Breaking and Training Your Horse

This step-by-step approach to the breaking-in of a young horse guides the trainer through the stages of introducing a young horse to shoeing, lungeing and travelling as well as basic schooling.

Roughton's is a very civilized, satisfying, entertaining primer. From understanding your horse to proper technique for riding in equestrian competition, the easy-to-read, comprehensive, attractively illustrated volume covers it all. An experienced trainer of riders and horses alike, Roughton lets her love of horses and riding shine through at every turn. Her concern manifests itself in attention to such details as overcoming a horse's "boredom and stable vices" and to the appropriateness of routines or objectives for the individual horse. The book should interest both experienced and novice riders and is highly recommended both to libraries starting to collect equestrian materials and to those filling out existing holdings. Mike Tribby