"As a horse owner you must make a big effort in understanding the horse, understanding it’s language, and how to communicate to it what it is that you are trying to say. Very often you will not be able to do this in a way that the horse can understand. Don’t think that the horse is being stupid or difficult! Try other ways of communicating what it is you want! And make it a thing that the horse will not only understand, but also accept . . . The alternatives to understanding the horse and how to communicating to it what you want is to use tools and equipment. A common example for this is nosebands, tiedowns, sidereins, stronger bits etc. when humans don’t know how to ask a horse for something it’s in our nature to force the horse into it. it can be done, but is it fair to the horse?" -- Ellen Warren - Training Your Horse

Horses Never Lie : The Heart of Passive Leadership by Mark Rashid
Editorial Reviews: Paint Horse Journal, June, 2000 ". . . compelling stories of how horses have changed when their owners have taken this new approach." ~ ~ ~ Horse Previews Magazine, June, 2000 "At $16.00 I think this paperback book might save you a lot of money on quirts, bits, and spurs."

True Horsemanship Through Feel
Editorial Reviews: You don't have to own a horse to love Bill Dorrance, his message or his book. Bill's book, "True Horsemanship Through Feel," is the cornerstone of the largest grassroots movement in the history of horse-human relations. It is far more than a tribute to the horse's intelligence and spirit. Bill's book is a unique and intensely fascinating explanation of how to handle, ride and get along with a horse. This incredible work is testimony to Bill's faith in the human capacity for deep insight, forgiveness and generosity. Bill wants us to focus on the best aspects of ourselves, and to see the best in every person, animal and situation. He left us with a perfect guidebook to make a new kind of inner adjustment. In these stressful and peculiar times, Bill's thoughtfully chosen words can help us all.

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