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Understanding is the Key: A Comprehensive Guide to Creating a Partnership for Life with Your Young Horse Kindle Edition

by Gabriele Neurohr (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 236 ratings
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Understanding is the Key is not just another How-To-Train-Your-Horse book. Rather, it lays out all elements you need to develop your young horse into your dream horse, whatever it’s breed, personality or the discipline you prefer.

If your goal is that your horse enjoys the time you spend together and at the same time is well educated and reliable, this book will give you the keys to achieve just that.

With Understanding is the Key you will learn:

- how you can win the heart of your horse and create with awareness the wonderful relationship you wish to have

- to understand how horses learn, think and perceive the world around them so that you can avoid all those little everyday problems

- to understand what your part is on this journey together with your horse so that you can develop into the clear and loving leader your horse appreciates

- to understand the principles of fair horse training so that you will be able to educate your horse in a kind and clear way into a confident partner that is willing to please

- the ingredients and the road-map from foal to well-educated horse to make sure you don’t miss a step in the development of your youngster.

As a result, you will be able to decide for yourself what works and what doesn’t work for your horse and your goals and become independent of any horse training method out there.

The ultimate goal is that you and your horse enjoy every moment you spend together, no matter where you are in your journey.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07WQDZLPJ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Best Seller Publishing, LLC (August 14, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 14, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2887 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 232 pages
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4.7 out of 5 stars
4.7 out of 5
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Morgan
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommend
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2020
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Let me start by saying I HIGHLY recommend this book if you are training your own horse and things are not going well. This book doesn't give specific solutions for horse or training problems, but rather shows you that everything can be fixed if you have a better understanding of your horse and the way you should be approaching your training.

I was a little skeptical at first. The first 1/3rd of the book seemed to be mostly horse training philosophy peppered with inspiration and encouragement. It was nice, but not what I was after.

However, once she got into the meat of the book, I was so glad I had purchased it. This book really enlightened me on some ideas and horse concepts that I had never realized.

I'm new to training my own horse, and he is proving to be more difficult than I anticipated. Honestly, I bought this book out of desperation. I have read, watched and sought training information for a solid year before I got my untrained horse. I thought I had it all figured out. But he just wasn't responding to the training methods that had proven to work for thousands of other horses. After a month together, I was frustrated and confused and considering sending him to a trainer and giving up on my dream.

But thanks to this book, I have turned it all around.

Her description of the different horse personalities--and how you should train each one differently--took us from fearful explosions and frustration to calm understanding. He now nickers and comes to the gate every morning when I come to work with him. His whole attitude towards learning and experiencing new things has become focused and engaged rather than the spooky dance it used to be. That is because of two main take-aways: I have worked on our relationship using some of the advice and methods in this book, and I have adapted my methods to better suit his personality. Our relationship is based on trust and clear understanding. He has a better idea of what I expect from him, and he trusts me enough to know that each new thing I introduce isn't something to be feared.

The author makes the concepts and ideas very clear, and I now better understand how to teach his specific personality. I am also aware of the type of horse that will not be a good fit for me, and will avoid the potential anxiety and heartache that comes with that. Overall, this book is well worth purchasing, and will be helpful with every horse that I bring into my life.
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Michelle H
5.0 out of 5 stars Insightful book for anyone with a young horse.
Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2023
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I am a lifelong horseperson and still found this book to be super insightful with my new filly ( weanling) whom I hope to have as a lifelong partner as I retire from working with horses full time. I am currently reading this along with Horse Brain Human Brain written by Janet Jones PHD. Terrific combination. I love that in horses, you never learn it all. Thoroughly recommend for anyone interested in learning more in how to communicate and have a true partnership with horses.
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Shmaya David
5.0 out of 5 stars Who knew horses and people were so much alike?
Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2019
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Most of what I know about horses comes from reading many Dick Francis's books. So...I don't really know much about horses. But as an executive and life coach I do know quite a lot about people and leadership. I found this book very interesting in that most of what it has to say about the leader (the rider / trainer) and the one being lead (the horse) would be just as valid if you replaced "horse" with "child" or "employee". So to me this is a leadership book, despite having been written about horses.
The book style is easy to read and understand, and reading is very fluent. Should be very useful to anyone trying to train a horse, or a person.
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Ellena L. McQueen
5.0 out of 5 stars Game changer
Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2023
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I read it twice in 4 days. So much helpful information!
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Shari Carriero
4.0 out of 5 stars cAN'T WAIT TO READ THIS BOOK
Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2023
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I just received this book and I can't wait to start reading it.
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Depq49
5.0 out of 5 stars Great tool!!
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2019
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I love this book! Well written and easy to understand and implement. The techniques in the book will definitely go in my wheel house. I’ve been following Gabi for a while and now I can use her book for a reference as issues arise! Contains good tips and information that every horse owner can use regardless of skill level!
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Robert Harpole
5.0 out of 5 stars Deep dive into horses...and people
Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2019
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This is a thorough and comprehensive look at the psychology of horses and humans. It’s peppered with great stories but the real value is the step by step guides that the author gives. Her lessons on leadership can be applied not just to horses but to parenting, business and life. It should be required reading for everyone who has a horse or wants one.
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Tom Gledhill
5.0 out of 5 stars Developing a great relationship with your horse!
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2019
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First of all, Gabi is a great writer. Her text flows simply from one thought to the next. This book will teach you everything you need to know about training, nurturing, and developing a lasting, meaningful relationship with your horse. If you are even thinking about owning a horse you should read this book.
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Mike Bitter
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for those with young horses or green ones
Reviewed in Canada on October 9, 2021
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Inspirational, practical. A confidence builder for both horse and trainer. Read before bringing home 3 year old pony newly started under saddle.
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Elisabeth Johansson
5.0 out of 5 stars Bra hästbok enl barnbarn och bra leverans
Reviewed in Sweden on December 16, 2022
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Julklapp till barnbarn
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kerija
5.0 out of 5 stars Be the best for your horse!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 26, 2019
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Gabi was definitely reading my mind when writing this book!
I have always wanted my horse to look forward seeing me and willing to participate – to create partnership! I have read so many horse books in desperation to find anwers to many questions that arose in my mind when not everything went smoothly with my mare. Some books explained specific techniques and methods, others were stories and experiences of other horsemen and then there were abstract dreamy books about building a mystical connection. But none of these books adressed my questions and contradictive feelings – whether to give the horse free choice and freedom or forcing the horse to be obedient. It was always one or the other, therefore us getting nowhere and having difficulity finding the gold middle-ground.
But while reading Gabi`s book Understanding is the Key, I was feeling like somebody`s read my mind , questions arose and there, the next page- it was answered! Not only answering my questions and giving information, but actually making me think about myself in the whole picture and explaining how I can successfully set up my mind-set. This mindset preparation is integral part of horse training- where you have to be aware and react in the momentum- there is no time to think, your mental tools should be prepared beforehand!
Gabi has managed to connect two worlds, mental/soul/emotional with practical – how and why by finding the balance in between. In addition, comprehensive and science based explanation of horse behaviour and learning in an easily understandable english gives enormous amount of knowledge and underpins the pricniples behind training. Moreover, you can also find very helpful checklist of skills, tasks and exercises that will help you to build your horses confidence in everyday challenges!
Read this book, be inspired, learn a lot, have many “Ahha!” moments clear your mind, and realise how you can grow together with your horse! For happy horse-human beings!
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sophie fremont
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfull Time with you and your horse
Reviewed in France on August 25, 2019
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a very beautiful book very useful for any owner of young horses .. and older horse also that are willing to do right with their horse....an essential and simple guide to ensure a good trip with your horse ... simple, didactic and practical explanations that will guide your steps ... a logbook that will help you and reassure you because honest and full of solutions ... which gives a real vision of the relation man horse and which will also make you progress on yourself even outside the horseriding área ....thank you Gabi for sharing your expérience with us ....
Do not hesitate to devote a few hours to this book it will not leave you
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Susanne Baumann
5.0 out of 5 stars „Why do we love horses? With my horse, I feel the connection to another soul“
Reviewed in Germany on August 24, 2019
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„Why do we love horses? With my horse, I feel the connection to another soul....“
I have read lots of books about horse training, riding techniques, how to do Horsemanship, Groundwork etc but never encountered such an amazing and really comprehensive book about gaining a partnership with horses as this one from Gabi Neurohr. It is not the kind of book to read once, and put away and forget most of it, but a „go to“ resource, to get back to again and again.
It contains such loads of information, only a few examples are: How can I help my horse to feel safe, How do horses learn, How do I clearly communicate with my horse if it is on the right track, How do I set boundaries etc.
It is not only about how to train a horse but how we, as the Partner of a horse, can work on us and develop the right mindset to have a better relationship with horses. Gabi manages to take the reader on a journey of self development, chapter by chapter, including little exercises, helping to understand ourselves, our motivation, our resources and especially understanding better the horses.
I wish I would have had this book years ago, when I got my first horse. Its not only about young horses, although the title would suggest, the relationship with any horse, no matter what age, can be improved by reading the book with an open mind. Gabi does not train a method, she has the ability to really understand horses and translate this for the interested reader, to develop the leader in ourself.
No matter which style, Classic dressage, Western, Trail Riding, everybody can take away lots of information and material to think about and practice with. I really hope, this book will get printed, it is a great help for anybody who has a passion for horses, who has „horses in their DNA“ and I highly recommend it to everyone aiming to build a happy relationship with horses and bringing horsemanship to a new level.
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