Books with Spirit - Horse Riding

Here’s an email excerpt from from Sue in Ontario

I have a horse, a thoroughbred that I have had now for almost 3 years.  He came with huge issues that had been shut down with force most likely and he uses biting to communicate with me.  I have learned to appreciate the subtle nuances of a bite.  I bet that sounds strange, whether he is mad at me or the world in general, or if he just wants my attention, there are so many ways that he actually bites.  And by the way you are spot on about fast and accurate. He is a wonderful teacher, like the one you hated in school but learned to appreciate later.    The biting has much improved, I clicker train him so he has even more reasons to bite at times.  You talk about hearing what they have to say, thanks for saying it out loud because Busy, (Business Image) has a lot to say and he comes in load and clear.  Too clear sometimes.  But when we work the best together is when we both have respect for each other and when it is quiet.  He is a very sensitive boy, both spatially and noise wise so I do my best to speak to him clearly and softly, in return I get clearly and softly, what more can we hope for?