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Horse speak the equine-human translation guide : conversations with horses in their language

Horses communicate, with each other and with those outside their species, with every flick of a tail, every twist of an ear, with movements both subtle and grand. Their desires and dislikes are constantly expressed. While working with and observing the horses in her life, Sharon Wilsie found her art...

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Main Author: Wilsie, Sharon (Author)
Other Authors: Vogel, Gretchen (Equine expert), Neally, Rich (Photographer)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: North Pomfret, Vermont : Trafalgar Square, 2016.
Subjects:
Horses > Behavior.
Animal communication.
Human-animal communication.
Body language.
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Summary:Horses communicate, with each other and with those outside their species, with every flick of a tail, every twist of an ear, with movements both subtle and grand. Their desires and dislikes are constantly expressed. While working with and observing the horses in her life, Sharon Wilsie found her artist's eye unconsciously freeze-framed equine gestures, no matter how slight or fleeting. She soon realised how herd members reacted to the same posture or movement in a consistent way every time, and that if she could mimic that posture or movement, horses would respond to her in the same way they responded to each other. For Wilsie, this was the entryway to the world of horse language; what she calls Horse Speak. This book is Wilsie's translation guide to the kinesthetic language of the horse. In it, she systematically teaches us how to have conversations with horses, not in our language of words and ropes, but in their language of the body. Sharing a mutual language forever changes the way we view and understand horses, creating safety and unity in our relationships with them and opening a portal into their innately sensitive and peaceful way of being.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:214 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
ISBN:9781570767548
1570767548
Author Notes:Sharon Wilsie has enjoyed a professional career as a horse trainer/rehabilitation specialist, intercollegiate coach, and riding instructor. She has also been a Reiki Master/Teacher since 1992. Wilsie has developed and implemented a number of programs over the last decade, including volunteer training groups for horse rescues and therapeutic riding centers, Equine Assisted Learning courses, and hundreds of workshops and seminars relating to Equine Facilitated Therapies, alternative training methodologies, and rehabilitation methods for difficult horses and horses with PTSD. Wilsie has worked with students from all ages, including at-risk youth programs. Her passion for helping both people and horses understand themselves and each other better led her to develop the system called "Horse Speak®" and the book of the same name, which has become an international bestseller translated into seven languages, including German, Dutch, Japanese, French, Italian, Spanish, and Polish. She is also the author of Horses in Translation and the DVD and streaming program Horse Speak: First Conversations (sharonwilsie.com).

Gretchen Vogel is a lifelong horse owner and rider, as well as an avid gardening expert. She is the author of two previous books: Solar Gardening and Choices in the Afterlife . She lives in Keene, New Hampshire.

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