The Horse's Mind

by Lucy Rees

A practical book offering new insights into the working of the horse's mind. It explores the reasons behind the horse's natural likes and dislikes, fears and habits, showing how their love for company has led to a sensitive and complicated use of signals. The "bad" behaviour of horses, says the author, is due to misunderstanding on our part, and to their being kept in natural conditions that cause them stress and unhappiness. She offers an approach to training and dealing with "problem" horses that uses the horse's natural behaviour and encourages harmony and great communication between horse and human. This book show anyone can learn to make a horse happier.

Genres: Horses, Nonfiction

224 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1983

Reviews

[Nat Giles]

Muy necesario!!

[Goele Lousbergh]

The book needs restyling, but the content is an absolute must for any horse owner. That is, if they are willing to admit a horse belongs outside, on prairie, with his friends ...

[Kate]

It is a splendid and concise book and for me, as a dilettante, it covered all the basics of managing horses.

[Sarah]

I just found a list of books I read as a teen. I have to admit I don't remember this one, but I rated it very highly at the time.