Full Description
These problems usually stem from the owner's daily treatment of the horse, and therefore can be modified through learning a new approach to horse handling and training. In this way, anyone can form a mutually rewarding bond with a horse of any age and at any stage of its training. Richard Maxwell continues the ideas from his successful Understanding Your Horse and From Birth to Backing books by developing a simple, structured approach which comprises three steps and can take as little as twenty minutes a day. From handling and training the horse from the ground, and training from the saddle, From Ground to Saddle covers exactly that, as well as containing detailed advice and practical exercieses for continuing the training from the saddle with eight case studies.
Contents
Part 1 Basic groundwork: The principles of training; communication. Part 2 Ground training from a distance: Why ground train?; developing self-carriage; building up the distance; long lining versus lungeing. Part 3 Making the connection to ridden work: Before you start; "aiding" your horse; refining the aids; effective schooling; dveloping feel. Part 4 Problem horses - can't or won't. Common problems and solutions.
