{"product_id":"equus-lost-how-we-misunderstand-the-nature-of-the-horse-human-relationship-plus-brave-new-ideas-for-the-future-9781570767982","title":"Equus Lost?: How We Misunderstand the Nature of the Horse-Human Relationship--Plus Brave New Ideas for the Future","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Francesco De Giorgio\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Trafalgar Square Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Trafalgar Square Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Horses\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 1980s, the world of riding, training, and competing with horses took a major turn with the spread of \u003ci\u003enatural horsemanship\u003c\/i\u003e, which at its most basic foundation rejects the use of abusive techniques and relies on methods derived from understanding the dynamics of free-roaming horse herds. Since then, equestrians across disciplines have incorporated elements of natural horsemanship into their work. But despite what was certainly an advancement in human-equine interaction that has improved the lives of many horses, Italian animal behaviorists Francesco de Giorgio and José de Giorgio-Schoorl dare to now ask, \u003ci\u003eWhat if much of what we think we know about horses is, in fact, wrong? What if the premise of herd hierarchy is a myth? What if \"conditioning\" the horse's behavior in the ways we've grown accustomed is undercutting his potential for development? What if there is another--better--level of partnership to which we can aspire?\u003c\/i\u003e Their provocative book takes us into a dimension where we shed our assumptions of leadership, dominance, and control, convincingly showing a way forward that acknowledges that a horse, when allowed, is driven by his own inner motivation to explore and understand the world around him, including his relationship with humans.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trafalgar Square Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45147933409431,"sku":"9781570767982","price":1590.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781570767982.webp?v=1767657178","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/equus-lost-how-we-misunderstand-the-nature-of-the-horse-human-relationship-plus-brave-new-ideas-for-the-future-9781570767982","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}