Train Your Horse for the Backcountry
A Comprehensive Guide for Getting Beyond the Round Pen
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Erschienen am 27. November 2018
240 Seiten
978-1-5107-2992-6 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
Many clinicians offer strong instruction in building a relationship with the horse but too often exclude safety concerns and teaching the skills necessary for safe and fulfilling use in the backcountry. They don't show students how to tie up a horse's foot should you have to restrain him to pull porcupine quills, and they don't teach basic knots and hitches. Enter Dan Aadland, a seasoned equestrian and breeder who shares expertise gained from riding backroads and teaching clinics.
Aadland first teaches students to understand the natural impulses of the horse and how to stay safe, a method he calls "survival horsemanship." He then moves on to training both horse and rider in the basics of trail riding, including saddling, mounting with control, trail savvy, types of trails and obstacles, domestic and wild animal encounters, and staying cool in stressful situations. Other helpful topics covered include:
- Essential neck rein skills
- Elementary packing
- A mule primer
- Safe trailering
- Low-impact trail riding
- And much more!
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Person
Dan Aadland is the author of several books, including Treading Lightly with Pack Animals: A Guide to Low-Impact Travel in the Backcountry and The Pocket Guide to Equine Knots, and he is a frequent contributor to Western Horseman and other equestrian publications. He and his wife, Emily, live in Absarokee, Montana, where they breed Tennessee Walking Horses and organize pack trips.
Inhalt
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Chapter 1. Why This Book?
- Chapter 2. Survival Horsemanship
- Chapter 3. Foundation Training for the Backcountry Horse
- Chapter 4. Basic Trail Training for Horse and Rider
- Chapter 5. The Neck Rein and the Side Pass
- Chapter 6. Walk On: Improving the Most Important Backcountry Gait
- Chapter 7. Weighty Matters: You and Your Gear on the Horse's Back
- Chapter 8. The Hunting Horse
- Chapter 9. Long Ears and Short Tails: A Mule Primer
- Chapter 10. Packing up for the Trail
- Chapter 11. For Want of a Nail: A Note on Shoeing
- Chapter 12. The Highway Trail: Tips for Trailer Training
- Chapter 13. The Backcountry Camp: Leave Only Tracks, Keep Only Memories
- Chapter 14. Some Essential Knots
- Conclusion: Keep Learning, Keep Training, But Go!
- Index
