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New York: Doubleday. Very Good+. 1989. Softcover. 0385262388 . Softcover is heavy paper. Foreword by dave jones. Pages are clean and tight,.. Extensively illustrated with b/w photos, drawings and diagrams. A nice book that gives all of the basics for starting a horse in either English or Western disciplines. Sections are: Art of Training; Basic Training; Basic Advanced Training; Competition; and Corrective Training and Special Training. Covers such topics as dressage, jumping, reining, endurance riding, trail riding, driving and working stock. ; Doubleday Equestrian Library Series; B & W illustrations; 8vo; 6 x 9 1/2; 425 pages; Cover has light shelf wear, bumping, rubbing/scuffing, 3/8" closed tear on side of front cover. .

No. Hollywood, CA: Wilshire Book Company. Very Good+. 1984. Second Revised Edition. Soft Cover. 0879802723 . Softcover is overall clean and tight. Appears as if unused. Spine is blue with white lettering. Illustrated with 40 b/w photographs and drawings. One of the standards for anyone interested in learning how to teach a horse to drive. Gives a step-by-step description of how to achieve this happy result, whether showing horses in carriage classes or for work in logging, agriculture, etc. ; B & W illustrations; 8 1/2 x 11; 85 pages; Cover has faint rubbing/scuffing and bumping. .

Millwood, NY: Breakthrough Publications. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1986. Hardcover. 0914327070 . Cover is burgundy with gold lettering on the spine. Pages are clean and tight. Originally published in 1976. Extensively illustrated with 100+ b/w photos. Some of the chapters are: Why Horses Act the Way They Do; Effect of Domestication; How Horses Learn; Bad Habits in the Stable; Refusing to Jump; Preventing Bad Habits in Foals. ; B&W Illustrations; 6 1/2 x 9 1/2; 226 pages; Cover has slight bumping. DJ has some light edge wear and bumping. .

No. Hollywood, CA: Wilshire Book Company. New. 1984. Second Revised Edition. Soft Cover. 0879802723 . Softcover is overall clean and tight. Appears as if unused. Spine is blue with white lettering. Illustrated with 40 b/w photographs and drawings. One of the standards for anyone interested in learning how to teach a horse to drive. Gives a step-by-step description of how to achieve this happy result, whether showing horses in carriage classes or for work in logging, agriculture, etc. ; B & W illustrations; 8 1/2 x 11; 85 pages; Cover has very faint rubbing/scuffing. .

Red Bluff, CA: K & B Products. Fine. 1996. First Edition. First Printing; Softcover. 0964618117 . Pages are clean and tight. Illustrated with b/w drawings. Some of the training/behavior issues she addresses are: Biting; Bucking; Cribbing; Head-Shyness; Kicking; Rearing [where was this book when I had horse #2, the rearer? ? ! ! ]; Spooking; etc. Very helpful, practical suggestions told w/ a sense of humor and great sense of the realities of dealing with horses and their riders. Of course, I've found that whenever my horse's "hard drive" crashed somehow I ended up being the one picking the dirt out of MY teeth, while he stood there watching! Hard to find title. ; B&W Illustrations; 6 x 9; 319 pages; Slight bumping and edge wear, light rubbing. A few pages have very shallow crease at top. .

No Place: Barbier Productions. Fine. 2005. First Edition. First Printing; Softcover. 0976968517 . Cover is heavy cardboard over spiral bound, unnumbered, pages. Pages are clean and tight. Divided into 17 sections, each with a different set of exercises for different goals of improving your riding and your horse's abilities. Illustrated with b/w drawings. "Covers all aspects of dressage--including attitude, equipment, longeing and work in hand, the three gaits, lateral work, pirouettes, collection, and more...book is designed to be your training companion, and it has been produced using special waterproof aper and binding to ensure long life at home, at the stable, and even in your pocket...." ; B&W Illustrations; 4 1/4 x 9 1/2; Unpaginated pages; Very slight rubbing. Book still closed with the 'belly band' around it. .

No Place: Barbier Productions. New. 2005. First Edition. First Printing; Softcover. 0976968517 . In publisher's shrinkwrap. Cover is heavy cardboard over spiral bound, unnumbered, pages. Pages are clean and tight; still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. . Divided into 17 sections, each with a different set of exercises for different goals of improving your riding and your horse's abilities. Illustrated with b/w drawings. "Covers all aspects of dressage--including attitude, equipment, longeing and work in hand, the three gaits, lateral work, pirouettes, collection, and more...book is designed to be your training companion, and it has been produced using special waterproof aper and binding to ensure long life at home, at the stable, and even in your pocket...." ; B&W Illustrations; 4 1/4 x 9 1/2; Unpaginated pages; .

No Place: Barbier Productions. New. 2005. First Edition. First Printing; Softcover. 0976968517 . In publisher's shrinkwrap. Cover is heavy cardboard over spiral bound, unnumbered, pages. Pages are clean and tight; still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. . Divided into 17 sections, each with a different set of exercises for different goals of improving your riding and your horse's abilities. Illustrated with b/w drawings. "Covers all aspects of dressage--including attitude, equipment, longeing and work in hand, the three gaits, lateral work, pirouettes, collection, and more...book is designed to be your training companion, and it has been produced using special waterproof aper and binding to ensure long life at home, at the stable, and even in your pocket...." ; B&W Illustrations; 4 1/4 x 9 1/2; Unpaginated pages; .

No Place: Barbier Productions. New. 2005. First Edition. First Printing; Softcover. 0976968517 . In publisher's shrinkwrap. Cover is heavy cardboard over spiral bound, unnumbered, pages. Pages are clean and tight; still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. . Divided into 17 sections, each with a different set of exercises for different goals of improving your riding and your horse's abilities. Illustrated with b/w drawings. "Covers all aspects of dressage--including attitude, equipment, longeing and work in hand, the three gaits, lateral work, pirouettes, collection, and more...book is designed to be your training companion, and it has been produced using special waterproof aper and binding to ensure long life at home, at the stable, and even in your pocket...." ; B&W Illustrations; 4 1/4 x 9 1/2; Unpaginated pages; .

Cleveland Heights, OH: Xenophon Press. New. 2001. First Edition. Softcover. 0933316143 . NEW. Cover is a blue ground with a color illustration of crowds enjoying the equestrian performance of the circus. Pages are clean and tight; this is a NEW book. Illustrated with b/w photos. "Circus was quite a serious thing in nineteenth and early twentieth century Europe. Edmond and Jules de Goncourt noted in their Journal "We go to only one theater--the Circus. There we see clowns, tumblers....there is no false exhibition of talent..." Balzac believed that a circus equestrienne was worth more respect than an actress, a prima ballerina or an opera prima donna. And indeed, equestrians were the kings of the circus--and equestriennes, its idolized queens. For horsemanship was important then. It was more than mere entertainment. Wars had been won by good horsemen. Horses were still man's most valuable partner in so many aspects of everyday life. And the circus had been created by and… Read More

Guilford, CT: The Lyons Press/Globe Pequot Press. Near Fine. 2001. Fifth Printing; Paperback. 1585748633 . Cover is plum colored with cream colored spine; black lettering on spine. Pages are clean and tight; this is a NEW book. Illsutrated with b/w photos. Before there was Monty Roberts and John Lyons, there was Buck Brannaman, one of the original 'horse whisperers, ' along with Tom and Bill Dorrance. Buck recounts his moving, inspiring and often humorous adventures in learning how to work with horses, gentling them, not breaking them. "These principles are really about life--about living your life so you're not at war with the horse, or with other people". If you're a 'horse hugger, ' someone who loves to just hang out with their horse, riding and watching and absorbing their magnificent presence, then you'll love this book! A great book for horse lovers who ride in any discipline. Multiple copies. ; B&W Photographs; 6 1/4 x 9 1/4; 260 pages; Cover… Read More

Lexington, KY: Eclipse Press/The Blood-Horse Inc.. Near Fine. 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 1581500939 . Cover is glazed boards. No DJ as issued. Pages are clean and tight; this is a NEW book. Illustrated with b/w drawings and photos. Orange patterned endpapers. "Feeling Dressage is an outstandingly detailed, practical, and instructive guidline. It offers practical advice, explanations, and examples of riders and horses to advanced levels based on the principles of classical dressage (Conrad Schumacher, renowned German trainer) "; and ..."is one of the most valuable books on dressage today. The chapter on the dressage is fabulous! (Hilda Gurney, Olympic dressage medalist). "; B&W Illustrations; 6 x 9 1/4; 202 pages; Bumping in upper corner. .

Santa Ynez, CA: Rancho Deluxe Design. New. 1997. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. 0965765709 . Cover is red with gold lettering and blind stamped picture on front, gold lettering on spine. Pages are clean and tight; this is a NEW book. Illustrated with b/w photos. Chapters are: Lasso Rope Work; Halter Work; Hooking On; Changing Eyes; Driving; Sacking; Bridling Preparation; Leading by Front Feet; Roping a Hind Foot; Cinch Preparation; More Flag Work; Horse Roping; Saddling; Moving Off Stirrups; Fence Work. "This books contains some ideas for you and your horse to work through to get more comfortable with each other...groundwork information contained in this will help you to prepare both you and your horse for situations that unfortunately sometimes occur at the worst time...you realize what a commitment it is to become handy with a horse...If we can leave them a little better off than they were before we came, we've fulfilled our duty to them and to their maker". Great words of… Read More

Santa Ynez, CA: Rancho Deluxe Design. New. 1997. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. 0965765709 . Cover is red with gold lettering and blind stamped picture on front, gold lettering on spine. Pages are clean and tight; this is a NEW book. Illustrated with b/w photos. Chapters are: Lasso Rope Work; Halter Work; Hooking On; Changing Eyes; Driving; Sacking; Bridling Preparation; Leading by Front Feet; Roping a Hind Foot; Cinch Preparation; More Flag Work; Horse Roping; Saddling; Moving Off Stirrups; Fence Work. "This books contains some ideas for you and your horse to work through to get more comfortable with each other...groundwork information contained in this will help you to prepare both you and your horse for situations that unfortunately sometimes occur at the worst time...you realize what a commitment it is to become handy with a horse...If we can leave them a little better off than they were before we came, we've fulfilled our duty to them and to their maker". Great words of… Read More

Parachute, CO: John Lyons Symposiums, Inc.. Very Good. 1994. Softcover. Cover is heavy, stapled paper. Overall pages are clean and tight; except for the mentioned creasing of some corners. Lavishly illustrated with b/w photos, drawings, diagrams, etc. This book is made to accompany two video tapes [which are not with this book]. "....John demonstrates hs techniques for teaching your horse important basic lessons for trail riding safety and enjoyment. These techniques are the result of years of training experience...." ; B& W diagrams, drawings; 8 1/2 x 11; 95 pages; Cover has shelf wear, bumping, rubbing/scuffing, small crease on upper front corner; a few pages have some shallow creasing on the bottom corner. Some label residue on back cover. .

North Pomfret, VT: Trafalgar Square Publishing. New. 2005. First American Edition. First Printing; Softcover. 1570763283 . Cover is heavy paper with photograph of a jumping grid. Pages are clean and tight; this is a NEW book. First published in UK in 1996. Extensively illustrated with dozens of color and b/w photos and diagrams. Covers: How to learn good habits from the beginning; Progressive exercises to develop the right skills; Coping with combinations; Improving jump-off technique; Preventing knock-downs and rushing; Curing the careless or naughty horse. Excellent book for anyone interested in improving their jumping technique, training methods, and creating a safer, braver and more successful jumper. ; Photographs; 7 1/2 x 10; 160 pages .

North Pomfret, VT: Trafalgar Square Publishing. New. 2005. First American Edition. First Printing; Softcover. 1570763283 . Cover is heavy paper with photograph of a jumping grid. Pages are clean and tight; this is a NEW book. First published in UK in 1996. Extensively illustrated with dozens of color and b/w photos and diagrams. Covers: How to learn good habits from the beginning; Progressive exercises to develop the right skills; Coping with combinations; Improving jump-off technique; Preventing knock-downs and rushing; Curing the careless or naughty horse. Excellent book for anyone interested in improving their jumping technique, training methods, and creating a safer, braver and more successful jumper. ; Photographs; 7 1/2 x 10; 160 pages .

Guilford, CT: The Lyons Press. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2004. First Edition (?). Hardcover. 1592283608 . . Hardcover is green with gold lettering on the spine. Pages are clean and tight; this is a NEW book. Extensively illustrated with dozens of b/w photographs and drawings. Foreword by Bettina Drummond; signed on title page by Bettina Drummond. Some of the sections are: Understanding Lightness; Three Phases of Training; Working in Hand; Longeing; Tack and Accessories; Half-Halt; Transitions; Afterword; Key Terms; Recommended Reading; About the Authors. This is an excellent book for giving key and solid basics to both rider and horse for virtually any equestrian discipline. ; Remainder; B&W Illustrations; 7 1/4 x 10 1/4; xiii, 178 pages; SIGNED BY BETTINA DRUMMOND, who wrote the foreword. Cover has slight shelfwear; extremely faint, small yellow remainder mark on bottom of text block. DJ has light rubbing/scuffing, shelfwear; in a mylar cover. ; Signed by Contributor .

North Pomfret, VT: Trafalgar Square Publishing. Near Fine. 2002. Reprint. Third Printing; Hardcover. 1570760853 . Harcover is glazed boards. Pages are clean and tight. Extensively illustrated with 200+ b/w drawings and photos. Tellington-jones explains how to analyze the meaning of the physical traits that indicate the horse's true personality--the inborn character. She also explains how you can develop a deeper understanding in order to bond with your horse and influence his/her peronality in a positive way. Highly recommended by Sally Swift, founder of Centered Riding, and Anne Kursinski, American Pan American and Olympic medalist. ; B & W and Color; 8 x 11; 121 pages; Cover has edge wear and bumping, light scuffing. .

North Pomfret, VT: Trafalgar Square Publishing. Fine. 1997. Hardcover. 1570760853 . Cover is glazed boards. Pages are clean and tight; this is a NEW book. Illustrated with hundreds of color and b/w photos, drawings and diagrams. Some of the sections are: Bodywork with TTouch; Groundwork; Confidence Course; glossary. See other L T-J books available. ; Color Illustrations; 8 x 11; 121 pages; Slight rubbing and edge wear. .