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Listen to and communicate with your horse-successfully
"This is a book for everyone who has ever looked at the constantly increasing list of methods and systems marketed as 'horsemanship' and wondered which of the many possible approaches would be most suitable for a particular behavior problem. Gincy Bucklin has distilled her many years of experience with horses and riders into a very useful, step-by-step, hands-on book. Bucklin's writing is smooth and easy to read, and no matter where you open this book, you'll find that her deep respect and affection for both equines and humans shines through."
-Dr. Jessica Jahiel, author of Riding for the Rest of Us
"Gincy Bucklin uses her decades-long experience with horses to answer that most frequently asked question: 'Why did my horse do that?' And she comes up with creative solutions that weave together traditional horse handling with the best of modern horse training, including my own personal favorite, clicker training."
-Alexandra Kurland, author of Clicker Training for Your Horse and The Click That Teaches video lesson series
It takes time for a horse to learn everything we want him to know. If we don't make our intentions clear to him in ways that he can understand, or if we don't listen to what he wants, problems may result. Featuring easy-to-follow, step-by-step advice, What Your Horse Wants You to Know reveals how to communicate effectively with your horse to create an atmosphere of mutual cooperation.
What Your Horse Wants You to Know focuses on improving your horse's behavior on the ground, so you can develop relationship and communications skills without the more challenging problems that arise once you're on his back.
* Use your entire body to communicate with your horse
* Show your horse that you respect his needs and feelings
* Be patient and consistent with your horse while having fun
* Understand your horse's fears and overcome them
* Respond appropriately to physiological or nutritional problems
* Use praise to make your horse feel confident and successful
"This is a book for everyone who has ever looked at the constantly increasing list of methods and systems marketed as 'horsemanship' and wondered which of the many possible approaches would be most suitable for a particular behavior problem. Gincy Bucklin has distilled her many years of experience with horses and riders into a very useful, step-by-step, hands-on book. Bucklin's writing is smooth and easy to read, and no matter where you open this book, you'll find that her deep respect and affection for both equines and humans shines through."
-Dr. Jessica Jahiel, author of Riding for the Rest of Us
"Gincy Bucklin uses her decades-long experience with horses to answer that most frequently asked question: 'Why did my horse do that?' And she comes up with creative solutions that weave together traditional horse handling with the best of modern horse training, including my own personal favorite, clicker training."
-Alexandra Kurland, author of Clicker Training for Your Horse and The Click That Teaches video lesson series
It takes time for a horse to learn everything we want him to know. If we don't make our intentions clear to him in ways that he can understand, or if we don't listen to what he wants, problems may result. Featuring easy-to-follow, step-by-step advice, What Your Horse Wants You to Know reveals how to communicate effectively with your horse to create an atmosphere of mutual cooperation.
What Your Horse Wants You to Know focuses on improving your horse's behavior on the ground, so you can develop relationship and communications skills without the more challenging problems that arise once you're on his back.
* Use your entire body to communicate with your horse
* Show your horse that you respect his needs and feelings
* Be patient and consistent with your horse while having fun
* Understand your horse's fears and overcome them
* Respond appropriately to physiological or nutritional problems
* Use praise to make your horse feel confident and successful
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Text focuses on horse behavior and offers effective, step-by-step methods for developing communication with horses. Shows how to use the entire body for communication and emphasizes the rewards of being patient and consistent. Includes such topics as bathing, biting, doctoring, feeding problems, stall problems, panicking, and more. Softcover.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Great reference for beginners and serious horsemen/women!,
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This review is from: What Your Horse Wants You to Know: What Horses' "Bad" Behavior Means, and How to Correct It (Paperback)
The best thing about this book is that the author tells the reader from the beginning (the preface)that any "problem" he may have with his horse is not the horse's fault at all. This sets the tone for the book. If there's something "wrong" with your horse, you must look to yourself to find out what the real source of the problem is. Not communicating in a way that your horse can understand, not knowing how to teach your horse, and being in too much of a hurry are the things we need to work on.The introduction sets up the ten rules of training. These rules should be posted in every serious lesson barn! There are all kinds of good information included in the introduction, such as how to build a good relationship with your horse, how to use praise, and techniques from TTEAM, clicker training, round pen training, and Parelli. The author is not afraid to "mix and match" techniques from different schools, depending on what the horse needs at the moment. All solutions to the "problems" are non-confrontational and very useful. Ms. Bucklin then lists "problems" in alphabetical order. This makes it easy to use as a reference book. The format is easy to read and understand. First, she gives an example of the problem, then the all-important, "What your horse wants you to know." Then comes "What to do about it." Finally another equally important part is "What not to do about it." Lots of books have only "What to do about it." To me, it's just as important to know *why* he's doing it and also what *not* to do. Even though I've learned or figured out a lot of this stuff on my own, I found lots of things I didn't know or wasn't sure about. This book would make a great Christmas present for anyone, but especially for someone just getting started with horses.
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This review is from: What Your Horse Wants You to Know: What Horses' "Bad" Behavior Means, and How to Correct It (Paperback)
I found a lot of tips when I did not know what to do with my mare. It tells you why the horse is doing that and how to fix it! Also, they use natural horsemanship to solve some issues!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Sound advice from one of the best teachers.,
By Panda "Panda" (Oregon) - See all my reviews
This review is from: What Your Horse Wants You to Know: What Horses' "Bad" Behavior Means, and How to Correct It (Paperback)
I have known Gincy Bucklin via cyberspace for quite a few years. We were fellow subscribers to the Horseman list until it fell into disuse, and when Gincy started her own list (Riding With Confidence) I subscribed immediately.Gincy is one of the best and most knowledgeable teachers of riding that I know, and she not only has years of experience behind her, but also specializes in helping timid, fearful and/or aging riders who have for some reason lost their confidence. She is uncanny at figuring out physical, mental and emotional problems and resolving rider error and is highly sympathetic to those who are having problems with riding or their horses, so it really came as no surprise that she would write a book to bridge the gap between horse and rider. This teacher turned writer has greater works yet to come, and this book is the first of such. It is in encyclopedic form, and easy to read and comprehend. Bravo, Gincy.
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