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  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Smart Start: Building a Strong Foundation for Your Horse

Smart Start: Building a Strong Foundation for Your Horse

Westfall, Stacy
Copeland, Sue M.

Paperback

Sports GeneralOther Animals

ISBN10: 1929164572
ISBN13: 9781929164578
Publisher: Active Interest Media Inc
Published: Mar 1 2012
Pages: 120
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.40 Width: 8.40 Depth: 10.90
Language: English
Whether you want to build a solid foundation in your young horse or refresh an older horse's manners, this colt-starting program, featuring emotional training, is for you. It's based on techniques Stacy Westfall used to win the prestigious Road to the Horse colt-starting competition in 2006.

Stacy Westfall shows you how to introduce pressure to a horse in a safe environment so he'll be able to control his fear in the real world, thus building his and your confidence, and making him a safer partner.

In Smart Start, you'll learn how to:

  • Read your horse's body language to establish the communication necessary for safety and basic control
  • Establish respect and build trust
  • Develop responsiveness and self-confidence in your horse
  • Gain independent control of his head, shoulders, and hips, which will increase your safety and ability to direct his movement both on the ground and under saddle
  • Establish forward motion -- the key to control when you mount up
  • Use verbal cues
  • Despook your horse

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