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Introduction |
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2 Horse Sense and Training Psychology |
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The Horse-Human Relationship |
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How to Avoid Conflict and Common Pitfalls |
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3 Handling and Training the Foal |
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Learning Begins with Imprinting |
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Handling a Foal during the First Weeks |
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Beginning Lessons in Foot Handling |
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Beginning Lessons in Tying |
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Grooming Lessons for Handling and Patience |
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Dealing with Challenging Personalities |
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Know the Foal's Limits and Abilities |
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4 Handling and Training the Weanling |
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Train Consistently, Gently, and with Authority |
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Training Lessons for Routine Health Care |
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Loving Your Young Horse without Spoiling Him |
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5 The Yearling and the Two-Year-Old |
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Crash Course for an Unhandled Young Horse |
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Leading Lessons for the Yearling and Two-Year-Old |
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Teaching a Horse to Back Up at Halter |
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Continue the Leading Lessons |
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6 Ground Work Before Riding |
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Maneuverability and Control |
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The Importance of Good Hands |
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Training the Driving Horse and Pony |
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Selecting a Cart for You and Your Horse |
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Pulling a Cart: First Lessons |
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Accustom the Horse to the Saddle |
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Short Rides around the Pen |
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10 First Rides in the Open |
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Everything Is New and Different |
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Overcoming Fear of Strange Obstacles |
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Calming the Excitable Horse |
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First Trotting Lessons for the Green Horse |
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The Working (Medium) Trot |
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Change of Speed and Stride Length |
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Improving the Stop from a Trot |
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13 Lightness and Collection |
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First Lessons in Collection |
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Teaching a Collected Trot |
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Perfect Balance, Greater Agility |
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14 The Gallop, the Canter, and the Lope |
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How the Horse Moves at the Gallop |
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How to Ride the Gallop or Canter |
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Changing Leads on the Straightaway |
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Fine-Tuning Your Communication |
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Teaching the Horse to Neck-Rein |
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Opening a Gate from Horseback |
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Load the Foal with His Mother |
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Trailering the Adult Horse |
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The Reluctant or Spoiled Horse |
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17 Retraining the Spoiled Horse |
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The Horse Who Rushes Home |
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Horses Who Resist the Bit |
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Glossary |
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Index |
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