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Hackamore Reinsman

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This book is a must for anyone who aspires to train a horse to the proper way to become a bridle horse. It is not for anyone who seeks a quick and easy way to bridle a horse. It takes time and effort as well as patience. It's not a quick fix. Well worth the effort!!!!

The only way to make a true horse. Many, many trainers and horseman have tried to re-invent this method, they cannot, nor will they ever. This is the true "OLD VAQUERO" way, Californio style. Ed Connell was a master, yet so humble. It takes time to make a good Hackamore horse, in fact a good horse period. May you always ride a good horse.

HA! I really don't think I would be the FIRST to review this particular book; it's been around since before I was a twinkle in my daddy's eye! I learned about it in my teens when I rode a fellow's horses which were trained by the methods given in the book. It takes a couple of years to train a horse this way, but the results are well worth the time!

This is a classic book, and as far as I know, there are no other titles that completely focus on this method of training a horse.

I have heard it said that it takes a long time to train a horse properly in this style... and I would agree; and to that I will add, training a horse in any discipline takes a very long time... in my opinion, as many as 10 years to reach their peak. If you wish to learn to use the bosal hackamore to work a horse, then THIS is a very good place to start. Read it over and over, and take your time when working a horse... it's much more difficult to "train out" mistakes than it is to avoid them by being patient, gentle and thoughtful. Anyone who loves horses and knows them, will probably agree that though they are not "people in animal skins", they certainly are incredibly intelligent and sensitive beings, worthy of respect and kindness. If this is your course, then in the end, you will be rewarded with an animal you can fully trust and enjoy!

So, yes, this is indeed a good place to start teaching yourself, and that is what you must do before you ever try to teach a horse.

Buy and take the message contained here to heart! Despite what others will say about the time required to make a horse using this technique from the very beginning, I have found that these practices are immensely beneficial in re-establishing cues with problem horses. The KEY thing, to me, is that you can send a strong message or demonstrate control without ruining that soft mouth, and can handle a hard-mouthed horse if necessary. In a relatively short time a horse will begin to lighten up and respond, perhaps because there isn't the perceived threat of the bit or mebbe due to new and different signals? No matter, it works! 3 or 4 arena workouts, some easy trail rides with cues given as needed, and you'll start to see marked improvement. Sure, we'd all give an arm for a vaquero-made horse, or the time to do train one. If you can't get that, settle for next best, a safe pleasant horse with a nice soft handle. YOU can have that, here's the owner's manual!

Not for everyone. Very little is written or demonstrated about the use of the bosal these days...and for good reason. It is not for everyone nor is it for a novice. As part of a system which leads to the spade bit one needs to understand the rational of the hackamore. Few use the bosal as it was originaly intended and from a historical perspective the information found here is unique. Without question it is "the" reference about this system.

As a person who has used a mechanical hackamore for years, I have hoped to get some tips that would help me get better results with my rig. What I got was a lot of history, explanation and promotion of a system that had little interest to me.