Think Like a Horse

Lessons in Life, Leadership, and Empathy from an Unconventional Cowboy

By: Grant Golliher

Narrated by: Dean Gallagher

Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins

Publisher's summary

In Think Like a Horse, veteran “horse whisperer” and leadership expert Grant Golliher applies his hard-won horse sense to teach invaluable lessons anyone can use to live a fuller, more successful life.

Grant Golliher is what some would call a “horse whisperer,” able to get a wild horse to calmly accept a saddle and a rider without the use of force. Through training thousands of horses, many traumatized or abused, Golliher was able to learn essential lessons about communication, boundaries, fairness, trust, and respect—lessons that apply not just to horses but to humans as well. It’s why celebrities, Fortune 500 ex­ecutives, professional coaches, supreme court justices, and even ordinary families from around the world flock to his Wyoming ranch every year to take part in what one CEO called “the most transformational experience I have ever encountered.”

Horse whispering may sound like magic, but as Grant explains in Think Like a Horse, it’s not really all that mysterious. The lessons he shares are as fundamental and ageless as the relationship between horses, the people who ride them, and the beauty of the West. In fact, it’s an approach that anyone can learn, and should learn, in order to better understand our common humanity, overcome trauma, foster more fulfilled relationships, and unlock untapped potential in virtually every aspect of our lives. All you have to do is think like a horse.

©2022 Grant Golliher (P)2022 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

“As the book’s subtitle suggests, these lessons apply to interpersonal relationships as well as personal and career advancement; beyond that, Golliher paints a beautiful picture of the internal peace that good behavior and kindness can bring, describes the importance of boundaries in teacher-learner relationships, and brings to life an image of the individual strength that trusting relationships can confer. Written in non-preachy, folksy, authentic manner, Golliher’s self-help book has the potential to inspire and transform anyone who reads it.” —Library Journal

“At the heart of Golliher's methods is encouraging people to learn to think like a horse and, using that understanding, to ‘cultivate a willing partnership based on mutual trust and respect, fairness, and clear boundaries.’ Golliher (Chasing a Dream) emphasizes that this is not a proscriptive method or system; instead, it's a philosophy based in empathy for interacting with others in leadership roles and other relationships that can ‘guide you to the right solutions for whatever situation you happen to be in.’” —Shelf Awareness

“This new book shares ‘lessons in life, leadership, and empathy from an unconventional cowboy.’ Veteran horse whisperer Grant Golliher explains how lessons of communication, boundaries, fairness, trust, and respect learned from horses can translate to human interactions too.” —Country Living Magazine

Wonderful wisdom backed by stories

I could listen to another 100 hours of this man. Full of wisdom and sense for horses and humans

amazing loved it. Listen to it twice.

Really good stories and a lot of wisdom about Horses. I had to listen twice.

Great Book!!!!

Great lessons, for the whole family, on leadership, parenting and communications that are greatly applicable to everyday life.

Amazing!!!!!

This was by far the best book I’ve listened to in awhile !!! This will be a book I listen to over and over.

Good book

Thank you for a well written well organized well performed book. Not only did I enjoy the content I was also pleasantly surprised to hear you talk about Jeremy who I met on my honeymoon 23 years ago! Happy outcome for a good man.

Excellent

Should be required reading for middle school up! And inspiring! I especially appreciate how horses and humans learn in similar ways

Great audiobook

There are many great stories and much wisdom to learn from this book. Enjoyed the narration very much.

Fabulous book and insight

The lessons and insights are fantastic in this book. I’ve already recommended it to leaders in my job and others. Highly recommend!

Absolutely the right message!

As a practitioner of change management the philosophy contained in this book is fundamental to all forms of business and practical day to day life. The idea of bringing out the best in people should drive all of us in every aspect of our lives. Learning how is the hard part and clearly takes years of constant practice, but the payoff is worth the effort.

Great book!

Way more than just a horse book! It was amazing and I didn’t want it to end.