Horse Psychology

In "Horse Psychology" Moyra Williams a qualified human psychologist and horse lover turns her specialist knowledge to the advantage of the horse world and has written a comprehensive study of the working of the mind of the horse. Contents of this work include: urges and instincts; self-protection; sex and reproduction; socialization and company; curiosity; the need for food and water; how horses perceive colour shape size and movement; the homing instinct; the horse's sense of smell hearing touch and time; how a horse learns and solves problems; the horse's memory; temperament and character; and causes and treatment of vices.

Publisher: J.A.Allen
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 208
Author: Moyra Williams
Author Notes: Moyra Williams, a clinical psychologist and former research scientist, was an active and enquiring horsewoman, well known as a breeder of show-jumpers and a competitor in various disciplines. She was the founding Chairman of the Equine Behaviour Forum, a voluntary organization that exists to advance the sympathetic management of equines by promoting a better understanding of the horse's mind. She is also the author of Understanding Nervousness in Horse and Rider also published by J.A. Allen.