Authors: Bill Dorrance, Leslie Desmond
ISBN-13: 9781599210568, ISBN-10: 1599210568
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press
Date Published: August 2007
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Bill Dorrance (1906–1996) was a legendary livestock rancher and horseman.
Leslie Desmond is an international horsemanship coach. She lives in Germany.
A refreshingly straightforward and commonsense approach to better communication with your horse--and therefore, better horsemanship.
Bill Dorrance has long been considered a master horseman. So long, in fact, that his enduring approach crosses all the lines among riding disciplines and events. Everyone from dressage competitor to team roper to trail rider can find something of benefit when he opens the book to learn True Horsemanship Through Feel. How fortunate for the industry that Leslie Desmond has documented the master's techniques.
Acknowledgements | iv | |
Authors' Notes | v | |
Introduction | xi | |
Chapter 1 | Bill Talks About How Important Feel Is to the Horse | 1 |
Chapter 2 | Learning How to Feel, and Relearning to Learn | 15 |
Chapter 3 | How I Got Feel Working for Me and My Horses | 37 |
Chapter 4 | How to Get Feel Working for You | 57 |
Part 1 | Teaching the Horse to Adjust His Head Position | 79 |
Part 2 | Teaching the Horse to Lead Up Real Free | 95 |
Part 3 | Backing and Leading Up One Step at a Time | 115 |
Part 4 | Teaching the Horse to Stand, and Other Important Things | 141 |
Part 5 | Stepping the Hindquarters Over | 171 |
Part 6 | Stepping the Front End Around | 189 |
Part 7 | Changing Directions, Through Feel | 203 |
Chapter 5 | Feeling of the Feet in the Different Gaits | 223 |
Chapter 6 | Trailer Loading | 249 |
Chapter 7 | Knots that are Needed for Tying Your Equipment | 265 |
Chapter 8 | Some Questions and Bill's Answers | 275 |
Chapter 9 | Meanings | 297 |
Afterthoughts | 367 | |
Index | 377 |