{"id":4112,"date":"2014-07-21T20:39:45","date_gmt":"2014-07-21T10:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=4112"},"modified":"2023-10-24T17:10:24","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T06:10:24","slug":"let-horses-horses-horse-owners-guide-ethical-training-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturalhorseworld.com\/stage\/let-horses-horses-horse-owners-guide-ethical-training-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Let Horses Be Horses \u2013 the Horse Owners Guide to Ethical Training and Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"#\"><strong> by Lesley Skipper. <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Published in 2005, this 244 page hard cover book with lots of descriptive photos is a must read.<br \/>\nAuthor, Lesley Skipper questions everything we do with horses in a constructive way, dispelling many myths with her thorough research and practical knowledge of horse care, breeding, training and psychology.<br \/>\nShe argues her point with clarity and really gets you thinking about whether your current practices with horses can be improved upon.<\/p>\n<p>There is a very good section on how horses learn where she describes the process of positive and negative reinforcement and other scientific terminology, in a way that makes sense and is easy to understand.<br \/>\nMy favourite sections in the book were on \u2018The best start in life\u2019 where foal training and weaning is discussed deeply. I found we were definitely on the same wavelength.<br \/>\nThere is also good information on stallions, mares and geldings with their differences in temperament, training and care are examined. <\/p>\n<p>I like this book because of the way its helps you have balanced views and indeed Lesley aims to help you keep an open mind and listen to your inner feelings.<br \/>\nShe reminds us to be flexible as each horse is an individual, and to always listen to the horse for the answers.<br \/>\nThis book allows us to find a nice balance between providing a life as natural as possible for our domestic horses, while making allowances for the constraints a domestic situation imposes.<br \/>\nIt is published by J.A. Allen and I borrowed a copy from the State Library but you can also purchase it from www.amazon.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Lesley Skipper. Published in 2005, this 244 page hard cover book with lots of descriptive photos is a must read. 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