Dr Gustafson's long awaited book is now available here.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ILG3JX0
Dr Gustafson is an equine veterinarian, veterinary behaviorist, and novelist. He helps refine horse and dog training methods to accommodate the inherent nature and behavior of horses and dogs. Applied veterinary behavior enhances optimum health, performance, soundness, contentment, and longevity in animal athletes. Natural approaches to development, training, nutrition, and conditioning sustain equine health and enhance performance. Behavioral and nutritional enrichment strategies enhance the lives of stabled horses. Training and husbandry from the horse's perspective result in content, cooperative horses. DrSid provides equine behavior consultations to help recreate the needs and preferences of horses in training and competition.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ILG3JX0
Through time horses have embedded themselves into the psyche of humans in a variety
of cultures throughout the world. Linguists proclaim that the ancient words for
mind and horse are similar in a variety of horse societies. The Mongol word for
horse is takh, meaning spirit. The
original horse people related to horses in a state of flowing communication.
The result was a blending of human society with horse society. After eons of
walking across the world, humans brought the wild Tarpan into their fold. As
the two species came closer and closer together, the original horsepeople tamed,
trained, and selectively bred the Tarpan to become today’s horse.
The process of domestication required eons of time; a blending
of species brought about a shared geography and shared communication. Each
species observed and followed the other for millennia, developing an understanding
that resulted in a sophisticated merger. The domestication process continues to
this day. To blend with horses, people must know horses. Here we will come to
appreciate the deepest natures of the horse, the natures that allowed this
wonderful species to blend with us.
Sustenance of this blending of horse and human requires an
appreciation of the nature of the horses. The once daily and hourly coexistence
has drifted. A rift has developed. If a contemporary horseperson seeks unity
with horses, they must come to know the horse in order to bridge the rift.
Today, horsefolk attempt to develop willing partnerships
with horses as the original domesticators must have. Appreciation of equine behaviour
allows this blending, which can be quite real.
Dr Gustafson is an equine veterinarian, veterinary behaviorist, and novelist. He helps refine horse and dog training methods to accommodate the inherent nature and behavior of horses and dogs. Applied veterinary behavior enhances optimum health, performance, soundness, contentment, and longevity in animal athletes. Natural approaches to development, training, nutrition, and conditioning sustain equine health and enhance performance. Behavioral and nutritional enrichment strategies enhance the lives of stabled horses. Training and husbandry from the horse's perspective result in content, cooperative horses. DrSid provides equine behavior consultations to help recreate the needs and preferences of horses in training and competition.
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