What your horse wants you to know : what horses' "bad" behavior means, and how to correct it / Gincy Self Bucklin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bucklin, Gincy Self.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Horses--Behavior.

Horses.

Horses--Training.

Human-animal communication.

Physical Description:

xiv, 194 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis, IN : Howell Book House, [2003]

Summary:

Before World War II, every civilized country had a cavalry. It was in the cavalry that much of the horse knowledge was preserved and passed on to the next generation. The loss of the cavalry lead to the loss of a great deal of that knowledge. The result has been a few generations of riders who were never exposed to that body of information. The author has been fortunate to study under a trainer who has been exposed to this knowledge. The result is a book that has many answers to be found nowhere else.

All of the competitive books use the same core thinking that is found in "What Your Horse Wants You To Know: listen to what the horse is saying by observing his body language. All of these books cover the whole area and philosophy of horse training. Most of the training methods advocated in these books are preventive. However, there are times when the very depth and complexity of these books make them difficult to work from.

Contents:

Introduction: What You Need to Know to Help Your Horse 1

Bathing: Afraid of the Hose 37

Biting People 38

Blankets: Fear of Blanketing 40

Bridling: Fusses About His Ears 42

Bridling: Raises or Throws Head When Removing 44

Bridling: Won't Open His Mouth 47

Clipping, Resistance To 48

Cold Weather Behavior 50

Doctoring: Applying Eye Ointments 52

Doctoring: Drenching 53

Doctoring: Fear of Shots 55

Doctoring: Soaking a Leg or a Foot 56

Doctoring: Treating Wounds 58

Ear-Shyness, Overcoming 59

Feeding Problems: Bolting His Grain 61

Feeding Problems: Making Noise While Waiting 62

Feeding Problems: Picky Eater 63

Feeding Problems: Throwing Grain Out of the Manager 64

Feet, Refusing to Hold Up 65

Feet, Refusing to Pick Up 67

Feet: Refusing to Stand for the Farrier 69

Gates, Problems With Arena 70

Grazing in Hand Problems 72

Grooming, Fussing or Fidgeting During 74

Haltering, Resistance To 76

Head-Shyness, Overcoming 78

Kicking at Other Horses 79

Kicking at People 81

Leading, Breaking Away While 83

Leading, Running Over Handler While 86

Leading, Rushing Ahead While 87

Leading, Spooking While 89

Leading: Won't Go When Asked 91

Leg Wraps, Fussing About 93

Longeing: Horse Won't Start 94

Longeing, Pulling Away While 96

Longeing: Turning to Face You 98

Mane Pulling, Resistance To 99

Mounting, Moving During 102

Nipping 105

Panicking Against Crossties 107

Panicking: Stepping on the Lead Rope or Reins 111

Panicking When Caught in Something 112

Panicking When Left Alone 114

Pawing: Dangerous Striking 116

Pawing for Treats 117

Pawing From Nervousness 119

Pawing: Mild Striking 120

Personal Space: Bumping, Stepping on or Walking Into You 121

Personal Space: Head Swinging 122

Personal Space: Mugging for Treats 124

Rearing as a Game 125

Rearing When Being Led 127

Saddling, Moving During 129

Saddling: Problems While Being Cinched or Girthed Up 131

Spooking at Familiar Objects 133

Stall Problems: Breaking Out 135

Stall Problems: Crowding 137

Stall Problems: Fear of Doorways 139

Stall Problems: Getting Cast 140

Stall Problems: Kicking the Stall 143

Stall Problems: Manure on the Wall, in the Manger or in the Water Bucket 144

Stall Problems: Playing With the Water 145

Stall Problems: Souring Ears or Charging the Bars 146

Stall Problems: Turning the Tail to the Door 148

Stall Problems: Walking and Weaving 149

Stall Problems: Windsucking or Cribbing 151

Trailering: Loading 152

Trailering: Loading When You Can't Do It Right 154

Trailering: Pawing or Kicking While Underway 156

Trailering: Scrambling 158

Turnout, Breaking Away During 159

Turnout: Bullying Other Horses 162

Turnout: Charging 164

Turnout: Chewing Wood 166

Turnout: Refusing to Be Caught 167

Tying: Chewing on the Rope 170

Tying: Won't Tie 171.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-181) and index.

ISBN:

0764540858

OCLC:

51769156