Learn "tricks of the trade" in training and interacting with horses. Books about living with horses, training horses, learning from horses and famous horses. |
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| Widely known for her innovative teaching philosophy stressing body awareness, the value of "soft eyes", proper breathing, centering, and balance, Sally Swift has been a pioneering riding instructor for half a century. Her methods enable horse and rider to achieve harmony, working together naturally, without pain. |
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| Native Australian Clinton Anderson offers his training methodology for "real life" horses and their owners. Beginning by stressing the importance of a fundamental understanding of horse psychology and"why they do what they do," the author introduces readers to safe and specific ways to approach training or behavioral problems, then guides them through basic groundwork and under-saddle exercises. |
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| Buck Brannaman's method of training focuses on communicating with horses, reading their body language, and making them feel safe so that horse and rider can achieve a true union. He considers himself a horse gentler, not a horse breaker. The authors shares the knowledge he has cultivated over a lifetime. Behind the scenes glimpse of Robert Redford's movies, The Horse Whisperer. |
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| Linda Tellington-Jones explains how to analyze the meaning of all the physical traits that indicate the horse's true personality, his inborn character. She teaches you how to determine if the horse's personality has been affected adversely by stress or pain caused by poor health, inadequate living conditions, or a riding discipline not suited to the horse's conformation. |
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| The complete book of equine first-aid. It helps the horse owner make the right decision - FAST. The book provides easy-to-use action plans for emergency care, from diagnosis of the problem to first-aid applications, as well as sound management basics and care-giving techniques. |
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| The Horse in Winter presents winter-management practices that really work. It explains how the horse's bodily processes work and relates them to sound horse-care principles, giving many time and labor-saving tips. Covering climate, body temperature, shelter and housing, feeding and watering, care of the skin and coat, feet and legs, clothing and bedding, exercise, health and condition, winter sports and all special winter jobs and activities. |
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| GaWaNi Pony Boy illustrates the traditional training methods that are steeped in common sense and the age-old wisdom of his ancestors, America's first great horsemen. |
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| This is a book on barn management strategies for happy and healthy horses. Safety, efficiency, and cleanliness are the hallmarks of every well-run stable. 101 Horsekeeping Tips shares both time honored and innovative stable management and veterinary approaches and methods to improve the day-to-day functioning of your barn. |
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| More and more people are enjoying pleasure riding to the point of wanting to own their own horse. With the cost and distance considerations of maintaining the animal at a boarding stable often an off-putting factor, the possibility of homeowners keeping a horse on their property becomes very appealing. But is it really possible and practical? |
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| Horse people dream of finding the "perfect horse" - the one that's not only visually pleasing and athletically capable but also willing and "in tune" with his owner. The search for this elusive creature can prove nearly impossible. This book discusses how it might make more sense, and be easier, for a rider to determine what can be done to become the horse's "perfect person." |
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| Horses need to be taught "the rules" of good manners. They can't be expected to automatically know what constitutes a human's idea of acceptable behavior. This is why Monty Roberts', Kelly Marks, maintains that people must learn to communicate with horses through eye contact and body movements - a language horses can understand. |
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| This is a comprehensive study of the impact of saddle fit on horse and rider health and performance. Dr. Joyce Harman teaches the reader how to determine if a saddle is sound and properly accommodates both horse and rider; how to individualize saddle fit or find a new saddle appropriate in size and style; and how to treat pre-existing back pain and prevent its future occurence. |
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| This is the book for anyone who has ever looked at a horse and wondered: What is he thinking? Why did he do that? Or, more often, Why won't he do that? Here you will find a fascinating study of the horse's behavior and psychology, combined with clear explanations of the basic concepts of balance for both horse and rider. The book will enable you to understand the mind of the horse and what makes him tick. |
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| In Bringing Up Baby, Lyons, known for his conditioned-response training methods, offers advice for gently teaching the young horse to respect humans and accept haltering, leading, bathing, trailer loading and other equine basics. Lyons divides the book into 20 lessons, each building on the animal's previous experience. An excellent guide for neophytes as well as experienced horse people. |
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| Author and horse trainer GaWaNi Pony Boy gathers an array of horsewomen, who in touching prose describe the unique relationships they have with their horses. Women delve into their hearts to give us a taste of the special love, admiration, respect and fun they have had with various horses. Of Women and Horses gives us a glimpse of a most rewarding and historical bond between human and animal. |
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| J. Frank Dobie's history of the "mustang" - from the Spanish mestena, an animal belonging to (but strayed from) the Mesta, a medieval association of Spanish farmers - tells of its impact on the Spanish, English, and Native cultures of the West. |
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| Internationally known and respected as a Natural Horse-Man, Pat Parelli has helped thousands of riders understand and communicate with their horses through his series of Natural Horse-Man-Ship courses. This book will teach you how horses think, and how you should start thinking/acting/behaving around your horses in order to get the best results with them - the natural way! |
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| Nothing is more important to parents than the safety and happiness of their children, and this book is designed to ensure both. Jessica Jahiel arms paretns with the information necessary to find the appropriate instructors, horses, and equipment, ensuring that their children will receive all the many benefits that riding has to offer. |
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| A horse-handling clinician's time-tested techniques for effectively preventing and solving common horse problems. Develop a willing partnership between horse and human. This book includes the most common problems people consistently seem to have with their horses, including: groundwork, riding foundation, trailer-loading, barn-sour, spooking, crossing water and bridges, herd-bound, pulling back when tied and much, much more. |
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| There has been a change in how we treat our horses. We no longer "break" them to harness or saddle; we "gentle" them, so they become our partners, their natural grace and athleticism restored and enhanced through humane and thoughtful methods. With thorough exploration and analysis of training attitudes and approaches from classical horsemen to modern masters alike. |
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| Learning to ride well is a mammoth task - far larger than most riders realize - yet Mary Wanless believes that the essential skills of riding can be mastered by virtually every rider if given the right tools. Wanless has made it her mission to reveal the secrets of talented riders and to break down the necessary skills into "bite-size chunks." |
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| Straight From the Heart is a tribute to the seemingly ordinary horses who make such an extraordinary difference in their owner's and caretaker's lives. |
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| This book explains the principles of handling and training horses safely from the ground, including leading, teaching good ground manners, and preparation for longeing. It provides an introduction to longeing, equipment, techniques, and longeing for various purposes, including longeing to improve the horse's movement and longeing the rider. |
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| Text focuses on horse behavior and offers effective, step-by-step methods for developing communicaiton with horses. Shows how to use the entire body for communication and emphasizes the rewards of being patient and consistent. Includes such topics as bathing, biting, doctoring, feeding problems, stall problems, panicking and more. |
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| If you have a question about your horse, you'll find the answer and a whole host of related advice and information in The Whole Horse Catalog. First released in 1975, this expertly organized guide to everything horsey has been substantially updated and revised, and includes chapters on selecting a horse, stabling, stable management, horse health, tack, apparel, equestrian activities, holidays on horseback and equestrian organizations. |
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| World champion Roy Cooper tells how to compete and win, and offers step-by-step instruction for the beginner in this event. |
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| This guide explains everything a person needs to know to get started in cutting, how to ride a cutting horse, how to acquire a good beginner's horse, what equipment is needed, how the scoring system works, training cutting horses, and showing to win. (8 x 11, 144 pages, b&w photos) |
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| First Horse provides all the information that a first-time horse owner needs to make the transition to horse ownership and to learn the basics of good horsemanship and animal husbandry. It answers questions such as Who can help you find a horse? Where will you keep your horse? How do you test-ride a prospect? What do you want in a horse, and what price are you willing to pay? With this well-illustrated guide, new horse owners can acquire the basic skills and knowledge they need to carry them through a lifetime of horse ownership. |
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| Hundreds of "Here's Hows" published in Western Horseman magazine over the last dozen years are conveniently compiled in this handy book. The helpful hints, illustrated with either photographs or line drawings, offer solutions to common problems all horsemen share.
Provided by the magazine's readers and staff, the tips cover every facet of life with horses - health care, tack and saddlery, barn and stable equipment, fencing, knot-tying, trailering and trail riding.
The predecessor to this book, Horseman's Scrapbook, has been one of the magazine's all-time best-selling titles, and no doubt this version, updated with new material, will do the same. |
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| Probably one of the most exciting and beneficial breakthroughs in equine psychology and training in the last decade has been the procedure the author calls "imprint training," the behavior-shaping learning process that occurs immediately after a foal's birth. Renowned veterinarian, clinician and lecturer Dr. Robert M. Miller researched, developed and presented these techniques to a world full of horsemen and - women eager to bond with their horses, understand them better and help them to live more comfortably and willingly in a world full of humans.
Dr. Miller, like most of us, was taught the conventional wisdom that excessive handling of newborn foals would result in spoiled foals and the risk of rejection by the mare. However, in over 30 years of veterinary practice, he found just the opposite. Foals he was forced to handle because of obstetrical emergencies turned out to be gentle and unafraid of him later on, and they recognized him. Horses, like deer, cattle, sheep and certain fowl, are a "precocial" species and are imprinted by what they see moving around them after they're born.
Dr. Miller experimented with his own foals, maximizing their handling at the time of birth to imprint them. He added desensitizing procedures and later conditioned responses to create "imprint training," a technique that's now in use all over the world, with all breeds and other precocial species, as well.
This book contains Dr. Miller's theories and techniques, including step-by-step procedures involving bonding, habituation and sensitization. He discusses how to properly handle the mare before, during and after imprinting. There are subsequent sessions detailing how to tie and halter-break the foal, and the added bonus of teaching performance basics that ultimately aid in under-saddle training. Dr. Miller also addresses problems and their prevention, plus the handling of special cases, such as race horses and mules. |
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| Not every rider yearns to start a colt or participate in a world championship show. Yet most riders want to improve their horsemanship and their horses' performances by helping them become well-broke, seasoned, and versatile mounts, just as many ranch horses are.
Ranch Horsemanship tells how almost any rider at almost any level of expertise can adapt ranch-horse-training techniques to help his mount become a safer, more enjoyable ride. Curt's step-by-step methods offer a hands-on and in-your-own-time approach well-suited for most recreational riders. His ideas help prepare you and your horse for whatever you might encounter in the round pen, arena, pasture and beyond.
Curt's staring point is an overview of "Ranch Horses and Their Work," which provides a point of reference for the techniques that follow.
The "Cowboy Horsemanship" section addresses six important transitions. The ability to make upward and downward transitions, move the hindquarters left and right, and move the forehand left and right are the building blocks necessary to perform any advanced maneuver, such as a side-pass or a lead change. These six transitions also are the basics for maneuvering up- and downhill, approaching natural obstacles and dealing with manmade obstacles, such a gates or bridges, as addressed in the "Practical Applications section."
In the fourth section, "Rope- and Cattle-Handling Basics," Curt helps you transfer your working-a-horse-afoot knowledge to cattle work. Even though you might never rope more than a bucket, Curt also walks you through rope-handling basics because that, too, is useful in developing a quiet, well-rounded mount.
The book's final section, "Ranch Kids and Competitive Cowboys," relates how using these techniques can help children become safer, more confident riders and how cowboys use the same methods in ranch competitions.
Do-it-yourself tips throughout Ranch Horsemanship give practical advice on adapting ranch-training techniques to your acreage, whatever its size. |
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| The original version of this book was first published in 1983 and sold over 100,000 copies. In recent years, however, reining has changed and Al Dunning has fine-tuned his methods and techniques of training in order to stay among the top competitors. This brand-new edition, considerably larger than the original book, reflects the changes in Al's training program through updated copy and more than 300 new photographs. (8 x 11, 216 pages, b&w photos, diagrams |
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| Craig Cameron has one of the most loyal followings of any horsemanship clinician and for good reason. Participants who come to his clinics not only get what they came for (a knowledge of horses and horsemanship), but they're also entertained throughout their learning experience. His clinic-goers have clamored for a book and here it is.
Under one title, Craig Cameron brings together a thorough look at horses and good, solid horsemanship skills that suit both novice and experienced riders. In the early chapters he delves into the psychological and physical realities of horses as a species and how man can best understand them to develop a positive, partnering relationship with the horse.
Next, Cameron covers tack and equipment, horse selection and equitation basics, including exercises to develop a good seat in the saddle, as well as bareback.
In the ground-work chapters, he describes effective ground-handling techniques, including round-pen exercises, hobble-breaking methods and longe-line skills.
In the under-saddle portion of the book, Cameron takes the reader from the first ride on a green colt all the way through to high-performance maneuvers, such as stops, lead changes, rollbacks and turnarounds.
Each chapter includes interesting sidebars that complement the main text. They include: "True Story," personal anecdotes from Cameron's life experience; "Here's How," gentle and helpful training tips; and "A Better Way," troubleshooting sections that provide solutions to common horse-handling problems.
Because of his 20-plus years' experience ranching and rodeoing, Cameron is known as the "Cowboy's Clinician." With his original, entertaining and motivational style, he's regularly sought by television, radio, magazines, fairs, ranch rodeos, concerts, universities and many celebrities. Traveling and working out of his Texas and New Mexico ranches, he starts hundreds of colts each year and gives horsemanship clinics on reining, starting horses on cattle and problem-solving. He's built his reputation on understanding the true nature of horses, and his humane training methods eliminate rough handling. That philosophy and those methods are what Cameron offers on the pages of Ride Smart. |
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| This 144-page book, liberally illustrated with over 200 black-and-white photographs, covers all aspects of team penning. Some of the topics covered include how to get started, horses best suited for this sport, breeds and types of cattle often used for team penning, how cattle see and react, strategies in making a run, some of the problems encountered in penning and how to handle them, and how to put on a penning contest. In addition, the book includes information on terminology used in penning, and a set of basic rules. (8 x 11, 144 pages, b&w photos) |
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| Jake Barns and Clay O'Brien Cooper explain the techniques they have used to win seven team roping world championships. Some of the topics they cover in this book are: head ropes; handling the head rope; roping the heel dummy; roping steers and much more. (8 x 11, 224 pages, b&w photos, diagrams) |
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| Described as a horseman, raconteur, philosopher, entertainer and educator, Pat Parelli is truly a renaissance man in the universe of horses. "What I teach is so old, it's new," he says. But more importantly, he's brought a systematic, intelligent and savvy way to be with horses to people around the globe. Some of his knowledge and expertise has come easily, some with a high cost.
So, who exactly is Pat Parelli and what drives the man who's become known as the world's foremost proponent of natural horsemanship? Indeed, most people don't realize that he and his wife, Linda, coined this descriptive term used in headlines worldwide. He's the one person who has developed a methodical natural horsemanship program, and over the last 25 years, Pat's mission in life has been to help natural horsemanship evolve from a back-yard phenomenon to a mainstream movement.
Raise Your Hand if You Love Horses chronicles the first 50 years of Pat Parelli's life. From a kid growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area suburbs watching television Westerns to a young bronc rider, and from a typical horse trainer trying to make a living to an internationally renowned figure who has helped hundreds of thousands of people develop a partnership with horses, Pat Parelli has made a long and rewarding journey.
In his book, Pat describes the early experiences that shaped his life and reverently talks about the mentors who've influenced his thinking and helped him become a horseman. He details the struggles he's had to overcome on the long road to success, and explains how he created an unparalleled program to help other people accomplish their goals with horses. Along the way, he fondly portrays the special horses who've helped him grow into the extraordinary horseman he has become. Also, the reader gets a glimpse into the future with Pat's vision of where he thinks horsemanship is headed.
Pat is famous for his riveting way of making a point through the moral of a story. This book contains hundreds of Pat Parelli stories, from his earliest remembrances to the fabulous experiences and opportunities he has enjoyed in the last decade. As a bonus filtered throughout the chapters, readers are treated to People's Perspectives on Pat - anecdotes in which Pat's many friends, all well-known and respected in their fields, tell stories about him. Pat Parelli has been able to break through the discipline barrier and touch every aspect of the horse world - English, western, racing, all breeds and activities. It's been his passion to share his hard-learned knowledge with everyone who seeks excellence with horses. His dream and life's work unfold on the pages of this book. |
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| From 1903's The Great Train Robbery to 2003's Seabiscuit, horses have played a significant role in the annals of moviemaking. These animal stars and their handlers are spotlighted. Identifying horses in films ranging from Westerns to romantic comedies, their stories are told in encyclopedia detail. Simple and comlex horse stunts are included. |
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| Many great horses have played key roles in the Quarter Horse breed, and this book profiles some of the early day legends - mostly stallions, but also a few mares. Each chapter features a particular horse, and includes a story detailing the horse's life, photographs, a four-generation pedigree, and a summary of the horse's performance record and sire or production record.This book also features a history of the American Quarter Horse Association's early registration policies. It was written by Jim Goodhue, AQHA registrar for 22 years. (8 x 11, 168 pages, b&w photos |
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| This book profiles more of the horses who have gained fame in the Quarter Horse industry. Some of the featured stallions played key roles in the formation of the breed, before the American Quarter Horse Association was established in 1940. Other horses featured became household names during the early years of the association, and are still appreciated today for their contributions to contemporary racing and performance bloodlines.Each chapter profiles a specific horse, and includes a four-generation pedigree, a summary of the horse's performance record and sire or production record, and many photographs - some of which have rarely been seen.Each chapter was written by a writer who is most familiar with the horse, or with his/her history. (8 x 11, 192 pages, b&w photos) |
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