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Title: True Horsemanship Through Feel by Leslie Desmond, Bill Dorrance ISBN: 1-58574-321-6 Publisher: The Lyons Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.48 (21 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Understanding Natural Horsemanship
Comment: This book is not for someone looking for a quick fix. Bill and Tom Dorrance and the other natural horsemanship authors provide the reader with more or less an operator's manual for the horse, explaining how and why a horse responds (operates) to various stimuli including the rider and handler.
Horsemanship is (or should be) a skilled athletic endeavor. No athlete worth his or her salt would undertake a sport without first understanding it. These texts aid in building a strong foundation in the horse from which things like loping, lateral movement, transitions and similar activities flow. The premise is simple. Understand the horse, keep him mentally clear and physically in balance, work in harmony, develop the "whole horse" and succeed.
Want a quick fix? Trade the horse in for a video game. Want your horse to work well? Understand what he is and cover the basics.
The Dorrances understand horses. Leslie Desmond, no lightweight herself, is good at explaining things. If you want to understand your horse, this is the kind of material you should be reading.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Title Says it All
Comment: True Horsemanship Through Feel could not be any more appropriately titled. As others have stated, there are no quick fixes here, only the door to a new relationship with your horse for those willing to pay attention to the little things that make all the difference.
I have trained two horses since purchasing this book and reading it over and over. Neither horse carried a rider until they were four. Both come down out of their lush pasture if they THINK we might go riding. I take care of them, to include trimming their feet and saddling them in the pasture, without putting a rope on them. I'm very happy with the way they turned out. My horses want to be with me and look to me for reassurance. They are a pleasure to be around and are just as "broken" after a three month layoff as they were the day the snow started flying.
This book is a great addition to the horsemanship library. Don't be put off by the price--most horse books may be cheaper, but they only get read once. This one will be read over and over. Take the time to study "True Horsemanship Through Feel" and you will find new depth in your other videos, tapes, and books on round-penning and non-threatening horse-training. It doesn't replace the others--it adds value to them. The understanding you will gain will allow you to find and stand on common ground and to help develop your own style that works for both you and your horses. It is all about communicating in terms the horse can understand. The understanding and communication will set you free.
Rating: 5
Summary: Soak up every word
Comment: From this humble un-assuming gentleman comes some of the most valuable and useful information I have ever received. I read a lot of books and attend a lot of clinics and seminars on horse-man relationships and this book is my number one pick so far. Bill says, "Not everyone is going to want to do this. And, not everyone who wants to work this way with their horse will understand this book, and maybe they won't for a lot of reasons, but not because it's too difficult...If they want to learn this and get along better with their horse, they will."
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Title: True Unity, Willing Communication Between Horse and Human by Tom Dorrance, Milly H. Porter ISBN: 1884995098 Publisher: Word Dancer Pr Pub. Date: June, 1994 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Horses Never Lie: The Heart of Passive Leadership by Mark Rashid ISBN: 1555662498 Publisher: Johnson Books Pub. Date: May, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: The Faraway Horses by Buck Brannaman ISBN: 1585743526 Publisher: The Lyons Press Pub. Date: 01 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Considering the Horse: Tales of Problems Solved and Lessons Learned by Mark Rashid, Ron Ball ISBN: 1555661181 Publisher: Johnson Books Pub. Date: September, 1993 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Think Harmony With Horses: An In-Depth Study of Horse/Man Relationship by Ray Hunt, Millie Hunt, Roy Hunt ISBN: 0914330152 Publisher: Quill Driver Books Pub. Date: June, 1991 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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