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About Horses and People

by Elke Wedig

What horses teach their human companions

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What horses teach their human companions

Elke Wedig reflects on a lifelong relationship with horses and on how her understanding of horsemanship changed: from seeing correction and instruction as her responsibility to recognizing that the relationship works in both directions. She presents horses as companions and teachers whose responses can prompt people to reconsider how they meet them. Drawing on personal experience, the book connects riding and life with horses to patience, openness, and care in relationships with other people as well.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Riders interested in personal reflections on their relationships with horses
  • Horse owners and equestrian readers curious about patience and mutual learning
  • Readers interested in connections between working with animals and relating to people

Themes

Horsemanship and mutual learningHuman-animal relationshipsPatience, forgiveness, and care

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Book overview

Horses have accompanied me my whole life. For a long time I believedthat it was my job to correct them and to teach them something. I onlyunderstood relatively late that this goes both ways best. Today I knowthe horses have made me who I am today. They are my best friends, myteachers and my therapists. They are straight, much smarter than wethink and loyal. They reflect us and always give us the chance to do better.If they love, they will never use their speed and strength against us andabove all, they can forgive and have infinite patience.With this book, with my personal experience, I tried to give back someof their gifts. I wish that more riders and horse people have similarexperiences as I did and are able to meet their horses and perhaps eventheir fellow human beings with an open heart, patience and love. I have been riding since age 13 and I have started my riding education in the Martin H
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