{"product_id":"winning-for-the-horse-balancing-the-human-equine-mindset-9781646011728","title":"Winning for the Horse: Balancing the Human-Equine Mindset","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Adam Snow\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Trafalgar Square Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Trafalgar Square Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Training\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compelling look at a lifetime of success competing with\u003cbr\u003ehorses, and what it takes to make sure it is the horse that always wins.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs it possible to be simultaneously passionate about winning in an equestrian sport \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e about the welfare of horses?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessional polo player Adam Snow and sport horse\u003cbr\u003eveterinarian Shelley Onderdonk answer this undeniably twenty-first-century\u003cbr\u003equestion with a resounding, \"Yes!\" They have spent a lifetime together, \u003cbr\u003enurturing Adam's astounding career at the top of his sport (he is the last\u003cbr\u003eAmerican polo player to achieve the perfect 10-goal handicap) with the artful, \u003cbr\u003econscientious care and training of the equine partners he needed to be the\u003cbr\u003ebest. And Shelley's twenty-five years as an equine veterinarian have been spent\u003cbr\u003ehelping sport horses compete at the highest levels in other disciplines, as\u003cbr\u003ewell--including reining, racing, eventing, show jumping, and dressage--while\u003cbr\u003ealways prioritizing long-term health and well-being.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these pages, Adam and Shelley share the keys to their success...and\u003cbr\u003ethe struggles and celebrations that taught them along the way. Through the lens\u003cbr\u003eof their disparate and yet synchronous experiences in the intense realm of world-class\u003cbr\u003eequestrian sport, they explore topics of concern and those worthy of\u003cbr\u003econsideration, including the: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Role of natural training methods and horse-human communication\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Cultivation of a competitive training mindset\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Responsibility of a veterinary team member: goals of prevention and realities of diagnosis\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Options offered by therapeutic alternatives\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Best steps when preparing human and horse for competition\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Hard questions to ask when maintaining an equine athlete\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Pieces that make up the performance puzzle: conditioning, farriery, tack, and travel\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Reality of retirement and when it is the right thing to do, for horse and human\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmart, engaging, and honest, this book is the answer to the\u003cbr\u003eonline debates and the boardroom arguments. With intelligence and experience, the\u003cbr\u003eauthors provide the much-needed antidote to the dark side of horse sports. \"Our\u003cbr\u003estory is an explicit acknowledgement that doing good for the horse is good for\u003cbr\u003eresults in the competitive arena,\" they write. \"Our task is to explain our\u003cbr\u003emethod, and yours is to prove that it can be replicated.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trafalgar Square Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45137566236823,"sku":"9781646011728","price":1904.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781646011728.webp?v=1767653549","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/winning-for-the-horse-balancing-the-human-equine-mindset-9781646011728","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}