Understanding Your Horse's Behavior : Your Guide to Horse Health Care and Management – Sue McDonnell

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Why does a horse behave in a particular way – and what can that behaviour tell us about the horse behind it?

Understanding Your Horse's Behavior takes a practical approach to equine behaviour through real questions and problems encountered by horse owners. Rather than presenting behaviour as abstract theory, renowned equine behaviourist Sue McDonnell uses everyday situations to explain what may be happening and why.

Drawing on decades of research and clinical experience, McDonnell makes complex aspects of equine behaviour accessible to ordinary horse owners. Her explanations help readers distinguish natural equine behaviour from responses that may indicate problems with management, handling, environment or the horse’s physical and emotional state.

The question-and-answer format makes the book particularly useful as a practical reference. Readers can explore individual behavioural situations while gradually developing a broader understanding of how horses communicate, respond to their surroundings and adapt to life with humans.

Rather than simply labelling behaviour as good or bad, the book encourages owners to ask what lies behind it. This perspective can help improve everyday management, recognise problems earlier and make more informed decisions when dealing with behavioural challenges.

Clear, approachable and grounded in professional expertise, Understanding Your Horse's Behavior is a useful resource for horse owners, riders and students who want to better understand the reasons behind equine behaviour.

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Author: Sue McDonnell, PhD
Foreword: Dickson D. Varner
Language: English
ISBN: 9781493074709
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Publication year: 2023
Publication date: 15 June 2023
Publisher: Eclipse Press
Dimensions: approx. 154 × 224 mm