title: Smart Horse: Understanding the Science of Natural Horsemanship
author:  Jennifer M. MacLeay 
description: The first book to explain the science behind "natural" horsemanship, SMART HORSE is an introduction to the world of animal learning and cognition. All animals respond to fundamental principles of learning and training. They include conditioning, positive and negative rewards, and behavior shaping. SMART HORSE helps the horse owner and rider apply these principles to their daily lessons and interactions with their equine partners. Author Jennifer MacLeay, an equine veterinarian, practices and teaches at Colorado State University's College of Veterinary Medicine in Fort Collins.
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  Captivated by the Wallflower
  
  Aileen Fish
  
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  Chapter 1
  
  
  June, 1813
  
  
  Ascot
  
  
  
  
  
  Adam Lumley, Viscount Knightwick, could see his dream hovering just out of
  reach. He brushed his black stallion in the stables at Ascot Heath, in a stall
  next to where his brother David went through the same motions on a three-year-
  old mare. “I see no point in using any stud but Huntfield’s Raven for
  Truffle’s next breeding.”
  
  “The point is making Huntfield feel the same way.” David closed his stall door
  and leaned on the post between the stalls.
  
  “I’ve been working on that. I simply must find his weakness. Discover wha