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Congratulations on deciding to take the step of adding a horse to your life! By now, you’ve made plenty of hard decisions, such as choosing the right horse and finding an ideal environment for him. But now it’s time to interact with your horse. Interaction can be intimidating regardless of how much equine experience you have.

Do you suffer from “Pony Fever”? Have you been waiting a long time to add a horse to your family? Have you carefully considered a match between you and your new equine buddy? Have you decided exactly where he’s going to live and how you’re going to keep him happy? Do you have moments when the idea of bringing a horse into your life is scary? Horses are unlike any other animal companion. They’re too big to live in your house, so they have to live in specialized homes of their own.

Is your horse acting out, or trying to tell you something? Behavior problems such as biting, kicking, spooking, cribbing, or weaving can be frustrating, but they're often signs that something deeper is going on. Learning to understand why your horse behaves the way it does is the first step toward building a safer, more trusting partnership. Drawing on more than 30 years of hands-on experience, Meredith Hill explains how horses think, communicate, and respond to the world around them.

Shopping for a horse is unlike shopping for anything else. Not only are horses very big, but they can be very expensive, too. They have very specific needs and personalities that match their large size. Such a huge investment of time and money needs to be taken very seriously.

Meredith is a music-loving child with a tuneful but super loud singing voice. After years of disrupting her neighbors and her classmates with her boisterous musical bellows, a teacher discovers that Meredith has an unusual musical gift. He encourages her to embrace her gift, and she goes on to a successful career as a conductor.

Working with your very own horse can be one of the most wonderful parts of your day…until it’s not. In The Well-Mannered Horse: Developing an Ideal Equine Buddy, Meredith Hill is back with more insight on how to deal with some of your horse’s less enjoyable behaviors.