Training and Showing Your Miniature Horse in Halter Classes
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Training and Showing Your Miniature Horse in Halter Classes
Pat Elder brings her unique teaching methods to the subject of training a halter miniature horse in this excellent how-to book for MIniature Horse owners. Using her well-known natural and humane methods, Pat walks the reader through every step of the process. Over 90 photographs and illustration emphasize every point the author makes.
The table of contents provides a peek at what's included: Selecting the halter horse: conformation, movement, foals as prospects, bloodlines Basic training: dealing with disrespectful, pushy, frightened, or head-shy horses; catching the horse, leading the horse; kicking and biting, crowding Condition: round pen work, jumping, backing, movement enhancers, neck sweats Halter horse care: nutrition, water, housing, blanketing Special training: setting the feet, using the neck, pricking the ears, learning patience, a flat toppling, the quick release knot; showing stallions, loading onto a trailer Body Clipping: the head, razoring, the mane and tail, the ears First show: show clothes, horse attire, entering the show, show supplies Show time: preparing the stalls, measuring the horse, final preparations The halter class: visualization, class procedures, setting up the horse, show ring etiquette Winning