What Horses Really Want: Unlocking the Secrets to Trust, Cooperation and Reliabi

</p> <p/><b>A book<br>chock-full of answers to horse-behavior questions that will change your horse's<br>life for the better.</b></p> <p/>Horses<br>want partners they trust. Meeting their need for security makes them more<br>tuned-in, calmer, and more reliable. In her engaging book, highly<br>illustrated with professional color photographs, certified riding instructor<br>Lynn Acton, MS, shows you how, with practical step-by-step<br>instructions. You'll see that progress can be surprisingly fast with<br>methods that are gentle, time-tested, backed by science, and that make<br>intuitive sense to your horse. </p> <p/>Discover<br>how to earn trust and make training more efficient by engaging horses' innate<br>intelligence, maintaining clear two-way communication, and considering their<br>point of view. This leadership approach has been used successfully for<br>centuries by people of all backgrounds and skill levels on horses at all levels<br>of training. Acton refers to this relationship as Protector<br>Leadership because you are the horse's protector. In these pages, she combines<br>extensive horse experience and an academic background in social dynamics with<br>in-depth research. She interprets and cites the scientific findings that<br>explain why Protector Leadership works, and offers valuable insights into<br>equine psychology while exposing myths that are sources of problems. Plus, <br>Acton includes "Things to Try" at the end of each chapter--fun and<br>easy-to-implement e