The Other Side Of Horsemanship: My Journey of Unlearning Cruelty & Healing Trauma - Softcover

Dennis, Shelby

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0228885647 ISBN 13: 9780228885641

Publisher: Tellwell Talent, 2022

Synopsis

The Other Side of Horsemanship is a poignant look at the connection between horse trauma and human trauma and how it influences normalized harshness in horse training. Bitten by the horse bug at a young age, Shelby was an avid horse lover from the time she could walk. She wanted nothing more than to be around horses. From the time she started riding at just age 4, she was taught to handle the horses harshly in her lessons, and for years had no idea the impact these punishing techniques had on the beloved horses around her. With horses as a constant, Shelby experienced a number of traumatic events throughout her childhood, the barn being the one place of safety she could cling to. This is Shelby's story of how she found herself with the help of horses and began to learn how to heal from her own trauma as she embarked on the journey of learning how to understand horses better by developing a more empathetic approach to training.

About this title

About the Author

Shelby Dennis is a lifelong equestrian residing on the West Coast of British Columbia, Canada. She is an IAABC certified Equine Behaviour Consultant and has done extensive post-secondary studies in the equine science field, in addition to dabbling in journalism and human psychology. She continues to train horses professionally, specializing in problem horses, rescues and ex-racehorses. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her loved ones and personal horses.

Edition details

• Publisher: Tellwell Talent
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0228885647
• ISBN 13: 9780228885641
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 338