapy has long been a staple activity for special-needs children and adults, and its physical benefits are evident. In Riding Home, Horse Nation's must read book of 2016, Tim Hayes uses his own vast experience working with horses combined with scientific research to show us how and why horses and our relationships with them are also able to heal our emotional and psychological wounds.

Riding Home provides riveting examples of how equine therapy has become one of today's most effective, cutting-edge methods of healing where so often traditional therapy and...

Zen in the Stable combines insight garnered from the equestrian life with stunning photos. Written by an award-winning author trained as a show jumper by an Olympic-level coach, Zen in the Stable offers original enlightenment from the barnyard to the ring. Fifty inspiring photos enhance each original saying in a full-color book that makes a perfect gift.

Laine has always been inspired by the power and grace of horses. Their fluid movements promise to carry us into new worlds, ones that can only be viewed from horseback. When Laine was fifteen, she learned dressage...

Zen in the Stable combines insight garnered from the equestrian life with stunning photos. Written by an award-winning author trained as a show jumper by an Olympic-level coach, Zen in the Stable offers original enlightenment from the barnyard to the ring. Fifty inspiring photos enhance each original saying in a full-color book that makes a perfect gift.

Laine has always been inspired by the power and grace of horses. Their fluid movements promise to carry us into new worlds, ones that can only be viewed from horseback. When Laine was fifteen, she learned dressage...

Over thousands of years, Kohanov writes, "master herders" of nomadic herding cultures developed a multifaceted, socially intelligent form of leadership combining the five roles of Dominant, Leader, Sentinel, Nurturer /...

"Part biography, part love story and part wisdom of the ages, Mindy Tatz Chernoff tells a story of how her relationship with these wise and magnificent animals changed her life. And how, in turn, she and her horses devote their lives to helping others. She's not afraid of her own vulnerability, nor is she afraid of being playful (note the book title.) Chernoff tells the story of her life and perhaps all of our lives."

-- Dr. Dan Gottlieb, psychologist, author and host of NPR's Voices in The Family

"Mindys book is filled with incredible life...

Identical twins Miki and Julie Collins trap, hunt, fish, and garden in Alaska's wilderness just north of Denali National Park in Alaska's vast interior. Their closest companions are loyal sled dogs and Icelandic horses, which eat fish and can withstand northern extremes. Whether taking a 1,900-mile excursion around Alaska by dog sled, defending their huskies from a charging grizzly, or dealing with a panicked horse in an airborne plane, the Collins sisters offer a new perspective on life in the northland. Theirs is an unusual lifestyle even by Alaska standards. In this revised second...