Happy Trails : Your Complete Guide to Fun and Safe Trail Riding

by Sellnow, Les

• ISBN13: 9781581501148
• ISBN10: 1581501145
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-10-01
• Publisher: Eclipse Pr

Summary

Happy Trails offers practical advice from choosing the right horse to training and conditioning as well as dealing with problems along the trail.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Equine Breeds
Something for Everyone	7	(24)
Chapter 2 Horse Psychology
Why Horses Do What They Do	31	(12)
Chapter 3 Making Sense of the Senses	43	(10)
Chapter 4 Temperament
Buying the Right Horse for the Trail	53	(14)
Chapter 5 Conformation
Being Built to Last	67	(14)
Chapter 6 Trail 101
Training and Conditioning the Novice Trail Horse	81	(16)
Chapter 7 Training on the Trail	97	(8)
Chapter 8 Tying and Hobbling
Keeping Them Where We Want Them	105	(12)
Chapter 9 Conditioning	117	(8)
Chapter 10 Before We Can Travel, We Must Load the Horse	125	(10)
Chapter 11 Cross-Country Hauling
Getting from Here to There	135	(12)
Chapter 12 Proper Equipment	147	(12)
Chapter 13 Travel Supplies	159	(12)
Chapter 14 Equine First Aid	171	(12)
Chapter 15 Packing Into the Mountains	183	(8)
Chapter 16 Planning and Preparing for the Big Adventure	191	(12)
Chapter 17 Packing Up	203	(10)
Chapter 18 Riding the High Country	213	(12)
Chapter 19 Mountain Camping
Leaving No Traces	225	(12)
Chapter 20 Cooking in the Mountains	237	(14)
Chapter 21 Some Winter TLC	251	(9)
Index	260	(5)
Photo Credits	265	(2)
Author	267