The Birdie Book: An Internal Geography of Rider and Horse by Deb Bennett, Ph.D.

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This is Dr. Deb’s story of how she found “deep” horsemanship under the tutelage of a little old man. Scientific in education and outlook, Dr. Deb confesses that she had to learn just how ignorant about the more important aspects of a horse’s life that she was. This book will help you, too — to increase your sensitivity to what your horse is “saying”, and your ability to “read” his intentions. It’s all about what makes him “tick” on the inside! This path to horsemanship mastery is effective, enlightening, and completely enjoyable for both rider and horse.

As you read the text, you’ll learn the full idea behind what we call Birdie Theory and The Thread. These are ancient metaphors — teaching tools that help make normally-invisible phenomena visible to the mind’s eye. The Birdie and The Thread are also, however, real in the sense that you can learn to use them to direct your horse and help him gain confidence and learn what’s expected of him.

This volume contains over 500 sequence photos of so-called horse “behaviors” that reveal horse motivations, desires, and thoughts. One of the few books ever written specifically to help you learn how to “read” your horse better. First published in 2000, The Birdie Book has sold over 5,000 copies — a true underground classic.

500 virtual pages on CD-Rom in .PDF format (requires physical disk drive drawer and Acrobat Reader v. 5.0 or higher.