Does the rider really always have to be "dominant" over the horse? Do we need dominance training? In this book, behavioural biologist Marlitt Wendt debunks the widely-held and incorrect belief in the dominance theory and presents the scientifically well-founded friendship concept as a horse-friendly alternative.



Marlitt Wendt is a behavioural biologist specialising in horses. She champions harmonious cooperation between horse and handler and pro-horse behaviour. Wendt also organises presentations and seminars on alternative training methods and on creative intelligence training for horses.



From the contents

* The patchwork family - life in the herd

* Hierarchy versus network relationships - social structures among horses

* Dominance training from a behavioural biology point of view

* When the equine psyche is misunderstood



Having read a lot and written on this subject it didn't blow my socks off, but it's well organised with a very readable style. I would still recommend this to those new to reading this subject. It's very straight forward in it's presentation of the subject and is a welcome addition to writing on a very important subject.