| Natural Horsemanship Explained |  In my previous book, REVOLUTION IN HORSEMANSHIP, which I co-authored with Rick Lamb, I targeted the horse person who was unfamiliar with Natural Horsemanship, those who were familiar with it but disinterested, and those who were opposed to it. In this latest book I am targeting the convert - the believer in Natural Horsemanship, the student, and the clinician who teaches it. I want them to know exactly why and how it works. Understanding its efficacy will reinforce and refine the users' methodology. The horse is a highly intelligent species capable of exceptional communication with the human being, but only if the human has learned HOW to communicate. This book begins explaining why Natural Horsemanship works, including some concepts never before published. Then we examine different schools of thought within the horse world, and finally the significance of horses in the 21st century. Scroll down for table of contents and reviews
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Reviews & Comments on Natural
Horsemanship Explained
I first observed Dr. Miller in Texas in the
early 80’s while I was a veterinary student. He would travel the country,
giving demonstrations of “tube worming” (passing a long plastic tube through
a horse’s nose into the stomach) in less than cooperative horses. He would
take any horse presented to him, rearing, striking, and/or biting, and
patiently and methodically demonstrate the procedure using desensitization
and counter-conditioning. That was in the days before Karen Parelli Hagen coined
the term “natural horsemanship” and during a time when instruction of equine
behavior was lacking, or only minimally covered in veterinary curricula. Dr.
Miller has been a life-long student of animal (and human) behavior, and his
passion for horses is palpable. “Natural Horsemanship Explained” is an easy
and entertaining read that elucidates the behavioral science behind the
effective training methods popular today. With his keen sense of
observation, decades of experience riding and working with horses in his
veterinary practice, his wonderful sense of humor, and his obsession with
understanding how horses behave, Dr. Miller’s book will be a useful addition
to the library of anyone who is a horse lover, professional or student,
working to improve their skills at reading behavior, communicating, riding
or simply enjoying horses.
Sharon J. Spier, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM
Professor,
School of Veterinary Medicine
University of
California, Davis
Table of Contents from Natural
Horsemanship Explained
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What the Revolution Can Mean To
Us
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The Mind/Feet Connection
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The Key To Leadership
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Horses Are Not Afraid of Predators
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Tools
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Desensitization
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Understanding Reinforcement
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Feel
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Early Learning
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Even Clinicians Make Mistakes
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Things we don't
Fully understand
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whispering
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the myth of native horsemanship
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horses are copycats
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chimpanzees
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bigotry in the world of horses
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a boyhood dream fulfilled
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for the love of a horse
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look at their hands
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skeptics
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the working horse
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the warhorse
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the last warhorse
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the evolution of horsemanship
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what do horses mean to us?
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