Recommended Reading
Human growth and our connections with our human/horse herds begins with knowledge. Here are some of our favorite books that will expand your journey and fill you with ideas for discussion, transformation, and experimentation in the barn and beyond.
Books marked **NEW** are recent additions to the list.
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Horse Growth
I Can’t Watch Anymore: The case for dropping equestrian from the Olympic Games by Julie Taylor **NEW**
Ecole de Cavalerie - by Francois Robichon de la Gueriniere
Racinet Explains Baucher - by Jean-Claude Racinet
Horse Wisdom: Life Lessons for Humanity - by Kim Hallin
The Horse Boy - by Rupert Isaacson
Horse See Us As We Are - by Nahshon Cook
In the Middle are the Horsemen - Tik Maynard
The Human Herd - by Beth Anstandig
Sacred Spaces - by Susan Fay, PhD
True Horsemanship Through Feel - by Leslie Desmond and Bill Dorrance
Kinship With All Life - by J. Allen Boone
Horse Brain, Human Brain - by Janet L. Jones, PhD
Zen Mind, Zen Horse - by Allen J. Hamilton, MD
Evidence Based Horsemanship - by Dr. Stephen Peters and Martin Black
Centered Riding - by Sally Swift
Horses Never Lie - by Mark Rashid
The Tao of Equus - by Linda Kohanov
True Unity - by Tom Dorrance
Beyond Horse Massage - by Jim Masterson
Yoga for Riders - by Cathy Woods
The Place of Peace - by Tania Kindersley
Human Growth
Women Who Run With the Wolves - Clarissa Pinkola Estes **NEW**
The Long Ride Home - Rupert Isaacson **NEW**
The Obstacle is the Way - by Ryan Holiday
The Body Keeps the Score - by Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD
The Biology of Belief - by Bruce Lipton
The Untethered Soul - by Michael Singer
Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers - by Robert M. Sapolsky
Your Body Knows the Answer - by David I. Rome
The Way of Integrity - by Martha Beck
Unwinding Anxiety - by Judson Brewer, MD, PhD
Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics - by Dan Harris
Healing - by Thomas Insel, MD
Atlas of the Heart - by Brene Brown
Intuition Workout - by Nancy Rosanoff
Belonging - by Toko-pa Turner
Mindsight - by Daniel J. Siegal, MD
The Power of Now - by Eckhart Tolle
The Desire Map - by Danielle LaPorte
Recovery and Community
Codependent No More - by Melody Beattie
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts - by Gabor Mate
Quit Like a Woman - by Holly Whitaker
Atomic Habits - by James Clear
Healing Trauma - by Peter Levine
Creativity
The Artist’s Way - by Julia Cameron
The War of Art - by Steven Pressfield
Thinking Fast and Slow - by Daniel Kahneman
Bird by Bird - by Anne Lamott
Blink - by Malcolm Gladwell
