Western Training: Beyond The Basics - Tapa blanda

."..for any equestrian who wishes to move to the next skills level...Step-by-step photos and drawings tell how to finish training a western horse, from teaching bit pressure and leg commands to speed control and circles. ... photos and written directions compliment each other and emphasize correct technique and approach. -- James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief "California Bookwatch"

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 adn how to use that understanding to your advantage when training. Easy step-at-a-time lesson plan. -- --- "Western Horse Review"

The upsurge of interest in versatile ranch horses, cow working, and reining will make this book popular with western riders. Truskauskas-Knott, whose equestrian books are noted for their clear and easy-to-follow instruction, explains how to train the more advanced western exercises, whether for reining, stock work, pleasure or trail. She advocates re-evaluating cues and aids to make sure they achieve accurate, timely results and provides step-by-step illustrated lessons for teaching spins, stops, lead changes, etc.Training is more of a mental endeavor than many people realize, and this book encourages trainers to think about what they are telling their horses and to understand how horses think and learn.