4 stars ( Horses for Dummies ) - This is a great book. I liked the content and was able to get good advice on riding and taking care of my horse. It had been some time since I had ridden a horse and the review was very good for me. This book is great for beginners or advanced riders. 4 stars (BACK IN THE SADDLE...FOR THE FIRST TIME!) - HORSES FOR DUMMIES does an excellent job of introducing the horse lover to the ins and outs of horses and horse ownership. The book paints a fairly accurate picture of all that is involved in getting started, covering the gamut of gadgets and tack necessary, a variety of veterinary issues, housing, feeding, training...you name it. A good, sound preliminary overview. The one drawback to the book is that the authors go way overboard with trying to help the reader assess whether horse ownership is a realistic option. It seemed to me that they had perhaps seen some severe situations where people bought horses that really shouldn't have and they then vented their frustrations into this book. As a result they, in some cases, use a sledgehammer to swat the horse fly when a fly swatter would suffice. If taken too literally the book would be titled YOU DON'T REALLY WANT TO HAVE HORSES, DO YOU? and drive everyone except diehard cowboys away from even considering owning horses. Yes, owning horses is a big responsibility but I have only heard of a few extremely rare cases where horses truly suffered as the result of unprepared owners. However, I see this as a minor thing. Read the book for the great information that it imparts and don't let the stump speeches about whether you are ready to own a horse by the authors get in the way. THE HORSEMAN 5 stars (Very Informative) - Having been around horses most of my life, but never owning one, this book was a great help! I purchased it along with "The Whole Horse Catalog." Both books were on the same "page", if you will, regarding very important aspects of owning a horse, such as feeding, shoeing,... For Dummies :: Pets & Horses & Care :: Horses & ponies :: Pets :: Horses - General :: Horses :: Horsemanship :: Animals & Pets :: Audrey Pavia :: :: Horses for Dummies
5 stars (This is a Book for everyone....Teaching by Asking !!!) - "You can`t make a horse do anything... but you can teach by asking and listening to horse response!!. This book will be an important management tool for future succes with your horse and what is best for the horses is, in the long run, best for you, to. Respect, Trust, and Dominance!!!. No podras hacer que tu caballo haga de todo... ????Pero vas a poder ense?#arle preguntando y escuchando las respuestas del caballo!!. Este libro va a ser una importante herramienta para el exito futuro con tu caballo, y aquello que es mejor para los caballos, va a ser en el largo recorrido, mejor para ti tambien. ??????Respeto, confianza, y Dominio!!!. 5 stars (Sound advice from one of the best teachers.) - I have known Gincy Bucklin via cyberspace for quite a few years. We were fellow subscribers to the Horseman list until it fell into disuse, and when Gincy started her own list (Riding With Confidence) I subscribed immediately. Gincy is one of the best and most knowledgeable teachers of riding that I know, and she not only has years of experience behind her, but also specializes in helping timid, fearful and/or aging riders who have for some reason lost their confidence. She is uncanny at figuring out physical, mental and emotional problems and resolving rider error and is highly sympathetic to those who are having problems with riding or their horses, so it really came as no surprise that she would write a book to bridge the gap between horse and rider. This teacher turned writer has greater works yet to come, and this book is the first of such. It is in encyclopedic form, and easy to read and comprehend. Bravo, Gincy. 5 stars (You will like this one. . .) - All horsehandlers will appreciate the way Gincy has blended tried-and-true oldtime training methods with the best of the new ideas from Swift, Tellington-Jones, Parelli and others to help anyone create a safe, horse-friendly, stress-free stable environment... Howell Book House :: Riding & horsemanship :: Pets & Horses & Riding :: Horses & ponies :: Training :: Sports & Recreation :: Pets :: Life Sciences - Zoology - General :: Human-animal c :: What Your Horse Wants You to Know - What Horses- -Bad- Behavior Means- and How to Correct It
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