First Horse: The Complete Guide for the First-Time Horse Owner (A Western Horseman Book) - Softcover

Fran Devereux Smith

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Synopsis

A veteran riding instructor offers authoritative advice on purchasing, handling, and caring for a horse, providing the foundation needed for a lifetime of happy horse ownership.

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From the Back Cover

First Horse provides all the information that a first-time horse owner needs to make the transition to horse ownership and to learn the basics of good horsemanship and animal husbandry. It answers questions such as Who can help you find a horse? Where will you keep your horse? How do you test-ride a prospect? What do you want in a horse, and what price are you willing to pay? With this well-illustrated guide, new horse owners can acquire the basic skills and knowledge they need to carry them through a lifetime of horse ownership.

About the Author

Smith was an associate editor with "Western Horseman" magazine and spent a number of years training horses and giving riding instruction. She has earned a state Quarter Horse association reining championship, showed in hunt-seat classes, and team penned.

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9781585747146: First Horse: The Complete Guide for the First-Time Horse Owner

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ISBN 10:  1585747149 ISBN 13:  9781585747146
Publisher: Western Horseman, 2003
Softcover