Riding the Horse's Mind

Riding the Horse's Mind
Author: Gerrie Barnes
Publisher:
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2017-09-26
Genre:
ISBN: 9781975814465

Riding the Horse's Mind: The Psychology and Leadership of the Horse is written for western and English recreational riders of all skill levels: novice, intermediate, and advanced.This book provides a ground breaking explanation as to why recreational riders continue to have small and large problems and frustrations in gaining and maintaining the trust and respect of their horses. Frustrations build and confidence erodes. This book takes a unique look at the comparison between the horse and human species as to their instincts, motivations, and needs. The results clearly explain why humans' communication, interaction, and relationship with a horse frequently is ineffective. This easy-to-read yet researched book provides the missing piece. A WORKBOOK is included to guide the reader in reaching their goals of safety, respect, and fun with their equine partner. Riding instructors benefit with a new tool to help their riding students become more effective.

Horse Brain, Human Brain

Horse Brain, Human Brain
Author: Janet Jones
Publisher: Trafalgar Square Books
Total Pages: 455
Release: 2020-09-01
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 1646010272

An eye-opening game-changer of a book that sheds new light on how horses learn, think, perceive, and perform, and explains how to work with the horse’s brain instead of against it. In this illuminating book, brain scientist and horsewoman Janet Jones describes human and equine brains working together. Using plain language, she explores the differences and similarities between equine and human ways of negotiating the world. Mental abilities—like seeing, learning, fearing, trusting, and focusing—are discussed from both human and horse perspectives. Throughout, true stories of horses and handlers attempting to understand each other—sometimes successfully, sometimes not—help to illustrate the principles. Horsemanship of every kind depends on mutual interaction between equine and human brains. When we understand the function of both, we can learn to communicate with horses on their terms instead of ours. By meeting horses halfway, we achieve many goals. We improve performance. We save valuable training time. We develop much deeper bonds with our horses. We handle them with insight and kindness instead of force or command. We comprehend their misbehavior in ways that allow solutions. We reduce the human mistakes we often make while working with them. Instead of working against the horse’s brain, expecting him to function in unnatural and counterproductive ways, this book provides the information needed to ride with the horse’s brain. Each principle is applied to real everyday issues in the arena or on the trail, often illustrated with true stories from the author’s horse training experience. Horse Brain, Human Brain offers revolutionary ideas that should be considered by anyone who works with horses.

The Mind of the Horse

The Mind of the Horse
Author: Michel-Antoine Leblanc
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 544
Release: 2013-11-04
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0674727584

Horses were first domesticated about 6,000 years ago on the vast Eurasian steppe extending from Mongolia to the Carpathian Mountains. Yet only in the last two decades have scientists begun to explore the specific mental capacities of these animals. Responding to a surge of interest in fields from ethology to comparative psychology and evolutionary biology, Michel-Antoine Leblanc presents an encyclopedic synthesis of scientific knowledge about equine behavior and cognition. The Mind of the Horse provides experts and enthusiasts alike with an up-to-date understanding of how horses perceive, think about, and adapt to their physical and social worlds. Much of what we know--or think we know--about "the intelligence of the horse" derives from fragmentary reports and anecdotal evidence. Putting this accumulated wisdom to the test, Leblanc introduces readers to rigorous experimental investigations into how horses make sense of their world under varying conditions. He describes the anatomical and neurophysiological characteristics of the horse's brain, and offers an evolutionary perspective by comparing these features with those of other species. A horseman himself, Leblanc also considers the opinions of renowned riding masters, as well as controversies surrounding the extraordinary powers of the horse's mind that have stirred in equestrian and scientific circles. Although scientists understand more today about how horses think than at any time in our species' long acquaintance with these animals, much remains in the dark. The Mind of the Horse brings together the current state of equine research and will likely stimulate surprising new discoveries.

Brain Training for Riders

Brain Training for Riders
Author: Andrea Monsarrat Waldo
Publisher: Trafalgar Square Books
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2017-01-16
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1570768390

Did you know there is an area of your brain known as the “Lizard Brain” that thinks only about the immediate moment and your means of survival? Yes, in certain circumstances, your “Rational Brain” can effectively “shut down” and you are at the mercy of a reptile ... dry-mouthed, sweating, queasy, unable to think clearly—even though you know better. When does the Lizard Brain run the show? It can happen in any number of unfamiliar, uncomfortable, challenging, or “stressful” riding situations. But here’s the thing: with the right kind of training, you can learn to manage the reptile within, which leads to greater confidence with horses, better riding performance, and ultimately, happiness at the barn, at shows, and everywhere in between. Andrea Monsarrat Waldo teaches you how to: handle uncomfortable emotions, such as fear, anger, anxiety, and embarrassment; hone your mental game and focus your riding time to get the most out of your hours in the saddle; care for your emotional injuries the same way you would care for an injured horse; and produce a state of “Focused Calm” and tap into the skills you have (whether you know it or not!) to ensure an outstanding ride.

Ride with Your Mind

Ride with Your Mind
Author: Mary Wanless
Publisher: Trafalgar Square Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1992-03
Genre: Horsemanship
ISBN: 9780943955520

Forfatteren undersøger og forklarer de skjulte faktorer indenfor ridning og forhold som opbygning af tillid mellem hest og rytter. Med øvelser

Zen Mind, Zen Horse

Zen Mind, Zen Horse
Author: Allan J. Hamilton MD
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Total Pages: 479
Release: 2011-09-10
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1603427805

Eastern philosophy enters the stables in this unique guide to horsemanship. Allan Hamilton describes how horses understand and respond to the flow of vital energy around them. They use this energy, called chi, to communicate with their herd, express dominance, and sense predators. Hamilton shares safe, simple techniques to make you more receptive to your animal’s chi, so you can develop a calm and effective training style that will not only help your horse follow commands, but strengthen the spiritual bond between horse and rider.

A Gymnastic Riding System Using Mind, Body, and Spirit

A Gymnastic Riding System Using Mind, Body, and Spirit
Author: Betsy Steiner
Publisher: Trafalgar Square
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2003
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781570760921

A unique, highly illustrated book that offers training techniques for the mind, body, and spirit of both rider and horse, including a specially designed Pilates program for riders.

Riding Home

Riding Home
Author: Tim Hayes
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 267
Release: 2015-03-03
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1250033527

Riding Home:The Power of Horses to Heal, Horse Nation's must read book of 2016, is the first and only book to scientifically and experientially explain why horses have the extraordinary ability to emotionally transform the lives of thousands of men, women and children, whether they are horse lovers, or suffering from deep psychological wounds. It is a book for anyone who wants to experience the joy, wonder, self-awareness and peace of mind that comes from creating a horse/human relationship, and it puts forth and clarifies the principles of today's Natural Horsemanship (or what was once referred to as "Horse Whispering") Everyone knows someone who needs help: a husband, a wife, a partner, a child, a friend, a troubled teenager, a war veteran with PTSD, someone with autism, an addiction, anyone in emotional pain or who has lost their way. Riding Home provides riveting examples of how Equine Therapy has become one of today's most effective cutting-edge methods of healing. Horses help us discover hidden parts of ourselves, whether we're seven or seventy. They model relationships that demonstrate acceptance, kindness, honesty, tolerance, patience, justice, compassion, and forgiveness. Horses cause all of us to become better people, better parents, better partners, and better friends. A horse can be our greatest teacher, for horses have no egos, they never lie, they're never wrong and they manifest unparalleled compassion. It is this amazing power of horses to heal and teach us about ourselves that is accessible to anyone and found in the pages of Tim Hayes's Riding Home. The information and lists of therapeutic and non-therapeutic equine programs, which are contained in the book, are also available at the book's website.

Inside Your Ride

Inside Your Ride
Author: Tonya Johnston
Publisher: Tonya Johnston
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-05
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781929164615

Become the confident, composed, and effective rider you've always wanted to be! Mental skills coach Tonya Johnston, MA, has helped thousands of equestrian athletes achieve success at every level, from recreational riders to award-winning international competitors. In Inside Your Ride, she provides specific methods and clear, easy-to-follow directions to help you mentally prepare for your next ride or competition, no matter your discipline and skill level. This book will show you how to: Become energized and overcome riding challenges Highlight progress and success within your goal setting Conquer anxiety and develop a positive attitude Stay in the moment during your ride Fine-tune your visualization skills Build a consistent preparation routine Communicate well with trainers, partners, parents, or fellow boarders Inside Your Ride is also filled with inspiring quotes, stories, and insights from Olympic and world-class riders and trainers, including Margie Engle, John French, Guenter Seidel, Anne Kursinski, McLain Ward, Gina Miles, and Missy Clark, who share their personal mental preparation strategies.