Exploring Evidence-Based Horsemanship by Martin Black

Description

It's not uncommon to see certain behaviors in our horses that raise questions. Or, we've all heard certain myths being propagated as truths throughout the horse community. Evidence-Based Horsemanship is working to dispel those myths and answer the "whys" behind horse behavior. Dr. Stephen Peters, a neuropsychologist who specializes in brain functioning, teamed up with fifth-generation horseman and internationally known clinician Martin Black to write and collaborate on Evidence-Based Horsemanship. EBH, as it's commonly called, combines Peters' understanding of brain function with Black's keen observation of subtle horse behavior to create "best practices" in all areas of horse training and care. In this DVD, you will hear from them both on the exciting new scientific discoveries that can directly benefit all horses and horse owners. In the first chapter, Dr. Peters gives a brief comparison of horse and human brains to so you can understand what a horse's brain is developed to do and how their brains differ from our own. In the second chapter Dr.Peters and Martin Black examine and evaluate common practices from feeding to training and explore what best suits the horse and why from a mental perspective. In the third chapter Dr. Peters and Martin guide you through a chart that they have developed to illistrate the different mental states of a horse and help you to understand how you can help your horse find and optimal state of mind for learning. In the final chapter Dr. Peters and Martin discuss how they first got together do develop the concepts that lead to a collaboration on the book Evidence-Based Hosremanship, and now the DVD. Running Time: 1 Hour