Available for pre-order now, A Horse's World will be released on June 23, 2026, in audio and hardcover formats.

In the spirit of An Immense World and Soul of an Octopus, an award-winning neuroscientist and veteran horse trainer illuminates the mysteries of equine cognition and behavior, told through the moving story of her own extraordinary bond with a horse named True North.
 
The bond between horses and humans is the stuff of legend. Two different beings, two different bodies and brains, yet energy sparks between them. When that energy is captured, it can produce a special union that no other prey and predator animals share.

A Horse’s World is the first book of its kind to explore the fascinating science of how horses think, feel, learn, and connect with their human companions. Tracing the story of one 1500-pound Dutch Warmblood as he learns how to negotiate the human world, neuroscientist and horse trainer Janet Jones reveals surprising lessons about cross-species communication; studies of equine learning and perception; evidence of the horse’s astounding memory and expressive ability; and scientific insight into the miracle of the horse-human connection.
 
Horses have so much to teach us about confidence, courage, and compassion. Whether you're an experienced rider or simply admire equine beauty and grace from afar, A Horse's World is both a revealing window into horses' hearts and minds, and an object lesson in how to build mutual trust with those whose internal worlds differ from our own.

Table of Contents
Prologue - From Cory to True 
          understanding horses for who they are
Chapter 1 - On the Hunt
          breed, maturation, heritability
Chapter 2 - A 1200-Pound Baby
          transport, domestication, wildness
Chapter 3 - Short Fuses
          prey and predator, fear, brain wiring
Chapter 4 - Sniffing Expeditions
          the horse's primary sense, odors of emotion, search and rescue
Chapter 5 - Catch Me
          non-edible reward, surface vs deep, motivation
Chapter 6 - Let's Ride
          balance, body language, negative reinforcement
Chapter 7 - Nap Guard
          sleeping, socializing, herd dynamics
Chapter 8 - Killer Birds
          vision, shying, emotional transfer
Chapter 9 - "Stonehenge Moved?"
          brain processes, hemispheric differences
Chapter 10 - Truedini
          memory, intelligence, problem-solving
Chapter 11 - Love Nips
          separation anxiety, facial expression, play
Chapter 12 - "She's Mine!"
          instincts, anthropomorphism, equine emotion
Chapter 13 - Who Do You Run To?
          bonding, attachment, reproduction, love
Chapter 14 - Blowing on the Sparks
          brain-to-brain communication, sensitivity
Chapter 15 - The Doctor is In
          equine-assisted therapy, human improvement
Epilogue - Beyond the Mythology
          mutual trust, learning more, what's next

Acknowledgments
Glossary of Equestrian Terms
Source Notes
Index