Dawn Westcott explore en profondeur la relation nuancée entre les humains et les équidés, en particulier le poney Exmoor, une race en voie de disparition. Son écriture découle d'un engagement profond à comprendre et à communiquer avec ces animaux, en mettant l'accent sur la manipulation et l'entraînement basés sur la confiance. S'appuyant sur des générations d'histoire familiale sur Exmoor, elle traduit cette connexion profonde en récits qui soulignent le sort et la résilience des poneys sauvages. Le travail de Westcott invite les lecteurs à apprécier le langage complexe des chevaux et à plaider pour leur bien-être.
This is the real-life story of Monsieur Chapeau, a wild, orphaned Exmoor pony foal found severely malnourished with pneumonia on the moors of Exmoor and how he survived and thrived beyond all expectations - bringing with him the secrets of how to create a bond of trust and friendship with the wild Exmoor ponies.
Wild Herd Whispering is about the incredible Exmoor ponies as they reveal their truenatures through the world of herd energy and dynamics.Starting with the dramatic winter arrival from the moor of a tiny five week oldwild-born foal who faces the bleakest future, it is the big herd at Holt Ball Farm thatdecides how she will survive and thrive. The book follows the adventures of the ponies,revealing characters and behaviours that take you on a heart-rending, thoughtprovokingand enriching journey of equine enlightenment. This is an opportunity to catchup with adorable orphan Monsieur Chapeau and his friends and majestic stallion Bear,as their lives evolve and entwine with the wild herds of Exmoor. It follows the endearing,exciting and at times perilous experiences of the ponies ¿ including unwelcome nighttime adventures, the quest to find foals lost in the wilderness and an entire moorlandherd in jeopardy. With an expanding herd and challenges to face, author Dawn Westcottlooks to the ponies themselves for help and inspiration: they in turn respond in a way thatoffers magical insights into what is going on in their hearts and minds.This book is an invaluable reference for people interested in better understandingand winning the trust and friendship of ponies. It also highlights the challenges ofsafeguarding the endangered Exmoor ponies of Exmoor National Park.
An enchanting story, told in rhyming verse in Rowan's own words.