3+ Best Books For Horse Owners (2022 Updated)

Learning new and interesting things about horses can even make you feel more affectionate toward the one you own. If you want to be a better owner, these are the books you need to read.

Women Are From Venus And So Are Their Horses – A Grown Man’s Musings On The Opposite Sex In The Saddle, By Menno Kalman

A Valentine For Men Who Love Women Who Love Horses:

It’s true that he may look like a knight in slightly rusted armor, but that’s only because he’s spent so much time at spring horse shows standing in the rain while calling your dressage test. Even though he doesn’t use the laundry hamper, the clothes that are left on the floor all smell like saddle soap, tractor oil, and the hazelnut-vanilla half-caf soy latte (with a dash of cinnamon) that he brings for you to sip in between early-morning rides. He still doesn’t use the laundry hamper. And to tell you the truth, every time he says those three little words, “I’ll do stalls,” it does make your heart melt a little bit.

Menno Kalman’s book, Women Are From Venus and so Are Their Horses: A Grown Man’s Musings on the Opposite Sex in the Saddle, gives him the opportunity to finally start getting his due. He is a man who is in love with a woman who is also passionate about horses. In a collection of 34 essays, Kalman examines the equestrian world from the point of view of a groom—that is, the kind of person who gets married—turned groom—that is, the kind of person who gets married to a dressage rider. He is pondering the questions that have perplexed husbands, sweethearts, brothers, and fathers ever since the first little girl threw her arms around a pony’s neck in an unbreakable headlock – ahem, a tiny hug. He is stationed outside the riding arena, stuck under the horse trailer, and somehow always much too close to snapping teeth and striking hooves. He is always much too close to snapping teeth and striking hooves.

“‘What in the name of all that is holy are you doing?'” I turn around and hear a voice say something. My wife has returned home. I trudge around the stables trying to explain what took place while she searches fruitlessly for her mare but to no avail. Lightning inspection is something that she has just finished up. She yells, “Don’t tell me you brought in the gelding on that rusty old chain!” (Don’t tell me you brought in the gelding on that chain). And while she is speaking soothing words to the horse and examining its chin, I am pushing the sloshing wheelbarrow up the ramp to the pile of manure. The weight of the wheelbarrow alone causes me to topple over, and as I lay there in the horse manure, it slowly empties itself over me as the wheelbarrow continues to roll forward.
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My wife approaches one of the horses, gives it a hug, and then asks, “Now what is that silly man up to this time?”

Whiplash is accurate and so mercilessly funny that even when you recognize yourself among the pages, you’ll want to share the book with everyone you know. Kalman’s Women Are from Venus and So Are Their Horses also reveals one tender truth: there’s a reason why the word “crazy” describes both people who love horses and people who are simply in love. Whiplash is accurate and so mercilessly funny that even when you recognize yourself among the pages, you’ll want to share the book with everyone you know

Do you know a man who is in love with a woman who is passionate about horses? What is it that you admire most about him?

This Is Not The Story You Think It Is: A Season Of Unlikely Happiness, By Laura Munson

Did Cupid Miss His Mark?

“It’s almost as if my Morgan can tell when I need to relax. When I’m mounted on my horse, everything else in the world seems to fade away, and all I can concentrate on is the spot on the ground where my horse is standing. It is the most religious practice that I’ve ever experienced; the prayers do not ask for anything. They give up control and accept it. For the entirety of my life, I’ve been looking for a place where I can experience nature in its purest form. Freedom. Every time he walks through the woods, from his hoof to the ground, I find myself silently reciting “Thank you.”
– Taken from Laura Munson’s book, “This Is Not the Story You Think It Is: A Season of Unlikely Happiness.”

Sometimes Cupid misses his mark. The arrow misses its target by an impossible margin, or it scratches you as it goes by. What may be the cruelest shot of all, however, is when that arrow pierces your heart and tears right through it, as it did when Laura Munson’s husband said to her, after fifteen years of marriage, “I don’t love you anymore. ” This may be the cruelest shot of all. I don’t believe that I ever have.”

Fortunately, Munson did not lose sight of her goal, which was to have a joyful family and a relationship that would last. The response she gave was, “I don’t buy it.” Her words set her and her husband off on a journey that neither of them had anticipated, namely, the journey of reconnecting with each other by prioritizing their own well-being and of rediscovering the joy of having a happy marriage by accepting personal responsibility for their own contentment.

It’s a pretty incredible tale, really. Challenging, too. But regardless of whether or not you agree with Munson’s methodology, there is no disputing the efficacy of her approach. Horses have the ability to carry us deeper into places of clarity, renewal, and peace when other means, such as arrows, are unable to take us to the heights of love and living.

Ready to have a few words with Cupid? Read Munson’s original article, Those Aren’t Fighting Words, Dear, in the New York Times Modern Love collection, check out the book, and visit one of her events, which this month include a workshop and book signing amid the spectacular Grand Prix show-jumping events in Wellington, Florida.

The Mindfulness Revolution – Leading Psychologists, Scientists, Artists, And Meditation Teachers On The Power Of Mindfulness In Everyday Life, Edited By Barry Boyce, With A Quote By Dr. George Washington Carver

The Secrets Of Horses:

Reading The Mindfulness Revolution this morning, I came across my new favorite equestrian quote:

Anything will give up its secrets if you love it enough.

The quote isn’t by an equestrian: it’s by Dr. George Washington Carver, an African American scientist, inventor, and humanitarian. The book isn’t specifically for equestrians either. A collection of essays about compassionate awareness, The Mindfulness Revolution: Leading Psychologists, Scientists, Artists, and Meditation Teachers on the Power of Mindfulness in Everyday Life shows how simply being present – that is, paying attention and being kind –  can change your life for the better, no matter what your circumstances and goals are.

Although neither the book nor the quote was specifically written with riders in mind, I believe both can be applied to riders. I’ve found that the more I love my horse – and by this I don’t mean showering him with hugs and kisses, but rather making it a priority to pay attention to what he has to say and provide for his requirements – the more I am able to comprehend him and the more of his needs I can meet, which in turn makes me a better friend to him. Surprisingly – or, taking into consideration the words of Dr. Carver and the conclusions of the essays, perhaps not surprisingly – while I was busy (or, actually, not busy) being present, improving as a horsewoman and as a rider seemed to happen all by itself. This was both a pleasant and unexpected discovery.

There are hidden things about every horse. Some of the secrets are wonderful, like a hidden talent or the tenacity of the hero, while others are terrible and should be avoided at all costs. No matter what happens, we will never learn the truth about our horses’ past from them. However, I am going to affix a copy of Dr. Carver’s remark to the interior of my tack box. If I love my horse enough, perhaps he will reveal more of the truth that is buried in his heart to me. Even if I don’t, maybe I’ll just be able to love him a little bit more, and maybe that’s the part of the truth that matters the most. Even if I don’t, maybe.

Have you ever been let in on a horse’s little-known secret? What was the most important thing?

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