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.
Horse Summit in Durango, Colorado
Maddy Butcher is the founder and editor of many equine related websites including Best Horse Practices-dot-com and HorseHead-dot-info. She sees real merit in theories of evidence-based horsemanship and, through her Best Horses Practices website, is producing the Best Horse Practices Summit. The horse summit will be in Durango, Colorado, October 8-10 and will feature both academic speakers and horse trainers and behaviorists.
Maddy Butcher calls the horse summit a “TED talk for horse owners”. “We wanted to offer something to horse owners and riders valuable to their interactions, and ideally improve the lives of horses,” she said.
Ranae and I are working on plans to attend the horse summit. While Durango, Co is quite a distance from our home, we think the principles and techniques we’ll learn will make a lasting contribution to our horsemanship knowledge.
You can register for the Best Horse Practices Horse Summit here. If you register before August 1, you will not only save money, you will be entered into a drawing for highest quality wool felt saddle pad from 5 Star Equine Products!
Become a Patron!
Get Free Helpful Horse Tips
There is a “Join Our Email” list at the top of this page. Signup. Occasionally, I’ll send you something useful you can use to build a better relationship with your horse. Thanks!
Contact Us
We have well over 100 episodes up now and you can find them all for free on iTunes, with our Android App in the Amazon store, and now Stitcher, or wherever podcasts are distributed. Get the Stitcher app and tell us how it works. We are on Google Play too! You can also find every episode and more about the show at whoapodcast.com. Please take a moment and join our email list. Get in on the conversation with Facebook and Twitter and Instagram– just look for WhoaPodcast.
You are a big part of why we do this podcast. We really love getting your feedback. Please let us know your thoughts, ideas, and suggestions for the show. You can email us at John@WhoaPodcast.com
Thanks for listening,
John & Ranae
Episode #110
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: RSS
Leave a Reply