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“When you ask your horse to do something
it should be his idea…he wants to do it, he likes to do it, he understands
how to do it, and he does it.” These words are typical of the way Ray
Hunt expresses his philosophy of the ideal relationship between man and
horse.
That philosophy is discussed in this book, in a manner that makes the
reader feel as if he is listening to Ray talk. It is persuasive talk -
gently persuasive; this man’s ideas make a lot of sense, and the success
he has achieved with those ideas is impressive.
Ray Hunt travels around the country working with groups of riders who
are interested in his philosophy of harmony with horses. As Gene Lewis
says in his Foreword to the book, Ray’s theory is “to unite the horse
and rider into one working unit of both mind and body. He has developed
a language that most western people can understand and has become a wonderful
teacher and demonstrator.”
Included in the book is an interpretation of the “Ray Hunt method of schooling
a horse,” written by Vincent W. Carpenter, who attended one of Ray’s clinics.
He tells amazing stories that Ray might not tell about himself and summarizes
the whole philosophy in a clear and objective way.
Also included is a question and answer section, in which a number of the
most commonly asked questions are answered in detail. And throughout the
entire book runs the simple, basic idea: think harmony.
This book is truly a classic to be
read over and over again. Cover to cover pearls of wisdom!
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