The Mind of the Horse

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Summary: A Disappointing Book
Review: Despite the fact that the info page for this book carries the publishing date of 1997, the book was first published in 1965, and it is showing its age. Much of the information is sadly out of date. For example, recent and widely published work on the equine eye has discredited the ramped retina theory. Nonetheless that theory is presented as state of the art information. The information in each chapter is repetitive, poorly organized, frequently uninformative, and to make matters worse, the writing style is dry as dust. I am not suggesting that horsemen from an earlier era have nothing of value to share with us, but this particular book is not worth the time it takes to read it.

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Summary: Visual Reality of the Horse Through His Mind and Senses
Review: The author transports you into the world of the horse and allows you to experience and analzye the thought processes of the horse. It enables you to see the world as the horse visualizes it and consequently reacts to it. You can allow yourself to think and react to the world as a horse does. A detailed chapter covers the eyesight of the horse and its broad field of vision and acuity. Horses are ever vigilant and process data from spectrum the human can't even imagine. Not only the horse lover will gain insight into this creature's world, but trainers will greatly benefit from the author's description of the horse's uncanny senses and interpretation of and reaction to stimuli in its surroundings