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Can we ever truly meet a horse? What happens when you really look a horse in the face, taking in his or her full dignity and beauty. Can humans and animals ever be equals? We take these terms as a jumping off point to meet a horse. An exercise in failure but a fun one, this Guide proves it is impossible to meet a horse satisfactorily. Part of a much larger project, the Guide shows how you might supply haylage to two hungry horses, meet a show jumper or how you might perform as a guest to the horse heroes of the National Stud.

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Guides designed to be performed !

This Guide explores what happens when you follow the family animal around to construct a fuzzy portrait. Who is Fred the dog? Can you ever truly know another mind? What does Fred think when I think ‘carrot!’? Taking some philosophical meditations as a backdrop and Fred as the phenomena under investigation, this Guide is designed to encourage you to start your own investigation. An adventure that begins at home with a wagging tail…

Just 10km from Dublin City Centre there lies a man-made island that is perhaps Ireland’s most extraordinary nature reserve. North Bull Island has everything for the nature lover, whatever your twitch may be — birds, butterflies, seal, otter. This Guide follows the wildflowers that grow abundantly on the Bull. Some of them are very rare. Desire lines lead the way. Create your own digital herbarium and do not disturb the plants!

A series of provoking questions accessorise this hike that follows in the hoof prints of the famous GLAS cow who haunts the land around the Burren National Park, Co. Clare. Tracking down where the disappeared cow went, the Guide takes you on a mystery tour centred on a magical cow of myth. The myth is very much alive - as passages in the ancient landscape where ‘no grass grows’ and the cow’s hoof prints can still be seen to this day. The walk acts a pilgrimage - listing the cows virtues as we go as a kind of cow appreciation event - we pay homage to the cow, possibly the most generous animal in existence.

This simple ABC Guide for young birders (whatever your age) sets out from Birdwatch Ireland’s hatch on Cape Clear Island, Co. Cork. Lead by expert birders of all stripes the Guide will get you started bird watching from the perspective of an obsessive. Sea birds — gulls, guillemot, shag, kittiwake — lead the way. Let’s fly!

What do you do when you find a badgers sett? This Guide first provides the reader with clues to finding one. And with the aid of a qualified ecologist sets off into the woods — badger territory — to talk about animal privacy, even secrecy. Badgers are determined woodland creatures that build complex burrow systems. The Guide touches on the habits of badgers, in relation to badger habitat and animal homes and habits.