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Become Perfect Partners: How to Be the Owner Your Horse Would Choose for Himself Hardcover – September 1, 2005

by Kelly Marks (Author)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
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A follow-up to the immensely popular training guide Teach Your Horse Perfect Manners, featuring 100 superb color photos.
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  1. Print length
    224 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Trafalgar Square Books
  4. Publication date
    September 1, 2005
  5. Dimensions
    7.5 x 0.89 x 10 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1570763216
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1570763212
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"Gorgeous color illustrations add to the pleasure of reading this marvelous book."  —American Quarter Horse Journal

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Horse people dream of finding the "perfect horse"—the one that's not only visually pleasing and athletically capable but also willing and "in tune" with his owner—but the search for this elusive creature can prove nearly impossible. In Become Perfect Partners, "Intelligent Horsemanship" founder Kelly Marks discusses how it might make more sense, and indeed be easier, for a rider to determine what she can do to become a horse's "perfect person." With the enthusiasm and humor that helped make her first book an international best-seller, the author provides mental and physical exercises to help readers better themselves as horse owners, riders, and partners.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Trafalgar Square Books (September 1, 2005)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1570763216
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1570763212
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.06 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 0.89 x 10 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 7 ratings

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M.J.
5.0 out of 5 stars A fun read
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2018
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Cool info. I'm not through it all the way but I like what I've read so far.
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D.Miller
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2017
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Great book
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Sabeth
3.0 out of 5 stars Good book, but I liked the prequel better...
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2012
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This is the follow-up book to Kelly Marks' "Teach Your Horse Perfect Manners" (which I also reviewed). While this book contained very useful information on dealing with more drastic equine behaviors like rearing, bucking, bolting, etc., for someone just looking to strengthen their relationship with their horse I'm not sure this is the one to read. "Teach Your Horse..." would be a better option for this purpose. It is still worth a read, it's just not the first book of Kelly Marks' that I'd recommend.
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Thumper
5.0 out of 5 stars Good read and great solutions!
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2014
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Kelly is remarkable in her theories and presentation nice book.
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J. Sem
5.0 out of 5 stars Positively Perfect!
Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2005
Anyone with a horse should read this book.

Kelly Marks builds on her excellent first book, "Perfect Manners" and has written the amazing guide to getting that special partnership with your equine.

Easy to read chapters on how to choose which horse to buy, develop your ground and ridden training techniques, how to handle common remedial issues and how to gain a deeper understanding of the horse psyche should excel this book into being one of the definitive horsepersons bibles for 21st Century.
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C. MAC
5.0 out of 5 stars INTELLIGENT HORSEMANSHIP THAT IS INTELLIGENT!!!!
Reviewed in Canada on April 21, 2009
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Kelly Mark brings praticial horse sense and intelligent thinking to horsemanship. I was interested in natural horsemanship but realized when I started reading it, this was better. "Natural" has been a catch all for alot of ways. This is just plain old fashion sense. Look at your horse and figure out the best way to communicate.

ie: what would you think if someone grabbed you, tied you to a post and dumped water on you. Would you be happy????

I love her relationship with her horse, Pie. I highly recommend this book (and her first one PERFECT MANNERS) to anyone looking into a practical way to train your horse without gimmicks. She was/is trained with/by Monty Roberts...the original 'thinker' outside the box.

HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
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