Publisher's Synopsis
This guide to horse taining and management begins with the initial schooling processes such as lunging and obedience training, then the author describes how to develop your horse's ability to enter the horse-box, be shod, begin to undertake the progressively complex kinds of training and discipline that culminate in jumping, cross-country and dressage technique.;Throughout the book emphasis is placed on the physical and psychological relationship between rider and horse, including understanding the make-up of the horse, its susceptibility to stress and the importance of dietry factors.;The author was for many years Editor of "Riding" magazine.
