In this episode, Joe Camp discusses detail and science of how he takes care of his horses. His passion leads him to research, reason, and be scientific in all aspects of a horse's life --- just as we should with our children and our students (and our dogs and out cats and our pets).
Thinking about and spending time with horses gives us a detached way to learn to be passionate and scientific with an animal, a living thing, both friend and family. Then we can be as Phoebe Child, Head of the Montessori Trust in London, said of the Montessori teacher: “we must be prepared to wait patiently like a servant, to watch carefully like a scientist, and to understand through love and wonder like a saint.”
Joe discusses:
-how he and his wife Kathleen got into horses
-how he trains horses, and the successes this gives him beyond what many ever achieve
-how he feeds horses, and why -- it's science, not convention!
-why he has his horses barefoot, and the "conventional science" claim that sparked his research into horse shoes and best practices
-what he thinks about stalls, and why the nature of the horse dictates what Joe does with his horses
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About Joe:
Joe Camp, film writer, producer, director, author, passionate speaker, and the man behind the canine superstar Benji believes that anything is possible if you work hard enough and trust in yourself. He was told by industry “experts” not to bother with the original Benji film; that it wouldn’t work. He proved the experts wrong and now, after five Benji movies, he’s at it again with his best selling books that are turning the traditional thinking about horses on its head. The Soul of a Horse – Life Lessons from the Herd is a National Best Seller in its fifteenth printing. Its sequel Born Wild is an Amazon #1 Best Seller and was a #1 Hot New Release.
Camp ignored industry “experts” who said the original Benji movie would never work. He raised the money from private sources to produce the film, but, when completed, the movie was turned down by every major film distributor in Hollywood. Camp and his partner Ed Vanston had to form their own distribution company and release the picture themselves worldwide from their offices in Dallas, with Camp personally developing the marketing strategy, writing advertising copy and press releases, and supervising each and every booking. In spite of the many obstacles, Variety reported the picture was the #3 grossing movie of the year.
Joe showed us the heart and soul of a dog when he created Benji. Now, in this engaging, emotional, and often humorous book, he deftly lures us into the heart and soul of a horse, unlocking the mystery of a majestic creature who has survived on earth, without assistance, for fifty-five million years.
Monty Roberts, author of the New York Times #1 Bestseller The Man Who Listens to Horses , and world renowned clinician, said, “Imagine how inadequate it makes me feel to realize how recently Joe came into horses. The man is a natural when it comes to understanding how animals tick and a genius at telling us their story. The Soul of a Horse is a must read for those who love animals of any species.”
Read more: https://thesoulofahorse.com/blog/about-joe-kathleen/
Contact Melanie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanie-katragadda-nctm-9b14522a
Contact Michael: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/ or http://goldams.com/
External links:
1. The Soul of a Horse: Life Lessons from the Herd by Joe Camp: https://www.amazon.com/Soul-Horse-Life-Lessons-Herd/dp/0307406865/
2. The Soul of a Horse blog: https://thesoulofahorse.com/blog/
3. Valley Center, Ca: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_Center,_California
4. Joe's horse Saffron: https://thesoulofahorse.com/blog/meet-our-horses/saffron-2/
5. Joe trains horses:
1. to back up
2. to smile
6. Mustang Maddy
a. https://www.mustangmaddy.com/meet-maddy/
b. https://www.mustangmaddy.com
b. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcqhy9Kpy0Eoq28BavDOkxw
7. go faster by going slower; life is about achieving values, more than avoiding pain; be a good leader!; Joe and Kathleen ride bitless and bridleless; Michael saw, at a rodeo: calm person, calm horse; upset person, upset horse
8. barefoot vs. shod? —> Joe thought about wild horses —> Joe researched horse evolution and genetics —> learned how horse shoes interfere with cushion + blood circulation
9. Why shoes? kings and royalty of Europe; science says that sometimes takes 8-12 months to grow new hoof after shoes
10. Houston Mounted Patrol
a. https://thesoulofahorse.com/blog/houston-mounted-police-patrol-barefoot-bitless/
b. https://www.thehorseshoof.com/success_Houston1.html
c. https://equinewellnessmagazine.com/barefoot-police-horses/
11. Stacy Westfall
a. Stacy Westfall Championship Bareback & Bridleless Freestyle Reining with Roxy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKK7AXLOUNo
b. https://stacywestfall.com
c. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqPxAaCHNGBa7d9WD61mMwQ
12. Horses live in herds for safety; horse in stall: on average takes 800 steps — in wild moves 10-20 miles a day; sleeps maybe 3 hours per day; horse needs wide-open space to see and forage; horse digestive works 24 hours a day; Paddock Paradise — video on Joe’s Website: https://thesoulofahorse.com/blog/our-paddocks-paradise-2/; in one 24-hour period, horses getting 8-12 miles of movement on 1.5 acres
13. Paddock Paradise
a. https://www.aanhcp.net/pages/welcome-to-paddock-paradise
b. https://www.jaimejackson.com/products/paddock-paradise-a-guide-to-natural-horse-boarding-jaime-jackson
c. https://www.amazon.com/Paddock-Paradise-Guide-Natural-Boarding/dp/0965800784
14. Born Wild - The Soul of a Horse by Joe Camp: https://www.amazon.com/Born-Wild-Horse-Joe-Camp/dp/193068150X
15. Joe Camp's other books: https://www.amazon.com/Joe-Camp/e/B001HQ1GAY/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1
16. No more blankets: https://thesoulofahorse.com/blog/no-more-blankets-an-amazing-article/
17. University of Tennessee website says the optimal temperature range for horses is 40-80ºF: https://extension.tennessee.edu/publications/Documents/W451.pdf
18. The Cloud Foundation
a. https://www.thecloudfoundation.org
b. Cloud: Wild Stallion of the Rockies: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/cloud-wild-stallion-of-the-rockies-video-full-episode/260/
c. Cloud’s Legacy: The Wild Stallion Returns: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/clouds-legacy-the-wild-stallion-returns-video-full-episode/266/
d. Cloud’s Legacy: The Wild Stallion Returns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v49PAqCWQDg
19. Thistle is good for horse’s liver. Joe noticed his horses tend to eat what they need.
20. What Joe uses to control flies:
a. feed horses diatomaceous earth; works in horse — and in horse’s manure.
b. fly predators
c. fly traps (plastic bag with stuff in them)
d. Equiderma fly spray
21. Cavalia horse show
a. https://cavalia.com/horse-show/#LaRQuuQW89hB2LyH.97
b. https://cavalia.com/odysseo-video-gallery/#SmMJXlfeb4d13CCW.97
22. Watch the horse yourself! Learn!! Think and feel for yourself!
23. Book in progress: Promises Made To Our Horses: For Beginners Only. Until then, see:
a. https://thesoulofahorse.com/blog/for-beginners-only/
b. https://thesoulofahorse.com/born-to-be-wild-af/
24. Joe recommends:
a. Monty Roberts: https://montyroberts.com
b. Pat Parelli: https://www.parelli.com
25. Success stories Joe has received: https://thesoulofahorse.com/blog/powerful-stories-from-happier-healthier-horses/
26. A final word: trust
See also:
1. Honza Bláha's "Open Borders" video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5ZmDkhqhW8
a. http://www.linefreecollection.cz/en/honzablaha/
b. https://www.facebook.com/honzablahacz/
2. Mark Rashid
a. http://www.markrashid.com/about/about-mark
b. Horsemanship Through Life: A Trainer's Guide to Better Living and Better Riding by Mark Rashid: https://www.amazon.com/Horsemanship-Through-Life-Trainers-Better/dp/1616087463/
c. Whole Heart, Whole Horse: Building Trust Between Horse and Rider by Mark Rashid: https://www.amazon.com/Whole-Heart-Horse-Building-Between/dp/1628737220/
d. Horses Never Lie: The Heart of Passive Leadership by Mark Rashid and Rick Lamb: https://www.amazon.com/Horses-Never-Lie-Passive-Leadership/dp/1634502558/
3. Clinton Anderson: https://downunderhorsemanship.com
4. Buck Brannaman
a. http://www.brannaman.com
b. The documentary Buck: http://www.brannaman.com
i. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1753549/
ii. https://spapillsonl
5. "Game Changers: Tom Dorrance and Ray Hunt" (Western Horseman; 9 March 2018) by AJ Mangum: https://westernhorseman.com/culture/flashbacks/game-changers/
a. Tom and Bill Dorrance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_and_Bill_Dorrance
b. Tom Dorrance: https://tomdorrance.com/about-tom/
b. Ray Hunt: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Hunt_(horse_trainer)
6. Andrea Kutsch: https://andreakutschacademy.com
7. Jonathon Field
a. https://jonathanfieldhorsemanship.net
b. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeZWgzziLCE
c. https://www.youtube.com/user/JFHorsemanship
8. Carolyn Resnik: https://carolynresnick.com
9. The Path of the Horse documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQUMAJCh1fA
Image and bio courtesy Joe Camp.
