Western Training

by Knott, Laurie Truskauskas

• ISBN13: 9781577790655
• ISBN10: 1577790650
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-03-01
• Publisher: Alpine Pubns Inc

Summary

Teach your horse to neckrein, cross over, spin, make sliding stops, lope circles and much more. Finish your western horse for pleasure, trail, ranch work, or novice reining. Learn how a horse thinks and how to use that understanding to your advantage when training. Easy step at a time lesson plan.

Author Biography

Laurie Truskauskas worked as an understudy of well known Quarter Horse reining and jumping trainer Joe Ferro for a number of years before going out on her own. She now trains and shows professionally at Silver Creek farm in Texas. She is the author of seven books and numerous articles.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vi
Acknowledgments	viii
Preface	ix
Introduction	xi
Evaluating Conformation and Trainability	1	(14)
Training One Step at a Time	15	(6)
Ground Training	21	(8)
Bits and Curb Chains	29	(14)
Teaching Your Horse to Accept Bit Pressure	43	(8)
Teaching Your Horse to Be Light	51	(6)
Teaching Your Horse to Follow His Nose	57	(8)
Moving From Leg Pressure	65	(8)
Lifting a Shoulder	73	(8)
Using the Serpentine to Add Precision	81	(6)
Teaching Leads and Lope Departures	87	(8)
Teaching Circles and Speed Control	95	(10)
Collecting the Horse	105	(6)
Making Smooth Lead Changes	111	(8)
Teaching Your Horse to Spin	119	(14)
Teaching Your Horse to Roll Back	133	(6)
Teaching Your Horse to Slide to a Stop	139	(10)
Using and Refining the Aids	149	(6)
Correcting Bad Habits	155	(6)
How Reining Horses Are Scored	161	(6)
Appendix Fourteen Tips for Successful Training	167	(4)
About the Author	171