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Designed to help develop a bond between the horse and the trainer, which leads to greater trust and the ability to get the most from the relationship. This book includes step-by-step guides on how to improve the horse's suppleness, obedience and education from the groundwork level. It teaches the trainer how to tune in to the subtle body language of the horse and communicate with it in a much clearer way. It also contains techniques developed and applied by top trainers and equine behaviourists.
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Lesley Bayley is a qualified Equine Muscle Release Therapy practitioner. She is a former editor of Your Horse magazine and author of numerous equestrian books including seven for David & Charles. Lesley lives in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
I completely agree with pale face - this book is just an introduction to techniques and philosophies that the novice rider may have heard about. It is only a general overview of some of the 'schools of thought' on horsemanship so is NOT a training manual as the title would suggest. I would also go so far as to say that the oversimplification of some techniques could make trying some of the activities dangerous - the horseman or woman needs to understand the whole philosophy and building blocks of any training approach to do it effectively and safely. What do they say - ' a little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing'?. There are so many better and more specific books on training approaches so this, in my opinion, is a book to avoid.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
i bought this book not that long ago and at first it seemed great, but the problem is that even though it tells you all about the different techniques, it doesn't tell you enough to be able to use them with your horse. it is more a presentation of the different people's methodes rather than a book about how to train your horse. but even though i have only said bad things about this book, there are still a few very interesting parts in it about how to long rein, and advanced dressage figures,... if you are looking for a book of how to train your horse, then don't buy this book, but if you are interested in an introduction to different methodes then this book will be perfect for you.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Overall this book was not a fantastic buy for me. I needed a training manual which this promised to be and instead this gave me a general overview of several traditional and "new" groundwork philosophies, but minimal strategies in depth.
A great piece of marketing material for the various names in the business and I would suspect they all contributed financially to the making of this book. (in my personal opinion).
Benefits
* Gives an overview of many of the modern names out there and a snapshot of their philisophy and techniques and where you can get hold of them; good introduction to "new wave" for people who have concentrated on the more traditional techniques of lunging, long reining and other classical methods.
*Gives the only visual examples I have seen of how to use the Pessoa system. I trawled the net desperately looking for a guide as to whether I am using this properly and this part of the book was very useful to me. If anyone knows where to find more visuals or a video on this please let me know!
* Some examples and exercises that can be replicated at home.
Drawbacks
* Generalistic and vague in its explanations - summarises at best; little "how to".
* Does not give any idea of the amount of work you have to put in to get the basics really cemented well into human and horse to build the framework before progressing to some of the advanced level stuff which is illustrated here.
Another comment I would make is that there are inconsistencies e.g some of the photos show handlers kitted out in a safety helmet and gloves and then others have someone long reining with no gloves or helmet. As this is for the general public I would suggest that a focus on safety should be paramount whether or not using these items is part of the new age requirements. Gloves at least!!
A great piece of marketing material for the various names in the business and I would suspect they all contributed financially to the making of this book. (in my personal opinion).
Benefits
* Gives an overview of many of the modern names out there and a snapshot of their philisophy and techniques and where you can get hold of them; good introduction to "new wave" for people who have concentrated on the more traditional techniques of lunging, long reining and other classical methods.
*Gives the only visual examples I have seen of how to use the Pessoa system. I trawled the net desperately looking for a guide as to whether I am using this properly and this part of the book was very useful to me. If anyone knows where to find more visuals or a video on this please let me know!
* Some examples and exercises that can be replicated at home.
Drawbacks
* Generalistic and vague in its explanations - summarises at best; little "how to".
* Does not give any idea of the amount of work you have to put in to get the basics really cemented well into human and horse to build the framework before progressing to some of the advanced level stuff which is illustrated here.
Another comment I would make is that there are inconsistencies e.g some of the photos show handlers kitted out in a safety helmet and gloves and then others have someone long reining with no gloves or helmet. As this is for the general public I would suggest that a focus on safety should be paramount whether or not using these items is part of the new age requirements. Gloves at least!!
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