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Book: Horse Brain, Human Brain: The Neuroscience of Horsemanship – Janet L. Jones, PhD

Book cover titled 'Horse Brain, Human Brain' by Janet L. Jones, PhD, with illustrations of a horse and a human head highlighting brain comparison, and subtitle 'The Neuroscience of Horsemanship'.

Brain scientist and horsewoman Janet Jones describes human and equine brains working together. Using plain language, she explores the differences and similarities between equine and human ways of negotiating the world. Mental abilities  like seeing, learning, fearing, trusting, and focusing are discussed from both human and horse perspectives. Throughout, true stories of horses and handlers attempting to understand each other sometimes successfully, sometimes not help to illustrate the principles.