The Power of the Herd (81 page)

Lehrer, Jonah,
200

Lencioni, Patrick,
296
,
342–44

Levine, Peter,
241

Leviticus, Book of,
112
,
113
,
114

Lincoln, Abraham,
59–60

lions,
403–4

Living with Herds
(Fijn),
123–24

logic,
15–16
,
23
,
33
,
235

Loos, Lauren,
310–12

Los Angeles Times,
59–60

Lott, Dale F.,
128
,
133
,
134
,
135–38
,
140
,
142
,
152

MacArthur, Douglas,
60

Made for Each Other
(Olmert),
120
,
122
,
142
,
152
,
401–2
,
404

Madison, James,
55

Magic (horse),
264–65

Magner, Dennis,
84

Man Who Listens to Horses, The
(Roberts),
412

Masai people,
123

Mason, George,
66

Max (horse),
338–39

May, Stormy,
410

Mayer, John,
35

McKee, Annie,
16
,
18
,
20
,
35–36
,
42
,
276

McLaren, Karla,
237
,
257–58
,
259
,
263
,
265
,
266–67

McLean, Bethany,
101–3

meat diet,
81–82

meditation,
172
,
223

Meintjes, R. A.,
122

Mencken, H. L.,
233

Meredith, Ron,
72

Merlin (horse),
149–52
,
153–54
,
171
,
172
,
177–78
,
181–85
,
204
,
208
,
212–13
,
306
,
328–29
,
356
,
366
,
383–84
,
387–88
,
396

Michigan State University,
411

Midnight Merlin (horse).
See
Merlin (horse)

milking,
134

Miller, Robert,
84–85

mind and ego,
352

mind-body connection,
248
,
276
,
278–80
,
362

mindfulness practice,
223
,
284

mindfulness training,
183

mirror neurons,
31–33
,
34
,
36
,
39
,
42

Mistral, Kip,
73–74

Mocha (horse),
332
,
337–39
,
345

Mongolian herding society,
123–24
,
368–69

Monmouth Court House, Battle of (1778),
57

motherhood,
119–20

motivation,
230
,
306
,
320–24
,
331

Mount Vernon
(ship),
190

Mount Vernon (VA),
53–55
,
62
,
67–68

Moyers, Bill,
174–75

Muhammad, Prophet,
113
,
406

multigenerational thinking,
7–10
,
12

muscle tension,
165

mutual aid,
103–5
,
106–8
,
205
,
366
,
385
,
402
,
404

Mutual Aid
(Kropotkin),
103
,
106–7

My Horses, My Healers
(Rosenberg),
220

myth,
355–56
,
357–58
,
406

mythic imagination,
360

Myths for the Future
(Houston),
355–56

Nakia (horse),
22
,
162
,
163–64
,
173

National Public Radio (NPR),
94

Native Americans,
114–15
,
197
,
202
,
406

natural horsemanship

horse training and,
153

limitations of,
182

nonverbal communication and,
164–66

predator/prey dynamic and,
81–84

yin/yang duality and,
84–86

natural selection,
104
,
105

nature,
218

consensual leadership in,
385

disconnection from,
156
,
203
,
232–33

Fulani view of,
143–45

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

predatory vs. nonpredatory power in,
370–71

visionary solitude in,
113–14
(see
also
wilderness)

needs, consideration of,
305

neuropeptides,
276

New International Bible,
111

New Orleans, Battle of (1812),
194

Nhat Hanh, Thich,
168–69
,
184
,
388
,
395

Night of the Lepus
(film;
1972),
30

Nineteenth Century
magazine,
106

Noche (horse),
176
,
264–66
,
281–82

nomadic pastoralism

animal care in,
123–24
,
368–69

biblical support for,
112–15
,
120

Christian roots in,
125–26
,
205

city life vs.,
92–93
,
111

diet of,
123

of early horse tribes,
89–92

Genghis Khan and,
206

human-animal bond in,
127
,
141

literary portrayals,
111–12

predatory dominance in,
204

predatory/nonpredatory power balance in,
368–69

psychospiritual effects of,
112

“tend and befriend” approach in,
141

women in,
140

See also
Fulani herdsmen

nonattachment,
172–73

nonpredatory power/wisdom (Guiding Principle
8
)

benefits of,
239

characteristics of,
367–68

employing,
230
,
390

modern examples of,
205

need for,
98–99

predator/prey dynamic vs.,
366–68

predatory power vs.,
370–71

religion and,
154–58
,
160–61

through human-equine relationships,
60

See also under specific visionary

nonverbal communication,
28
,
31

body and,
278

for boundary setting,
310–11

building blocks of,
43

dark side of,
43–45

incongruence,
300–301

natural horsemanship and,
164–66

in presidential elections,
50

scientific discounting of,
79–80

spirituality and,
156

visionaries' genius for,
173

Nussbaum, Martha,
209

Obama, Barack,
2
,
49
,
96–97

objectification,
209–10
,
213

objectification/projection (Deadly Duo),
210–16
,
222

objectivity, cultural emphasis on,
49

Odendaal, Johannes,
122

Office Space
(film;
1999),
19

Old Nelson (horse),
56
,
57
,
213

Old Path White Clouds
(Nhat Hanh),
168–69

Olmert, Meg Daley,
120
,
122
,
132
,
141–42
,
152
,
401–2
,
403
,
404

Olson, Geoff,
106–7

Olympic Games,
27

On the Wings of Horses
(Dietmann),
166

Origin of Species, The
(Darwin),
116

oscillators,
42

Other
90
%, The
(Cooper),
46–47

Outliers
(Gladwell),
255

overreactions,
303–4

oxytocin

“calm and connect” effect of,
140–41

domestication and,
122–23
,
142

as herd bonding agent,
132
,
134–35

human-animal bond and,
118–22
,
124
,
141–42
,
206
,
405

mutual aid and,
402

physiological effects of,
404

women and,
119–20
,
140–41
,
158

Oxytocin Factor, The
(Uvnäs Moberg),
119–20
,
121
,
122

pacifism,
77–78

Palin, Sarah,
2
,
394

Panther (horse),
360
,
367

Parelli, Linda,
165

Parelli, Pat,
81
,
165

passive-aggressive behavior,
252
,
303

past, the,
378

pastoralism.
See
nomadic pastoralism

Path of the Horse
(May),
410

patience,
74–75

Pederson, Cort,
140

Pegasus (Greek mythological figure),
406

performance anxiety,
188

“perpetual assistant” phenomenon,
241
,
284

persona,
354

personality, conditioned,
354

personality disorders,
398

Pert, Candace,
47
,
276

pets, stress-buffering role of,
186–88
,
410

Pioneering Spirit
(Epona clinic),
373

Plutarch,
42

political humor,
211

politics,
157
,
189–92
,
202
,
389

post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD),
261
,
310–12
,
362–63

Powell, Sam,
82–83

power,
144

authentic,
324–25
,
327–28

feminine approach to,
62

modulation of, in equestrian arts,
72–73

redefining,
340

relationship as source of,
23–24

religion and,
154–58

See also
nonpredatory power/wisdom (Guiding Principle
8
); predatory power

Power of Myth, The
(PBS TV series),
174–75

power strategies, unproductive.
See
Stone Age Power Tools

predator/prey dynamic

dominance-submission system and,
97–99

evolutionary theory and,
366

fear resilience in,
239

humans as omnivores and,
81–82

natural horsemanship and,
81–84

nonpredatory power vs.,
366–68

yin/yang duality and,
85–86

predatory behavior,
99–103

predatory dominance,
203–5
,
222

predatory power,
230
,
370–71

present, enjoying (Guiding Principle
12
),
231
,
401–13

presidential election (1828),
194

presidential election (2000),
50

presidential election (2008),
96–97

press freedom,
190–91
,
192

prey animals, assumptions about,
14

See also
predator/prey dynamic

Primal Leadership
(Goleman, Boyatzis and McKee),
35–36
,
276

prisoners of war, humane treatment of,
58–60
,
65

problem-solving attitude,
302
,
303
,
364–65

Procter and Gamble,
200–201
,
202

productive behavior, acknowledging,
373

programs, choosing (Guiding Principle
6
),
230
,
350

consciousness and,
355–60

ego and,
352–55

projection,
209
,
210
,
213–14
,
216
,
252

See also
objectification/projection (Deadly Duo)

promotions,
365

Providence St. Peter Hospital (Olympia, WA),
261

proximity.
See
space

Psychology of Shame, The
(Kaufman),
220

psychoneuroimmunology,
276

psychopathy,
43–45
,
248

Psychopathy Checklist,
43–44

Puritanism,
232–33

quantum theory,
359

Quincey, Christian de,
284

Quinn, Daniel,
111–12

Radical Knowing
(de Quincey),
284

Rancho del Cielo (CA),
25–28

RAND Corporation,
260
Randsborg, Klavs,
91–92

Rasa (horse),
11–12
,
13
,
14–15
,
150
,
152
,
175–78
,
184
,
280–82
,
326–28
,
356
,
366
,
383–84