Basic Horsemanship: English and Western

by Eleanor F. Prince, Gaydell M. Collier

The first paperback edition of a popular standard guide to horsemanship, from first mount to competitive riding, plus all the key facts about horse care, feeding and grooming, English and Western tack, and more.

B & W photographs and line drawings throughout.

344 pages, Paperback

First published March 5, 1974

Reviews

[Greydrakkon]

A very handy book! Nothing beats hands on experience with a horse to actually learn how to work around them, but this book has things spelled out. For instance, I always have been able to cue a canter, but I kinda just DID it. When riding a green horse, I did my usual cue, and it didn't get the best response (she cantered, but only after objecting for a while). This book not only tells what the basic cue is, but WHY, and sometimes having that "why" in mind makes all the difference.

[Kathrynn]

Excellent book full of black and white pictures and drawings It covers basics and goes into more depth. Other than equine health, this book covers it all.

[Grace]

This is a great basics book for the rider and instructor. It really helped me in training my horse

[LynnG]

Too vague for my purposes, and too complicated... Seems like more for an intermediate horse person.