Michael Schaffer: 4 books

A witty, insightful, and affectionate examination of how and why we spend billions on our pets, and what this tells us about ourselves In 2003, Michael Schaffer and his wife drove to a rural shelter and adopted an emaciated, dreadlocked Saint Bernard who they named Murphy. They vowed that they'd...

**Originally published in 2001 as a hardcover, this book has become a modern day classic.** When you see a horse under saddle that looks light, elegant, and graceful—as though he’s having the best time of his life, that horse is moving in true balance. Going in true balance makes carrying a rider...

In this exciting book Mike Schaffer reduces everything in dressage to the five first tier basics: Go, Stop, Turn in, Move out, and Soften.  The author explains that we can use these “first tier basics” to develop all of the movements and qualities we seek in our horses. Training with these basics...

Was ist ein gutes Leben? Was macht mein Leben einfacher, ohne es einzuschränken? Was tut mir gut, aber gleichzeitig auch anderen? Es sind bestimmte Werte, die sich in einer Einstellung, aber auch im Verhalten, im Tun ausdrücken. Welche das sein könnten, zeigt dieses Buch mit Themen wie Achtsamkeit...