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Alter Real 1748 1998, Gemma Antonetta van Dijk

“(…) Gemma Antonetta van Dijk is Dutch. Different in her origin and language, but equal in her love and dedication to Portugal [where she lived for some years] and to her horses, she took this passion to her homeland, infected many of her friends and acquaintances, founded the Lusitano Horse Association in the Netherlands and, as a final touch, spent some time in Alter do Chão, studying, inquiring and observing, to finally capture in beautiful portraits the symbol of our baroque horse: the Alter Real.

From this work of years, this book was born, an exemplary work in its historical description, in its account of the daily life of the Alter Stud Farm and the use that the Portuguese School of Equestrian Art made of it.” João Clara

A meticulously crafted edition, printed on good quality, substantial paper, richly illustrated in color with a remarkable selection of artistically cut photographs. Publisher’s binding in cloth with blind tooling on the front cover, protected by a color-printed dust jacket.

Horses Don’t Lie, Chris Irwin

Written by one of the original Horse Whisperers Horses Don’t Lie is the definitive guide to training horses and every horse trainer will welcome this method. After years of using his method to train horses Chris came to see that it could also be applied to human behaviour. As Chris points out: “A horse knows what you know.” The characteristics necessary for building good relationships with horses can be used to deepen our relationships with other people and to enrich our daily lives. Horses can teach us how to communicate with empathy and patience, not only with them but with each other. Humans, like dogs, are natural predators while horses are prey that evolved to band together in packs for protection. This results in two differing types of consciousness and for a human to think like prey teaches many things. It teaches the trust and honesty essential in building relationships, and not only in a relationship with a horse; while the sensitivity and awareness that characterises a horse’s perception of the world are qualities we could all use in our own lives. “Always think like a horse and not like a dog.” The real magic of horse whispering is what horses reveal to us about ourselves when we strive to understand their behaviour. Horses Don’t Lie will teach you about the connections we can make in our lives when we learn from horses.