Whoa Podcast About Horses Horsemanship

Horse Summit Tackles How Horses Think Why do we need a horse summit to learn how they think?  Well, consider any relationship.  The more you know what the other side needs and how they operate, the more you can build the relationship through those needs.  Science has made huge strides in learning what actually goes on in a horse's brain.  It's not anecdotal.  It's evidence based.  Dr. Stephen Peters is a neuroscientist working on the science of how horses think, feel, and learn. Dr. Stephen Peters is a neuroscientist working on the science of how horses think, feel, and learn.  Dr. Peters teamed up with the famed horse trainer, Martin Black, and together wrote the book Evidence-Based Horsemanship.  Back in May of 2014, we interview Martin Black about the book and you can hear it here.  The theories Dr. Peters investigates are gaining acceptance throughout the horse industry. Maddy Butcher is the founder and editor of many equine related websites including Best Horse Practices-dot-com and HorseHead-dot-info.