Art of Hackamore Training

Chapter 1: History of the Hackamore [braiding origins, early Californios and dons, preparing hides, cutting and beveling strands, braiding considerations] Chapter 2: Hackamores and Mecates [hackamore construction, hackamore artistry, the hackamore blueprint, training considerations, the mecate] Chapter 3: Tying the Mecate [tying method one, Benny's tying method, Al's tying method, considering the horse when tying mecate] Chapter 4: Training in the Hackamore [practical application, training psychology, why use the hackamore, fitting the hackamore, understanding the fiador, grasping the mecate] Chapter 5: Introducing Your Horse to the Hackamore [checking-up laterally, longeing and giving, vertical flexion on the line, the hard-set, ground-driving] Chapter 6: Key Points Under Saddle [prepare to ride, hitch mecate to horn or tie coils to saddle, lateral flexion and "slow-riding," vertical flexion, the headset, connecting the horse's feet to his face, elevating the heav Key Points Under Saddle [prepare to ride, hitch mecate to horn or tie coils to saddle, lateral flexion and "slow-riding," vertical flexion, the headset, connecting the horse's feet to his face, elevating the heavy horse, the big release, introduce neck-reining] Chapter 7: Build Your Horse's Hackamore Skills [athletic circles, in-and-out circle exercise, teach the turnaround, sliding stops, the one-rein stop, fencing your horse, developing the slide, stopping in the open] Chapter 8: Overcoming Challenges [the lead rope as a training aid, give your horse purpose, horseback longeing] Chapter 9: Working Cattle [Introducing horse to cattle, pushing and rating cattle, turning cattle on fence, common problems, focus on goals] Chapter 10: Vaquero Methods: Snaffle, Hackamore, Bridle and Variations [quatro riendas or four-rein riding, los dos riendas or riding with the two-rein, spins.