Essential Horse Speak: Continuing the Conversation: Fundamental Communications for Training, Riding and Caring for Your Horse

Horse Speak: The Equine-Human Translation Guide provides a practical system to "listen" and "talk" to horses in their language, offering a comprehensive how-to manual for applying Horse Speak® principles to common training goals. Readers learn how to use intensity levels, include enrichment, develop a healthy hierarchy, apply the 15 Buttons of Horse Speak®, move and breathe like a horse, and change patterns of equine behavior in trouble spots.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 392 pages
Publication date: 14 August 2022
Publisher: Trafalgar Square

In 2016, Sharon Wilsie's groundbreaking work, Horse Speak: The Equine-Human Translation Guide, revolutionized the way we interact with horses. It offered a practical system for communicating with horses in their language, breaking down the barriers between humans and equine companions. Now, Wilsie has compiled a comprehensive how-to manual that empowers individuals to apply Horse Speak® principles to common training goals.

For those familiar with Wilsie's earlier work, this new manual presents novel ideas and developments that have emerged since the first book's release. It serves as a valuable resource for both seasoned horse enthusiasts and newcomers to the world of Horse Speak.

At the heart of Wilsie's approach is a focus on enhancing horse training methods through subtle changes in movement and mindset. Readers are guided on how to use intensity levels appropriate to each lesson, incorporating enrichment activities into training plans, understanding when to pause, allow, and adjust expectations, adopting horse-like movements and breathing techniques, establishing a healthy hierarchy with horses, utilizing the 15 Buttons of Horse Speak® to facilitate training situations, navigating spiraling in and out of a horse's space effectively, recognizing signs of a horse's "no" and "yes," and addressing patterns of equine behavior in common trouble spots.

Illuminating sections on basic handling, groundwork, and ridden work provide readers with a comprehensive foundation for improving their training techniques. Wilsie's insights and practical advice empower both horses and humans to understand the training process and the desired goals more deeply, fostering a harmonious and effective partnership.

By applying the principles outlined in Horse Speak, individuals can unlock the full potential of their equine partners and achieve remarkable results in their training endeavors. Whether you are a seasoned equestrian or a beginner seeking to deepen your connection with horses, this manual is a must-have resource that will enhance your understanding, communication, and relationship with these magnificent creatures.

Weight: 1170g
Dimension: 211 x 262 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781646011476