There are No Problem Horses, Only Problem Riders

Author: Mary Twelveponies
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618127504
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260

Book Description
Discusses the behavior of horses, describes the basic methods for training horses, and recommends solutions for common difficulties with controlling and handling horses.

There Are No Problem Horses, Only Problem Riders

Author: Mary Twelveponies
Publisher: Mariner Books
ISBN: 9780544312524
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 258

Book Description
The best-selling guide to horsemanship -- for English and Western riders THERE ARE NO PROBLEM HORSES, ONLY PROBLEM RIDERS has stood for twenty years as an indispensable text in its field. As Mary Twelveponies writes in her introduction, "It is the hardest pill for all of us would-be horsemen to swallow, but it is absolutely true -- if the horse is not responding properly, we are doing something wrong." This easy-to-read guide offers sensible advice on every common problem you may have in handling your horse, and provides highly effective solutions. Newly introduced by John Lyons, America's Most Trusted Horseman, this reissue covers everything from dressage to barrel racing, show jumping to endurance riding.

Clinton Anderson's Downunder Horsemanship

Author: Clinton Anderson
Publisher: Trafalgar Square Books
ISBN: 1570765960
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 238

Book Description
If you have seen his weekly television program, Downunder Horsemanship, then you know that Clinton Anderson's training techniques can achieve amazing results with almost any horse. Now his methods are available for the first time in a reader-friendly, highly illustrated book, and you, too, can learn the program that teaches "everyday people"—regardless of riding style, age, or ability—how to better communicate with their mounts.

Everyday Training

Author: Mary Twelveponies
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780914327011
Category : Dressage
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A step-by-step guide to improved horsemanship and greater riding pleasure, this book explains the principles of dressage and lists the equipment needed. There is a detailed description of lunging with coverage of developing good performance and preventing bad habits, while working a horse on the lunge line. The basic training of horse and rider is discussed in as close to chronological order as possible. Twelveponies clearly explains training the riding horse from trail work to endurance riding, to reining, jumping and competitive dressage.

Nature in Horsemanship

Author: Mark Rashid
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 1616083506
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 223

Book Description
Use peaceful concepts from the Japanese martial art aikido to bring out the best in...

Bibliography of Agriculture with Subject Index

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 898

Book Description

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Horseback Riding

Author: Jessica Jahiel
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101198990
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 374

Book Description
Expert advice from an experienced equestrienne packs The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Horseback Riding. Learn simple strategies for mastering basic riding skills, essential information on caring for horses, the differences between Western and English riding styles, caring for the saddle, and much more! Rules of polo and polocrosse are also included.

Starting the Colt

Author: Mary Twelveponies
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395631270
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
The author, who has had a lifetime of experience with horses, tailors her advice to the amateur horse owner, explaining everything in clear, easily understood terms. Practical and easy to read, this indispensable guide addresses such basic issues as equiping the colt, gaining his trust, saddling, and more. 100 line drawings.

Zen Mind, Zen Horse

Author: Allan J. Hamilton MD
Publisher: Storey Publishing
ISBN: 1603427805
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 479

Book Description
Eastern philosophy enters the stables in this unique guide to horsemanship. Allan Hamilton describes how horses understand and respond to the flow of vital energy around them. They use this energy, called chi, to communicate with their herd, express dominance, and sense predators. Hamilton shares safe, simple techniques to make you more receptive to your animal’s chi, so you can develop a calm and effective training style that will not only help your horse follow commands, but strengthen the spiritual bond between horse and rider.

The Little Red Book of Horse Wisdom

Author: Yvette Grant
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 1616087072
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 225

Book Description
One little book with a whole lot of horse wisdom the perfect gift for bothbeginning riders and...