It's For The Horses

Dutch Henry is on a mission to help people see their horses with new eyes, to listen with new ears, to touch their lives with greater sensitivity and awareness. It has often been said that our horses are our greatest teachers. Dutch Henry, who has opened his heart, mind and soul to the horse, is living proof of that statement. Enjoy the learning as we join Dutch on a remarkable journey. ~ Bobbie Jo Lieberman—Editor-in-Chief, trailBLAZER magazine

Dutch Henry finds joy as he guides the horse/human relationship closer to and into this space.

This project compiles Dutch Henry’s years of experience gathering helpful—sometimes life-altering—exercises for the horse. This ability to help the horse sometimes reciprocates in a life-altering shift in the human. Dutch has found and follows the guidance of horse professionals who honor that which he honors. These exercises are based on the truth of the whole horse—emotional, mental, physical. Enjoy the wonderful way of Dutch Henry’s writing. Enjoy soaking in this supportive way with your horse. Enjoy the shift in you and your horse’s relationship.~ Diane J. Sept, Connected Riding Senior instructor and owner of Back To Basics Equine Awareness

In this book Dutch covers what we can do to become better guardians for our equines by understanding their needs, truly encompassing mind, body and soul. I think that if horses could write, they would have compiled a book like this! It’s For the Horses is a passionate, highly useful resource for all people who want to do right by the equines in their life. This book belongs in every horse person’s library, but best kept within close reach as it is a book to be referred back to often.~ Lisa Ross-Williams, Publisher/Editor-In-Chief, Natural Horse Magazine and author of the award-winning book, Down-To-Earth Natural Horse Care.

I believe that things would immediately improve for every horse on this planet if we could effect one simple little change, one tiny little shift in perspective. Dutch Henry believes this as well and that is why I so strongly recommend his latest book, It’s For the Horses. Because if we could convince every horse owner on the planet to make every decision about their horses from the perspective of the horse, then everything would change immediately. Relationship, training and the health and happiness of the horse. Kathleen and I have proven it. Dutch Henry has proven it. And everything he has written in It’s For the Horses will lift you closer and closer to those goals. And closer and closer to your horses. Read it. You will not regret it. Nor will your horses. ~ Joe Camp, author of the national best-seller, The Soul of a Horse—Life Lessons from the Herd and its Amazon #1 best-selling sequel Born Wild—The Soul of a Horse

"It's for the Horses," truly is for the horses. You'll enjoy stories about their spirituality, communication, emotions, needs, care, connection, health, exercises, housing, foot care and more. This is not a book about riding or training horses. This is a book on my thoughts, ideas and suggestions on how folks might find the joy in doing things for the horse, with the horse's point of view as the leading guide. It is my hope to help as many people as possible learn to hear the horse, feel their spirit, and in that way help horses and their people everywhere. Gitty Up, Dutch Henry ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dutch Henry is a horse advocate, freelance writer and novelist who lives in central Virginia with Robbie, his wife of 39 years, along with one horse and a number of dogs, cats and chickens. He writes about "People & Horses Helping Horses & People" and has columns in trailBLAZER and Natural Horse magazines. His stories tell of the people and horses who give so much to help others. He has also had articles featured in numerous other equine magazines. He is active on Facebook and his Coffee Clutch blog where he writes about horses, birds and nature, the art of writing and, of course, his Coffee Clutch where he begins each day having coffee with his mare Kessy and critters gathered 'round. He enjoys spending time with his wife along with trail riding, bird watching, nature walking and interviewing the wonderful people about whom he writes. He also does free "Therapy for Therapy Horses" clinics at equine assisted therapy centers and equine rescues.