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The Amazon Store at MillionDollarPetPix.com ( In association with Amazon.com )The Body Language of Horses: Revealing the Nature of Equine Needs, Wishes and Emotions and How Horses Communicate Them - For Owners, Breeders, Trainers, Riders and All Other Horse Lovers - Including Handicappers - Get Robert Vavra's book insteadIf you want to learn about the nuances of horse body language and behaviour Robert Vavra's "Such Is the Real Nature of Horses" will tell you much more than this book. Rating:  - For fantasy writers new to horses, invaluable!I was a complete novice when it came to horses, but after I spent some time with this book, I was a changed man! I have nothing but rave reviews for this. To the writer who wants to know about horses and horse behavior, this book is perfect. Good description and a good index for easy reference in times of need. I didn't finish reading it yet, and I didn't need to as far as I'm concerned. I'm sold! Rating: - I love this book!For someone who is just learning about horses, as I am, this book is a gratifying shortcut. It tells what to expect, what to do and not do, and basically---how horses think, act, and react, and what their real needs are. I couldn't put it down...and thank the authors for being so thorough! I've observed some "veteran" horse persons whose horse-wisdom would be enhanced mightily if they read this book from cover to cover. Five stars! Rating: - This is a misleading titleI learned nothing about the body language of horses that I didnt already learn from being around them for 2 weeks. Rating:  - Thoroughly SuperficialThe title is misleading. Only 60 pages or so actually go into the "body language" of horses, and about half of that focuses on horses at the racetrack. The rest of the book attempts to cover how horses perceive the world, problem horses, and foal training. It was almost as if the authors did not have enough material for a whole book on horse body language. In their effort to be all-encompassing about various horse conditions (the happy horse, the cold horse, the submissive horse, the sour horse, the tired horse, the thirsty horse, etc.) they skimp on details and nuances as they devote only a brief paragraph (but sometimes a page or two) to each horse type. Perhaps one of the problems with the disjointed coverage stems from the backgrounds of the authors. Ainslie is a racetrack handicapper, Ledbetter is an equestrian. This pairing doesn't necessary work. This book is probably okay for someone absolutely brand new to horses and unfamiliar with horse behavior. Word of caution to those readers though: don't blindly accept the authors' generalizations about horse body language as applying to all horses in all situations! The authors try to put into human terms the emotions the horse is experiencing. This is a dangerous perspective to take if you're new to horses. Instead, you should be trying to learn how to think like a horse. If you are really interested in horses and what makes them tick, find Moyra Williams' book "Horse Psychology." While Williams won't tell you a tail held high means the horse is happy or proud, her book will offer you much more insight.
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