Natural horsemanship and equine ethology are increasingly popular training methods, and this book features exercises from top trainers including Ken Faulkner, Pat Burgess and Mary Wanless.
Examines the whole behavior and biomechanics of the horse to improve obedience both from the ground and the saddle.
101 Horsemanship Exercises is the perfect guide to improving a horse's manners, concentration, temperament, suppleness and obedience both on the ground and from the saddle. Readers will learn how horses think and respond to training and adopt sympathetic methods that the horse really understands.
Readers will learn to strengthen the partnership with their horse and as a consequence improve all aspects of the horse's behavior from riding to simply being around him. This expert guide offers a thorough grounding in the fundamentals of the training system and then carries the techniques over to the subsequent exercises. The 101 groundwork and ridden exercises can be dipped into to solve a particular problem, or strung together to form an individually tailored training program.
