Team Penning: A Guide to Competing Successfully In The Popular Sport [Paperback]

Phil Livingston (Author)

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This 144-page book, liberally illustrated with over 200 black-and-white photographs, covers all aspects of team penning. Some of the topics covered include how to get started, horses best suited for this sport, breeds and types of cattle often used for team penning, how cattle see and react, strategies in making a run, some of the problems encountered in penning and how to handle them, and how to put on a penning contest. In addition, the book includes information on terminology used in penning, and a set of basic rules. (8 x 11, 144 pages, b&w photos)

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Western Horseman; 1st edition (July 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0911647244
• ISBN-13: 978-0911647242
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,271,756 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, October 2, 2004

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Douglas S. Miller "doug10067" (Keller, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Team Penning: A Guide to Competing Successfully In The Popular Sport (Paperback)

If you want to learn the basics of this sport, this is the book. Lots of pictures and simple explanations take you thru the rules of this fast paced equestrian experience.

5.0 out of 5 stars Team Penning, January 27, 2010

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Christopher R. Whitney (Monterey Penisnsula) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Team Penning: A Guide to Competing Successfully In The Popular Sport (Paperback)

The book is a nice overview of what team penning is all about. Rules, stratagies and basic information.

4.0 out of 5 stars practical knowledgeable guide to a challenging sport., January 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Team Penning: A Guide to Competing Successfully In The Popular Sport (Paperback)

This book is an excellent guide for novice team penners. I read this book before penning and was much better prepared than a rank amateur. The chapter on "reading cattle" was especially useful. The sport is a lot harder to do than the book suggests however. BEST RESOURCE I know.