Crow Hopper's Big Guide to Buck Stopping
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Is your horse a powder keg? "Crow Hopper's Big Guide to Buck Stopping" is your guide to ending one very dangerous habit: Bucking. Learn ground work and riding exercises designed to re-train your horse's brain plus immediate fixes for horses that buck into the canter, freeze up, balk at obstacles and your own fear. Make riding fun again!
Control: Either you have it--or you don't.
Get On Your Horse: Curing Your Mounting Problems
By Keith Hosman
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Teach your horse to show respect, to move to the mounting block, to lunge, and to stand rock solid with this 5-Day guide featuring the methods of John Lyons. Your horse will stand there politely, and fellow riders will have new and positive impressions of your skills as a horseman. This is your roadmap to stopping an annoying and dangerous habit. With additional training for added insight.
Horse Tricks
By Keith Hosman
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This book offers 44 tricks a horse might be taught plus a quick and easy fix for horses that bite. Part I, first published in 1861 and written by GH Sutherland, presents 39 tricks annotated for the modern horseman. Part II, penned in recent times by John Lyons Certified Trainer Keith Hosman, explains 5 "feats" - each feat having proven quite popular at his training clinics conducted about the U.S.
Note: The audio version () may be purchased on Amazon.com or directly via Audible.com.
How to Start a Horse: Bridling to 1st Ride
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Also available in audio: See the book "Round Penning: First Steps to Starting a Horse --AND-- How to Start a Horse: Bridling to 1st Ride, Step-by-Step" below.
This book offers simple and objective training for the unbroke horse, from 1st-time bridling and saddling to sacking out, bridle work from the ground, pre-mount work, and your (necessarily short) first ride. Learn the proven methods of John Lyons, safety tips and tricks to save time. Put a solid foundation on your young, green horse, a solid start that pays big dividends for the rest of his life.
Round Penning: First Steps to Starting a Horse
By Keith Hosman
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Also available in audio: See the book "Round Penning: First Steps to Starting a Horse --AND-- How to Start a Horse: Bridling to 1st Ride, Step-by-Step" below.
Also available on video in 3 versions: DVD, stream (Amazon Prime), and study course: Note: The video parallels ONLY the first 3 chapters of the print versions. (The other chapters in the book can easily be done without a "pen that is round.")
The changes you can make in the round pen are amazing – but training there is about much more than simply running a horse in circles. There are objective and progressive steps. This guide to the proven methods of John Lyons, shows you exactly what to do, in which specific order, and why. You’ll build a strong foundation on your green horse - or reset the attitude of a more mature horse.
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Two books in one!
Round Penning: First Steps to Starting a Horse --AND-- How to Start a Horse: Bridling to 1st Ride, Step-by-Step
By Keith Hosman
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TWO COMPLETE BOOKS IN ONE!
If you are starting a young horse, you need these two books. "Round Penning..." is Step One, "How to Start..." is Step Two. AFTER completing the material found in these two books, you would begin your basic training - and for that I recommend my book "What I'd Teach Your Horse." (Keith Hosman, Author, Utopia, TX)
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Trailer Training Horses
By Keith Hosman
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Teach any horse to trailer load willingly when you ask! "Trailer Training Horses: Simple Steps to Loading Your Horse" is a simple, how-to guide that gets your horse trailer-trained for good.
Trainer Training
By Keith Hosman
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“Trainer Training: 100 Tips for the Professional Horse Trainer” addresses specifically the BUSINESS of training horses with sections on marketing, finances, client-relations & the conducting of special events.
What I'd Teach Your Horse: Training & Re-Training the Basics
By Keith Hosman
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If you broke your horse to saddle and rode it for the first time today, this book is where you'd start tomorrow. Likewise, if you have an older horse that needs re-training, you'd start here. This book is a roadmap to building the foundation every horse needs, regardless of age, breed or background, regardless the type of riding for which it will eventually be used.
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What Is Wrong with My Horse?
By Keith Hosman
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A book full of solutions for the horse owner. In three parts. Section I: "Fright" in it's myriad forms. Section II: Neglect your lawn, get weeds. Neglect your car, break down. Neglect your horse... collect trips to the ER. Here's what you need to know to keep your horse tuned-up and out of trouble. Section III: Step-by-step fixes for the most common problems faced by horse owners.
When Your Horse Rears: How to Stop It
By Keith Hosman
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You can't make your horse stop rearing with a "bigger, badder bit." You can't "wish it away" and he'll not magically "get over it." You've got to proactively retrain his brain. Here's how.
Your Foal: Essential Training
By Keith Hosman
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You have years till you can ride your colt or filly - but there's a lot of training that needs to be done in the meantime. They need to cooperate for the farrier, to stand near you politely, to be lead around the barn, to respect your space - they need to become a cheerful member of your family. This is your step-by-step guide; it shows you exactly what to do, what to look for and in what order.
Note: The audio version () may be purchased on Amazon.com or directly via Audible.com.