The Power of the Herd (80 page)

9 (see conversations, difficult)

10 (see leadership, consensual)

11 (see emotional heroism)

12 (see present, enjoying)

guilt

accountability and,
248

avoidance of,
251

empathy and,
248–49

messages behind,
216
,
249
,
250–51
,
272

objectification/projection and,
210

shame vs.,
217
,
220
,
248–49

transformation and,
221–22

“gut feelings,”
33
,
47
,
276

Half King (Indian chief),
64–65

Hare, Robert D.,
43–44

Harland, Marion,
63

Hart, Benjamin L.,
128
,
133
,
134
,
135–38
,
140
,
142
,
152

Harvard Business Review,
32
,
36

Healing the Soul in the Age of the Brain
(Frattaroli),
37

herd power,
204–5

herds

animal care for,
123–24

control of, in sedentary cultures,
128–29

as creativity sources,
14

culling of,
368

fear resilience in,
239

natural horsemanship and,
83

nonpredatory power of,
367–68

oxytocin and,
121
,
122–23
,
132

passive leadership in,
76–77
,
131–35
,
203

See also
nomadic pastoralism

Herodotus,
89
,
90–91

heroic
wu-wei,
182–84

Herthel, Doug,
27

Herzog, Werner,
401

Hillman, James,
358

Hinduism,
406

hiring decisions,
365
,
369

His Excellency
(Ellis),
54
,
71
,
88
,
93
,
189

His Kingdom for a Horse
(Blassingame),
40–41

Hitler, Adolf,
210–11

Hodges, James Parrish,
53
,
59

“holy wars,”
210

horse, listening to.
See
body, listening to

horsemanship,
78

See also
natural horsemanship

horse riding

amateur's initiatory ride,
28–31

fear management during,
38–40

horses

assumptions about,
14
,
30–31

author's,
22

black,
1
,
152–54

body language of,
275

boundary setting with,
180–81
,
316–17
,
326–29

depressed,
264–65

dominator stallions,
73–74

emotional agility of,
14–15
,
34–35
,
234–35
,
236–37

fear responses in,
134

floppy-eared,
116

as guides,
413

as heroes,
412–13

human emotions detected by,
34–35
,
277–78

leadership roles among,
281
,
383–84

mating behavior,
72

nonattachment of,
172–73
,
184

“philosophy” of,
10

predator/prey dynamic and,
81–82
,
366–67

risk management by,
238

spooked, managing,
28–31
,
33
,
37–40

stress of, in captivity,
173

twins,
356–60

vulnerability-averse behavior,
337–39

weaning of,
134

white vs. black,
1

See also
human-equine relationships

“horse sense,”
47–48

Horses Never Lie
(Rashid),
76

horse training,
71–73

author's experience,
153–54
,
175–78
,
387–89

crescendo-into-immediate-positive-feedback approach,
315–16

emotional heroism in,
387–89

emotional incongruence and,
278

evolutionary theory and,
153

natural horsemanship and,
81
,
82–84

nonverbal communication and,
164–66

objectification/projection in,
212–13

Stone Age Power Tools used in,
202
,
217

wu-wei
in,
175–77

horse tribes,
89–92

Horse Whisperer, The
(film;
1998),
178

horse whisperers,
165

See also
natural horsemanship

horse wisdom,
15
,
23
,
226
,
355
,
413

Houston, Jean,
355–56

Howe, William,
89

Howland, John,
52

human-animal bond

benefits of,
123

biblical support for,
110–11
,
113–15

evolutionary theory and,
108

Farm-Fox Experiment,
116–18

origins of,
109–10

oxytocin and,
118–22
,
206
,
405

in prehistoric cave paintings,
401–6

See also
nomadic pastoralism

human communication.
See
nonverbal communication; verbal communication

Human-Equine Alliances for Learning (HEAL),
261

human-equine relationships

affective contagion and,
32

benefits of,
410–11

boundary setting for,
308–9
,
316–17
“dependent co-arising” in,
166
,
184

intersubjectivity in,
48–49

in myth/religion,
406

nonpredatory power through,
60
,
166

as power source,
23–24

in prehistoric cave paintings,
402–3
,
404
,
407

humor,
39–40
,
211

Hunt, Ray,
81
,
165

Hunter, John,
56

hunter-gatherers,
111–12

“hunter's trance,”
402

Huxley, Thomas,
106
,
107

Hydaspes, Battle of the (326
BCE),
167

ignorance,
223

Imagine
(Lehrer),
200

Imai, Kenji,
7

incongruence,
245–46
,
247–48
,
278
,
300–301

“independent seat,”
72

industrial agriculture,
128

inequities,
255–56

inflammatory words/gestures,
303
,
381

inner critic,
354

innovation,
144

innovative leadership,
2

characteristics of,
20

dilemmas in,
389–90

Fulani life cycle and,
139

logic and,
15–16

process of,
199–201

Sacrifice Syndrome and,
16–18

See also
visionaries;
specific leader

Insel, Tom,
140

inspiration,
270
,
413

instinct,
24

Institute of Cytology and Genetics (Novosibirsk, Russia),
118

instructor, guidelines for choosing,
415–18

intelligence centers,
46–48
,
296

Interbeing,
184

interdependence,
112–14
,
125–26
,
130–31

International Society for the Protection of Mustangs and Burros,
74

Internet,
2
,
130

interpersonal challenges,
201
,
301–2
,
397–400

interspecies bonds,
121
,
133

See also
human-animal bond

intersubjectivity,
48–49
,
80

intimidation,
203–4

intuition,
24
,
33
,
47
,
359
,
362–65

invisible, communicating the,
164–66

iPhone
4
S,
351

Iraq War,
60

Ishmael
(Quinn),
111–12

Islam,
113
,
202
,
406

I Thought It Was Just Me (but It Isn't)
(Brown),
216–17

Jackson, Andrew,
193–98
,
205
,
206–8
,
243

Jackson, Rachel,
194

Jay Treaty (1794),
190–91
,
192
,
215

jealousy,
237
,
253–54
,
255–56
,
273

Jefferson, Thomas,
53
,
55
,
190

Jesus

Crucifixion,
224
,
225

nomadic pastoral background of,
125–26

nonpredatory wisdom of,
154–55
,
156

power strategies used by,
223–24
,
225

sharo-like concept of,
209
,
225

solitude in nature,
113

Joan of Arc,
226

job integrity,
312–13

Jobs, Steve,
243

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology,
187–88

joy,
413

Judaism,
113
,
124–25
,
202
,
224

Judeo-Christian philosophy,
113–14
,
125–26
,
174
,
205

See also
Christianity; Judaism

Judge, Mike,
19

Jumonville, Joseph Coulon de Villiers, sieur de,
64–65

Jung, Carl,
355

Kalki (Hindu deity),
406

Kanthaka (horse),
170–71
,
184

Katherine the Great,
226
,
412

Kaufman, Gershen,
220

Kendrick, Keith,
140

Kennedy, John F.,
205

Kennedy, Robert F., Jr.,
59–60

Keverne, Barry,
140

Khrushchev, Nikita,
205

Klein, Laura Cousino,
140–41

Kohanov, Linda

career change of,
264

early interest in horses,
162–64

horses of,
22
,
75–77
,
162

as horse trainer,
149–52
,
175–78
,
181–85
,
280–82
,
298–99

as manager,
335

as radio announcer,
264
,
361

renewal efforts of,
20–21

riding lessons taken by,
279–80

writing office of,
95

wu-wei
experiences of,
175–77
,
178
,
182–85

See also
Apache Springs Ranch (AZ); Eponaquest Worldwide

Korean War,
60

kosher slaughter,
124–25

Kropotkin, Pyotr Alekseyevich,
103–4
,
105–8
,
116
,
121
,
130
,
205
,
366
,
402

Kuchinskas, Susan,
120

labor movement,
18

Lacey (pseud./horse trainer),
150
,
212–13

Lamb, Rick,
84–85

land ownership,
113
,
115

Language of Emotions, The
(McLaren),
237
,
257–58

Lao-tzu,
84

nonpredatory wisdom of,
154–55
,
156
,
159–61

solitude in nature,
113

on
wu-wei,
174

Lascaux Cave paintings (France),
401–2
,
404–5
,
406
,
407

laughter,
39–40

leadership,
180

command-and-control models,
199
,
203

dark side of,
19

defined,
13
,
384

development of,
18

emotional intelligence and,
35–36

mirror neurons and,
32

nonpredatory approach to,
3
,
15
,
130
“passive,”
76–77
,
86–87
,
131–35
,
203

public mistrust of,
18–19

shared (see leadership, consensual) soul in,
354

unproductive strategies,
201–3

See also
innovative leadership

leadership, consensual (Guiding Principle
10
)

in horses,
281
,
383–84

mutual empowerment through,
385–86

need for,
180
overview,
231

protocols for,
386

use of term,
180
,
384–85

at workplace,
335–37

Lee, Billy,
57–58
,
215

Lee, Charles,
57
,
58