Zen Mind, Zen Horse: The Science and Spirituality of Working with Horses Kindle Edition

Zen Mind, Zen Horse: The Science and Spirituality of Working with Horses Kindle Edition
Author: Allan J. Hamilton MD ID: B005HN0VUE

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File Size: 4793 KBPrint Length: 321 pagesPublisher: Storey Publishing, LLC (September 10, 2011)Publication Date: September 10, 2011 Sold by:  Digital Services, Inc. Language: EnglishID: B005HN0VUEText-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Word Wise: Not EnabledLending: Enabled Enhanced Typesetting: Not Enabled Best Sellers Rank: #84,804 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store) #20 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Religion & Spirituality > Buddhism > Zen Philosophy #23 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Animal Care & Pets > Horses #26 in Books > Science & Math > Biological Sciences > Animals > Horses
Dr. Hamilton has the distinct honor of being gifted with a brilliant mind and compassionate heart. He has used his knowledge of neuroscience, horses and zen to bring a very practical and sensible manual on horse training to the world- with both the horse and rider in mind as a symbiotic unit. Most so called natural horsemanship trainers neglect to mention the spiritual nature of the horse in conjunction with the rider and so fear to tread into the space of ‘energy’ or ‘chi’ – I imagine partly because they fear they won’t be taken seriously. However, Dr. Hamilton is succinct and pragmatic in his articulation of training methods while also establishing the fact that a person’s energy field, i.e. thoughts, intentions, posture, philosophy, etc. will always have an impact on the horse.

Two of the major aspects that seems neglected in training are time and patience. Being with a horse requires one be acutely aware of their human tendencies to want things right away so the horse can ‘do’ something for them- jump, walk, turn, stop, perform, whatever the case may be as to why you wanted the horse in the first place.

If you’re willing to take full responsibility for yourself and your horse, in what kind of horse you helped to create or person you turn out to ‘Be’, then this book is for you. It is reasonable, logical, accessible, based on human kinds’ highest ability to interact with nonhuman life and will help create the opening and ground necessary for you to develop yourself into the kind of horseman/woman that you can be proud of and that your horse would willingly follow- based on the inside out rather than from impersonal conditioning that has trained the horse to do something like a robot, leaving a void, obedient animal in your charge.
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