Sumerel

Karen Pryor

Karen Pryor shows sensitivity in her exploration of animal behavior and training. Her gentle positive approach coupled with patience enables her to reduce ethology to its basic terms for the scholar and the layman. Our relationship to the animals in our lives is often special. We look for ways to enhance it and grow from the experience. Karen Pryor seems unafraid of being innovative. Her gentle methodology teaches us and our animals to learn a behavior and want to exhibit it as opposed to the traditional result where the animal's response is offered to avoid punishment. Karen Pryor's essays are fascinating and encouraging. They are well written and easily understood. Transposing her experiences to our own training endeavors expands our parameters exponentially! The results are amazing

This collection brings together Karen Pryor's dolphin research articles, some fascinating writing on dogs, animal training, and behavior, and the pick of her popular essays from New York, Psychology Today, and other magazines. Pryor's a wonderful writer as well as a gifted scientist. Great reading!

Boone

Is there a universal language of love, a "kinship with all life" that can open new horizons of experience? Example after example in this unique classic -- from "Strongheart" the actor-dog to "Freddie" the fly -- resounds with entertaining and inspiring proof that communication with animals is a wonderful, indisputable fact. All that is required is an attitude of openness, friendliness, humility, and a sense of humor to part the curtain and form bonds of real friendship. For anyone who loves animals, for all those who have ever experienced the special devotion only a pet can bring, Kinship With All Life is an unqualified delight. Sample these pages and you will never encounter "just a dog" again, but rather a fellow member of nature's own family.

Witter

Ms. Witter seems to have captured all that is truly equine, and then some. Being a "Saddlebred" person, I was thrilled with Ms. Witter's interviews with Tom Moore and Mrs. Crabtree who today are the icons of the Saddlebred world. I could relate to every chapter in this book from horse communication, to detective work, to the chapter on loss. This book is a MUST have for anyone who rides or has horses in their lives! A fantastic read...A fine job!

Schoen/Procter

If you've ever loved an animal and hated to see it suffer, you now have the good fortune to meet Dr. Allen M. Schoen, whose integration of conventional and alternative medical techniques is revolutionizing the practice of veterinary medicine. Drawing on his experience of treating many different kinds of animals, as well as his knowledge of the healing power of the human-animal bond, Dr. Schoen teaches us: * How love for our pets can literally save their lives, and how their love for us can be transforming * How we can establish a deep connection with our pets that will improve their health and well-being, as well as increase our ability to communicate with them * How the simple techniques of "listening," "touching," and "feeling" can bring comfort to our pets and a deeper understanding of their needs.

Podhajsky

Highly recommended! This guy is the Tom Dorrance of the classical dressage world. I think everyone involved with horses should read this book.

Janus

Horses give us everything they have; their strength, power, grace, beauty and unconditional love. This wonderful collection of stories (including my own) show how those gifts can enhanced lives, both human and equine. It is a book of overcoming the obstacles life throws at us all, with a little help from your friends.

Towery

n this book, the first of a series, noted author and speaker Twyman Towery responds to the resurgence of respect for the wisdom of the natural world with a guide to assist people today in meeting one of their greatest challenges: to find a balance between work, family, and personal living.

With the modern-day emphasis on leadership and the growth of family values, it is not always easy to remember that the strength of the wolf is the pack, and the strength of the pack is the wolf. This book will remind even the most corporate-minded that individual growth and potential lead to the strength of the organization, and that the strength of the organization leads to the strength of the individual.

The reader will be inspired and motivated by well-researched stories depicting the fascinating organizational life of the majestic wolf pack. Woven together is a unique combination of poignant quotes, personal anecdotes, organizational examples, provocative questions, and lessons from natures way that illuminate timeless principles in each of the following chapters: Teamwork, Patience, Unity Through Uniqueness, Curiosity, Attitude, Failure, Communication, Perseverance, Strategy, Play, Death and Survival, Loyalty, and Change.

This book reveals fundamental truths through unique stories that are not only fun to read but also serve as powerful metaphors for the human spirit.

Wolf Moondance

Embark on a journey of the spirit, a shamanic journey to explore the spiritual experiences of the mind. Here a respected Native American Shaman takes you to the North section of the Rainbow Medicine Wheel, in which resides the brain/mind and the path of the soul. As you open up your mind and explore the feelings of the heart, you will understand the lessons of Trust, Limits, Expectations, Failure, Listening, Forgiveness, and Inner Peace, and encounter spirit guides and animal totems. You will learn which medicines to use, explore the teachings of marriage and of soul retrieval, and walk on the Rainbow path to make a total connection with Great Spirit's will for your life. By absorbing this information, making your own sacred tools, and carrying out the ceremonies outlined here, you will find yourself uplifted, enlightened, and enriched, having reached a new state of personal harmony--because when you understand your mind, you understand your spirit.

Linda Kohanov

The Tao of Equus, which literally translates as "the way of the horse," explores the possibility that horses are highly evolved, spiritual beings who offer humans opportunities for healing and personal growth. Linda Kohanov is the owner of Epona Equestrian Services, an Arizona-based collective of trainers and counselors that explore the therapeutic potential of equestrian pursuits. Although she does discuss horse training and horse behavior, Kohanov is most interested in what horses can teach us. Moving beyond the realm of horse whispering, Kohanov studies how horses awaken intuition in humans while also mirroring our unspoken feelings and fears. At its core, this book reminds us to be mindful as we approach the horse-human relationship. Like human-to-human relationships, we have to do our own personal and spiritual work before we can expect to create a meaningful and cooperative interspecies connection. Kohanov is a steadfast writer who isn't shy about claiming a strong feminine approach, showing how mythology and history are filled with examples of powerful woman-horse connections. She also has the courage to reveal her paranormal experiences with these intensely emotional and intuitive animals--stories that may sound familiar to anyone who has ever loved and dreamed of horses.

Joe Andrews

The best form of learning often takes place outside of the classroom. We can all learn a great deal by sharing our experiences with each other. Life's trials and tribulations considerably affect our future judgements and decisions, and we carry with us the lessons we have learned throughout our lives.

With this in mind, a colleciton of stories describing one's experiences and encounters with horses would prove invaluable to any equine fancier.

Experiences Along the Way is a true illustration of this notion; solutions to frustrating problems are often found in tales shared among friends. Andrews takes his readers with him in each account, demonstrating how easily a horse responds to a patient, understanding hand. In turn, readers feel as though they have been part of that connection with the horse as well.

Not only does Andrews provide insight into the enigmatic minds of horses, but he does it in an enjoyable and uplifting fasion. Readers are left with a much more positive outlook on what can often be a frustrating task--establishing a connection with their horse. They will want to relish each tale and apply Andrews' successful methods to their own puzzling situations.

Experiences Along the Way is a captivating and enlightening account of one man's approach to training horses. Andrews' success originates from using a soft feel with an emphasis on communicating from the horse's point of view. Readers who admire authors such as Monte Roberts or Tom Dorrance will appreciate this book.

Ingrid Soren

To become a good horseman, one needs to be bold, agile, and relaxed," wrote Udo Burger, the renowned equine veterinarian. Horse lovers will tell you that this is because these keen and magnificent animals respond powerfully to the subtlest body language. How you approach the horse is a reflection of how you approach the world. Think bold, agile, and relaxed. In Zen and Horses, author Ingrid Soren shares the wealth of true-life lessons she learned as a beginning student of both horseback riding and Zen Buddhism. Looking to make a fresh start following the demise of a long-term relationship, she discovers a well of inner strength by overcoming her terror of horses, progressing slowly from inexperience in the saddle through frustration and humility to, eventually, exhilaration. "One great thing about riding," she writes, "is that it is a potent ego reducer." Weaving her own vivid images of the English countryside with lines from Henry Miller, T. S. Eliot, Dogen, Buddha, and other writers and thinkers, Soren captures the essence of what captivates people so about horses--physically, mentally, and spiritually. At the same time, she draws meaningful parallels between such concepts as being versus doing, the self versus the other, and endings and beginnings. Readers also come to know the personalities of Soren's many mounts--Dulcie, PG, Rocky, Jade, Leo, and the others--as each in turn becomes her Zen master. Like Zen in the Art of Archery, published nearly 50 years earlier, Zen and Horses shows that the challenges we face are finally met when we trust in the moment and, with grace, let go.

Tom Holmes

The New Total Rider focuses on the three key health ingredients - physical fitness, nutrition and mental fitness - in a complete health and fitness program designed to increase the rider's levels of confidence and skill. Spending time with The New Total Rider is an investment in yourself!

Glenn Dromgoole

Horse lovers everywhere know that there is much we can learn by watching and caring for horses. Whether blazing new trails, pulling a load, hurdling obstacles, or savoring a day in the meadow, horses of all sizes and colors have lessons to teach. In this companion book to the successful What Dogs Teach Us and What Cats Teach Us, Dromgoole's insight and humor are paired with delightful photos, culminating in a book that reminds us of what is meaningful in our lives.