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Horseman's Scrapbook: His Handy Hints Combined in Our Handy Reference (A Western Horseman Book)

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The book was introduced to me by a next door neighbor. I found that once i picked it up i couldnt set it down. I was amazed at the endless ideas in this wonderful book. As a horseman myself im always looking for ways to make new stuff, and fix old stuff. To my suprise i had most of the stuff on hand, and having a machines shop at my home i spent more time in the shop. My neighbor and myself have built most of the farm yard ideas, and its fun to look around and see the improvments. I recomend this book for anyone who is a do it yourselfer, or just a cowboy at heart. Ive had fun with it and i hope you do too...

This is a collection of Randy Steffen's best horse owner's tips from his 40 years of tips in The Western Horseman magazine.

Each tip is described and illustrated in a very clear and concise way.

The book is organized by sections (trailers, tack room, training, etc). It's very easy to find neat ideas for any area of horsemanship (whether you are a cowboy or dressage enthusiast).

Terrific book.

If you have horses or a farm of any kind, you NEED this book! Very entertaining, and lots of invaluable hints!

This book has first hand accounts of the cowboy in American History. The ingenuity and creativity of the "old western cowboy" cannot be underestimated. This book needs to be on the shelf of anyone who has ever owned farm. One cannot begin to appreciate how life must have been in those days when you only had "you" to rely on.

This book is filled not only with practical, common-sense tips using everyday items but also entertaining hand-drawn pictures and anecdotes by Randy Steffen. The ideas never go out of style; even though they were written many years ago, they can still be used today. There are ideas for everything from horse training to uses for old horseshoes to fencing to uses for rope. I have this book and have bought them as gifts for horse owners/family members.

I have read this book over a dozen times. It is priceless . If you work on a farm ranch or just have stock such as cows, horses or just raise Lamas this book is a must have. I train exotic animals world wide for a living. This book has come in handy in Africa as well as Thailand . It helps you learn to improvise when making tack or fixing fences or just throwing together some rigging. It covers the basics and advanced knots for making halters,tying horses or just splicing a rope. I have used it for training camels believe it or not. The various diagrams on laying a horse down have all but been forgotten. If you are a down to earth scavenger like myself you will love this book . It will pay for itself over and over.
Army Maguire