Horses in Translation

With her landmark first book Horse Speak: An Equine-Human Translation Guide, trainer Sharon Wilsie upended conventional methods of human-equine communication (using words and ropes, for example) with her clear classification of the language horses use with each other (body, breath, and intent), as well as an unparalleled explanation of how we as humans can effectively mirror it. Learning to ''listen'' and ''talk'' to horses in their language, instead of expecting them to comprehend ours, is a milestone in the progressive philosophy of horsemanship, helping find positive solutions to behaviour and training problems and ultimately leading to fewer misunderstandings between horses and humans.

In her much anticipated follow-up, Wilsie uses true stories to relate examples of ''problems'' and how they were solved using Horse Speak. Her engaging narrative introduces readers to dozens of real life scenarios from different barns, various disciplines, and riders and handlers with