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  • Hayes, Tim (Horse clinician)
     
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    Riding home : the power of horses to heal / Tim Hayes ; [foreword by Robert Redford].
    by Hayes, Tim (Horse clinician)
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    New York : St. Martin's Press, 2015.
    Subjects
  • Horses -- Behavior.
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  • Horses -- Psychology.
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  • Horse owners -- Psychology.
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  • Human-animal relationships.
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  • Horsemanship -- Therapeutic use.
  • Electronic Resourcehttp://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/512/9781250033512/image/lgcover.9781250033512.jpg
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    9781250033512 (hardback) :
    1250033519 (hardback)
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    x, 292 pages ; 22 cm
    Edition: 
    First edition.
    Contents: 
    Wild horses -- wild men -- The nature of horses -- The nature of humans -- Horses healing humans...bodies and minds -- Horses don't get divorced...today's youth at risk -- A trail less traveled -- my journey with horses -- The walking wounded -- horses for heroes -- Horses, humans, trauma and PTSD -- "I wish people had ears like horses" -- What draws humans to be with horses? -- Austin -- The evolution of horsemanship -- Riding home.
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    "Throughout history, people have loved, owned and ridden horses. They fascinate us, and we are drawn to books like The Horse Whisperer, events like The Kentucky Derby, and movies like Steven Spielberg's War Horse. Owners and non-horse owners alike have also discovered the amazing abilities of horses to help us heal and recover from disabling physical and mental conditions such as autism and multiple sclerosis by participating in Equine Therapy. Men and women afflicted with severe emotional damage are healing and making dramatic recoveries by receiving the simple love, understanding and acceptance that comes from establishing a relationship with a horse. The unique message of Riding Home is two-fold. It is the first and only book to explain why horses have this remarkable ability to heal and positively transform emotionally wounded men and women, whether they be troubled teens, prison inmates, or war veterans with post traumatic stress disorder. On a societal level, it offers a powerful argument for the expansion of equine programs that accomplish what many organizations that utilize traditional methods of psychotherapy and pharmaceuticals have been unable to achieve. To have a relationship with a horse is to discover and know yourself and the world with truth and compassion. Horses help us discover hidden parts of ourselves. They teach us that when we're not getting what we want, we're the ones who need to change"--
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