{"product_id":"9781570768514","title":"Equus Lost?: How We Misunderstand the Nature of the Horse-Human Relationship--Plus Brave New Ideas for the Future","description":"In 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.","brand":"Trafalgar Square","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47171217195248,"sku":"9781570768514","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781570768514_p0.jpg?v=1769900140","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781570768514","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}