Anyone who loves and admires horses will develop a new understanding of how humans interact with them; and how those interactions can lead to spiritual awakening. Dr. Hamilton's insight will give you not only a new horse training perspective, but guide you on a journey of self discovery as you learn to extract the spiritual lessons horses can teach us, and apply them to your daily life.
See Dr. Hamilton on the NBC Today Show
NBC News Chief Medical Editor Dr. Nancy Snyderman spent a day at Rancho Bosque interviewing Dr. Hamilton for a profile on his innovative “Barnyard to Bedside” program. Read More
What's New:
"Playing With Magic" - A Documentary Film
Film maker Wayne Ewing has finished principle photography on his documentary film about the emotional and spiritual benefits of playing with horses. The film is based in part on the book Zen Mind, Zen Horse by Dr. Allan J. Hamilton. See production stills and learn more.
Interview with Dr. Hamilton
Dr. Hamilton will be featured on "The People's Pharmacy" radio show.
He will be discussing topics from Zen Mind, Zen Horse. You can listen via www.wunc.org on Saturday at 7 a.m. EDT and Sunday at 3 p.m. EDT. On Monday, Aug 9 (p.m.) the show will be on their web site as a pod cast.
Dr Hamilton with Monty Roberts
Allan spent two wonderful days teaming up with Monty Roberts at his Flag Is Up Farms in Solvang, CA to work with film maker Wayne Ewing to capture the magic of veterans with PTSD working with horses.
Zen Mind, Zen Horse is the 2012 Nautilus Gold Winner for Animal/Nature "Books That Are Changing the World." read more
Zen Mind, Zen Horse has been chosen as a Finalist for "Books for a Better Life" Award.
Thatcher School Visiting Scholar
Dr. Hamilton spent a week at The Thatcher School in Ojai, CA as a visiting scholar, sharing his unique insights, and teaching the ZMZH principles. Read Article
Recent Articles
Making Happiness Last
Read the article by Allan in the Nov/Dec 2011 issue of Spirituality & Health.
Left Half Empty and Right Half Full:
The Neuroscience of Relating to Horses Read the article in Haute Ecole Magazine, Autumn, 2011
Your Own Journey of Spiritual Transformationreferences
"Zen Mind, Zen Horse is both practical and profound, offering sound advice for tapping the wisdom of horses as natural mindfulness teachers."
--Linda Kohanov, Author of “The Tao of Equus"
Zen Mind Zen Horse and the Art of Aging Gracefully Webinar
If you missed the webinar, no worries, MyHorse Books has it recorded. In addition to giving us more information about right and left brain function, Dr. Hamilton offered guidance on how to keep riding into our senior years. Listen Now
