The Original Horse Whisperers

Who were the Original Horse Whisperers? Who were the Secret Society of Horsemen?
What were the secret oaths and rituals that all new recruits had to undertake to become members of the Secret Society?
Did they have a magic Word?
What was the Word?
Did it work? How did it work?
How could a Word whispered in the ear of a horse weighing at least 500kg make it obey a man who weighed at best no more than 75kg?
How different are the Original Whisperers of two hundred years ago to Modern Whisperers? Were they better? Could their methods be used today?

Robert Redford's acclaimed film The Horse Whisperer, based on the best-selling novel by Nicholas Evans, heightened curiosity in modern day 'Horse Whisperers', such as American Monty Roberts.

Russell Lyon as a veterinary surgeon has spent his professional life treating and caring for horses, which has given him a unique perspective on the methods employed by the Original Horse Whisperers. In this book he reveals much new and previously unpublished information about the Original Horse Whisperers derived from years of in depth research and many letters and old notebooks sent to him following an appeal in regional newspapers.