Horse Brain, Human Brain: The Neuroscience of Horsemanship by Janet Jones (Engli

Description: Horse Brain, Human Brain by Janet Jones In this illuminating book, cognitive scientist and horsewoman, Janet Jones, describes human and equine brains in collaboration and explores how the horse thinks, as well as human brain function during athletic mastery. Mental abilities (seeing, learning, fearing, trusting and focusing) are discussed from both human and horse perspective. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description It has long been accepted that horses - and other domesticated animals too - can be trained to respond to our requests. How those requests are made, however, is a source of debate: Ask or tell? Firm or soft? Positive or negative reinforcement? Perhaps even more interesting is when we question the degree to which we expect horses to read our human behaviours. In general, we just act like us and expect them to get it. It is a testament to the horses great patience that he usually keeps trying until he does!When we understand the function of both the human brain and the equine brain, we can to communication with horses on their terms instead of ours. And by meeting horses halfway, we not only save valuable training time, we achieve other goals too: we develop much deeper bonds with our horses; we train them with insight and kindness instead of force or command; we comprehend their misbehaviour in ways that allow solutions; and we reduce the mistakes we often make while working with them. In this illuminating book, cognitive scientist and horsewoman, Janet Jones, describes human and equine brains in collaboration. She explores the horses way of thinking, as well as human brain function during athletic mastery. Mental abilities - like seeing, learning, fearing, trusting, and focusing - are discussed from both the human and horse perspective.Throughout, true stories of horses and handlers attempting to understand each other - sometime successfully, sometimes not - help illustrate the lessons. Author Biography Janet Jones, PhD, applies brain research to the training of horses and riders. She earned her PhD from UCLA and taught the neuroscience of perception, language, memory, and thought for 23 years. Janet trained horses at a large stable for many years, and later ran a successful horse training business of her own. She has schooled hundreds of inexperienced or difficult horses and competed in hunter, jumper, halter, reining, and western pleasure disciplines. Table of Contents Part One: Animals in a Human WorldChapter 1 - Horse and Human TeamsChapter 2 - Evolving a BrainPart Two: Taking the World InChapter 3 - How Horses SeeChapter 4 - Training with VisionChapter 5 - Did You Hear That?Chapter 6 - Powers of Smell and TasteChapter 7 - Pulling the Senses TogetherChapter 8 - Mutual Communication by FeelChapter 9 - Building an Equestrian BrainPart Three: Learning to be A Humans HorseChapter 10 - How Horses LearnChapter 11 - Negative ReinforcementChapter 12 - Training by RewardChapter 13 - Seeking the GoodChapter 14 - Indirect TrainingChapter 15 - Easy Does ItPart Four: Attention, Emotion, and ForethoughtChapter 16 - Earth to Horse: Capturing AttentionChapter 17 - Stay With Me: Keeping AttentionChapter 18 - Equine EmotionChapter 19 - Pointing FingersPart Five: Horsemanship is More Than KnowledgeChapter 20 - True HorsemanshipSource NotesAbout the AuthorAcknowledgementsGlossaryIndex Review "Dr. Janet Jones has written the book the horse world has been waiting for: Horse Brain, Human Brain. It is a game changer." --Tik Maynard, Trainer, Eventer, and Author of In the Middle Are the Horsemen "You need this book. Whether you have spent your entire lifetime around horses, or just patronize a local barn, or even only are curious about the horses you see standing in a field as you drive pastthis authoritative and reader-friendly book will help you get to know horses. We all need this information." --Wendy Williams, Author of The Horse: The Epic History of Our Noble Companion and The Language of Butterflies: How Thieves, Hoarders, Scientists and Other Obsessives Unlocked the Secrets of the Worlds Favorite Insect "Horse Brain, Human Brain gets right at the understanding part of things, because until our brains grasp what the horses brain grasps so differently, it is easy to think the horse is saying, No, when what he is really saying is, I dont get what it is you want. This book explains the difference." --Denny Emerson, USEA Hall-of-Fame Inductee and Author of Know Better to Do Better and How Good Riders Get Good "For all my equestrian life I have lived off the statement Know your horse, not only as a species but as an individual. In Horse Brain, Human Brain the authors understanding of this principle is abundantly clear. The last chapter of her book should be read first, last, and then read again. Its a wonderful summary of horsemanship." --Eric Smiley, FBHS, Olympic Equestrian, FEI Judge, and Author of Two Brains, One Aim "Horse Brain, Human Brain: The Neuroscience of Horsemanship completes my trifecta of horsemanship references, which includes Tom Dorrances True Unity and Ray Hunts Think Harmony with Horses. Dr. Jones book presents facts that are supported by real-time scientific research. It is written so perfectly that virtually anyone can use it as a tool to understand how horses view the world. Its a must for professional farriers to keep in your home office and another for your truck." --American Farrier Journal "If there was ever a book whose time has come, it has to be HORSE BRAIN HUMAN BRAIN by Janet Jones, PhD. Jones is a cognitive scientist who applies brain research to the training of horses and riders by using the principles of working with horses at the neurological level, that internal space where the brains of two different species interact. ...The book is an absolute gem of thoughtful, intelligent observations about the complexities of cross-species communication." --Horse Journals "I was expecting to need a scientific dictionary to read this book, but in fact, it read brilliantly, really easy to understand without having previously studied any kind of equine science. When it says its written in plain language, you can believe it. There is even a convenient glossary at the back for quick reference. I was pleasantly surprised at how quickly I was drawn into the fascinating facts and managed to finish the whole book in just a few days.... Ill definitely be recommending this one to my horsey friends at the barn." --Horsemanship Journal "It is difficult to convey just how much I adore this book! I can only imagine that I would have made far fewer mistakes along the way, had I been armed initially with the information packed into this book." --The Literate Equine "This book is a welcome addition to the world of horses, and will no doubt have horse owners changing up some of their own behaviors and expectations around their horses, and encourage trainers to listen to what the horse is telling them rather than using force or detrimental methods to manipulate their horses attitude or habits. Well worth a read, for riders at any level." --Catskill Horse "If the idea of reading about equine neuroscience seems intimidating, Dr. Joness writing will put you at ease. Her experience, combined with her proses mastery and clarity in Horse Brain, Human Brain is destined to make this book one of those dog-eared tomes covered in sticky notes, pen marks, and horse dirt that can be found on horse lovers bookshelves everywhere." --Horse NetworkIf you want to develop your working partnership with your horse, I suggest you first read Janet [Joness] book [Horse Brain, Human Brain]. It was only after reading it that I made the connection between my earlier, unsuccessful, and later, more successful training efforts." --Iceland Horse Quarterly"It is incumbent upon us to discover how best to communicate with our horses in order to handle, train, and ride them in the kindest and most humane way possible. Reading Horse Brain, Human Brain is an excellent start." --US Dressage Federation Connections Review Quote In praise of Horse Brain, Human Brain "Teenager Janet Jones lost consciousness in Scottsdale, Arizona, after being thrown from a horse. She had bouts of amnesia for years. Jones pulled herself up and went to school. What could have been a debilitating injury instead energized her to become a leading voice in understanding grey matter. Now, 40 years later, she has a degree in cognitive science, authored three books, and never lost her interest in horses. Finally, she has written the book the horse world has been waiting for: Horse Brain, Human Brain. It is a game changer. Dr. Jones draws on her experience as a trainer and a scientist to share cutting-edge ideas on how to understand horses. Her book is not simply about training horses, it is about how to understand them. Jones examines all five of the horses senses. (Hearing, for example: horses cant hear as low as us, but they can hear higher. Or sight: they see yellow and blue sharply, but red and green both end up sort of grey.)"I have often thought people give horses too much credit for some things and not enough credit for others. How smart are horses? And in what ways? Jones draws on many recent studies to explain. The prefrontal cortex, for example, is a part of the brain reserved for advanced decision-making. In humans it is 33% of the brain, in monkeys it is 15%, in dogs and cats it is 5%. And the prefrontal cortex in horses? 0%. In other words, horses do not dream of winning blue ribbons, nor do they plan the evening before to step on your toes. "Dr. Jones is a self-proclaimed horse nerd. You will be too after reading this book." -- Tik Maynard, Trainer, Eventer, and Author of the Middle Are the Horsemen "For all my equestrian life I have lived off the statement Know your horse, not only as a species but as an individual. In se Brain, Human Brain the authors understanding of this principle is abundantly clear. The last chapter of her book should be read first, last, and then read again. Its a wonderful summary of horsemanship." -- Eric Smiley, FBHS, Olympic Equestrian, FEI Judge, and Author of Two Brains, One Aim "You need this book. Whether you have spent your entire lifetime around horses, or just patronize a local barn, or even only are curious about the horses you see standing in a field as you drive past--this authoritative and reader-friendly book will help you get to know horses. We all need this information. "When I was a child, it was common knowledge that horses had brains the size of walnuts, and that they were stupid and unfeeling beasts of burden. In recent years, we have come to realize that this isnt true. Now neuroscientist Janet Jones myth-busting, heart-warming book delves deeply into the truth about the complexity of horses inner lives. Readers learn how horses experience the world in which they live--and about how we humans can, using this understanding, improve our treatment of these magnificent beings." -- Wendy Williams, Author of The Horse: The Epic History of Our Noble Companion and The Language of Butterflies: How Thieves, Hoarders, Scientists and Other Obsessives Unlocked the Secrets of the Worlds Favorite Insect "Can a highly evolved predator species live in harmony with a highly evolved prey species? For the student of this human-horse relationship, there are many answers and musings and strategies to be found in Janet Jones intriguing Horse Brain, Human Brain. The idea that the burden of tolerance lies upon he who has the greater understanding applies thoroughly to the book. There are many riders and trainers who, for all manner of reasons, try to push the burden of tolerance onto the horse. Then, when the horse, with a brain that is dramatically different from ours, resists out of noncomprehension, some people crank up the pressure. It reminds me of the idea that the best way to get a point across to someone who only speaks a foreign language is to shout. " Horse Brain, Human Brain gets right at the understanding part of things, because until our brains grasp what the horses brain grasps so differently, it is easy to think the horse is saying, No, when what he is really saying is, I dont get what it is you want."This book explains the difference." -- Denny Emerson, USEA Hall-of-Fame Inductee and Author of Know Better to Do Better and How Good Riders Get Good First Chapter Chapter OneThe Horse-and-Human Team"Here. I dont even wanna hold er. Dont wanna see er! Nutcase still wont get in the trailer. Jus set her out by the road with a sign round er neck: Free flippin horse." My red-faced friend stomped off, leaving me on the dumb end of a sweaty sorrels lead rope. Apparently, their teamwork over the past several hours had not gone well. Horses and people have been working together, or trying to, for at least 5500 years. Evidence comes from Kazakhstan, where Stone Age tools show that horses were milked for human food and bridled for riding or driving. Since then, weve joined these creatures of power and beauty on all sorts of tasks: military, agricultural, transportation, law enforcement, therapy, performance sports, ranch work, companionship, exercise, and recreation. Horses have played starring roles in almost every aspect of human life. Today, horses are an estimated 60 million strong worldwide. The American Horse Council Foundation reports that our four-legged friends pack a financial punch of $122 billion a year and create almost 2 million full-time jobs in the United States alone. About 27 million Americans ride. Thats a lot of cross-species pairs trying to work with each other. Brain to Brain explains and applies principles of brain function that improve horsemanship across the entire spectrum of horse-and-human teams. And what a spectrum it is! Disciplines include driving, jumping, reining, vaulting, foxhunting, cutting, rodeo, barrels, endurance, racing, pulling, ranch work, dressage, roping, trail, and much more--the equine family is Description for Sales People Over 85% of horse training problems are due to humans being unable to think like a horse The first book written for horsemen by a doctor of cognitive science Throughout the book there are "barn side" applications of brain science--its not a text book! Readers will walk away knowing more about their own brains as well as their horses Details ISBN1570769486 Author Janet Jones Pages 288 Publisher Trafalgar Square Year 2020 ISBN-10 1570769486 ISBN-13 9781570769481 Format Paperback Publication Date 2020-08-27 Imprint Trafalgar Square Subtitle The Neuroscience of Horsemanship Place of Publication North Pomfret Country of Publication United States DEWEY 636.10835 Short Title Horse Brained, Human Brained Language English Audience General/Trade UK Release Date 2020-07-23 AU Release Date 2020-07-23 NZ Release Date 2020-07-23 US Release Date 2020-07-23 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:128294883;

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