How to speak 'horse' ; a pony-mad kid's guide to reading, body language and 'talking back' / Andrea & Markus Eschbach ; photos by Horst Stretferdt ; translated by Julia Welling.

The secret of how to speak "horse" -- what do horses do all day? -- Playing by the rules - living in a herd -- The horse's senses -- The language of horses -- Horses and humans -- Make your horse your friend -- Speaking "horse" - "getting started" -- Controlling speed and stopping -- "Release" and change of direction -- Follow me! -- Everyday horse language -- Things that are important to us -- Goodbye! -- also available

Easy lessons in 'horse-speak' for pony-mad kids. This lovely book, chock full of beautiful colour photgraphs, explains the basics of horse body language and how to 'talk back'. With a focus on groundwork that is safe and fun for children, it provides an introduction to natural horsemanship and shows how good communication can keep you safe in everything you do with your horse. This book shows you how horses use body language to communicate and provides easy groundwork exercises you can do to learn to read your horse's body language. It also shows you how you can use your own posture and movement to ask your horse to go forward, stop, turn and follow, as well as providing a 'horse-speak' dictionary of common horse body signals to help get you started.