What I'd Teach Your Horse: Training & Re-Training the Basics

ISBN-13: 9781497496811 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 220 str.

Keith Hosman

Opis

Question: "I just got a horse. What do I do first?"
Answer: "Buy my book, 'What I'd Teach Your Horse.'" Here's how to train a horse, your map to building the foundation every horse needs regardless of age, breed or background, regardless of riding discipline (English or Western), regardless of what you've planned for your mare, stallion, colt or filly's future. It's also your guide to learning and practicing proven, natural horsemanship tips and techniques, methods vital to ensuring future success - because your horse won't change until you do. Tomorrow:
- Your green colt training begins with Chapter One if you broke that young colt to saddle and rode it for the first time today.
- If you've got an older horse in need of "re-training," you'll start with Chapter Two. Unillustrated (no pictures), 219 pages. When you finish this book, you'll have a horse that's better trained and more dependable than 99% of the others at your barn. You'll have a horse that goes where you want it to go at a speed you pick; you'll have a partner to hit the trail with or to enjoy in a thousand other ways. But you'll also have a horse that's had the schooling necessary to move to the next level (showing and competing) if and when you're ready. You'll be set to train for barrels, roping, or reining, eventing, jumping or dressage. But today, basic training is basic training and we're going to keep things simple and easy. Section I is pure step-by-step "horse training." It's what to do and precisely how to do it. It's what every horse needs to know, young or old. Section II is the theory (the horsemanship) every rider needs to know. Practice the first few chapters in order as written. Beyond that, feel free to mix and match depending on your needs or riding abilities. Some chapters are dependent upon others, but in those cases I've spelled out necessary prerequisites covered elsewhere in this book. Contents: SECTION I
YOUR HORSE STARTS BASIC TRAINING
Legs Mean Move
Hip Control Part I
Hip Control Part II
Classic Serpentine
Train Your Horse to Travel Straight
Clockwork: Teach Anything to Your Horse
Shoulder Control
Reverse Arc Circle
How to Fix Leaning Shoulders
Serpentine: Indirect to Direct
Basics of Speed Control
Slow Down Part I: Move the Hip
Slow Down Part II: Train the Brain
Balky Horses: Comatose One Minute, Hot to Trot the Next
Crossing Creeks & Scary Stuff
Teach Your Horse to Lower Its Head While Standing
Better Back Ups
Simple Steps to Power Steering
Diagonal Movement (Leg Yields Without the Legs)
Softening
Getting Leads
A Fix for Cross-Firing (aka Cross-Cantering)
Hips, Get Behind the Shoulders (And Stay Put)
Hips-in ("Haunches-in" or "Travers")
Neck Reining How-To SECTION II
REAL HORSEMANSHIP: THE THEORY BEHIND THE PRACTICE
The First Thing I Do
Successful partnering requires understanding horse behavior. Here's the 1st thing you should do with your horse today and any horse that's "new to you." Each Time You Mount Up, Do This
Here's a small thing you can do to keep your horse's attitude in check--and prevent mount-up problems from taking root. How to Pick Up Your Reins Like a Pro
It's critical that you become practiced with your hands, your primary source of communication. This is--in detail--how to pick up, handle, and release your reins. Plus: Horse Training Magic: Release on the Thought
What You're Feeling For
Reins Tell Direction Legs Tell Speed
Talking Horse
See Yourself Leading When Riding
Perfect the First Time
6 Easy Ways to Improve Your Training
Rider Checklists
Diagnosing Problems