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"Teach your foal or horse to become a calm, confident, well-balanced partner with this indispensable training guide. Heather Smith Thomas outlines her expert approach to developing a positive working relationship between horse and handler in clear prose and step-by-step photos"--Back cover.

When a fire forces her family to turn their home into a guest ranch, aspiring horse trainer Jessica finds herself working once again with her favorite horse, Storm Chaser, to tame the wild filly for snobbish, spoiled Ariel, Storm Chaser's future owner.

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.

Newly updated and extended, Advanced Western Riding joins the experience and enthusiasm of equestrienne Kara L. Stewart with the wisdom of Horse Illustrated to bring this definitive guide to advanced western riders. The book goes beyond the fundamentals to teach readers how to refine their riding skills--from the right mental attitude to the proper seat and hands to advanced schooling techniques and competitions. Complete with step-by-step instructions,...

"Opens with a true story about a police officer and his horse and follows with the history of police horses, what breeds are used, the training involved, what the horses do on the job, and what happens to police horses when they retire"-- Provided by publisher.

When a new horse arrives at the stable, Malory becomes determined to help him overcome his wariness to win competitions.

A book especially written for the time-starved horse owner! Do you day after day make a promise to train yourself and your horse to be better at something, but when you get to the barn there just doesn't seem to be enough time? Don't worry, what really matters is the quality of the training you do manage to fit in. It really is possible to carry out good quality, progressive training with a horse in only three minutes a day. Educator and horse trainer...

Charles Wilhelm's Ultimate Foundation Training has transformed thousands of horses into more responsive, mannerly companions. In this book, Wilhelm trains you to use his tried and true principles in training your horse. Go inside the horse's mind to see how he thinks and learns, so you can communicate in a language your horse understands. Discover why and how foundation training works. Wilhelm's uniquely successful methods will help you build a relationship...

Saddle up with Winnie as she teaches her horses about unconditional love and blind trust—and learns that God can be trusted too. Twelve-year-old Winnie Willis wants to be a famous horse trainer. She already has one client, and a second has just signed on. But the new client has only given her a week to train a horse for an important race... and the rider will be Grant Baines—the most popular boy in school. To him, Winnie is invisible. This is...