Western Horse Behavior and Training: Understanding, Breaking, and Finishing Your Horse

by Robert W. Miller

Book Overview

An expert shares his insights and applies them to the handling of young horses and their early training--from first bridling to turning on the rearhand--an essential reference for every Western-style rider.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385081812
• ISBN13: 9780385081818
• Release Date: November 1975
• Publisher: Main Street Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

The best all-around Horse Book

I am an amateur, but I've been breeding and raising western horses for over twenty five years, and a 4H judge for nearly that long. This is a beautiful book. You can tell that love went into it, for the animals, for Robert Miller's students, for the writing itself. It contains a wealth of information, but always presented from the standpoint of *why* - which makes it a fascinating book to read even if you have nothing to do with horses. I'm very happy it's still available.

My Dad

I am so glad that this book is still being helpful to horse owners across the world!!! It is a timeless guide to horse behavior and how to train your own horse, the methods which are ageless.

This is the book!

I have bought several different training books but this is the only one that really explains in detail everything you need to know. I live in Europe and there is no way I'll find a western trainer in my area, so I really needed advice, and this book gives it. Very helpful, from what you need in bits, bridles, saddles, spurs, and why, and how to best select it all for you and your horses. Then light handed horsemanship from the very beginning, from the first the minutes of meeting a colt at birth, all the way to how to teaching him to side step, it is all in there. Excellent!

Authentic Horse Whisperer

The book was created from class notes from a college professor and lifetime horseman. An authentic horse whisperer. Behavior information was researched and documented. Offers step by step directions on how to break and train a horse from a colt to a trained horse. All is based on horse behavior. I am the daughter of the author and have broken many horses under his methods!