A Horse in Your Backyard

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A Horse in Your Backyard:
A First-Time Owner's Primer of Horse Keeping
Author: Virginia Phelps Clemens Reviewed by: Elizabeth Gredley

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Acreage Equines rating
½

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With the unfortunate exception of some of the advice on horse handling and riding, this is a good book for the first time horse owner or prospective owner. It covers what to consider before buying a horse, how to find and buy a suitable horse and tack, and looking after the horse.

Horse behaviour and psychology is touched on only briefly and then from a very human perspective.

Where the book falls short is in its discussions of training and riding. The author is too quick to recommend using a crop without talking about the need for understanding the causes of behaviour problems. She even suggests using a broom for loading a horse into a trailer.

Chapter Titles

Pros and Cons of Backyard Horse Keeping
Backyard to Barnyard
Pinto, Paint, or Palomina?
Snaffle to Saddle
Room and Board for Horses
Grooming Steed and Stall
Horse Etiquette
Horse Sense on the Trails
Is There a Horse Doctor in the House?
Gymkhanas, Events, and Shows

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