Human Horse

In this illuminating book, brain scientist and horsewoman Janet Jones describes human and equine brains working together. Using plain language, she explores the differences and similarities between equine and human ways of negotiating the world. Mental abilities—like seeing, learning, fearing, trusting, and focusing—are discussed from both human and horse perspectives. Throughout, true stories of horses and handlers attempting to understand each other—sometimes successfully, sometimes not—help to illustrate the principles.

Hoof Beats transforms our understanding of both horses and humanity's ancient past and asks us to consider what our relationship with horses means for the future of humanity and the world around us.

Fifty-six million years ago, the earliest equid walked the earth-and beginning with the first-known horse-keepers of the Copper Age, the horse has played an integral part in human history. Combining fascinating anthropological detail and incisive personal anecdotes, Susanna Forrest draws from an immense range of archival documents as well as literature and art to illustrate how our evolution has coincided with that of horses.

Ride along with “the Cowboy Preacher,” Scott Mathis, as he shares his life story through the different horses and humans that have impacted his life. You’ll laugh, cry, and be strengthened in your life journey as you start with his first pony at age five, Sparky, which he rode to school.

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When his son Rowan was diagnosed with autism, Rupert Isaacson was devastated, afraid he might never be able to communicate with his child. But when Isaacson, a lifelong horseman, rode their neighbor's horse with Rowan, Rowan improved immeasurably. He was struck with a crazy idea: why not take...

"Every horse story is a love story," writes Jane Smiley, who has loved horses for most of her life and owned and bred them for a good part of it. To love something is to observe it with more than usual attention, and that is precisely what Smiley does in this irresistibly smart, witty, and engaging chronicle of her obsession. In particular she follows a sexy filly named Waterwheel and a grey named Wowie (he "tells" a horse communicator that he wants it changed from Hornblower) as they begin careers at the racetrack.

From beloved family companions to therapy animals, search and rescue canines, and other animals who help their human partners heal, learn, and grow, there are compelling reasons to believe that animals and people are inextricably and deeply connected to one another. With stories and research about horses who heal, dogs who help children read, cats who save the lives of their owners, and pigs, sheep, ducks, and llamas who help reduce stress and lift the spirits of people, Beall shows how animals are in action across the United States at nursing homes, at hospitals, and at rehabilitation ...

Bunker Stout, orphaned at six when his mother goes missing, is forced to roam the mean streets of Memphis to feed his infant brother. He is saved by a police captain who arranges for him and his brother to go to foster homes. Bunker eventually becomes a decorated Marine sniper and a state police agent in Mississippi. Then one day his wife is killed in a violent carjacking. He loses his mind, his badge, and his friends. At the urging of his friend, Okaloosa County Sheriff Titus Desoto, Bunker moves to Fort Walton Beach, Florida, to hide from himself and the ghosts that haunt him. He becomes ...

On the basis of a lifelong relationship with cats, dogs and horses, Regina Abt – a graduate of the Zurich C.G. Jung Institute in 1985 who worked for many years with Dr. M.-L. von Franz – has the ability to understand the dream motifs of cat, dog and horse in their unique and life-guiding ways. The personal and archetypal dimension of the psyche is nourished by this book. Animals in dreams tell us something about our own inner instinctual nature from which civilized man has increasingly distanced himself. They provide indications as to how we can once again show due respect for this ...

Horses and humans share an ancient, complex relationship. Once our most indispensable companions, horses were for millennia essential in helping build our cities, farms, and industries. But during the 20th century, in an increasingly mechanized society, they began to disappear from human history. In this esoteric and rich tribute, award-winning historian Ulrich Raulff chronicles the dramatic story of this most spectacular creature, thoroughly examining how they've been muses and brothers in arms, neglected and sacrificed in war yet memorialized in paintings, sculpture, and novels.

The search for the Holy Grail has been going on for countless centuries. Science and religion have both sought to answer humanity's thirst for the ultimate knowledge, the power over life and death and the key to immortality. Sometimes, however, great discoveries occur by complete accident.

A few years back, I was working long hours setting up new businesses. Although I tried to exercise regularly and ate well for the most part, my health was not where it should have been. I felt out of shape, drained, and run-down most of the time. I consulted with many friends who were doctors, nutritionists, and fitness experts, but was told time and again that “age cannot be reversed". Challenge accepted. And so came my inspiration to prove them all wrong, which led me on an incredible journey around the world for the secrets to a youthful life.

EOS - The Long, Dark Road of Horse & Human Lori woke with the strange sensation of floating. She tried to wake up, taking in the peculiar translucent-ivory moonlight. It stirred about the bedroom, restless, haunted and haunting. A thrum pulsed through the bed-this sound! The cayuse, the wild horses, running over the ridge came close to the ranch. That night changed Lori's life forever.... EOS - an enchanting story caught between reality and the supernatural, peering into the relationship between horse and human unlike any you've ever read! Buy EOS - The Long, Dark Road of Horse & Human ...

A Woman’s Journey Of Love And Redemption Through The Horse Who Chose Her Through the winding paths of heartbreak, self-discovery, and redemption, Skywalker: The Horse Who Picked Me traces a journey of love found, lost, and ultimately understood. From the dream of breeding Lipizzans to the sacrifices made for passion, marriage, and motherhood, this deeply personal memoir reveals the triumphs and mistakes of a life shaped by longing and loss. At its heart stands Skywalker, a spirited paint horse who chose his rider before she ever chose him. His unwavering loyalty and quiet wisdom carried ...

Seven souls. One final chance for humanity. In a divine test that will determine mankind's fate, seven individuals from across the globe are chosen to represent humanity. Their judges? Not God, not angels, but the creatures who have served mankind since the dawn of civilization - horses. These majestic beings have carried humans through history, and now they must decide if humanity deserves to continue its journey. Meet Reginald Dupuis, a ruthless pharmaceutical CEO whose desperate race to a meeting leads to a fateful encounter that will shake his carefully constructed world. There's Sophia...

The book contains over 600 pieces of trivia and is covering topics that kids love: Cute animals and human body. The lack of explicit sexuality, foul language, or gore makes it a good listen for anyone in the age range eight - 18 years (and their parents too). A life hack if your child is not an avid listener: When you are preparing his/her lunch box, slip inside a couple of those facts. You could print out three facts every day to create some lunchtime fun for your kids and provoke their intellectual curiosity.

Most of us have enjoyed walking on a bridleway at some time, but we rarely stop to think about how these old routes came to be. These ancient networks criss-cross the British countryside and are so familiar to walkers and riders that they have become almost invisible as we meander our way along them. From atop a horse and on foot, Tiffany Francis-Baker provides listeners with a new perspective on bridleways and a glimpse into their intriguing history.

Die Welt der Menschen ist aus den Fugen geraten. Eine mysteriöse Organisation hat es auf die uralten Kräfte der Windpferde abgesehen – mächtige Wesen, die das Gleichgewicht der Natur bewahren. Als Silberfeder, eines der letzten Windpferde, auf Sophie trifft, ein Mädchen mit einer seltenen Gabe, beginnt ein Abenteuer voller Gefahren, Geheimnisse und Mut. Gemeinsam mit ihren Freunden Max und Erika aus dem Märchenwald macht sich Sophie auf den Weg, um die Pläne der Organisation zu durchkreuzen.