Equitation

Equitation-the art of horseback riding is a continually evolving process. Whether you are learning the basics of horseback riding or dressage there are manuals to help you.

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"Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down like a game of solitaire. It is a grand passion. It seizes a person whole, and one it has done so, he will have to accept that his life will be radically chaneged."~~~Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Let's Ride! with Linda Tellington-Jones: Fun and TTeamwork with your Horse or Pony

by Linda Tellington-Jones with Andrea Pabel

TTeamwork with your Horse or Pony! A book for all riders that teaches fun activities - bareback riding, jumping, bridleless riding - plus the TTEAM ground work and the TTouch. 372 colored photos Hardcover 117

Linda Tellington-Jones website

In 1970 I attended The Pacific Coast Equestrian Research Farm. Linda Tellington was owner/instructor. I consider myself very fortunate to have learned equitation from her.

Sharon, Arkansas _________________________________________________________________

Training on the Trail

by Clinton Anderson

Shows his practical solutions to trail-riding problems. Lessons 1-3 explain how to cure spooking, jigging, and grass-snatching. In Lessons 4 - 6, you'll learn his method of "longeing for respect," a great tool for activating your horse's thinking brain and tuning him in to you. Lesson 7 explains how to use time on the trail to supple your horse, and Lessons 8 and 9 will teach you how to remove his fear of traffic and of water. Lesson 10 is a summary of his training philosophy, which is all about gaining your horse's respect. Paperback. 48 pp. with photos detailing each lesson.

Clinton Anderson website.

I would highly recommend books/videos or clinics by Clinton Anderson. I had the pleasure of observing a class taught by him at an Equifest held in Wichita, Kansas a few years ago. The man has extreme talent with horses. He has the concept of positive and negative reinforcement down to a science. The horse he worked with would not load into a trailer. He had it choosing to enter the trailer by itself in a matter of 25 minutes or so and not once did he ask the horse to go in there!!!! I met him in person at the Equifest and he and his wife are genuine horse loving people.

He also doesn't believe in lots of extra tools. His main 'tool' is his halter and leadrope. I purchased them at the Equifest and found them extremely useful as well.

For you ladies out there, it also doesn't hurt that he is easy on the eyes and has that lovely aussie accent!!

Dawn, West Virginia

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Real Horsemanship Promoting Ultimate Teamwork Between Horse and Rider

by Carole Gardner

USA

Publisher: Publish America

Real Horsemanship is based on four compents Respect Equal Partners Affection Loyalty buiding a better relationship between you and your horse

Carole Gardner website.


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Natural Horsemanship Book

Written by Pat Parelli and published by Western Horseman.

This book shows you the Six Keys to a natural horse-human relationship: attitude, knowledge, tools, techniques, time and imagination.

Pat Parelli.

Raise Your Hand If You Love Horses Book

by Pat Parelli

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. "Natural Horsemanship" is Pat Parelli.

Pat Parelli.

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Horses and Heartbeats

by Polly Thompson

USA

Publisher: Xlibris

BE IN ON ONE SPLENDID SUMMER, WITH A CREW OF CAN-DO KIDS AND A CAST OF EXCITING HORSES. Reading this novel is the next best thing to having your own horse. more

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