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Happy Horsemanship

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Having instructed students and trained horses for over 35 years, it's still tough to find books good enough to recommend to people trying to learn about them. THIS book does it with flying colors.

Everything is in here: safety, compassion, how-to handle a horse and ride, along with why things are done the way they are. Presented in a fun & light-hearted way from the horse's point of view. Very understandable.

Even though the book was written in '66 it is superior to and far more practical than the tomes being written today that confuse an experienced horseperson, let alone a novice. Whether riding English (as illustrated) or Western this book tells what needs to be known.

I bought it for my 13 yo niece just starting with horses & have recommended it to adults who have spent years with horses.

Excellent book for the beginning rider. Covers basic horse information in a fun and easy to read manner. Mostly geared for the younger rider, it has information that parents of new horse owners/riders shouldn't be without. The pictures complement the text and are warmly funny. Highly reccomended, I give it to all my younger students on their first lesson.

The illustrations are detailed and expressive. The text is acurate, comprehensive information. It is presented in an easy to read & follow format. As a Riding Instructor, I recommend this book to all first time riders and to all my children riders.

"Happy Horsemanship" is an excellent book for children and adults. It is written in plain english and easy to understand. Illustrations are cute, and easy to relate to. Dorothy Henderson Pinch mixed her knowledge of horses and children better than anybody else I know! This book isn't all serious, fact, fact, fact, it has lots of humor, so the book isn't boring and dull. I think parents, adults, and children will find it an invaluable addition to their home library

I am a beginning adult rider and I absolutely loved this book, it is funny and helpful on all levels for beginners. I think all new riders should read it!

I recieved this book from my younger sister when I started to ride (at age 35) and found this to be an excellent guide. With easy to follow instructions and cute illustrations it made riding more fun. It also made it easier to understand what my instructor was talking about.

I have purchased several editions for first time students andrecommended this book many more times. It is cute and very practicalas an easy read for children and their parents, or any horse lover starting out. This horse book talks with witty common sense. A great gift idea to come home with any new equine being added into your family.

This book is simple and easy to understand. I just started 3 of my granddaughters to horseback riding and we started with reading this book first so that they would get a general understanding of the horse world. The parents didn't know much about horseback riding so I gave them a copy and now they understand the nature of the horse and a general idea on what the kids are doing with these wonderful animals.

I originally got this book when I was 7 - read it cover to cover, over & over. I am now 31 yrs old and have recommended it countless times over the years. Along the way, I gave my copy to someone and apparently they really liked it, because I never got it back! :) Now, I've been teaching my 2 nieces how to ride and I think that this book is a perfect gift to give them for Christmas this year (plus I'm going to have to snag a new one for myself)! It's an easy to read, must read! Happy Riding!

This is a wonderful book for every age and I am planning to use it as my main textbook in our horse club. The illustrations are so fun and easy to imitate and the book just brings a smile and anticipation to work on something new. R. Morton