A-z of Horse Behavior & Training

By Jackie Budd

Book Overview

This book is for horse enthusiasts at all levels of ability, providing a comprehensive program to improve the skills of both horse and rider. Viewing matters from the horse's point of view, the author seeks to give a better understanding of how the equine mind works, how it is influenced by environment, and how sympathetic schooling methods can be used to enhance overall performance. Section One gives an insight into horse psychology and behavior in an easy-to-follow question-and-answer format. Section Two is an A-Z listing of the important topics in schooling and understanding equine behavior. Detailed action plans are included.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764561111
• ISBN13: 9780764561115
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Howell Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.7" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Very good - for what it is meant for

This book has a short 20 page introduction to horse behavior and language, and from there it continues in encyclopedia style, with lots of horse related items described in alphabetical order. Usually I don't like this type of book at all and avoid it, but this one was an exception. First, it is down to the point, no word is wasted! Yet it is very easy to read and understand. The other thing I liked very much is WHAT it says is very horsefriendly ("natural horsemanship" oriented), sounds very sensible and logical. There is a wealth of information for a very broad range of horse topics. Of course, due to the nature (i.e. the form) of the book no one subject is treated very extensively. This means it is good only to get an overview over horsemanship related topics - but at this it is REALLY good!