The Soul of a Horse: Life Lessons from the Herd
by Joe Camp
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Author: Joe CampEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: Deckle Edge
Published: 2008-04-29
ISBN: 0307406857
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Crown
Book Reviews of The Soul of a Horse: Life Lessons from the Herd
Book Review: You Can't Please Everyone
Summary: 5 Stars
It is disappointing to me to see Dr. Jan B. Newman, who is supposedly an educated person, so totally miss what Mr. Camp's book, "The Soul of a Horse," has to offer. Every reader will get out of a book only what he or she wants to. That Dr. Newman chose to get so little out of an otherwise excellent and meaningful book is not the fault of the author, or the book. The sad thing here is that such a negative review, actually more of an attack, could cause others who might benefit greatly from this excellent volume to miss concepts, ideas, and resources, that could be at least helpful, and possibly life altering for them and their horses.
Dr. Newman using the example that some of his horses want into the barn instead of preferring the open pasture, is totally meaningless. Those horses may have been barn sour for many years, and so conditioned to the barn that they are uncomfortable any other place. We have all seen horses like that. I can say that all of my horses greatly prefer the open pasture, but that sure doesn't imply all horses do. As Dr. Newman stated, horses are individuals, and there are all kinds of dispositions. Certainly few techniques will work the same way for every horse out there, nor will they work in the same time frame for all horses, but I don't think this book says that either. What it does do is provide a window into a very special relationship that Mr. Camp was able to establish with his horse, Cash, and how that relationship developed. Any statements Mr. Camp makes regarding barefoot horses and natural horse care are all verifiable in the literature. He has simply brought it all together in a beautifully written volume that was a great pleasure for me to read, and will be for most horse owners. That he also provides a listing of excellent resources is just icing on the cake.
Ron Reil
Summary of The Soul of a Horse: Life Lessons from the Herd
A surprise birthday gift plunged Joe Camp and his wife, Kathleen, into the world of horses as complete neophytes without a clue as to what horses needed or wanted. The Camps went searching for logic and sense in the rule books of traditional horse care and what they found was not what they had expected. Written for everyone who has ever loved a horse or even loved the idea of having a horse in their lives, this memoir leads us on a riveting voyage of discovery as Joe and Kathleen navigate uncharted, often politically incorrect territory on their way to achieving a true relationship with their horses.As the creator of the beloved Benji series, Joe has spent most of his life luring us into the heart and soul of a famous dog, but now in this engaging, emotional, and often humorous story, he deftly lures us into the heart and soul of a horse. In doing so, he exposes astonishing truths and unlocks the mystery of a majestic creature who has survived on Earth, without assistance, for fifty-five million years. In a single emotionally charged moment, Camp communes with his first horse, Cash, in a way that changes him and his relationship with horses forever. In his own words, as he stood alone with his back to this horse: The collar of my jacket was tickling the hairs on the back of my neck. And my heart was pounding. Then a puff of warm, moist air brushed my ear. My heart skipped a beat. He was really close. Then I felt his nose on my shoulder . . . I couldn?t believe it. Tears came out of nowhere and streamed down my cheeks. I had spoken to him in his own language, and he had listened . . . and he had chosen to be with me. He had said, I trust you.
Ingeniously alternating between the stories of two people thrust into an unfamiliar, enigmatic realm and a fabled herd of wild horses brought to the New World centuries ago, Joe Camp?s valuable and inspiring book teaches us that the lessons he was learning apply not only to his horses but to life and to people as well?to all of us.
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